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And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants, the prophets."

Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.

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

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

And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

saying: "We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was; You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

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

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down-he who accuses them day and night before our God.

And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.

And the beast opened its mouth to blaspheme against God and slander His name and His tabernacle-those who dwell in heaven.

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters."

Here is a call for the endurance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God will be completed.