Revelation 4–19

CHAPTER 4

The Throne in Heaven

¹After ^athese things I looked, and behold, ^ba door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, ^clike the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “^dCome up here, and I will ^eshow you what must take place after these things.”

²Immediately I was ^1ain the Spirit, and behold, ^ba throne was standing in heaven, and ^cOne sitting on the throne.

³And He who was sitting was like a ^ajasper stone and a ^bsardius in appearance; and there was a ^1crainbow around the throne, like an ^demerald in appearance.

^4aAround the throne were ^btwenty-four thrones, and upon those thrones I saw ^ctwenty-four elders ^dsitting, clothed in ^ewhite garments, and ^fgolden crowns on their heads.

⁵And out from the throne come ^aflashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were ^bseven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are ^cthe seven Spirits of God.

⁶And before the throne there was something like a ^asea of glass, like crystal. And in the ¹center and ^baround the throne, ^cfour living creatures ^dfull of eyes in front and behind.

^7aAnd the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.

⁸And the ^afour living creatures, each one of them having ^bsix wings, are ^cfull of eyes around and within, and ^dday and night ¹they do not cease to say,

“^eHoly, holy, holy is the ^2fLord God, the Almighty, ^gwho was and who is and who ³is to come.”

⁹And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who ^asits on the throne, to ^bHim who lives forever and ever,

¹⁰the ^atwenty-four elders will ^bfall down before Him who ^csits on the throne, and will worship ^dHim who lives forever and ever, and will cast their ^ecrowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹“^aWorthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You ^bcreated all things, and because of Your will they ¹existed, and were created.”

CHAPTER 5

The Scroll and the Lamb

¹Then I saw ¹in the right hand of Him who ^asits on the throne a ^bscroll written inside and on the back, ^csealed up with seven seals.

²Then I saw a ^astrong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

³And no one ^ain heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.

⁴Then I was crying greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

⁵And one of the elders ^*said to me, “Stop crying! Behold, the ^aLion that is ^bfrom the tribe of Judah, the ^cRoot of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶Then I saw in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and in the midst of ^athe elders a ^bLamb standing, as if ^cslain, having seven ^dhorns and ^eseven eyes, which are ^fthe seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

⁷And He came and took ^athe scroll out of the right hand of Him who ^bsits on the throne.

⁸And when He had taken the scroll, the ^afour living creatures and the ^btwenty-four elders ^cfell down before the ^dLamb, each one having a ^eharp and ^fgolden bowls full of incense, which are the ^gprayers of the ¹saints.

⁹And they ^*sang a ^anew song, saying,

“^bWorthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were ^cslain and ^dpurchased for God with Your blood people from ^eevery tribe and tongue and people and nation.

¹⁰“And You made them to be a ^akingdom and ^bpriests to our God, and they will ^creign upon the earth.”

Angels Worship the Lamb

¹¹Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^aaround the throne and the ^bliving creatures and the ^celders; and the number of them was ^dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

¹²saying with a loud voice,

“^aWorthy is the ^bLamb that was ^cslain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”

¹³And ^aevery created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,

“To Him who ^bsits on the throne, and to the ^cLamb, ^dbe the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.”

¹⁴And the ^afour living creatures kept saying, “^bAmen.” And the ^celders ^dfell down and worshiped.

CHAPTER 6

The Seven Seals

¹Then I looked when the ^aLamb opened one of the ^bseven seals, and I heard one of the ^cfour living creatures saying as with a ^dvoice of thunder, “¹Come.”

²Then I looked, and behold, a ^awhite horse, and he who sits on it had a bow; and ^ba crown was given to him, and he went out ^covercoming and to overcome.

³And when He opened the second seal, I heard the ^asecond living creature saying, “Come.”

⁴And another, ^aa red horse, went out; and to him who sits on it, it was given to him to ^btake peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

⁵And when He opened the third seal, I heard the ^athird living creature saying, “Come.” Then I looked, and behold, a ^bblack horse; and he who sits on it had a ^cpair of scales in his hand.

⁶And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the ^afour living creatures saying, “One ¹choinix of wheat for one ²denarius, and three ³choinix of barley for one ⁴denarius, and ^bdo not harm the oil and the wine.”

⁷And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the ^afourth living creature saying, “Come.”

⁸Then I looked, and behold, a ^apale horse; and he who sits on it had the name ^bDeath, and ^cHades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^dto kill with sword and with famine and with ¹pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

⁹And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw ^aunderneath the ^baltar the ^csouls of those who had been slain ^dbecause of the word of God, and because of the ^ewitness which they had maintained;

¹⁰and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^aHow long, O ^bMaster, ^choly and true? ¹Will You not ^djudge and avenge our blood on ^ethose who dwell on the earth?”

¹¹And ^aa white robe was given to each of them; and it was told to them that they should ^brest for a little while longer, ^cuntil the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were to be killed even as they had been, would be ^dcompleted also.

¹²Then I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and there was a great ^aearthquake; and the ^bsun became black as ^csackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

¹³and ^athe stars of the sky fell to the earth, ^bas a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

^14aAnd the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^bevery mountain and island were moved out of their places.

¹⁵Then ^athe kings of the earth and the great men and the ¹commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man ^bhid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

¹⁶and they ^*asaid to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the ¹presence of Him ^bwho sits on the throne, and from the ^2cwrath of the Lamb,

¹⁷for ^athe great ^bday of their ¹wrath has come, and ^cwho is able to stand?”

CHAPTER 7

The 144,000

¹After this I saw ^afour angels standing at the ^bfour corners of the earth, holding back ^cthe four winds of the earth, ^dso that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

²Then I saw another angel ascending ^afrom the rising of the sun, having the ^bseal of ^cthe living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the ^dfour angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

³saying, “^aDo not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have ^bsealed the slaves of our God on their ^cforeheads.”

⁴And I heard the ^anumber of those having been sealed, ^b144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

⁵from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 having been sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

⁶from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

⁷from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

⁸from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000 having been sealed.

A Multitude from Every Nation

⁹After these things I looked, and behold, a great ¹multitude which no one could count, from ^aevery nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing ^bbefore the throne and ^cbefore the Lamb, clothed in ^dwhite robes, and ^epalm branches were in their hands;

¹⁰and they cry out with a loud voice, saying,

“^aSalvation belongs to our God ^bwho sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

¹¹And all the angels were standing ^aaround the throne and ^bthe elders and the ^cfour living creatures, and they ^dfell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

¹²saying,

“^aAmen, ^bthe blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength, be to our God forever and ever. ^cAmen.”

¹³Then one of the elders ^aanswered, saying to me, “These, clothed in the ^bwhite robes, who are they, and from where have they come?”

¹⁴And I ¹said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the ^agreat tribulation, and they ^bwashed their robes and made them ^cwhite in the ^dblood of the Lamb.

¹⁵“For this reason, they are ^abefore the throne of God; and they ^bserve Him day and night in His ^1csanctuary; and ^dHe who sits on the throne will ^2edwell over them.

¹⁶“^aThey will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun ¹beat down on them, nor any heat;

¹⁷for the Lamb at the center of the throne will ^ashepherd them and will guide them to springs of the ^1bwater of life. And ^cGod will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

CHAPTER 8

The Seventh Seal

¹When He opened the ^aseventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

²Then I saw ^athe seven angels who stand before God, and seven ^btrumpets were given to them.

^3aAnd another angel came and stood at the ^baltar, having a ^cgolden censer; and much ^dincense was…