Study Desk

Still another angel appeared. He was the one in charge of the fire of the altar. His voice boomed as he said to the angel with the sharp sickle, "Use your tool and cut the grapes from the vines of the earth. They are ripe and ready for harvest."

They played the song of Moses on their fiddles and the lyrics of the Lamb, "Our mighty God, you are triumphant and good! You are the King of all nations and rule in honor and righteousness.

The third angel watched all this happen and the poured out his bowl in the rivers and springs of the earth. Just like the sea, they all turned to blood.

These people didn't flinch when they poured out the blood of your prophets and cowboys, so you have given them blood to drink. It is time to pay the fiddler."

everyone with the brand of the beast was burned and scorched. They cussed God, but would not turn from their sins. They scoffed at his power and greatness.

Still they cussed God and didn't turn away from their sins.

These demons could perform miracles and they went out to the kings of the earth. They gathered them together for battle against the Lord on the day of the Almighty God and his judgement.

"This all calls for a bunch of understanding and wisdom. The seven heads are the seven hills where the whore sits. They are hills, but also kings.

The ten horns and the beast will turn on the whore. They will take everything from her and leave her naked in the street to die with her flesh ripped and burned away.

"The rulers of the earth who enjoyed her so much will grovel and weep when they see her burned to the ground.

"The businessmen will say to her, 'Every fancy trinket you strove for is gone with your wealth and your beauty. They will never be found again.'

These businessmen too will stand a long way off. Neither do they want to share in her suffering. Sure, they will cry and whine

They will paw at the dirt and cry and wail, saying, 'This is such terrible loss. This is the worst thing that has ever happened. She made all the ships of the world rich. All of it is gone in one hour.'

Never again will your lamp light the way toward sinful deeds; no more will you entice brides and grooms. Your business partners were the most powerful in the world, but now they are none. No longer will your magic influence anyone."

Then again they shouted, "Praise God! The smoke from the fires of her destruction rise forever and ever!"

Then the twenty-four old bosses and four living creatures took a knee before God and worshiped him who was on the throne. They repeated over and over, "Amen! Praise God!"

Eat the flesh of those who thought they were powerful—kings, generals, soldiers, prideful cowboys and their mounts, the bodies of all unbelievers, slave and free, great and small alike."

Then I saw a bunch of judge's chairs. Those cowboys sitting on them were given the authority to judge others. I also witnessed those who had their heads chopped off for not following the beast or taking his brand. They had told the truth about Jesus up to the very end. They were brought back to life and reigned like kings with Jesus for one thousand years.

There wasn't anyone who was raised to life who said it wasn't worth it. They were all happy. The second death has no power over them. They will be cowboy priests for Christ and God. They will rule for a thousand years.

They surrounded God's camp and his cowboys who he loves. But just as he was about to strike, fire came down from heaven and killed all of the devil's army.