Revelation 13 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw an animal come up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and with ten diadems on its horns, and blasphemous titles on its heads. ² The animal I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his own power and his throne and great authority. ³ One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder, ⁴ and worshiped the dragon for having given the animal his authority, and they worshiped the animal, and said, "Who is there like the animal? Who can fight with it?" ⁵ It was allowed to utter great boasts and blasphemies, and to exert authority for forty-two months. ⁶ It opened its mouth in blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling-place, that is, those who live in heaven. ⁷ It was allowed to make war on God's people and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. ⁸ All the inhabitants of the earth whose names have not from the foundation of the world been written in the slain Lamb's book of life, will worship it. ⁹ Let everyone who can hear listen. ¹⁰ Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people. ¹¹ Then I saw another animal come up out of the land. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. ¹² It exercises the full authority of the first animal on its behalf. It makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first animal, whose mortal wound had been healed. ¹³ It performs great wonders, even making fire come down from heaven to earth before men's eyes. ¹⁴ It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives. ¹⁵ It is also allowed to impart life to the animal's statue so that the animal's statue can speak, and to have all who do not worship the animal's statue killed. ¹⁶ And it makes everyone, high and low, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, have a mark stamped on their right hands or on their foreheads, ¹⁷ and permits no one to buy or sell anything unless he bears the mark, that is, the animal's name or the number corresponding to its name. ¹⁸ There is wisdom hidden here! Let everyone of intelligence calculate the animal's number, for it indicates a certain man; its number is 666.

³ You must not let anyone deceive you at all. For that is not until the rebellion takes place and the embodiment of disobedience makes his appearance—he who is doomed to destruction, ⁴ the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God—

⁷ When they finish their testimony, the animal that comes up out of the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,

³ Another portent appeared in the sky—there was a great fire-red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven diadems on his heads.

⁵ It was allowed to utter great boasts and blasphemies, and to exert authority for forty-two months. ⁶ It opened its mouth in blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling-place, that is, those who live in heaven.

² And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and standing upon the sea of glass those who had come off victorious from the animal and its statue and the number corresponding to its name. They had harps that God had given them,

³ So he carried me away in a trance to a desert, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet animal all covered with blasphemous titles; it had seven heads and ten horns.

⁵ On her forehead there was written a name that was symbolic: "Mighty Babylon, mother of idolatresses and of earth's abominations."

⁷ but the angel said to me, "Why are you amazed? I will explain to you what the woman and the animal with seven heads and ten horns that carries her symbolize. ⁸ The animal that you saw was, and is no more; it is going to come up out of the abyss, but it is to go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth, whose names from the foundation of the world have not been written in the book of life, will be amazed when they see that the animal was, and is no more, and yet is to come. ⁹ Here is a problem for a profound mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated. ¹⁰ They are also seven kings; five have fallen, one is reigning, the other has not yet come, and when he does his stay must be brief. ¹¹ So must it be with the animal that was, and is no more. It is also an eighth king, although it is one of the seven, and it is to go to destruction. ¹² The ten horns that you saw are also ten kings, who have not yet begun to reign, but for a single hour they receive authority as kings along with the animal.

¹⁶ The ten horns that you saw and the animal will hate the idolatrous woman and make her desolate and naked, and eat her flesh and burn her up with fire.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, so that I might make a full presentation of the message and let all the heathen hear it. So I was saved from the jaws of the lion.

⁸ Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.

³ Another portent appeared in the sky—there was a great fire-red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven diadems on his heads. ⁴ His tail swept away one third of the stars of heaven and flung them down upon the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth to a child in order to devour her child as soon as it was born.

⁹ So the great dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

¹³ When the dragon saw that he had been hurled down to the earth, he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to the male child.

¹⁵ Then the serpent poured water from his mouth after the woman like a river, to sweep her away.

⁴ and worshiped the dragon for having given the animal his authority, and they worshiped the animal, and said, "Who is there like the animal? Who can fight with it?"

¹⁰ The fifth emptied his bowl upon the animal's throne, and its kingdom was plunged in darkness, and men gnawed their tongues in anguish

¹² The ten horns that you saw are also ten kings, who have not yet begun to reign, but for a single hour they receive authority as kings along with the animal.

²⁰ And the animal was captured and with it the false prophet who performed wonders on its behalf by means of which he led astray those who had let the animal's mark be put on them and who worshiped its statue. Both of them were flung alive into the fiery lake of burning brimstone.

² He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

¹ In those days an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census of the whole world should be taken.

¹⁹ So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you cannot do anything! The whole world has run after him!"

¹⁰ Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!" ¹¹ They made much of him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

¹³ Even Simon himself believed and after his baptism devoted himself to Philip, and he was amazed at seeing such signs and great wonders taking place.

⁹ The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and full of wicked deception for men who are going to destruction, because they refused to love the truth and be saved. ¹¹ This is why God sends upon them a misleading influence, to make them believe what is false, ¹² so that all who have refused to believe the truth but have preferred disobedience may be condemned.

¹ Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw an animal come up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and with ten diadems on its horns, and blasphemous titles on its heads. ² The animal I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his own power and his throne and great authority.

¹² It exercises the full authority of the first animal on its behalf. It makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first animal, whose mortal wound had been healed.

¹⁴ It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives.

⁶ I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's people, and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her I was perfectly amazed,

⁸ The animal that you saw was, and is no more; it is going to come up out of the abyss, but it is to go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth, whose names from the foundation of the world have not been written in the book of life, will be amazed when they see that the animal was, and is no more, and yet is to come.

¹⁰ They are also seven kings; five have fallen, one is reigning, the other has not yet come, and when he does his stay must be brief.

¹³ They have one purpose, they give their power and authority to the animal.

¹⁷ For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by having a common purpose and giving up their authority to the animal until God's decrees are carried out.

²⁰ No, but that what the heathen sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot eat at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons. ²² Or are we trying to arouse the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?

⁴ In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep the light of the good news of the glorious Christ, the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

⁴ the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God—

²⁰ Yet what was left of mankind, those who escaped being killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands and give up worshiping demons and gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wooden idols, which cannot either see or hear or move,

² The animal I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his own power and his throne and great authority.

¹² It exercises the full authority of the first animal on its behalf. It makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first animal, whose mortal wound had been healed. ¹³ It performs great wonders, even making fire come down from heaven to earth before men's eyes.

¹⁵ It is also allowed to impart life to the animal's statue so that the animal's statue can speak, and to have all who do not worship the animal's statue killed.

¹⁴ They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb with his elect, chosen, and faithful followers with him will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings.

¹⁸ and cried out when they saw the smoke from her burning, 'What city was like the great city?'

² but leave out the court outside the temple; do not measure that, for it has been given up to the heathen, and for forty-two months they will trample on it. ³ And I will permit my two witnesses, clothed in sackcloth, to prophesy for 1,260 days."

⁶ Then the woman fled into the desert, where there was a place prepared by God for her, where she was to be taken care of for 1,260 days.

¹⁴ But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to her place in the desert, where she is to be taken care of for a time, times, and a half-time, on account of the serpent.

⁷ It was allowed to make war on God's people and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

³⁴ You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.

¹⁹ For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

¹⁴ So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.

¹³ Their throats are like open graves, They use their tongues to deceive; The venom of asps is behind their lips,

¹⁹ For all the divine fulness chose to dwell in him,

⁹ For it is in him that all the fulness of God's nature lives embodied,

² For a tent was erected, with the lamp and the table and the presentation bread in the outer part, which was called the sanctuary.

¹¹ But when Christ came, as the high priest of the better system under which we live, he went once for all, through that greater, more perfect tent of worship not made by human hands nor a part of our material creation, into the sanctuary, ¹² taking with him no blood of goats and calves, but his own, and secured our permanent deliverance.

²⁴ For it was not a sanctuary made by human hands and only copied after the true one that Christ entered, but he went into heaven itself, in order to appear now on our behalf in the very presence of God.

²² But you have come up to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to countless angels, ²³ to the solemn gathering of all God's elder sons, enrolled as citizens in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of upright men now at last enjoying the fulfilment of their hopes,

¹ Afterward I had another vision: There was a door standing open in the heavens and the first voice like a trumpet that I had heard speak to me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place."

⁴ Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, with twenty-four elders seated on them, clothed in white and with gold crowns on their heads.

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, underneath the earth, and on the sea, and all that they contain, say, "Blessing, honor, glory, and power to him who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever!"

⁹ After that I saw a great crowd which no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

¹² And they heard a loud voice from heaven say to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, before the eyes of their enemies.

¹² Therefore, rejoice, you heavens and you who live in them! But alas for the earth and the sea, for the devil has descended upon you in a great rage, for he knows that he has only a short time left."

²⁰ Gloat over her, heaven! and all you people of God, apostles, and prophets, for God has avenged you upon her!"

¹ After that I heard what sounded like the loud shout of a great multitude in heaven saying, "Praise the Lord! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God, ² for his judgments are sound and upright. For he has passed judgment upon the great idolatress who corrupted the earth with her idolatry, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves upon her!" ³ Then they said again, "Praise the Lord! For smoke will go up from her forever and ever!" ⁴ Then the twenty-four elders and the four animals fell down and worshiped God who was seated upon the throne. "Amen!" they said, "Praise the Lord!" ⁵ And there came a voice from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you slaves of his, high and low, who fear him!" ⁶ Then I heard what sounded like the shout of a great multitude and the noise of many waters and the sound of mighty thunders, saying, "Praise the Lord; for the Lord our God, the Almighty now reigns!

³ I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See! God's dwelling is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them,

⁶ And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please.

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who betrayed me to you."

⁹ Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the roll and open its seals, for you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought for God men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,

¹¹ Then they said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings!"

¹⁸ The heathen were enraged, but now your anger has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your slaves the prophets and your people high and low who revere your name, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth!"

¹⁷ So the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went off to make war on the rest of her children—those who obey God's commands and adhere to the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁵ "The waters that you saw," he said to me, "on which the idolatrous woman was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

³⁴ Then the king will say to those at his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take possession of the kingdom which has been destined for you from the creation of the world.

²⁰ But do not be glad that the spirits submit to you, but be glad that your names are enrolled in heaven."

²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and he said, "There is God's lamb, who is to remove the world's sin!

⁴ Through him he chose us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in his sight in love.

³ And I beg you, my true comrade, help them, for they toiled at my side in spreading the good news, with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

² in the hope of eternal life, which God who never lies promised ages ago,

¹⁹ but with precious blood, like that of an unblemished, spotless lamb, the blood of Christ, ²⁰ who was predestined for this before the foundation of the world, but was revealed only at the end of the ages,

⁵ He who is victorious will be clothed thus, in white clothing, and I will not erase his name from the book of life, but I will acknowledge him as mine in the presence of my Father and his angels.

¹⁰ Because you have kept in mind the message of what I endured, I also will keep you safe in the time of testing that is going to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.

²⁰ Here I stand knocking at the door. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will be his guest and dine with him, and he with me.

⁶ Then I saw standing in the center of the throne and of the four animals and of the elders a Lamb which seemed to have been slaughtered. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the seven spirits of God, which are sent on errands to all parts of the earth. ⁷ He came and took the roll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ When he took the roll, the four animals and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp and gold bowls full of incense, that is, of the prayers of God's people. ⁹ Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the roll and open its seals, for you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought for God men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation,

¹² saying in a loud voice, "The Lamb that was slaughtered deserves to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing."

³ One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder, ⁴ and worshiped the dragon for having given the animal his authority, and they worshiped the animal, and said, "Who is there like the animal? Who can fight with it?"

¹⁴ It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives. ¹⁵ It is also allowed to impart life to the animal's statue so that the animal's statue can speak, and to have all who do not worship the animal's statue killed.

²⁷ Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who indulges in abominable practices and falsehoods, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

⁷ Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will permit him who is victorious to eat the fruit of the tree of life that stands in the Paradise of God.'

¹¹ Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who is victorious will not be hurt by the second death.'

¹⁷ Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give him who is victorious some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it.'

²⁹ Let everyone who can hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.'

² For you will be judged by the standard you judge by, and men will pay you back with the same measure you have used with them.

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs! For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

¹ He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up, ² and he said, "There was once in a city a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for men. ³ There was a widow in the city and she came to him and said, 'Protect me from my opponent.' ⁴ And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I have no fear of God nor respect for men, ⁵ yet because this widow bothers me, I will protect her, so that she may not finally wear me out with her coming.' " ⁶ And the Master said, "Listen to what this dishonest judge said! ⁷ Then will not God provide protection for his chosen people, who cry out to him day and night? ⁸ I tell you, he will make haste to provide it! But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

¹⁹ It is by your endurance that you will win your souls.

¹¹ Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

¹² so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.

³⁶ but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised. ³⁷ For "In a very little while He who is to come will come and not delay,

³ Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted. ⁴ You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin,

² You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials, ³ for you know that the testing of your faith leads to steadfastness, ⁴ and steadfastness must have full play, so that you may be fully and perfectly developed without any defects.

⁷ So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains. ⁸ You must have patience too; you must keep up your courage, for the coming of the Lord is close at hand.

⁹ I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

² I know what you have done; your hard work and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, and that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles when they were not, and have found them to be impostors.

¹⁹ I know the things you do, your love and faithfulness and helpfulness and endurance, and I know that you are now doing more than you did at first.

³ So remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I am coming upon you.

¹² On this fact rests the endurance of God's people, who obey God's commands and cling to their faith in Jesus.

⁶ for they shed the blood of your people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink, as they deserve."

¹⁵ "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous wolves underneath.

¹⁸ Such men are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own base passions, and with their plausible and flattering talk they deceive simple-minded people.

¹³ Such men are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder, for even Satan himself masquerades as a shining angel. ¹⁵ So it is nothing strange if his servants also masquerade as servants of uprightness. But their doom will fit their actions.

¹⁷ So the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went off to make war on the rest of her children—those who obey God's commands and adhere to the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁷ and permits no one to buy or sell anything unless he bears the mark, that is, the animal's name or the number corresponding to its name.

¹³ Then I saw three foul spirits like frogs emerge from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the animal and from the mouth of the false prophet.

¹⁴ It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives. ¹⁵ It is also allowed to impart life to the animal's statue so that the animal's statue can speak, and to have all who do not worship the animal's statue killed. ¹⁶ And it makes everyone, high and low, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, have a mark stamped on their right hands or on their foreheads, ¹⁷ and permits no one to buy or sell anything unless he bears the mark, that is, the animal's name or the number corresponding to its name.

⁹ A third angel followed them, saying in a loud voice, "Whoever worships the animal and its statue and lets its mark be put on his forehead or on his hand

¹¹ The smoke of their torture will go up forever and ever, and they will have no rest night or day—these worshipers of the animal and its statue, and any who bear the mark of its name."

¹⁰ They are also seven kings; five have fallen, one is reigning, the other has not yet come, and when he does his stay must be brief. ¹¹ So must it be with the animal that was, and is no more. It is also an eighth king, although it is one of the seven, and it is to go to destruction.

¹ The Pharisees and Sadducees came up and to test him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

²⁴ for false Christs and false prophets will appear, and they will show great signs and wonders to mislead God's chosen people if they can.

²² For false Christs and false prophets will appear, and they will show signs and wonders to mislead God's chosen people if they can.

⁵⁴ When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" ⁵⁵ But he turned and reproved them. ⁵⁶ And they went on to another village.

⁹ There was a man named Simon in the town, who had been amazing the Samaritan people by practicing magic there, and who made great pretensions.

⁹ The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and full of wicked deception for men who are going to destruction, because they refused to love the truth and be saved.

⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people in turn oppose the truth; they are men of depraved minds and counterfeit faith.

⁵ If anyone tries to hurt them fire comes out of their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone tries to hurt them, he will certainly be killed in that way.

¹⁴ They are demon spirits that perform wonders, and they go out to the kings all over the world to muster them for battle on the great Day of God Almighty.

⁹ They came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the encampment of God's people, and the beloved city. Then fire came down from heaven and consumed them,

⁸ All the inhabitants of the earth whose names have not from the foundation of the world been written in the slain Lamb's book of life, will worship it.

¹¹ Then I saw another animal come up out of the land. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. ¹² It exercises the full authority of the first animal on its behalf. It makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first animal, whose mortal wound had been healed.

² So the first angel went and emptied his bowl upon the earth, and loathsome, painful sores attacked the men who bore the mark of the animal and worshiped its statue.

²³ no light of any lamp will ever shine in you again; no voice of bride or bridegroom will ever be heard in you again. For your merchants were the great men of the earth; by your magic all the heathen have been led astray,

³ and hurled him into the abyss and he closed it and sealed it over him, to keep him from leading the heathen astray any longer, until the thousand years are over; after that he has to be released for a little while. ⁴ Then I saw thrones with beings seated on them, who were empowered to act as judges. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus and the message of God, who refused to worship the animal and its statue, and would not have its mark put on their foreheads or on their hands. They were restored to life and reigned with the Christ a thousand years.

¹⁰ and the devil who led them astray was flung into the fiery, sulphurous lake, where the animal and the false prophet were, there to be tortured day and night forever and ever.

²⁶ Just as the body without the spirit is dead, faith is dead without good deeds.

⁵ Then I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are just in pronouncing this sentence, you who are and were, the Holy One;

²⁴ and in you was found the blood of prophets, God's people, and all who have been slaughtered on the earth."

⁴ Then I saw thrones with beings seated on them, who were empowered to act as judges. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus and the message of God, who refused to worship the animal and its statue, and would not have its mark put on their foreheads or on their hands. They were restored to life and reigned with the Christ a thousand years.

²² To this day I have had God's help and I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a thing to what Moses and the prophets declared would happen,

¹³ For we have all—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free men—been baptized in one spirit to form one body, and we have all been saturated with one Spirit.

²⁸ There is no room for "Jew" and "Greek"; there is no room for "slave" and "freeman"; there is no room for "male" and "female"; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.

¹⁷ Let nobody interfere with me after this, for I bear on my body the scars that mark me as a slave of Jesus.

⁸ for you know that everyone, slave or free, will be rewarded by the Lord for his good conduct.

¹¹ Here, what matters is not "Greek" and "Jew," the circumcised and the uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeborn, but Christ is everything and in us all.

¹⁵ The kings of the earth, the nobles, the officers, the rich, the strong—everybody, slave and free—hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

³ "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we mark the slaves of our God on their foreheads."

⁹ A third angel followed them, saying in a loud voice, "Whoever worships the animal and its statue and lets its mark be put on his forehead or on his hand ¹⁰ shall drink the wine of God's wrath, poured unmixed into the cup of his anger, and be tortured with fire and brimstone before the eyes of the holy angels and the Lamb. ¹¹ The smoke of their torture will go up forever and ever, and they will have no rest night or day—these worshipers of the animal and its statue, and any who bear the mark of its name."

⁵ And there came a voice from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you slaves of his, high and low, who fear him!"

¹⁸ and eat the bodies of kings, commanders, and mighty men, of horses and their riders—the bodies of all men, slaves and freemen, high and low."

¹² I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books about what they had done.

¹² I will make him who is victorious a pillar in the temple of my God; he shall never go out of it again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God—the new Jerusalem, which is to come down out of heaven from my God—and my new name.

¹⁶ And it makes everyone, high and low, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, have a mark stamped on their right hands or on their foreheads,

¹⁸ There is wisdom hidden here! Let everyone of intelligence calculate the animal's number, for it indicates a certain man; its number is 666.

⁴ they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

¹⁴ But as soon as you see the dreadful desecration standing where he has no right to stand" (the reader must take note of this), "then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills;

⁵ But if our wrongdoing brings out the uprightness of God, what are we to say? Is it wrong in God (I am putting it in ordinary human terms) to inflict punishment?

³ Blessed be the man who reads this prophecy and those who hear it read and heed what is written in it, for the time is near.

⁹ Here is a problem for a profound mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated.

¹⁷ He measured the wall and it was about 144 cubits (216 feet), as men measure, for that was the way the angel measured.