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Revelation
Chapter 16

1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying
to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth.

2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon
the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men
which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped
his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon
the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living
soul died in the sea.

4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the
rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say,
Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be,
because thou hast judged thus.

6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so,
Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun;
and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed
the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented
not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of
the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their
tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their
pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great
river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the
kings of the east might be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out
of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of
the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather
them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth,
and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;
and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the
earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and
the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before
God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were
not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven,
every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

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Revelation
Chapter 17

1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the
seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew
unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,
and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and
I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy,
having seven heads and ten horns.

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and
decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand
full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

5 And upon her forehead was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints,
and with the blood of 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 shall ascend
out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth
shall wonder, 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 here is the mind which hath wisdom. 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 goeth into perdition.

12 And 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 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome
them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called,
and chosen, and faithful.

15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the
whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall
hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and
burn her with fire.

17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and
give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth
over the kings of the earth.

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Revelation
Chapter 18

1 And after these things I saw another
    angel come down from heaven, having great power; and
    the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong
    voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is
    become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every
    foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine
    of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth
    have committed fornication with her, and the merchants
    of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her
    delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven,
    saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers
    of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven,
    and God hath remembered her iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you,
    and double unto her double according to her works: in the
    cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and
    lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for
    she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and
    shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one
    day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly
    burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed
    fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament
    for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,
    saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in
    one hour is thy judgment come.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and
    mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and
    precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk,
    and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory,
    and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and
    iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments,
    and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and
    beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and
    souls of men.

14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are
    departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly
    are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, which were
    made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,
    weeping and wailing,

16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that
    was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with
    gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 For in one hour so great riches is come to
    nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and
    sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her
    burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried,
    weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein
    were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!
    for in one hour is she made desolate.

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy
    apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great
    millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall
    that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more
    at all.

22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and
    of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and
    no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in
    thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more
    at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall
    be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great
    men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets,
    and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

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Revelation
Chapter 19

1 And after these things I heard a great
voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation,
and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:


2 For true and righteous are his judgments:
for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth
with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants
at her hand.

3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke
rose up for ever and ever.

4 And the four and twenty elders and the
four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne,
saying, Amen; Alleluia.

5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying,
Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him,
both small and great.

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of
mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath
made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are
they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.
And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And
he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and
of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a
white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on
his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that
no man knew, but he himself.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped
in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

14 And the armies which were in heaven
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean.

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his
thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun;
and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly
in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together
unto the supper of the great God;

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and
the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the
flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of
all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of
the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war
against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him
the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which
he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and
them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive
into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remnant were slain with the sword
of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his
mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

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Revelation
Chapter 20

1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the bottomless pit and a great 
chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,
which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a 
thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he 
should deceive the nations no more, till the 
thousand years should be fulfilled: and 
after that he must be loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them,
and judgment was given unto them: and I saw 
the souls of them that were beheaded for the 
witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, 
and which had not worshipped the beast, 
neither his image, neither had received his 
mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and 
they lived and reigned with Christ 
a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the
thousand years were finished. 
This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first
resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, 
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and 
shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 And when the thousand years are expired,
Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are
in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, 
to gather them together to battle: the number of 
whom is as the sand of the sea.

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth,
and compassed the camp of the saints about, and 
the beloved city: and fire came down from God 
out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into
the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and 
the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day 
and night for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that
sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven 
fled away; and there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and 
another book was opened, which is the book of life: 
and the dead were judged out of those things 
which were written in the books, 
according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it;
and death and hell delivered up the dead which 
were in them: and they were judged every man 
according to their works.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Revelation
Chapter 21

1 And I saw a new heaven and
a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth
were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of
heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be
his people, and God himself shall be with them,
and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the throne said,
Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me,
Write: for these words are true and faithful.

6 And he said unto me, It is done.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will
give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the
water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit
all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and
the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part
in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which
is the second death.

9 And there came unto me one of the
seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven
last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I
will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit
to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city,
the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light
was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone,
clear as crystal;

12 And had a wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names
written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of
the children of Israel:

13 On the east three gates; on the north
three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve
foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a golden
reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the
length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city
with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the
breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall thereof, an
hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure
of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall of it was
of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the wall of the
city were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third,
a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;
the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz;
the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth,
an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls;
every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city
was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the sun,
neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24[/color] And the nations of them which are saved shall walk
in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honour into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at
all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and
honour of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it
any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination,
or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the
Lamb's book of life.

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Revelation
Chapter 22

1 And he shewed me a pure river
of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of
the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 In the midst of the street of it,
and on either side of the river, was there the
tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and
yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more
curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall
be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

4 And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall be no night
there; and they need no candle, neither light of
the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and
they shall reign for ever and ever.

6 And he said unto me,
These sayings are faithful and true: and the
Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to
shew unto his servants the things which
must shortly be done.

7 Behold, I come quickly:
blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
prophecy of this book.

8 And I John saw these things,
and heard them. And when I had heard and seen,
I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel
which shewed me these things.

9 Then saith he unto me,
See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant,
and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them
which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

10 And he saith unto me, Seal
not the sayings of the prophecy of this book:
for the time is at hand.

11 He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy
still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous
still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly;
and my reward is with me, to give every man
according as his work shall be.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have right to the
tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into
the city.

15 For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers,
and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh
a lie.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel
to testify unto you these things in the churches.
I am the root and the offspring of David, and the
bright and morning star.

17 And the Spirit and the
bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

18 For I testify unto every man
that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,
If any man shall add unto these things, God shall
add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of the book of life, and
out of the holy city, and from the things which are
written in this book.

20 He which testifieth these
things saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

Amen

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Came across this quote and immediately thought of our new world, and how we all are dodging and weaving through this epidemic.

.." Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as you go along"..

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