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Then I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living beings say, "Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages! Six pounds of barley for the same price! But don't damage the oil or the wine!"

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been put to death for proclaiming the Word of God, that is, for bearing witness.

For the Great Day of their fury has come, and who can stand?"

When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for what seemed like half an hour.

The locusts were not allowed to kill them, only to inflict pain on them for five months; and the pain they caused was like the pain of a scorpion sting.

Now these locusts looked like horses outfitted for battle. On their heads were what looked like crowns of gold, and their faces were like human faces.

They had tails like those of scorpions, with stings; and in their tails was their power to hurt people for five months.

And they were released. These four angels had been kept ready for this moment, for this day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind;

For the power of the horses was in their mouths — and also in their tails, for their tails were like snakes with heads, and with them they could cause injury.

But the court outside the Temple, leave that out; don't measure it; because it has been given to the Goyim, and they will trample over the holy city for forty-two months.

"Also I will give power to my two witnesses; and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth."

Some from the nations, tribes, languages and peoples see their bodies for three-and-a-half days and do not permit the corpses to be placed in a tomb.

" The Goyim raged . But now your rage has come, the time for the dead to be judged, the time for rewarding your servants the prophets and your holy people, those who stand in awe of your name, both small and great. It is also the time for destroying those who destroy the earth."

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.

But it was not strong enough to win, so that there was no longer any place for them in heaven.

"Therefore, rejoice, heaven and you who live there! But woe to you, land and sea, for the Adversary has come down to you, and he is very angry, because he knows that his time is short!"

But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly to her place in the desert, where she is taken care of for a season and two seasons and half a season , away from the serpent's presence.

It was given a mouth speaking arrogant blasphemies; and it was given authority to act for forty-two months.

"If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he goes! If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed!" This is when God's holy people must persevere and trust!

This is where wisdom is needed; those who understand should count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a person, and its number is 666.