The beast<n id="1" /> was given a mouth speaking proud words<n id="2" /> and blasphemies, and he was permitted<n id="3" /> to exercise ruling authority<n id="4" /> for forty-two months.

The beast<n id="1" /> was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them.<n id="2" /> He was given ruling authority<n id="3" /> over every tribe, people,<n id="4" /> language, and nation,

And another horse, fiery red,<n id="1" /> came out, and the one who rode it<n id="2" /> was granted permission<n id="3" /> to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher<n id="4" /> one another, and he was given a huge sword.p>

<p class="poetry">She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen&#8221;<n id="1" /> (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).<n id="2" />p>

Then<n id="1" /> out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power<n id="2" /> like that of the scorpions of the earth.

The locusts<n id="1" /> were not given permission<n id="2" /> to kill<n id="3" /> them, but only to torture<n id="4" /> them<n id="5" /> for five months, and their torture was like that<n id="6" /> of a scorpion when it stings a person.<n id="7" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> a measuring rod<n id="2" /> like a staff was given to me, and I was told,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the fourth angel<n id="2" /> poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people<n id="3" /> with fire.

So<n id="1" /> I looked,<n id="2" /> and here came<n id="3" /> a white horse! The<n id="4" /> one who rode it<n id="5" /> had a bow, and he was given a crown,<n id="6" /> and as a conqueror<n id="7" /> he rode out to conquer.p>

Each<n id="1" /> of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached<n id="2" /> of both their fellow servants<n id="3" /> and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.p>

Then<n id="1" /> I saw another angel ascending from the east,<n id="2" /> who had<n id="3" /> the seal<n id="4" /> of the living God. He<n id="5" /> shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission<n id="6" /> to damage the earth and the sea:<n id="7" />

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky<n id="2" /> to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.<n id="3" />

But<n id="1" /> do not measure the outer courtyard<n id="2" /> of the temple; leave it out,<n id="3" /> because it has been given to the Gentiles,<n id="4" /> and they will trample on the holy city<n id="5" /> for forty-two months.

The second beast<n id="1" /> was empowered<n id="2" /> to give life<n id="3" /> to the image of the first beast<n id="4" /> so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

So<n id="1" /> I looked<n id="2" /> and here came<n id="3" /> a pale green<n id="4" /> horse! The<n id="5" /> name of the one who rode it<n id="6" /> was Death, and Hades followed right behind.<n id="7" /> They<n id="8" /> were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword,<n id="9" /> famine, and disease,<n id="10" /> and by the wild animals of the earth.p>

Another<n id="1" /> angel holding<n id="2" /> a golden censer<n id="3" /> came and was stationed<n id="4" /> at the altar. A<n id="5" /> large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.

and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told<n id="1" /> those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge.<n id="2" /> I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These<n id="3" /> had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They<n id="4" /> came to life<n id="5" /> and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.