Revelation 17–20

And there came ^aone of ^aathe seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, ^aCome hither; ^bI will shew unto thee the judgment of ^cthe great whore ^dthat sitteth upon many waters: ^2ewith whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and ^fthe inhabiters of the earth ^ghave been ^hmade drunk with the wine of her fornication. ³So he carried me away ⁱin the spirit ^kinto the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a ^lscarlet coloured beast, full of ^mnames of blasphemy, ^mnhaving seven heads and ^moten horns. ⁴And the woman was ^parrayed in ^qpurple and ^lscarlet colour, and decked ^rwith gold and ^rprecious stone and ^spearls, ^thaving a golden cup in her hand ^gfull of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: ⁵and upon her forehead was a name written, ^uMYSTERY, ^gBABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ^vABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. ⁶And I saw ^wthe woman ^hdrunken ^xwith the blood of the saints, and with the blood of ^ythe martyrs ^zof Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. ⁷And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee ^uthe mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath ⁿthe seven heads and ^oten horns. ⁸The beast that thou sawest ^awas, and is not; and ^bshall ascend out of ^cthe bottomless pit, and ^dgo into perdition: and ^ethey that dwell on the earth ^fshall wonder, ^gwhose names were not written in the book of life ^gfrom the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. ⁹And ^hhere is the mind which hath wisdom. ⁱThe seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. ¹⁰And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. ¹¹And ^athe beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and ^dgoeth into perdition. ¹²And ^ikthe ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings ^lone hour with the beast. ¹³These ^mhave one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. ¹⁴These ⁿshall make war with the Lamb, and ^othe Lamb shall overcome them: for he is ^pqLord of lords, and ^prKing of kings: and ^rrthey that are with him are ^stcalled, and ^suchosen, and ^vfaithful. ¹⁵And he saith unto me, ^wThe waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are ^xpeoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. ¹⁶And ^ythe ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, ^zthese shall hate the whore, and ^ashall make her desolate and ^bnaked, and ^bbshall eat her flesh, and ^cburn her with fire. ¹⁷For God hath ^dput in their hearts to fulfil his will, and ^mto agree, and ^egive their kingdom unto the beast, ^funtil the words of God shall be fulfilled. ¹⁸And the woman which thou sawest is ^gthat great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

XVIII.And after these things I saw ^aanother angel come down from heaven, having great power; and ^bthe earth was lightened with his glory. ²And he cried ^cmightily with a strong voice, saying,

^dBabylon the great is fallen, is fallen,

And is become ^ethe habitation of devils,

And the hold of ^fevery foul spirit,

And a cage of ^gevery unclean and hateful bird.

³For ^hall nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,

And ⁱthe kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,

And ^kthe merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her ^ldelicacies.

⁴And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,

^mCome out of her, my people,

That ye be not partakers of her sins,

And that ye receive not of her plagues.

⁵ⁿFor her sins have reached unto heaven,

And ^oGod hath remembered her iniquities.

^6pReward her even as she rewarded you,

And double unto her double according to her works:

^qIn the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

^7rHow much she hath glorified herself, and ^llived deliciously,

So much torment and sorrow give her:

For ^sshe saith in her heart, ^tI sit a queen,

And ^tam no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

^8uTherefore shall her plagues come ^vin one day,

Death, and mourning, and famine;

And ^wshe shall be utterly burnt with fire:

For ^xstrong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

⁹And ^iythe kings of the earth, ⁱwho have committed fornication and ^llived deliciously with her,

^yzShall bewail her, and lament for her,

^aWhen they shall see the smoke of her burning,

¹⁰Standing afar off for the fear of her torment,

^bSaying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!

For ^cin one hour is thy judgment come.

¹¹And ^dthe merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her;

^eFor no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

¹²The merchandise ^fof gold, and silver,

And ^fprecious stones, and ^fof pearls,

And ^gfine linen, and ^fpurple, and silk, and ^fscarlet,

And all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory,

And all manner vessels of most precious wood,

And of brass, and iron, and ^hmarble,

¹³And ⁱcinnamon, and odours,

And ointments, and ⁱfrankincense,

And wine, and oil,

And ^kfine flour, and wheat,

And beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots,

And ^mslaves, and ⁿsouls of men.

¹⁴And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,

And all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee,

And thou shalt find them no more at all.

^15eThe merchants of these things, ^owhich were made rich by her,

Shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,

Weeping and wailing, ¹⁶and saying,

^bAlas, alas, that great city,

^pThat was clothed in ^gfine linen, and ^fpurple, and ^fscarlet,

And decked ^fwith gold, and precious stones, and ^fpearls:

¹⁷For ^cin one hour so great riches ^qis come to nought.

And every ^rshipmaster, and all the company in ships,

And sailers, and as many as trade by sea,

Stood afar off, ¹⁸and cried

^aWhen they saw the smoke of her burning, saying,

^sWhat city is like unto this great city?

¹⁹And ^tthey cast dust on their heads,

And cried, ^uweeping and wailing, saying,

^bAlas, alas, that great city,

^oWherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness:

For ^cin one hour ^qis she made desolate.

^20vRejoice over her, thou heaven,

And ye holy ^wapostles and prophets;

For ^xGod hath avenged you on her.

²¹And a mighty angel ^ytook up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying,

^zThus with violence shall ^bthat great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

²²And ^abthe voice of harpers, and ^cmusicians, and of ^dpipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee;

And no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee;

And ^aethe sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

²³And ^athe light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee;

And ^afthe voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee:

For ^gthy merchants were ^hthe great men of the earth;

For ⁱby thy ^ksorceries were all nations deceived.

²⁴And ^lin her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints,

And of ^mall that were slain upon the earth.

XIX.And after these things ^aI heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, ^bAlleluia; ^cSalvation, and ^dglory, and ^dhonour, and ^epower, unto the Lord our God: ²for ^ftrue and righteous are his judgments: for ^ghe hath judged ^hthe great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and ^gihath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. ³And again they said, ^bAlleluia. And ^kher smoke rose up for ever and ever. ⁴And ^lthe four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, ^mAmen; ^bAlleluia. ⁵And a voice came out of the throne, saying, ⁿPraise our God, all ^oye his servants, and ^pye that fear him, ^pqboth small and great. ⁶And I heard as it were ^rthe voice of a great multitude, and ^sas the voice of many waters, and ^tas the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, ^bAlleluia: for ^uthe Lord God ^vOmnipotent reigneth. ⁷Let us be glad and rejoice, and ^wgive honour to him: for ^xthe marriage of the Lamb is come, and ^yhis wife hath made herself ready. ⁸And ^zto her was granted that she should be ^aarrayed in ^bfine linen, ^cclean and white: for ^dthe fine linen is ^ethe righteousness of saints. ⁹And he saith unto me, ^fWrite, ^gBlessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, ^hThese are the true sayings of God. ¹⁰And ⁱI fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, ^jSee thou do it not: I am ^kthy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that ^lhave the testimony of Jesus: ^mworship God: for ⁿthe testimony of Jesus is ^othe spirit of prophecy.

¹¹And I saw ^pheaven opened, and behold ^qa white horse; and ^qhe that sat upon him was called ^rsFaithful and ^rtTrue, and ^uin righteousness he doth judge and make war. ^12vHis eyes were as a flame of fire, and ^won his head were many ^xcrowns; and he had ^ya name written, ^zthat no man knew, but he himself. ¹³And he was clothed with ^aa vesture dipt in blood: and his name is called ^bThe Word of God. ¹⁴And the armies which were in heaven followed him ^cupon white horses, clothed in ^dfine linen, ^dwhite and clean. ¹⁵And ^eout of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and ^fhe shall rule them with a rod of iron: and ^aghe treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and ^hwrath of ⁱAlmighty God. ¹⁶And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh ^ka name written, ^lKING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

¹⁷And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to ^mall the fowls ⁿthat fly in the midst of heaven, ^oCome and gather yourselves together ^punto the supper of ^qthe great God; ^18rthat ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of ^scaptains, and ^rthe flesh of mighty men, and ^rthe flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both ^sfree and bond, both ^tsmall and great. ¹⁹And I saw ^uthe beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, ^vgathered together ^wto make war against ^xhim that sat on the…