because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, <i>and God will wipe away every tear from their eyesi>.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

So<n id="1" /> the woman gave birth to a son, a male child,<n id="2" /> who is going <i>to rulei><n id="3" /> <i>over all the nationsi><n id="4" /> <i>with an iron rodi>.<n id="5" /> Her<n id="6" /> child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,

and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast,<n id="1" /> everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world<n id="2" /> in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.<n id="3" />

He<n id="1" /> exercised all the ruling authority<n id="2" /> of the first beast on his behalf,<n id="3" /> and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

He also caused<n id="1" /> everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave<n id="2" />) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw another<n id="2" /> angel flying directly overhead,<n id="3" /> and he had<n id="4" /> an eternal gospel to proclaim<n id="5" /> to those who live<n id="6" /> on the earth &#8211; to every nation, tribe,<n id="7" /> language, and people.

<p class="bodytext">A<n id="1" /> second<n id="2" /> angel<n id="3" /> followed the first,<n id="4" /> declaring:<n id="5" /> &#8220;Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city!<n id="6" /> She made all the nations<n id="7" /> drink of the wine of her immoral passion.&#8221;<n id="8" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who will not fear you, O Lord,p> <p class="poetry">and glorify<n id="1" /> your name, because you alone are holy?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">All nations<n id="3" /> will come and worship before youp> <p class="poetry">for your righteous acts<n id="4" /> have been revealed.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Next,<n id="1" /> the second angel<n id="2" /> poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.p>

<p class="poetry">For all the nations<n id="1" /> have fallen<n id="2" /> fromp> <p class="poetry">the wine of her immoral passion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her,p> <p class="poetry">and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">(The ripe fruit<n id="1" /> you greatly desired<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">has gone from you,p> <p class="poetry">and all your luxury<n id="3" /> and splendor<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">have gone from you &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">they will never ever be found again!)<n id="5" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> a voice came from the throne, saying:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Praise our Godp> <p class="poetry">all you his servants,p> <p class="poetry">and all you who fear Him,p> <p class="poetry">both the small and the great!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw one angel standing in<n id="2" /> the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky:<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Come, gather around for the great banquet<n id="4" /> of God,p>

<p class="poetry">to eat<n id="1" /> your fill<n id="2" /> of the flesh of kings,p> <p class="poetry">the flesh of generals,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the flesh of powerful people,p> <p class="poetry">the flesh of horses and those who ride them,p> <p class="poetry">and the flesh of all people, both free and slave,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and small and great!&#8221;p>

The<n id="1" /> others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged<n id="2" /> themselves with their flesh.p>

He<n id="1" /> will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more &#8211; or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">And the one seated on the throne said: &#8220;Look! I am making all things new!&#8221; Then<n id="1" /> he said to me, &#8220;Write it down,<n id="2" /> because these words are reliable<n id="3" /> and true.&#8221;

The foundations of the city&#8217;s wall are decorated<n id="1" /> with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate,<n id="2" /> the fourth emerald,

but<n id="1" /> nothing ritually unclean<n id="2" /> will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable<n id="3" /> or practices falsehood,<n id="4" /> but only those whose names<n id="5" /> are written in the Lamb&#8217;s book of life.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw standing in the middle of the throne<n id="2" /> and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed.<n id="3" /> He had<n id="4" /> seven horns and seven eyes, which<n id="5" /> are the seven<n id="6" /> spirits of God<n id="7" /> sent out into all the earth.