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And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and the land, raised his right hand to heaven,

but, in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall sound, and the mystery of God shall be consummated; as he announced to his servants the prophets.

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were voices and thunders, which said: The kingdom of the world hath become [fn] of our Lord and of his Messiah; and he will reign for ever and ever.

And the temple of God in heaven was opened; and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and thunders, and voices, and an earthquake, and great hail.

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and lo, a great fiery dragon, which had seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems.

And his tail drew along the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them on the earth. And the dragon was standing before the woman, who was about to bring forth, so that, when she should bring forth, he might devour her child.

And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought,

And the great dragon was cast out, the old serpent, who is called the Deceiver, and Satan, who seduceth all the inhabited world: he was cast upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: Now is there deliverance, and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the dominion of his Messiah: because the Accuser of our brethren is cast out, who accused them day and night before our God.

Therefore, be joyful, O heaven, and ye that dwell there. Woe to the earth, and to the sea; for the Deceiver hath come down to you, being in great wrath since he knoweth that his time is short.

And the serpent ejected from his mouth waters like a river, after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened its mouth, and drank up the flood which the serpent ejected from his mouth.

And I saw a beast of prey come up from the sea, having ten horns, and seven heads; and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

And the beast of prey which I saw, was like a leopard; and his feet like [fn] of a wolf, and his mouth like the mouth of lions: and the dragon gave to him his own power and his throne, and great authority.

And one of his heads was wounded as it were to death; and his deadly wound was healed. And all the earth wondered after the beast of prey.

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy towards God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and them who dwell in heaven.

so that no one might be able to buy or to sell, except those who had the mark of the name of the beast of prey, or the number of his name.

And I looked, and behold, a Lamb stood on mount Zion; and with him the number of a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written upon their foreheads.

saying with a loud voice, Worship God, and give glory to him; because the hour of his judgment is come; and adore ye Him, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of water.