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for, true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged that great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her whoredom; and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

And again they said: Hallelujah: and her smoke ascendeth up for ever and ever.

And I heard, as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of heavy thunders, saying: Hallelujah; for our Lord God, Omnipotent, reigneth.

Let us rejoice and exult, and give glory to him: for the marriage supper of the Lamb hath come, and his bride hath made herself ready.

And it was granted her to be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean: for fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.

10 And I fell at his feet, to worship him. And he said to me, See, [fn] not; I am thy fellow-servant, and of those thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship ye God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And he cast him into the abyss, and closed and sealed upon him; so that he might deceive the nations no more, until these thousand years shall be completed: but after that, he will be loosed for a little time.

And I saw thrones, and [fn] sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God: and these are they who had not worshipped the beast of prey, nor its image, neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Messiah those thousand years.

and will go forth to seduce the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog; and to assemble them for battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.

And the Accuser who seduced them, was cast into the lake of fire and sulphur, where also were the beast of prey and the false prophet: and they shall be tormented, day and night, for ever and ever.

And I saw new heavens, and a new earth: for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away: and the sea was no more.

And I saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

And I saw no temple in it; for the Lord Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.

And the city hath no need of the sun or of the moon, to enlighten it; for the glory of God enlighteneth it, and the Lamb is the lamps of it.

And its gates shall not be shut by day; for there is no night there.

And in the middle of its broad avenue, and near the river, on this side and on that, [fn] the tree of life; which bore twelve [fn] fruits yielding one of its fruits each month: and the leaves of the tree [fn] for the healing of the nations.

And there will be no more night; and they have no need of the light of a candle, or of the light of the sun; because the Lord God giveth them light: and they will reign for ever and ever.

And he said to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is near.