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Another angel came out of the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, "Start using your sickle to reap, because the time to reap has come — the earth's harvest is ripe!"

Then out from the altar went yet another angel, who was in charge of the fire; and he called in a loud voice to the one with the sharp sickle, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth's vine, because they are ripe!"

Then I saw another sign in heaven, a great and wonderful one — seven angels with the seven plagues that are the final ones; because with them, God's fury is finished.

Adonai , who will not fear and glorify your name? because you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed."

yet they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and did not turn from their sinful deeds.

They will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are called, chosen and faithful will overcome along with him."

"Therefore, her plagues will come in a single day — death, sorrow and famine; and she will be burned with fire, because Adonai , God, her Judge, is mighty"

The world's businessmen weep and mourn over her, because no one is buying their merchandise any more —

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will no longer be any death; and there will no longer be any mourning, crying or pain; because the old order has passed away."

The city has no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God's Sh'khinah gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Its gates will never close, they stay open all day because night will not exist there,

Night will no longer exist, so they will need neither the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because Adonai , God, will shine upon them. And they will reign as kings forever and ever.

Then he said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy in this book, because the time of their fulfillment is near.