Then he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring, and when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

The beast was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. He was given ruling authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation,

Then the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridles for a distance of almost two hundred miles.

Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just – the one who is and who was, the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments,

Then I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”

Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”

(This requires a mind that has wisdom.) The seven heads are seven mountains the woman sits on. They are also seven kings:

The beast that was, and is not, is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven, and is going to destruction.

After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.

And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

Then he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.

The nations were enraged, but your wrath has come, and the time has come for the dead to be judged, and the time has come to give to your servants, the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and to those who revere your name, both small and great, and the time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth.”