11 And [1] blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and [2] their sores, [3] and repented not of their deeds.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial [4] upon the great river Euphrates; [5] and the water thereof was dried up, [6] that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean [7] spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of [8] the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of [9] the false prophet.
14 [10] For they are the spirits of devils, [11] working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth [12] and of the whole world, to gather them to [13] the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 ¶ [14] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, [15] lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 [16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, [17] It is done.
18 And [18] there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; [19] and there was a great earthquake, [20] such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19 And [21] the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon [22] came in remembrance before God, [23] to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And [24] every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 [25] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and [26] men blasphemed God because of the [27] plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
CHAP.XVII.
AND there came [28] one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; [29] I will shew unto thee the judgment of [30] the great whore [31] that sitteth upon many waters:
2 [32] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and [33] the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit [34] into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit [35] upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of [36] names of blasphemy, [37] having seven heads and [38] ten horns.
4 And the woman [39] was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, [40] and †† Gr. gilded. decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, [41] having a golden cup in her hand [42] full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, [43] MYSTERY, BABYLON [44] THE GREAT, [45] THE MOTHER OF ‖‖ Or, fornications. HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw [46] the woman drunken [47] with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of [48] the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and [49] shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and [50] go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth [51] shall wonder, [52] whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And [53] here is the mind which hath wisdom. [54] The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and [55] goeth into perdition.
12 And [56] the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 [57] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: [58] for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: [59] and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, [60] The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sit-
- ↑ d ver. 9, 21.
- ↑ e ver. 2.
- ↑ f ver. 9.
- ↑ g ch. 9. 14.
- ↑ h See Jer. 50. 38. & 51. 36.
- ↑ i Isai. 41. 2, 25.
- ↑ k 1 John 4. 1, 2, 3.
- ↑ l ch. 12. 3, 9.
- ↑ m ch. 19. 20. & 20. 10.
- ↑ n 1 Tim. 4. 1.
Jam. 3. 15. - ↑ o 2 Thess. 2. 9.
ch. 13. 13, 14. & 19. 20. - ↑ p Luke 2. 1.
- ↑ q ch. 17. 14. & 19. 19. & 20. 8.
- ↑ r Matth. 24. 43.
1 Thess. 5. 2.
2 Pet. 3. 10.
ch. 3. 3. - ↑ s 2 Cor. 5. 3.
ch. 3. 4, 18. - ↑ t ch. 19. 19.
- ↑ u ch. 21. 6.
- ↑ x ch. 4. 5. & 8. 5. & 11. 19.
- ↑ y ch. 11. 13.
- ↑ z Dan. 12. 1.
- ↑ a ch. 14. 8. & 17. 18.
- ↑ b ch. 18. 5.
- ↑ c Isai. 51. 17, 23.
Jer. 25. 15, 16.
ch. 14. 10. - ↑ d ch. 6. 14.
- ↑ e ch. 11. 19.
- ↑ f ver. 9, 11.
- ↑ g See Exod. 9. 23, 24, 25.
- ↑ a ch. 21. 9.
- ↑ b ch. 16. 19. & 18. 16. 17, 19.
- ↑ c Nah. 3. 4.
ch. 19. 2. - ↑ d Jer. 51. 13.
ver. 15. - ↑ e ch. 18. 3.
- ↑ f Jer. 51. 7.
ch. 14. 8. & 18. 3. - ↑ g ch. 12. 6, 14.
- ↑ h ch. 12. 3.
- ↑ i ch. 13. 1.
- ↑ k ver. 9.
- ↑ l ver. 12.
- ↑ m ch. 18. 12, 16.
- ↑ n Dan. 11. 38.
- ↑ o Jer. 51. 7.
ch. 18. 6. - ↑ p ch. 14. 8.
- ↑ q 2 Thess. 2. 7.
- ↑ r ch. 11. 8. & 14. 8. & 16. 19. & 18. 2, 10, 21.
- ↑ s ch. 18. 9. & 19. 2.
- ↑ t ch. 18. 24.
- ↑ u ch. 13. 15. & 16. 6.
- ↑ x ch. 6. 9, 10. & 12. 12. (??? 10. 11.)
- ↑ y ch. 11. 7. & 13. 1.
- ↑ z ch. 13. 10.
ver. 11. - ↑ a ch. 13. 3.
- ↑ b ch. 13. 8.
- ↑ c ch. 13. 18.
- ↑ d ch. 13. 1.
- ↑ e ver. 8.
- ↑ f Dan. 7. 20.
Zech. 1. 18, 19, 21.
ch. 13. 1. - ↑ g ch. 16. 14. & 19. 19.
- ↑ h Deut. 10. 17.
1 Tim. 6. 15.
ch. 19. 16. - ↑ i Jer. 50. 44, 45.
ch. 14. 4. - ↑ k Isai. 8. 7.
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