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

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky;<n id="2" /> it landed<n id="3" /> on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

<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" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped<n id="2" /> in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.<n id="3" />

When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but<n id="1" /> just then<n id="2" /> I heard a voice from heaven say, &#8220;Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The kingdom of the worldp> <p class="poetry">has become the kingdom of our Lordp> <p class="poetry">and of his Christ,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and he will reign for ever and ever.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring,<n id="2" /> crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.<n id="2" />

Then<n id="1" /> another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> war broke out in heaven: Michael<n id="2" /> and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

<p class="poetry">Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!p> <p class="poetry">But<n id="1" /> woe to the earth and the seap> <p class="poetry">because the devil has come down to you!p> <p class="poetry">He<n id="2" /> is filled with terrible anger,p> <p class="poetry">for he knows that he only has a little time!&#8221;p>

I also heard a sound<n id="1" /> coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now<n id="2" /> the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,

He declared<n id="1" /> in a loud voice: &#8220;Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues<n id="2" /> (they are final because in them God&#8217;s anger is completed).p>

And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds<n id="1" /> each, fell from heaven<n id="2" /> on people,<n id="3" /> but they<n id="4" /> blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it<n id="5" /> was so horrendous.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I heard another voice from heaven saying, &#8220;Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw heaven opened and here came<n id="2" /> a white horse! The<n id="3" /> one riding it was called &#8220;Faithful&#8221; and &#8220;True,&#8221; and with justice<n id="4" /> he judges and goes to war.

They<n id="1" /> went up<n id="2" /> on the broad plain of the earth<n id="3" /> and encircled<n id="4" /> the camp<n id="5" /> of the saints and the beloved city, but<n id="6" /> fire came down from heaven and devoured them completely.<n id="7" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw a large<n id="2" /> white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven<n id="3" /> fled<n id="4" /> from his presence, and no place was found for them.

So<n id="1" /> he took me away in the Spirit<n id="2" /> to a huge, majestic mountain<n id="3" /> and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.