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Blessed is he who reads and they who listen to the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it: for the time is at hand.

And has made us a spiritual Kingdom unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore. Amen; and have the keys of death and of hell.

And you have patience, and you have borne burdens for my name''s sake, and have not wearied.

Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you be tried; and you will be oppressed for ten days: be faithful even to death, and I will give you a crown of life.

Awake, and hold fast to the things which remain but are ready to die; for I have not found your works perfect before my God.

But you have a few members at Sardis who have not defiled their names; and they shall walk with me in white for they are worthy.

I know your works: and behold, I have set before you an open door, which no man can lock, for you have but little strength and yet you have obeyed my word, and have not denied my name.

And when those wild beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him who sat on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,

The four and twenty elders fall down before him who sat on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

You are worthy, O our Holy LORD and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you have created all things, and by you, they are, and by your will, they are and were created.

And they sang new praise saying. You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and all that are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing, and honor, and glory, and dominion for ever and ever.

And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him who lives for ever and ever.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not damage the oil and the wine.

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the sake of the word of God and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had:

And a white robe was given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little while, until the time should be fulfilled when their fellowservants and their brethren should be killed also as they had been.

For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power and might to our God for ever and ever. Amen.

For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of living water. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.