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She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule all nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, to be nourished there for 1,260 days.

So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep the commands of God and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.

It began to speak blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, since they remained virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed from humanity as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.

He spoke with a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.

One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.

Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works.

For they are demonic spirits performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.

Enormous hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his plan by having one purpose and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

For her sins are piled up to heaven,and God has remembered her crimes.

For this reason her plagues will come in just one day—death and grief and famine.She will be burned up with fire,because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.

Rejoice over her, heaven,and you saints, apostles, and prophets,because God has pronounced on her the judgment she passed on you!

Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who is seated on the throne, saying,

Then he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”

Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold firmly to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”