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After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the land, on the sea, or on any tree.Daniel 7:2; Revelation 9:4;">[xr]

When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. One-third of the day was kept from shining, and also the night.Isaiah 13:10; Amos 8:9;">[xr]

Its tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky and threw them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that it could devour her child when it was born.Exodus 1:16; Daniel 8:10; Revelation 8:2; 17:18;">[xr]

Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where a place had been prepared for her by God so that she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.Revelation 11:3; 12:4;">[xr]

However, the woman was given the two wings of a large eagle so that she could fly away from the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she could be taken care of for a time, times, and half a time.Exodus 19:4; Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 17:3; 19:6;">[xr]

The second beastIt">[fn] was allowed to give breath to the image of the firstfirst">[fn] beast so that the image of the beast could talk and put to death those who would not worship the image of the beast.Revelation 16:2; 19:20; 20:4;">[xr]

so that no one may buy or sell unless he has the mark, which is the beast's name or the number of its name.Revelation 14:11; 15:2;">[xr]

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,Isaiah 48:20; 52:11; Jeremiah 50:8; 2 Corinthians 6:17;">[xr] "Come out of her, my people, so that you don't participate in her sins and suffer from her plagues.

How blessed are those who wash their robeswho do his commandments">[fn] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city!Daniel 12:12; 1 John 3:24; Revelation 2:7; 3:2; 21:27;">[xr]