As much as<n id="1" /> she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury,<n id="2" /> to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself,<n id="3" /> &#8216;I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the angel<n id="2" /> said to me, &#8220;Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!&#8221; He also said to me, &#8220;These are the true words of God.&#8221;

<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;

It has<n id="1" /> a massive, high wall<n id="2" /> with twelve gates,<n id="3" /> with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel<n id="4" /> are written on the gates.<n id="5" />

Now<n id="1" /> the city is laid out as a square,<n id="2" /> its length and width the same. He<n id="3" /> measured the city with the measuring rod<n id="4" /> at fourteen hundred miles<n id="5" /> (its length and width and height are equal).

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls &#8211; each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The<n id="1" /> main street<n id="2" /> of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.p>

Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.p>

But<n id="1" /> he said to me, &#8220;Do not do this!<n id="2" /> I am a fellow servant<n id="3" /> with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey<n id="4" /> the words of this book. Worship God!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access<n id="1" /> to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!&#8221;<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;To<n id="1" /> the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:<n id="2" />p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;This is the solemn pronouncement of<n id="3" /> the one who holds<n id="4" /> the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: &#8216;I know your deeds, that you have a reputation<n id="5" /> that you are alive, but<n id="6" /> in reality<n id="7" /> you are dead.

<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.

They were singing a new song:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;You are worthy to take the scrollp> <p class="poetry">and to open its sealsp> <p class="poetry">because you were killed,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and at the cost of your own blood<n id="3" /> you have purchased<n id="4" /> for Godp> <p class="poetry">persons<n id="5" /> from every tribe, language,<n id="6" /> people, and nation.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I heard every creature &#8211; in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them &#8211; singing:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;To the one seated on the throne and to the Lambp> <p class="poetry">be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power<n id="3" /> forever and ever!&#8221;p>

So<n id="1" /> I said to him, &#8220;My lord, you know the answer.&#8221;<n id="2" /> Then<n id="3" /> he said to me, &#8220;These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They<n id="4" /> have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, &#8220;There will be no more delay!<n id="1" />

So<n id="1" /> I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He<n id="2" /> said to me, &#8220;Take the scroll<n id="3" /> and eat it. It<n id="4" /> will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.&#8221;

Now<n id="1" /> the beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like a bear&#8217;s, and its mouth was like a lion&#8217;s mouth. The<n id="2" /> dragon gave the beast<n id="3" /> his power, his throne, and great authority to rule.<n id="4" />

<p class="poetry">Even the light from a lampp> <p class="poetry">will never shine in you again!p> <p class="poetry">The voices of the bridegroom and his bridep> <p class="poetry">will never be heard in you again.p> <p class="poetry">For your merchants were the tycoons of the world,p> <p class="poetry">because all the nations<n id="1" /> were deceived by your magic spells!<n id="2" />p>

Blessed and holy is the one who takes part<n id="1" /> in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them,<n id="2" /> but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.p>