Revelation 4 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a door set open in heaven; and, the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet, speaking with me, saying––Come up hither! and I will point out to thee the things which must needs come to pass. After these things, ² straightway, I came to be in Spirit, and lo! a throne, stood in heaven, and, upon the throne, [was] one sitting; ³ and, he that was sitting, [was] like in appearance to a jasper stone and a sardius, and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, like in appearance unto an emerald, ⁴ And, round about the throne, were four and twenty thrones; and, upon the thrones, four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and, upon their heads, [were] crowns of gold. ⁵ And, out of the throne, are coming forth lightnings, and voices, and thunderings; and [there are] seven torches of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; ⁶ and, before the throne, [is] as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, [are] four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind; ⁷ and, the first living creature, [is] like unto a lion, and, the second living creature, like unto a calf, and, the third living creature, hath the face as of a man, and, the fourth living creature, [is] like unto an eagle flying;
⁸ and, the four living creatures, each one of them, have severally six wings, round about and within, full of eyes; and they, cease, not, day and night, saying––Holy! holy! holy! Lord, God, the Almighty,––Who was, and Who is, and Who is coming. ⁹ And, whensoever the living creatures shall give glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages, ¹⁰ the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,––and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying–– ¹¹ Worthy, art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power: because thou didst create all things, and, by reason of thy will, they were, and were created.

¹ Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in:––

²⁴ And Yahweh said unto him––Away, down! then shalt thou come up, thou and Aaron with thee,––but, as for the priests and the people, let it not be that they press through to come up unto Yahweh, lest he break in upon them.

¹² Then said Yahweh unto Moses––Come thou up unto me, in the mountain, and remain thou there,––for I must give thee tables of stone, and the law, and the commandment, which I have written, to direct them.

² and be thou ready by the morning,––and thou shalt come up, in the morning, into Mount Sinai; then shalt thou station thyself for me there, upon the top of the mount; ³ and, no man, may come up with thee, and let no man so much as be seen, in all the mount,––and let not even, the flocks or the herds, feed, in front of that mountain.

¹⁶ And Jesus, having been immersed, straightway, went up from the water,––and lo! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove coming upon him;

¹⁰ And, straightway, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rending asunder, and, the Spirit, as a dove, descending unto him;

²¹ Now it came to pass, when one and all the people were immersed, Jesus also, having been immersed, and being at prayer, heaven was opened;

¹³ Howbeit, as soon as, he, hath come––The Spirit of truth, he will guide you into all truth; for he will not speak from himself, but, whatsoever he heareth, he will speak, and, the coming things, will he announce unto you.

⁵⁶ And said––Lo! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man, standing, on the right hand of God.

¹¹ And he beholdeth heaven opened, and, corning down, a kind of vessel, like a large linen cloth, by its four corners, being let down upon the earth,

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to point out unto his servants the things which must needs come to pass with speed,––and he shewed them by signs, sending through his messenger, unto his servant John; ² who bare witness as to the word of God, and the witness of Jesus Christ,––whatsoever things he saw.
³ Happy! he that readeth, and they who hear, the words of the prophecy, and keep the things, therein, written; for, the season, is, near.

¹⁰ I came to be, in Spirit, in the Lord’s Day, and heard, behind me, a loud voice, as of a trumpet,

¹⁹ Write, therefore––what things thou hast seen and what they are; and what things are about to come to pass, after these things:

¹² And they heard a loud voice out of heaven, saying unto them––Come up hither! And they went up into heaven, in the cloud, and, their enemies, beheld them.

¹⁷ And, the seventh, poured out his bowl upon the air.––And there came forth a loud voice out of the sanctuary, from the throne, saying––Accomplished!

⁶ And he said unto me––These words, are faithful and true; and, the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, hath sent his messenger, to point out, unto his servants, the things which must needs come to pass with speed.

¹⁹ Then he said, Therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh,––I saw Yahweh, sitting upon his throne, and all the host of the heavens, standing by him, on his right hand, and on his left.

¹ In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw My Lord, sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and, his skirts, did fill the temple.

¹² A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, hath been the place of our sanctuary.

²⁶ And, above the expanse that was over their heads, as the appearance of a sapphire–stone, was the likeness of a throne,––and, upon the likeness of a throne, was a likeness, as the appearance of a man, upon it, above.

²⁸ as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud, on a day of rain, so, was the appearance of the brightness round about, that, was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh,––and, when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.

¹² Then the Spirit, lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing,––Blessed be the glory of Yahweh, From his place! ¹³ Yea the sound of the wings of the living ones, gently touching each other, and the sound of the wheels, along with them, even the sound of a great rushing. ¹⁴ So, the Spirit, lifted me up, and took me away,––and I went bitterly, in the rage of my spirit, but, the hand of Yahweh upon me, was, strong.

¹ Then looked I, and lo! in the expanse which was over the head of the cherubim, as a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne, appeared over them.

⁹ I continued looking, until that, thrones, were placed, and, the Ancient of days, took his seat,––whose, garment, like snow, was white, and, the hair of his head, like pure wool, his throne, was flames of fire, his wheels, a burning fire.

¹ A crowning point on the things being spoken:––such a one as this, have we, as high–priest, who hath sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,––

²¹ He that overcometh, I will give, unto him, to take his seat with me in my throne, as, I also, overcame, and took my seat with my Father in his throne.

⁵ And, out of the throne, are coming forth lightnings, and voices, and thunderings; and [there are] seven torches of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

⁹ And, whensoever the living creatures shall give glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,

¹ And I saw, upon the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne, a scroll; written within, and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

⁶ And I saw, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb, standing, showing that it had been slain,––having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the [seven] Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. ⁷ And he came, and at once took [it] out of the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne.

¹³ And, every created thing which was in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth, and upon the sea, and, all the things in them, heard I, saying––Unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the dominion, unto the ages of ages!

¹⁶ and they say, unto the mountains and unto the rocks––Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb;

⁹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a great multitude,––which, to number it! no one was able,––of every nation, and [of all] tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm–branches in their hands; –– ¹⁰ and they cry out with a loud voice, saying––Salvation unto our God who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb! ¹¹ And, all the messengers, were standing round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God, ¹² saying––Amen! The blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the might,––be unto our God, unto the ages of ages. [Amen]!
¹³ And one of the elders began, saying unto me––These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they? and whence came they? ¹⁴ And I at once said to him––My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me––These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb; ¹⁵ For this cause, are they before the throne of God, and are rendering divine service unto him, day and night, in his sanctuary; and he that sitteth upon the throne shall spread his tent over them; ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither in any wise shall the sun fall upon them, nor any burning heat; ¹⁷ Because, the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne, shall shepherd them, and shall lead them unto life’s fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear out of their eyes.

⁵ And she brought forth a son, a manchild, who was about to shepherd all the nations with a sceptre of iron; and her child was caught away unto God and unto his throne.

³ And he carried me away into a desert, in spirit. And I saw a woman, sitting upon a scarlet wild–beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

⁴ And the twenty–four elders and the four living creatures, fell down, and did homage unto God, who sitteth upon the throne, saying––Amen! Hallelujah!

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that was sitting thereon, from whose face fled the earth and heaven, and, place, was not found for them.

⁵ And he that was sitting upon the throne said–– Lo! I make all things, new. And he saith––Write! because, these words, are, faithful and true.

¹⁰ And he carried me away, in spirit, unto a mountain great and high, and pointed out to me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God;

¹ And he pointed out to me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, issuing forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, ² in the midst of the broadway thereof. And, on this side of the river and on that, was a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, every several month, yielding its fruit; and, the leaves of the tree, were for the healing of the nations, ³ And, no curse, shall there be, any more; and, the throne of God and of the Lamb, shall be, therein,––and his servants will render divine service unto him,

¹³ My bow, have I set in the cloud,––and it shall be for a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and the earth; ¹⁴ and it shall be, when I draw a veil of cloud over the earth,––and the bow in the cloud appeareth, ¹⁵ then will I remember my covenant, which is betwixt me and you, and every living soul, among all flesh,––that the waters may no more become a flood, to destroy all flesh: ¹⁶ so the bow shall be in the cloud,––and I will behold it, to remember an age–abiding covenant, between God, and every living soul, among all flesh that is on the earth.

¹⁰ and they saw the God of Israel,––and, under his feet, like a pavement of sapphire, and like the very heavens, for brightness; and,

¹⁸ and, the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond;

¹¹ and, the second row,––a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond;

⁹ For, the waters of Noah, is this unto me,––As to which I sware that the waters of Noah should not again pass over the earth, So, have I sworn, Not to be vexed with thee, Nor to rebuke thee. ¹⁰ For, the mountains, may move away, And, the hills, may be shaken,––But, my lovingkindness, from thee, shall not move away, And, my covenant of peace, shall not be shaken, Saith he who hath compassion upon thee––Yahweh.

¹³ In Eden, the garden of God, thou wast, Of every precious stone, was thy covering––Sardius, topaz, and diamond, Chrysolite, beryl, and jasper, Sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald,––And, of gold, was the work of thy timbrels and thy flutes, within thee, In the day thou wast created, were they prepared:

¹ And I saw another, a mighty messenger, descending out of heaven,––arrayed with a cloud, and, the rainbow, was upon his head, and, his face, was as the sun, and, his feet, were as pillars of fire,

¹¹ having the glory of God,––her lustre, like unto a stone most precious, as a jasper stone, shining as crystal;

¹⁹ The foundations of the wall of the city, with every precious stone were adorned: the first foundation, was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, ²⁰ the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, hyacinth, the twelfth, amethyst;

¹⁵ And, Mordecai, went forth from the presence of the king, in royal apparel, of blue and white, with a large diadem of gold, and a mantle of fine linen and purple,––and, the city Shusan, was bright and joyful.

³ For thou wilt come to meet him, with the blessings of goodness, Thou wilt set on his head, a crown of pure gold.

²⁸ And, Jesus, said unto them––Verily, I say unto you, As for you who followed me in the regeneration, When the Son of Man shall take his seat on his throne of glory, ye also, shall be seated upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³⁰ That ye may eat and drink, at my table, in my kingdom, and sit upon thrones, judging, the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁸ Henceforth, lieth by for me––the crown, of righteousness, which the Lord will render unto me in that, day,––The righteous judge,––Ye, not alone unto me, but unto all them also who have loved his forthshining.

¹⁰ Do not fear the things which thou art about to suffer. Lo! the adversary is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and may have tribulation ten days. Become thou faithful until death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

⁴ Nevertheless, thou hast a few names, in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, because they are, worthy. ⁵ He that overcometh, shall, thus, array himself in white garments, and in nowise will I blot out his name, from the book of life; and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his messengers.

¹⁰ the four and twenty elders will fall down before him that sitteth upon the throne, and do homage unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,––and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying––

⁸ And, when he took the scroll, the four living creatures, and the four–and–twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having, each one, a harp, and bowls of gold full of incense,––which are the prayers of the saints;

¹⁴ And the four living creatures continued saying––Amen! And, the elders, fell down and did homage.

¹¹ And there was given to them, each one, a white robe, and it was bidden them, that they should rest yet a little while––until the number should be made full of their fellow–servants also, and their brethren, who were about to be slain as even, they.

⁹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a great multitude,––which, to number it! no one was able,––of every nation, and [of all] tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm–branches in their hands; ––

¹¹ And, all the messengers, were standing round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God,

¹³ And one of the elders began, saying unto me––These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they? and whence came they? ¹⁴ And I at once said to him––My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me––These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb;

⁷ And, the likenesses of the locusts, were like unto horses prepared for battle; and, upon their heads, as it were crowns, like unto gold, and, their faces, were as the faces of men,

¹⁶ And, the twenty–four elders who, before God, do sit upon their thrones, fell down upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God,

¹⁴ And, the armies which were in heaven, were following him, upon white horses, clothed with fine linen, white, pure;

⁴ And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and sentence of judgment was given unto them; and [I saw] the souls of them who had been beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because of the word of God, and such as had not done homage unto the wild–beast or unto his image, nor had received the mark upon their forehead or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ, for a thousand years.

⁷ And he said unto him,––I, am Yahweh, who brought thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, to inherit it.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly,––and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

¹⁸ And, all the people, were witnessing the voices and the torches, and the sound of the horn, and the mountain, smoking,––so then the people were struck with awe and shrank back, and stood afar off.

²³ And he made the lamps thereof, seven,––with its snuffers and its snuff–trays, of pure gold.

²⁰ and the lamp–holders and their lamps, that they should burn according to the regulation before the shrine, of purified gold;

¹³ Then did Yahweh thunder in the heavens, and the Highest uttered his voice,––hail, and live coals of fire. ¹⁴ And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them, yea, lightnings, he shot out, and confused them.

³⁵ As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!

¹³ As for the likeness of the living ones, their appearance, was like live coals of fire, burning up like the appearance of torches, the same, went to and fro between the living ones,––and the fire had, brightness, and, out of the fire, went forth a lightning.

¹⁶ And, Yahweh, out of Zion, will roar, and, out of Jerusalem, will utter his voice, and the heavens and the earth, shall tremble,––but, Yahweh, shall be a shelter to his people, and a refuge to the sons of Israel.

² Then said he unto me, What canst thou see? And I said––I have looked, and lo! a Lampstand––all of gold, with the Bowl thereof upon the top thereof, and its Seven Lamps upon it, Seven Pipes each, to the lamps which are upon the top thereof;

¹¹ Then responded I, and said unto him,––What are these two olive–trees, upon the right of the lampstand, and upon the left thereof? ¹² And I responded a second time, and said unto him,––What are the two branches of the olive– trees which join the two golden tubes, which empty out of them the golden oil? ¹³ And he spake unto me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. ¹⁴ Then said he, These, are the two Anointed Ones,––who stand near the Lord of all the earth.

¹¹ I, indeed, am immersing you, in water, unto repentance,––but, he who, after me, cometh is, mightier than I, whose, sandals, I am not worthy to bear, he, will immerse you, in Holy Spirit and fire:

³ And there appeared unto them––parting asunder––tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them;

⁴ But, distributions of gifts, there are, yet the same Spirit, ⁵ And, distributions of ministries, there are, and the same Lord, ⁶ And, distributions of energies, there are, and the same God––who energiseth all things in all. ⁷ But, unto each one, is given the manifesting of the Spirit, with a view to that which is profitable; ⁸ For, unto one, indeed, through the Spirit, is given, a word of wisdom, but, unto another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; –– ⁹ Unto a different one, faith, in the same Spirit, and, unto another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit, ¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; –– ¹¹ But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.

¹⁸ For ye have not approached––unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest, ¹⁹ And a trumpets peal,––and a sound of things spoken:––from which they who heard excused themselves, lest there should be added to them, a word; ²⁰ For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined,––and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned; ²¹ And, so fearful was that which was showing itself, Moses, said––I am terrified, and do tremble! ²² But ye have approached––unto Zion’s mountain, and unto the city of a Living God, a heavenly Jerusalem,––and unto myriads of messengers, ²³ in high festival,––and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens,––and unto God, judge of all,––and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect,–– ²⁴ And unto the mediator of a new covenant, Jesus,––and unto the blood of sprinkling, more excellently speaking, than, Abel. ²⁵ Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away: ²⁶ Whose voice shook the earth, then, but, now, hath he promised, saying––Yet once for all, I, will shake––not only the earth, but, also the heaven. ²⁷ But, the saying, Yet once for all, maketh clear the removal of the things which can be shaken, as of things done with,––that they may remain, which cannot be shaken. ²⁸ Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude––whereby we may be rendering divine service well–pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe; ²⁹ For, even our God, is a consuming fire.

⁴ John, unto the Seven Assemblies which are in Asia, Favour to you, and peace, from––Him who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, and from––The Seven Spirits which are before his throne,

¹ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Sardis, write:––These things, saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works,––that, a name, thou hast, that thou art living, and art, dead.

⁶ And I saw, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb, standing, showing that it had been slain,––having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the [seven] Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

⁵ And the messenger at once took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast unto the earth; and there came to be thunderings, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

¹⁹ And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven, was opened, and the ark of his covenant in his sanctuary, appeared, and there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

¹⁷ And, the seventh, poured out his bowl upon the air.––And there came forth a loud voice out of the sanctuary, from the throne, saying––Accomplished! ¹⁸ And there came to be lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and, a great earthquake, took place,––such as had never taken place since men came to be on the earth,––such a mighty earthquake, so great;

⁸ And he made the laver of bronze, and the stand thereof of bronze,––with the mirrors of the female hosts who did service at the opening of the tent of meeting.

²³ And he made a molten sea,––ten cubits from the one brim to the other, it was round all about, and, five cubits, was the height thereof, and, a line of thirty cubits, would encompass it round about.

¹⁷ Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

⁴ So then I beheld, and lo! a tempestuous wind coming out of the North, a great cloud, and a fire catching hold of itself, and it had a brightness round about,––and, out of the midst thereof, as burnished copper to look upon, out of the midst of the fire; ⁵ and, out of the midst thereof, a likeness of four living ones,––and, this, was their appearance, the likeness of a man, had they; ⁶ and, four faces each, and four wings each, had they; ⁷ and their feet, were straight feet,––and, the sole of their feet, was like the sole of the foot of a calf, but sparkling, as shining bronze to look upon; ⁸ and, the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four, sides,––and, their faces and their wings, belonged to the four of them: ⁹ joined to each other, were their wings,––they turned not when they went, each one straight before him, did they go; ¹⁰ and, the likeness of their faces, was the face of a man, with the face of a lion to the right of the four of them, and, the face of an ox, on the left, of the four of them,––the face of an eagle, also had they four; ¹¹ and, their wings, were spread, above,––two of each, joined one another, and, two, covered their bodies; ¹² and, each one, straight before him, did they go,––whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went. ¹³ As for the likeness of the living ones, their appearance, was like live coals of fire, burning up like the appearance of torches, the same, went to and fro between the living ones,––and the fire had, brightness, and, out of the fire, went forth a lightning. ¹⁴ And, the living ones, ran and returned,––like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
¹⁵ And I looked at the living ones,––and lo! one wheel upon the earth beside the living ones, for each of his four faces. ¹⁶ The appearance of the wheels and of their structure, was like a Tarshish–stone to look upon, and they four had, one likeness,––and, their appearance and their structure, were just as would be, a wheel in the midst of a wheel. ¹⁷ Upon their four sides, when they went, so, did they go,––they turned not when they went. ¹⁸ As for their rings, they were so high, that they were terrible,––and, their rings full of eyes round about, had they four. ¹⁹ And when the living ones went, the wheels went beside them,––and when the living ones were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up: ²⁰ whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went––thither, was the spirit minded to go,––and, the wheels, would be lifted up along with them, for, the spirit of the living one, was in the wheels: ²¹ when they went, these went, and, when they stood, these stood,––and, when they were lifted up from off the earth, the wheels were lifted up, along with them, for, the spirit of the living one, was in the wheels. ²² And there was a likeness, over the heads of the living one––an expanse, like terrible crystal to look upon,––stretched forth over their heads, above. ²³ And, under the expanse, their wings, were straight, one towards another,––each one, had two, covering, on this side, and, each one, had two, covering, on that side, their bodies. ²⁴ And I heard the sound of their wings, as the sound of many waters, as the sound of the Almighty, when they went, the sound of a storm, as the sound of a host,––when they stood, they let down their wings. ²⁵ And there was a voice above the expanse that was over their head,––when they stood, they let down their wings.
²⁶ And, above the expanse that was over their heads, as the appearance of a sapphire–stone, was the likeness of a throne,––and, upon the likeness of a throne, was a likeness, as the appearance of a man, upon it, above. ²⁷ And I saw, as burnished copper to look upon, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upwards, and from the appearance of his loins and downwards, saw I, as the appearance of fire, and he had brightness round about: ²⁸ as the appearance of the bow which is in a cloud, on a day of rain, so, was the appearance of the brightness round about, that, was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh,––and, when I saw, I fell upon my face, and heard a voice of one speaking.

¹² And, all their flesh, and their back, and their hands, and their wings,––and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even their wheels, which they four had,

¹⁴ And, four faces, had each one,––the first face, was the face of a cherub, and, the second face, was the face of a man, and, the third, was the face of a lion, and, the fourth, was the face of an eagle.

⁸ and, the four living creatures, each one of them, have severally six wings, round about and within, full of eyes; and they, cease, not, day and night, saying––Holy! holy! holy! Lord, God, the Almighty,––Who was, and Who is, and Who is coming. ⁹ And, whensoever the living creatures shall give glory, and honour, and thanksgiving, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto him that liveth unto the ages of ages,

¹⁴ And the four living creatures continued saying––Amen! And, the elders, fell down and did homage.

¹⁷ Because, the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne, shall shepherd them, and shall lead them unto life’s fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear out of their eyes.

³ And they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And, no one, was able to learn the song, save the hundred and forty–four thousand, who had been redeemed from the earth.

² And I saw as a glassy sea mingled with fire, and them who escape victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing upon the glassy sea, having harps of God;

⁷ And, one of the four living creatures, gave, unto the seven messengers, seven golden bowls, full of the wrath of God who liveth unto the ages of ages.

¹⁸ And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

²¹ and, the twelve gates, were twelve pearls,––each one of the gates, severally, was of one pearl; and, the broadway of the city, was pure gold, as transparent glass.

¹ And he pointed out to me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, issuing forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

⁹ A lion’s whelp, is Judah, From the prey, my son, hast thou come up! He hath stooped––hath crouched, As a lion––or as a lioness, Who shall rouse him?

² Every man––near his standard, with the ensigns belonging to their ancestral houses, shall the sons of Israel encamp,––at a distance round about the tent of meeting, shall they encamp.
³ And they who encamp eastwards, towards sunrise, [shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts,––even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab; ⁴ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––seventy–four thousand, and six hundred. ⁵ Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Issachar,––even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar; ⁶ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–four thousand, and four hundred. ⁷ The, tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon; ⁸ and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty–seven thousand, and four hundred. ⁹ All they who are numbered to the camp of Judah, a hundred and eighty–six thousand, four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward. ¹⁰ The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts,––even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur; ¹¹ and his host, even they who are numbered of him,––forty–six thousand, and five hundred. ¹² Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon,––even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai; ¹³ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–nine thousand, and three hundred. ¹⁴ Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Reuel; ¹⁵ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty–five thousand, and six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ All they who are numbered to the camp of Reuben,––a hundred and fifty–one thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they, in the second rank, shall set forward. ¹⁷ Then shall set forward the tent of meeting––the camp of the Levites, in the midst of the camps,––as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof, by their standards. ¹⁸ The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, westwards,––even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; ¹⁹ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty thousand, and five hundred. ²⁰ Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur; ²¹ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––thirty–two thousand, and two hundred. ²² Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni; ²³ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––thirty–five thousand, and four hundred. ²⁴ All they who are numbered to the camp of Ephraim, a hundred and eight thousand, and one hundred, by their hosts, and they, in the third rank, shall set forward. ²⁵ the standard of the camp of Dan, northwards, by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai: ²⁶ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––sixty–two thousand, and seven hundred. ²⁷ Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Asher,––even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran; ²⁸ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––forty–one thousand, and five hundred. ²⁹ Then the tribe of Naphtali,––even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan; ³⁰ and his host, even they who are numbered of them,––fifty–three thousand, and four hundred. ³¹ All they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty–seven thousand, and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, by their standards. ³² These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, by their ancestral houses,––all they who were numbered of the camps, by their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand, and five hundred, and fifty. ³³ But, the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel,––As Yahweh commanded Moses. ³⁴ Thus did the sons of Israel,––according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they encamp by their standards, and, so, did they set forward, every one by his families, near his ancestral house.

²⁴ Lo, a people, like a lioness, shall rise, And, like a strong lion, shall rouse himself up; He will not lie down, till he eat the torn, And, the blood of the slain, he drink.

⁹ He hath knelt––hath lain down, Like a strong lion, yea like a lioness, Who shall rouse him up? Such as bless thee, are each one blessed, But, such as curse thee, are each one cursed.

⁴⁹ Yahweh will bring against thee a nation from afar, from the end of the earth, as darteth a bird of prey,––a nation whose tongue thou canst not understand;

²³ Saul and Jonathan, delightfully loving in their lives, even, in their death, were not divided,––Beyond eagles, were they swift, beyond lions, were they strong!

² For the transgressions of a land, many are the rulers thereof, but, under an intelligent and discerning man, stability is prolonged.

³¹ But, they who wait for Yahweh, shall renew their strength, They shall mount on strong pinion, like eagles,––They shall run, and not grow weary, They shall walk, and not faint.

⁸ and, the hands of a man! were under their wings, on their four, sides,––and, their faces and their wings, belonged to the four of them:

¹⁰ and, the likeness of their faces, was the face of a man, with the face of a lion to the right of the four of them, and, the face of an ox, on the left, of the four of them,––the face of an eagle, also had they four;

²¹ Four faces severally, had each one, and, four wings, had each one,––and, the likeness of the hands of a man, was under their wings.

⁴ The foremost, like a lion, having, the wings of an eagle,––I looked until the wings thereof, were torn out, and it was lifted up from the earth, and, upon its feet, like a man, was it caused to stand, and, the heart of a man, was given to it.

⁴ Though thou build high like an eagle, and though, among the stars, thou set thy nest, from thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh.

⁹ For, in the law of Moses, it is written––Thou shalt not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the corn:––Is it, for the oxen, God is caring? ¹⁰ Or, for our sakes altogether, is he saying it? For our sakes, it was written; because, he that ploweth, ought, to plow, in hope,––and, he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.

²⁰ Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full–grown.

⁶ and, before the throne, [is] as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, [are] four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind;

¹ And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty,––Walk thou before me, and become thou blameless:

¹¹ Who is, like unto thee, among the mighty, O Yahweh? Who is, like unto thee, Majestic in holiness,––To be revered in praises, Doing a marvelous thing?

¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, Under the shadow of the Almighty, will tarry,

² Seraphim, were standing above him; six wings severally, had each one,––With twain, he covered his face, And, with twain, he covered his feet, And, with twain, he did fly. ³ And they continued crying out one to another, and said, Holy––holy––holy, is Yahweh of hosts,––the fulness of the whole earth, is his glory. ⁴ And the foundations of the porch, were moved, at the voice of him that cried,––and, the house, was filled with smoke.
⁵ Then said I––Woe to me!––for I am undone, Because, a man of unclean lips, am, I, And, in the midst of a people of unclean lips, do, I, dwell,––For, the King, Yahweh of hosts, have mine eyes seen! ⁶ Then flew unto me, one of the seraphim, And, in his hand, a live coal,––With tongs, had he taken it from off the altar. ⁷ Then touched he my mouth, and said––Lo! this hath touched thy lips,––Thus shall be taken away, thine iniquity, And, thy sin, by propitiation be covered. ⁸ Then heard I the voice of My Lord, saying, Whom, shall I send? And who, will go for us? And I said––Here am I,––send me.
⁹ Then said he––Go and say unto this people,––Hear on, but do not discern, See on, but do not perceive: ¹⁰ Stupefy thou the heart of this people, And, their ears, make thou heavy, And, their eyes, overspread,––Lest they see with their eyes, And, with their ears, should hear, And, their heart, should discern and come back. And they be healed. ¹¹ Then said I––How long, My Lord? And he said––Until the time that, Cities be wasted, through, having no inhabitant, And houses––through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation; ¹² And Yahweh have far removed, men,––And great, be the abandonment in the midst of the land. ¹³ Yet still, shall there be in it a tenth, Though it again, be consumed,––Like an oak and like a terebinth, Which, when felled, have a stock in them, A holy seed, shall be the stock thereof.

⁶ Howl ye! for at hand, is the day of Yahweh,––As a veritable destruction from the Almighty, shall it come.

¹ For Zion’s sake, will I not hold my peace, And, for Jerusalem’s sake, will I not rest,––Until her righteousness, go forth as brightness, And, her salvation, as a torch that is lighted.

⁶ Upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I appointed watchmen, All the day and all the night through, let them not hold their peace,––O ye that put Yahweh in mind, Do not take rest, to yourselves, ⁷ Neither give rest, unto him, Until he establish, and until he set forth Jerusalem, as a praise in the earth!

⁶ and, four faces each, and four wings each, had they;

²¹ Four faces severally, had each one, and, four wings, had each one,––and, the likeness of the hands of a man, was under their wings. ²² And, as for the likeness of their faces, they, were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves––every one straight before him, did they go.

¹⁵ Alas for the day! For near is the day of Yahweh, and, as a veritable Destruction from the Destroyer, shall it come.

³¹ Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

¹⁸ And will become your Father, and, ye, shall become my sons and daughters, saith [the] Lord Almighty.

⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad–message of God,

⁸ Nor, as a free–gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working,––that we might not burden any of you; –– ⁹ Not because we have not authority, but that, ourselves, as an ensample, we might hold forth unto you,––to the end ye might he imitating us.

¹⁶ Be giving heed to thyself, and to thy teaching,––abide still in them; for, this doing, both, thyself, shalt thou save, and them that hearken to thee.

² Proclaim the word, take thy position––in season, out of season,––convince, rebuke, encourage,––with all long–suffering and teaching.

⁸ Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today, is the same,––and unto the ages.

⁸ I, am, the A, and, the Z, saith the Lord,––the, God who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, The Almighty.

⁷ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Philadelphia, write:––These things, saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and shutteth and no one openeth:

⁴ And, round about the throne, were four and twenty thrones; and, upon the thrones, four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and, upon their heads, [were] crowns of gold.

¹⁵ For this cause, are they before the throne of God, and are rendering divine service unto him, day and night, in his sanctuary; and he that sitteth upon the throne shall spread his tent over them;

¹⁷ saying––We give thanks unto thee, O Lord God, the Almighty, Who is, and Who was; because thou hast taken thy great power, and hast become king.

¹¹ And, the smoke of their torment, unto ages of ages, ascendeth; And they have no rest day or night, who do homage unto the beast and his image, or if anyone receiveth the mark of his name.

³ and they sing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying––Great and marvelous, are thy works, Lord, God, the Almighty! Righteous and true, are thy ways, O King of the ages!

⁷ And I heard the altar, saying––Yea! Lord, God, the Almighty: True and righteous, are thy judgments!

¹⁴ for they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which are to go forth unto the kings of the whole habitable earth, to gather them together unto the battle of the great day of God the Almighty.––

¹⁵ and, out of his mouth, is going forth a sharp sword, that, therewith, he may smite the nations,––and, he, shall shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, and, he, treadeth the wine–press of the wrath of the anger of God the Almighty.

²² And, sanctuary, saw I none therein; for, the Lord, God, the Almighty, is the sanctuary thereof, and the Lamb.

¹⁸ Yahweh, shall reign, unto times age–abiding and beyond.

⁸ God, hath become king, over the nations, God, hath taken his seat upon his holy throne.

¹⁴ For, this God, is our God, to times age–abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

³⁴ And, at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes unto the heavens, did uplift, and, mine understanding, unto me, returned, and, the Most High, I blessed, and, to him that liveth age–abidingly, I rendered praise and honour,––whose dominion, is an age–abiding dominion, and, his kingdom, lasteth from generation to generation;

⁷ And I heard the man clothed with linen who was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sware by him that liveth unto times age–abiding,––For a set time and times and a half, and, when the dispersion of a part of the holy people, is brought to an end, then shall come to an end all these things.

⁸ And, here, indeed, dying men take tithes, but, there, one of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

²⁵ Whence he is able, even to be saving unto the very end, them who approach, through him, unto God; Since he evermore liveth to be interceding in their behalf.

¹⁸ and the Living One,––and I became dead; ––and lo! living, am I, unto the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

¹³ And, every created thing which was in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth, and upon the sea, and, all the things in them, heard I, saying––Unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the dominion, unto the ages of ages! ¹⁴ And the four living creatures continued saying––Amen! And, the elders, fell down and did homage.

¹¹ And, all the messengers, were standing round about the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell down before the throne upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God, ¹² saying––Amen! The blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honour, and the power, and the might,––be unto our God, unto the ages of ages. [Amen]!

⁶ and sware, by him that liveth unto the ages of ages, who created heaven, and the things that are therein, and the earth, and the things that are therein, [and the sea, and the things that are therein,] Delay, no longer, shall there be;

¹¹ Thine, O Yahweh, are Greatness, and Might, and Beauty, and Victory, and Majesty, nay! all in the heavens and in the earth,––thine, O Yahweh, is the kingdom, who art exalted above all,––as chief; ¹² and, riches and honour, are from before thee, and, thou, art ruling over all, and, in thy hand, are power and might,––and, in thy hand, it is, to give greatness and strength unto any. ¹³ Now, therefore, O our God, we are giving thanks unto thee,––and offering praise, unto thy beautiful Name. ¹⁴ And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee; ¹⁵ for, sojourners, are we before thee, and strangers, like all our fathers,––like a shadow, are our days upon the earth, and there is no hope. ¹⁶ O Yahweh our God, all this abundance which we have prepared, to build thee a house for thy holy Name, out of thine own hand, it is, and, thine, is the whole.

²⁰ Then said David, unto all the convocation, Bless, I beseech you, Yahweh your God. So all the convocation blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and did bend their heads and bow themselves down unto Yahweh, and unto the king;

³ and, all the sons of Israel, seeing the descending of the fire and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, then knelt they down with their faces toward the ground, upon the pavement, and bowed themselves in prostration, and gave thanks unto Yahweh, For he is good, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.

²⁰ Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell to the earth and worshipped;

¹¹ Yea let all kings, bow down unto him, Let, all nations, serve him;

⁶ Enter! let us bow down, and bend low, Let us kneel, before Yahweh our maker;

¹ Not unto us, O Yahweh, not unto us,––but, unto thine own Name, give glory, concerning thy lovingkindness, concerning thy faithfulness.

¹¹ and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother,––and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it gifts––gold and frankincense and myrrh;

⁹ and said to him, All these things, will I give thee,––if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ¹⁰ Then saith Jesus unto him, Withdraw, Satan! for it is written,––The Lord thy God, shalt thou worship, and, to him alone, render divine service.

⁵² And, they, [having bowed down unto him] returned unto Jerusalem, with great joy;

¹⁰ But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void,––but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.

⁴ Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,––because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

⁸ And, I, John, am he that was hearing and seeing these things; and, when I had heard and seen, I fell down to do homage at the feet of the messenger who had been pointing out unto me these things,–– ⁹ and he saith unto me––See [thou do it] not! A fellow–servant, am I, of thee, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them who keep the words of this scroll: unto God, do homage.

¹ In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

¹¹ For, in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, [and] the sea––and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day,––for this cause, Yahweh blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.

⁴ A Rock! faultless his work, For, all his ways, are just,––A GOD of faithfulness and without perversity, Right and fair, is he!

⁴ As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,––And, from my foes, was I saved.

²⁸ Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength: ²⁹ Give to Yahweh, the glory of his name,––Bring ye a present, and enter before him, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness:

⁵ Then said the Levites––Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, Stand up, bless Yahweh your God, from age to age,––Yea let them bless thy glorious Name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

³ I will bring my knowledge from afar, and, to my Maker, will I attribute righteousness.

³ As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,––And, from my foes, was I saved.

¹ [A Melody of David.]
Give to Yahweh, ye sons of the mighty,––Give to Yahweh, [both] glory and strength: ² Give to Yahweh, the glory of his Name, Bow down to Yahweh, in the adornment of holiness.

³⁴ Ascribe ye strength unto God,––Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary,––

⁷ Give to Yahweh, ye families of the peoples, Give to Yahweh, glory and strength; ⁸ Give to Yahweh, the glory of his Name, Bring a present, and enter his courts;

⁴ Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.

²⁶ Lift on high, your eyes––and see, who, hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host,––To all of them, by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!

²⁸ Hast thou not known, Hast thou not heard, That, The God of age–past time––Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither groweth weary––There is no, searching of his understanding:

¹¹ Thus, shall ye say unto them, The gods that made not the heavens, And the earth, Shall perish out of the earth, And from under these heavens!

¹⁷ Alas! My Lord, Yahweh! Lo! thou thyself, didst make the heavens, and the earth, by thy great might, and by thine outstretched arm,––There is, nothing, too wonderful for thee:

¹ Originally, was, the Word, and, the Word, was, with God; and, the Word, was, God. ² The same, was originally, with God. ³ All things, through him, came into existence, and, without him, came into existence, not even one thing: that which hath come into existence,

¹⁵ and saying––Men! Why, these things, are ye doing? We also, of like nature with you, are men, bringing you the good news, that from these vain things, ye should be turning unto a living God:––Who made heaven and the earth and the sea and all things therein;

²⁴ The God that made the world and all things that are therein, the same, being, Lord, of heaven and earth, not in hand–made shrines, doth dwell,

³⁶ Because, of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things:––unto him, be the glory, unto the ages. Amen!

⁹ And to bring to light––what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create:

¹⁶ Because, in him, were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the things seen and the things unseen, whether thrones or lordships or principalities or authorities,––they all, through him and for him, have been created, ¹⁷ And, he, is before all, and, they all, in him, hold together;

² At the end of these days, He hath spoken unto us in his Son,––whom he hath appointed heir of all things, through whom also he hath made the ages;

¹⁰ and––Thou, by way of beginning, Lord, the earth, didst found, and, the works of thy hands, are the heavens,––

² And I saw a mighty messenger, proclaiming with a loud voice––Who is worthy to open the scroll, and to unloose the seals thereof?

⁹ and they sing a new song, saying––Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood [men] out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

¹² saying with a loud voice––Worthy, is the Lamb that hath been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

⁷ saying with a loud voice,––Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judging is come; and do homage unto him that made heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.