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Then I heard the angel of the water say,Revelation 1:4,8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3;">[xr] "You are just. You are the one who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things.

You have given them blood to drinkIsaiah 49:26; Matthew 23:34-35; Revelation 3:15; 11:18; 18:20;">[xr] because they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their deeds.Revelation 16:2,9, 21;">[xr]

Huge hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds,Huge hailstones about a talent">[fn] fell from the sky on people. They cursed God because the plague of hail was such a terrible plague.Exodus 9:23-25; Revelation 11:9,11, 19;">[xr]

The beast that you saw once was, is no longer, and is going to come from the bottomless pit and go to its destruction. Those living on earth, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be surprised when they see the beast because it was, is no longer, and will come again.Revelation 11:7;">[xr]

They will wage war against the lamb, but the lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are called, chosen, and faithful are with him."Deuteronomy 10:17; Jeremiah 50:44-45; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 14:4; 16:14;">[xr]

For this reason her plagues of death,Isaiah 47:9; Jeremiah 50:34; Revelation 11:17; 17:16; 18:10;">[xr] misery, and famine will come in a single day. She will be burned up in a fire, because powerful is the Lord God who judges her."

The merchants of the earth cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymoreEzekiel 27:27-36; Revelation 18:3;">[xr] -

Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning,Joshua 7:6; 1 Samuel 4:12; Job 1:2:12; Ezekiel 27:30; Revelation 18:8;">[xr] "How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city, where all who had ships at sea became rich because of her wealth! For in one hour she has been destroyed!

Let us rejoice, be glad, and give him glory,Matthew 22:2; 25:10; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:32; Revelation 21:2,9;">[xr] because the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.

I bowed down at his feet to worship him, but he told me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold on to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy!"Acts 10:26; 14:14-15; 1 John 5:10; Revelation 12:17; 22:8-9;">[xr]

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came back to life and ruled with Christ for a thousand years.Daniel 7:9,22, 27; Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 6:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; 6:9;">[xr]

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 20:11;">[xr]

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be death anymore. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared."Isaiah 25:8; 35:10; 61:3; 65:19; 1 Corinthians 15:26,54; Revelation 7:17; 20:14;">[xr]

I saw no temple in it, because the Lord God Almighty and the lamb are its temple.John 4:23;">[xr]

The city doesn't need any sun or moon to give it light, because the glory of God gave it light, and the lamb was its lamp.Isaiah 24:23; 60:19-20; Revelation 22:5,11;">[xr]

Its gates will never be shut by day, because there won't be any night there.Isaiah 60:11,20; Zechariah 14:7; Revelation 22:5;">[xr]

There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule forever and ever.Psalm 36:9; 84:11; Daniel 7:27; Romans 5:17; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 3:21;">[xr]

Then he said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time is near.Daniel 8:26; Revelation 1:3; 10:4;">[xr]