Abbildungen der Seite
PDF
EPUB

10 And the third angel sounded, five months: and their torment and there fell a great star from hea- was as the torment of a scorpion, ven, burning as it were a lamp, and when he striketh a man.

it fell upon the third part of the r 6 And in those days shall me rivers, and upon the fountains of seek death, and shall not find it; waters; and shall desire to die, and deat shall flee from them.

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third 7 And the shapes of the locusts part of the waters became worm-were like unto horses prepared unto wood; and many men died of the battle; and on their heads wer waters, because they were made as it were crowns like gold, and bitter. their faces were as the faces of

12 And the fourth angel sound-men. ed, and the third part of the sun 8 And they had hair as the hair was smitten, and the third part of of women, and their teeth were the moon, and the third part of as the teeth of lions. the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

9 And they had breast-plates as it were breast-plates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many w 13 And I beheld, and heard an horses running to battle. angel flying through the midst of 10 And they had tails like unto heaven, saying with a loud voice, scorpions, and there were stings in Wo, wo, wo, to the inhabiters of their tails: and their power the earth, by reason of the other to hurt men five months. voices of the trumpet of the threen 11 And they had a king over angels, which are yet to sound! them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the ND the fifth angel sounded, Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but and I saw a star fall from in the Greek tongue hath his name heaven unto the earth: and to Apollyon.

A

CHAP. IX.

him was given the key of the bot-w 12 One wo is past; and behold, tomless pit. there come two woes more here

r 2 And he opened the bottomless after. pit; and there arose a smoke out 13 And the sixth angel sounded, of the pit, as the smoke of a great and I heard a voice from the four furnace; and the sun and the air horns of the golden altar which is were darkened by reason of the before God, smoke of the pit.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

g 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but 16 And the number of the army only those men which have not of the horsemen were two hundred the seal of God in their foreheads. thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but 17 And thus I saw the horses in that they should be tormented the vision, and them that sat on

them, having breast-plates of fire, the earth, lifted up his hand to and of jacinth, and brimstone: heaven,

and the heads of the horses were t 6 And sware by him that liveth as the heads of lions; and out of for ever and ever, who created their mouths issued fire, and smoke, heaven, and the things that thereand brimstone. in are, and the earth, and the

18 By these three was the third things that therein are, and the part of men killed, by the fire, sea, and the things which are and by the smoke, and by the therein, that there should be time brimstone, which issued out of no longer. their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

20 And the rest of the men 8 And the voice which I heard which were not killed by these from heaven spake unto me again, plagues yet repented not of the and said, Go, and take the little works of their hands, that they book which is open in the hand of should not worship devils, and the angel which standeth upon idols of gold, and silver, and brass, the sea and upon the earth. and stone, and of wood: which 9 And I went unto the angel, neither can see, nor hear, nor and said unto him, Give me the walk: little book. And he said unto me, 21 Neither repented they of Take it, and eat it up; and it their murders, nor of their sor- shall make thy belly bitter, but it ceries, nor of their fornication, shall be in thy mouth sweet as nor of their thefts.

CHAP. X.

honey.

10 And I took the little book

AND I saw another mighty an; out of the angel's hand, and ate it

gel come down from heaven, up; and it was in my mouth sweet clothed with a cloud: and a rain- as honey: and as soon as I had bow was upon his head, and his eaten it my belly was bitter. face was as it were the sun, and r 11 And he said unto me, Thou his feet as pillars of fire: must prophecy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

AN

CHAP. XI.

ND there was given me a 3 And cried with a loud voice, reed like unto a rod: and as when a lion roareth: and when the angel stood, saying, Rise, and he had cried, seven thunders ut- measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship

tered their voices.

4 And when the seven thunders therein. had uttered their voices, I was d 2 But the court which is withabout to write: and I heard a out the temple, leave out, and voice from heaven saying unto measure it not; for it is given me, Seal up those things which unto the Gentiles: and the holy the seven thunders uttered, and city shall they tread under foot write them not. forty and two months.

5 And the angel which I saw 3 And I will give power unto my stand upon the sea, and upon two witnesses, and they shall pro

[ocr errors]

phesy a thousand two hundred earthquake were slain of men se and threescore days, clothed in ven thousand: and the remnant sackcloth. were affrighted, and gave glory to

4 These are the two olive-trees, the God of heaven.

and the two candlesticks standing w 14 The second wo is past: before the God of the earth. and behold, the third wo come quickly.

5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the king. doms of our Lord, and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever and ever.

6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to 16 And the four and twenty e blood, and to smite the earth with ders, which sat before God on the all plagues, as often as they will. seats, fell upon their faces, an r 7 And when they shall have worshipped God,

finished their testimony, the beast t 17 Saying, We give thee thank that ascendeth out of the bottom- O Lord God Almighty, which ar less pit shall make war against and wast, and art to come; be them, and shall overcome them, cause thou hast taken to thee t and kill them. great power, and hast reigned.

Lord

8 And their dead bodies shall liet 18 And the nations were ang in the street of the great city, and thy wrath is come, and t which spiritually is called Sodom time of the dead, that they shou and Egypt, where also our be judged, and that thou shoulde was crucified. give reward unto thy servants t prophets, and to the saints, a them that fear thy name, sma and great; and shouldest destry them which destroy the earth.

9 And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and nations, shall see their dead bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

19 And the temple of God wa opened in heaven, and there was 10 And they that dwell upon seen in his temple the ark of his the earth shall rejoice over them, testament: and there were light and make merry, and shall send nings, and voices, and thunder i gifts one to another; because these ings, and an earthquake, and grea two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

11 And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

hail.

A

CHAP. XII.

ND there appeared a grea wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moor under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

12 And they heard a great voice 2 And she, being with child. from heaven, saying unto them, cried, travailing in birth, and pain Come up hither. And they ascend-ed to be delivered. ed up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

4 And his tail drew the third 14 And to the woman were given art of the stars of heaven, and two wings of a great eagle, that lid cast them to the earth: and she might fly into the wilderness, he dragon stood before the wo- into her place, where she is nournan which was ready to be deli- ished for a time, and times, and ered, for to devour her child as half a time, from the face of he soon as it was born. serpent.

5 And she brought forth a man- 15 And the serpent cast out of child, who was to rule all nations | his mouth water as a flood, after with a rod of iron: and her child the woman, that he might cause was caught up unto God, and to her to be carried away of the his throne. flood.

6 And the woman fled into the 16 And the earth helped the wilderness, where she hath a place woman; and the earth opened prepared of God, that they should her mouth, and swallowed up the feed her there a thousand two flood which the dragon cast out of hundred and threescore days. his mouth.

7 And there was war in hea-c 17 And the dragon was wroth ven: Michael and his angels fought with the woman, and went to against the dragon; and the dra- make war with the remnant of her gon fought and his angels, seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

|

CHAP. XIII.

ND I stood upon the sand of

the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voicer 2 And the beast which I saw saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before our God day authority. and night.

c 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. w 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Wo to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great

3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

5 And there was given unto him 13 And when the dragon saw a mouth speaking great things and that he was cast unto the earth, blasphemies; and power was given he persecuted the woman which unto him to continue forty and two brought forth the man-child.

months.

6 And he opened his mouth in 16 And he causeth all, both blasphemy against God, to blas-small and great, rich and poor, pheme his name, and his taber- free and bond, to receive a mark nacle, and them that dwell in in their right hand, or in their heaven. foreheads;

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations..

18 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

17 And that no man might b or sell, save he that had the man, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. D 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his num ber is Six hundred threescore and six.

CHAP. XIV.

stood on the mount Sic. ty shall go into captivity: he that and with him a hundred for killeth with the sword, must be and four thousand, having his Fi killed with the sword. Here is ther's name written in their for the patience and the faith of the heads.

10 He that leadeth into captivi.AND I looked, and lo, a Lar

samts.

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the' power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

2 And I heard a voice from he ven, as the voice of many water and as the voice of a great thu der: and I heard the voice & harpers harping with their harps

3 And they sung as it were new song before the throne, a before the four beasts, and t elders: and no man could lear that song but the hundred a forty and four thousand whic were redeemed from the earth. c 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for the are virgins. These are they which 14 And deceiveth them that follow the Lamb withersoeve dwell on the earth by the means he goeth. These were redeemed of those miracles which he had from among men, being the first power to do in the sight of the fruits unto God and to the Lamb beast; saying to them that dwell c 5 And in their mouth was found on the earth, that they should no guile: for they are without make an image to the beast, which fault before the throne of God. had the wound by a sword, and r 6 And I saw another angel fy did live. in the midst of heaven, having the 15 And he had power to give everlasting gospel to preach unto life unto the image of the beast, them that dwell on the earth, and that the image of the beast should to every nation, and kindred, and both speak, and cause that as tongue, and people,

many as would not worship the d 7 Saying with a loud voice, image of the beast should be Fear God, and give glory to him; killed. for the hour of his judgment is

« ZurückWeiter »