Chapter 19

19AfterthesethingsIheardasitwereagreatvoiceofamultitudeofmanyinheaven,saying,“Alleluia.Thesalvation,andtheglory,andthemight,untoourGod,
2fortrueandrighteousarehisjudgments:forhehasjudgedthegreatwhore,whodidcorrupttheearthwithherfornication,andhasavengedthebloodofhisbond-servantsatherhand.”
3Andagaintheysaid,“Alleluia.Andhersmokeascendsuntotheagesoftheages.”
4AndthefourandtwentyeldersandthefourcreaturesfellandworshippedGodwhosatonthethrone,saying,“Amen,Alleluia.”
5Andavoicecameoutofthethrone,saying,“PraiseourGod,allyouhisbond-servantsandallyouwhofearhim,bothsmallandgreat.”
6AndIheardasitwerethevoiceofamultitudeofmany,andasthevoiceofmanywaters,andasthevoiceofstrongthunders,saying,“Alleluia,fortheLord[our]GodAlmightyhasbeguntoreign.
7Letusrejoiceandexultandgivetheglorytohim,forthemarriageoftheLambhascome,andhiswomanhaspreparedherself.
8Andtoherwasgiventhatsheshouldbeclothedinfinelinen,brightandpure”:forthefinelinenistherighteousactsofthesaintsⁱ.
9Andhesaidⁿuntome,“Write,BlessedaretheywhoarecalleduntothemarriagesupperoftheLamb.”Andhesaidⁿuntome,“ThesearethetruewordsofGod.”
10AndIfellinfrontofhisfeettoworshiphim.Andhesaidⁿuntome,“Seeyoudoitnot:IamthyfellowservantandofthybrethrenwhohavethetestimonyofJesus:worshipGod.”ForthetestimonyofJesusisthespiritofprophecy.
11AndIsawheavenopened,andbeholdawhitehorse,andhewhosatuponhimwascalledFaithfulandTrue,andinrighteousnesshedoesjudgeandmakewar.
12Hiseyeswereasaflameoffire,andonhisheadweremanydiadems,andhehadanamewritten,thatnoneknew,buthehimself.
13Andhewasclothedwithagarmentdippedinblood,andhisnameiscalledTheWordofGod.
14Andthearmiesthatwereinheavenfollowedhimuponwhitehorses,dressedinfinelinen,whiteandpure.
15Andoutofhismouthproceedsasharpsword,thatwithitheshouldsmitethenations,andheshallruleˢthemwitharodofiron,andhetreadsthewinepressofthewineofthefuryofthewrathofGod,theAlmighty.
16Andhehasonhisgarmentandonhisthighanamewritten,KingOfKingsAndLordOfLords.
17AndIsawamessengerstandinginthesun,andhecriedwithagreatvoice,sayingtoallthebirdsthatflyinmidheaven,“ComeandgatheryourselvestogetheruntothegreatsupperofGod,
18thatyouallmayeatthefleshofkings,andthefleshofchiefcaptains,andthefleshofstrongmen,andthefleshofhorses,andofthemwhositonthem,andthefleshofallmen,bothfreeandbond-servant,bothsmallandgreat.”
19AndIsawthebeast,andthekingsoftheearth,andtheirarmies,gatheredtogethertomakethewarwithhimwhosatonthehorseandwithhisarmy.
20Andthebeastwasseizedandwithhimthefalseprophetwhodidsignsbeforehim,withwhichhedeceivedthosewhohadreceivedthemarkofthebeastandthosewhoworshippedhisimage.Thesetwowerecastaliveintothelakeoffireburningwithbrimstone.
21Andtherestʳwerekilledwiththeswordofhimwhosatuponthehorse,whichcameoutofhismouth,andallthebirdsweregorgedwiththeirflesh.