The Bible in Its Traditions

Revelation 20:0; 7:1–9:21

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And after this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that a wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

After these things, I saw four Angels standing above the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that they would not blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.

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Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been granted to harm the earth and the sea,

And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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saying, "Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."

Do not hurt the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their brows.

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And I heard the number of those having been sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand having been sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel

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of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand having been sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;

From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Ruben, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand were sealed.

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of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand;

From the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand were sealed.

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of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;

From the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand were sealed.

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand, having been sealed.

From the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand were sealed. From the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.

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After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, out of every nation, and [from] tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, having been clothed in long white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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10  And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation [belongs] to our God, to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

10  and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

10  And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God, who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

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11  And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living beings, and they fell down on their faces before His throne and they worshipped God,

12  saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, [be] to our God forever and ever. Amen."

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13  Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in long white robes, and where did they come from?"

13  And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and whence came they?

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14  And I said to him, "My lord, you know."So he said to me, "These are those who come out of the Great Tribulation, and have washed their robes and they made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15  Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His temple. And He that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.

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16  They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; nor shall the sun by any means strike them, nor any scorching heat;

16  They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat

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17  because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and He leads them to [the ]springs of [the] waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

17  for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

17  For the Lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, will rule over them, and he will lead them to the fountains of the waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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8:1  And when He opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven [for] about half an hour.

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8:2  And I saw the seven angels who stood before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

And I saw seven Angels standing in the sight of God. And seven trumpets were given to them.

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8:3  Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And much incense was given to him, so that he could offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne.

And another Angel approached, and he stood before the altar, holding a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he might offer upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of God, the prayers of all the saints.

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8:4  And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the angel before God.

8:5  And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire from the altar, and he cast it to the earth. And there were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake.

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8:6  So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound the trumpets.

And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

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8:7  And the first [one] sounded [his] trumpet, and there was hail and fire, having been mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with water, and they were poured upon the earth: and a third part of the earth was burnt up and a third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

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8:8  Then the second angel sounded [his] trumpet, and [something] like a great burning mountain was cast into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

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8:9  And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, [even] they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

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8:10  Then the third angel sounded [his] trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the fountains of water.

10  And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters;

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8:11  And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third of the waters turned into wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

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8:12  Then the fourth angel sounded [his] trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them was darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.

12  And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner.

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8:13  And I saw, and I heard an eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe [for] those who dwell on the earth, from the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are to sound [their] trumpets!"

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9:1  Then the fifth angel sounded [his] trumpet, and I saw a star having fallen out of heaven, to the earth. And the key of the shaft of the bottomless pit was given to him.

And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

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9:2  And he opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a burning furnace. And the sun was darkened, and the air, from the smoke of the shaft.

And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well.

9:3  Then out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth. And power was given to them, as scorpions of the earth have power.

And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.

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9:4  They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any plant, nor any tree, but [only] those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

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9:5  And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

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9:6  And in those days men shall seek death, and shall by no means find it; they shall be longing to die, yet death shall elude them.

So in those days men shall seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

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9:7  And the appearances of the locusts [was] similar to horses having been prepared for battle, and on their heads [were] like crowns of gold, and their faces [were] like the faces of men.

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men`s faces.

And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.

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9:8  They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [teeth] of lions.

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9:9  And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots with many horses rushing into battle.

9:10  And they had tails like scorpions, and stings. And in their tails they have power to harm men five months,

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9:11  having as a king over them the angel of the bottomless pit; whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

11  And they had over them a king, the Angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Doom; in Greek, Destroyer; in Latin, Exterminator.

11  And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

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9:12  One woe is past. Behold, yet two woes are coming after these things.

12  The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.

12  One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.

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9:13  Then the sixth angel sounded [his] trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

13  And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

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9:14  saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels having been bound at the great river Euphrates."

14  one saying to the sixth angel that had one trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.

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9:15  So the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill a third of mankind.

15  And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.

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9:16  Now the number of the troops of the horsemen was a hundred million; I heard the number of them.

16  And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

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9:17  And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who rode on them, having breastplates of fire, hyacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses [were] like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and brimstone.

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9:18  By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed-from the fire and the smoke and the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths.

18  And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths.

18  And by these three plagues, was the third part of men slain, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

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9:19  For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.

19  For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

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9:20  But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent from the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and of wood, which neither are able to see nor to hear nor to walk.

20  And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

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9:21  And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their drugs, nor of their fornication or their thefts.

21  Nor repented of their murders, nor of their witchcraft, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.