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I saw ^[a]in the right hand of Him who ^(a)sat on the throne a ^[b](b)book written inside and on the back, ^(c)sealed up with seven seals.

And I saw a ^(d)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the ^[c]book and to break its seals?"

And no one ^(e)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the ^[d]book or to look into it.

Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the ^[e]book or to look into it;

and one of the elders *said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the ^(f)Lion that is ^(g)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(h)Root of David, has overcome so as to open the ^[f]book and its seven seals."

And I saw ^[g]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ⁽ⁱ⁾the elders a ^(j)Lamb standing, as if ^(k)slain, having seven ^(l)horns and ^(m)seven eyes, which are ⁽ⁿ⁾the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

And He came and took ^(o)the book out of the right hand of Him who ^(p)sat on the throne.

When He had taken the ^[h]book, the ^(q)four living creatures and the ^(r)twenty-four elders ^(s)fell down before the ^(t)Lamb, each one holding a ^(u)harp and ^(v)golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(w)prayers of the ^[i]saints.

And they *sang a ^(x)new song, saying, "^(y)Worthy are You to take the ^[j]book and to break its seals; for You were ^(z)slain, and ^(aa)purchased for God with Your blood men from ^(ab)every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

"You have made them to be a ^(ac)kingdom and ^(ad)priests to our God; and they will ^(ae)reign upon the earth."

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^(af)around the throne and the ^(ag)living creatures and the ^(ah)elders; and the number of them was ^(ai)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

saying with a loud voice, "^(aj)Worthy is the ^(ak)Lamb that was ^(al)slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."

And ^(am)every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who ^(an)sits on the throne, and to the ^(ao)Lamb, ^(ap)be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever."

And the ^(aq)four living creatures kept saying, "^(ar)Amen." And the ^(as)elders ^(at)fell down and worshiped.

Then I saw when the ^(a)Lamb broke one of the ^(b)seven seals, and I heard one of the ^(c)four living creatures saying as with a ^(d)voice of thunder, "Come^[a]."

I looked, and behold, a ^(e)white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and ^(f)a crown was given to him, and he went out ^(g)conquering and to conquer.

When He broke the second seal, I heard the ^(h)second living creature saying, "Come^[b]."

And another, ⁽ⁱ⁾a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to ^(j)take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

When He broke the third seal, I heard the ^(k)third living creature saying, "Come^[c]." I looked, and behold, a ^(l)black horse; and he who sat on it had a ^(m)pair of scales in his hand.

And I heard something like a voice in the center of the ⁽ⁿ⁾four living creatures saying, "A ^[d]quart of wheat for a ^[e]denarius, and three ^[f]quarts of barley for a ^[g]denarius; and ^(o)do not damage the oil and the wine."

When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the ^(p)fourth living creature saying, "Come^[h]."

I looked, and behold, an ^[i](q)ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name ^(r)Death; and ^(s)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^(t)to kill with sword and with famine and with ^[j]pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw ^(u)underneath the ^(v)altar the ^(w)souls of those who had been slain ^(x)because of the word of God, and because of the ^(y)testimony which they had maintained;

and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "^(z)How long, O ^[k](aa)Lord, ^(ab)holy and true, ^[l]will You refrain from ^(ac)judging and avenging our blood on ^(ad)those who dwell on the earth?"

And ^(ae)there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should ^(af)rest for a little while longer, ^(ag)until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be ^(ah)completed also.

I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great ^(ai)earthquake; and the ^(aj)sun became black as ^(ak)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

and ^(al)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, ^(am)as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

^(an)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^(ao)every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Then ^(ap)the kings of the earth and the great men and the ^[m]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

and they *^(aq)said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the ^[n]presence of Him ^(ar)who sits on the throne, and from the ^(as)wrath of the Lamb;

for ^(at)the great day of their wrath has come, and ^(au)who is able to stand?"

After this I saw ^(a)four angels standing at the ^(b)four corners of the earth, holding back ^(c)the four winds of the earth, ^(d)so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

And I saw another angel ascending ^(e)from the rising of the sun, having the ^(f)seal of ^(g)the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the ^(h)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

saying, "⁽ⁱ⁾Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have ^(j)sealed the bond-servants of our God on their ^(k)foreheads."

And I heard the ^(l)number of those who were sealed, ^(m)one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from ⁽ⁿ⁾every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing ^(o)before the throne and ^(p)before the Lamb, clothed in ^(q)white robes, and ^(r)palm branches were in their hands;

and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, "^(s)Salvation to our God ^(t)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

And all the angels were standing ^(u)around the throne and around ^(v)the elders and the ^(w)four living creatures; and they ^(x)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

saying, "^(y)Amen, ^(z)blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. ^(aa)Amen."

Then one of the elders ^(ab)answered, saying to me, "These who are clothed in the ^(ac)white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?"

I ^[a]said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the ^(ad)great tribulation, and they have ^(ae)washed their robes and made them ^(af)white in the ^(ag)blood of the Lamb.

For this reason, they are ^(ah)before the throne of God; and they ^(ai)serve Him day and night in His ^[b](aj)temple; and ^(ak)He who sits on the throne will spread His ^(al)tabernacle over them.

^(am)They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun ^[c]beat down on them, nor any heat;

for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their ^(an)shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the ^[d](ao)water of life; and ^(ap)God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

When the Lamb broke the ^(a)seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw ^(b)the seven angels who stand before God, and seven ^(c)trumpets were given to them.

^(d)Another angel came and stood at the ^(e)altar, holding a ^(f)golden censer; and much ^(g)incense was given to him, so that he might ^[a]add it to the ^(h)prayers of all the ^[b]saints on the ⁽ⁱ⁾golden altar which was before the throne.

And ^(j)the smoke of the incense, ^[c]with the prayers of the ^[d]saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

Then the angel ^[e]took the censer and ^(k)filled it with the fire of the altar, and ^(l)threw it to the earth; and there followed ^(m)peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an ⁽ⁿ⁾earthquake.

^(o)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

The first sounded, and there came ^(p)hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and ^(q)a third of the earth was burned up, and ^(r)a third of the ^(s)trees were burned up, and all the green ^(t)grass was burned up.

The second angel sounded, and something like a great ^(u)mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and ^(v)a third of the ^(w)sea became blood,

and ^(x)a third of the creatures which were in the sea ^[f]and had life, died; and a third of the ^(y)ships were destroyed.

The third angel sounded, and a great star ^(z)fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a ^(aa)third of the rivers and on the ^(ab)springs of waters.

The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a ^(ac)third of the waters became ^(ad)wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

The fourth angel sounded, and a ^(ae)third of the ^(af)sun and a third of the ^(ag)moon and a ^(ah)third of the ^(ai)stars were struck, so that a ^(aj)third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a ^(ak)third of it, and the night in the same way.

Then I looked, and I heard ^[g]an eagle flying in ^(al)midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "^(am)Woe, woe, woe to ^(an)those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the ^(ao)three angels who are about to sound!"

Then the ^(a)fifth angel sounded, and I saw a ^(b)star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the ^(c)key of the ^[a](d)bottomless pit was given to him.

He opened the ^[b]bottomless pit, and ^(e)smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and ^(f)the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

Then out of the smoke came ^(g)locusts ^[c]upon the earth, and power was given them, as the ^(h)scorpions of the earth have power.

They were told not to ⁽ⁱ⁾hurt the ^(j)grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the ^(k)seal of God on their foreheads.

And ^[d]they were not permitted to kill ^[e]anyone, but to torment for ^(l)five months; and their torment was like the torment of a ^(m)scorpion when it ^[f]stings a man.

And in those days ⁽ⁿ⁾men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

The ^[g](o)appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

They had hair like the hair of women, and their ^(p)teeth were like the teeth of lions.

They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the ^(q)sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.

They have tails like ^(r)scorpions, and stings; and in their ^(s)tails is their power to hurt men for ^(t)five months.

They have as king over them, the angel of the ^(u)abyss; his name in ^(v)Hebrew is ^[h](w)Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name ^[i]Apollyon.