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on the contrary, in the days of the sound from the seventh angel when he sounds his shofar, the hidden plan of God will be brought to completion, the Good News as he proclaimed it to his servants the prophets."

I was given a measuring rod like a stick and told, "Get up, and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count how many people are worshipping there!

But after the three-and-a-half days a breath of life from God entered them, they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

In that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were awestruck and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones in God's presence fell on their faces and worshipped God,

saying, "We thank you, Adonai , God of heaven's armies, the One who is and was, that you have taken your power and have begun to rule.

Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the Ark of the Covenant was seen in his Temple; and there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, an earthquake and violent hail.

She gave birth to a son, a male child, the one who will rule all the nations with a staff of iron . But her child was snatched up to God and his throne;

and she fled into the desert, where she has a place prepared by God so that she can be taken care of for 1,260 days.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now have come God's victory, power and kingship, and the authority of his Messiah; because the Accuser of our brothers, who accuses them day and night before God, has been thrown out!

So it opened its mouth in blasphemies against God to insult his name and his Sh'khinah, and those living in heaven;

These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins; they follow the Lamb wherever he goes; they have been ransomed from among humanity as firstfruits for God and the Lamb;

In a loud voice he said, "Fear God, give him glory, for the hour has come when he will pass judgment! Worship the One who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!"

I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Those defeating the beast, its image and the number of its name were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps which God had given them.

They were singing the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are the things you have done, Adonai , God of heaven's armies! Just and true are your ways, king of the nations!

One of the four living beings gave to the seven angels seven gold bowls filled with the fury of God, who lives forever and ever.

Then I heard the altar say, "Yes, Adonai , God of heaven's armies , your judgments are true and just!"

People were burned by the intense heat; yet they cursed the name of God, who had the authority over these plagues, instead of turning from their sins to give him glory.

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

The great city was split into three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Bavel the Great and made her drink the wine from the cup of his raging fury.