His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.

But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice – practices I also hate.

Immediately I was in the Spirit, and a throne was standing in heaven with someone seated on it!

And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Now I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel:

Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

The first woe has passed, but two woes are still coming after these things!

These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

(Look! I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!

Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying: “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”

Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

So I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Now this is what the horses and their riders looked like in my vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue, and sulfurous yellow in color. The heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur came out of their mouths.

These two have the power to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time they are prophesying. They have power to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want.

Now the beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority to rule.