They<n id="1" /> were told<n id="2" /> not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people<n id="3" /> who did not have the seal of God on their<n id="4" /> forehead.

He held<n id="1" /> in his hand a little scroll that was open, and he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.

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" />

and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No<n id="1" /> one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.p>

<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.

So<n id="1" /> the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyard<n id="2" /> of the earth and tossed them into the great<n id="3" /> winepress of the wrath of God.

Then<n id="1" /> there were flashes of lightning, roaring,<n id="2" /> and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake &#8211; an earthquake unequaled since humanity<n id="3" /> has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury<n id="2" /> with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.

and will go out to deceive<n id="1" /> the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog,<n id="2" /> to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea.<n id="3" />

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" />

He said, &#8220;Yes.&#8221; When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,<n id="1" /> &#8220;What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes &#8211; from their sons<n id="2" /> or from foreigners?&#8221;

Then<n id="1" /> the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,<n id="2" /> and<n id="3" /> all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They<n id="4" /> will see <i>the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaveni><n id="5" /> with power and great glory.

But so that you may know<n id="1" /> that the Son of Man<n id="2" /> has authority on earth to forgive sins&#8221; &#8211; he said to the paralyzed man<n id="3" /> &#8211; &#8220;I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher<n id="4" /> and go home.&#8221;<n id="5" />

<p class="bodytext">On that same occasion<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> rejoiced<n id="3" /> in the Holy Spirit and said, &#8220;I praise<n id="4" /> you, Father, Lord<n id="5" /> of heaven and earth, because<n id="6" /> you have hidden these things from the wise<n id="7" /> and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.<n id="8" />

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>It will not be like the covenanti>b><n id="1" /> <i><b>that I made with their fathersb>, <b>on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egyptb>, <b>because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for themb>, <b>says the Lordb>.i>p>

<p class="bodytext">The<n id="1" /> first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that<n id="2" /> a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.p>

Then<n id="1" /> the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak<n id="2" /> to me<n id="3" /> again,<n id="4" /> &#8220;Go and take the open<n id="5" /> scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.&#8221;

Then<n id="1" /> another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, &#8220;Use<n id="2" /> your sickle and start to reap,<n id="3" /> because the time to reap has come, since the earth&#8217;s harvest is ripe!&#8221;

Another<n id="1" /> angel, who was in charge of<n id="2" /> the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to the angel<n id="3" /> who had the sharp sickle, &#8220;Use<n id="4" /> your sharp sickle and gather<n id="5" /> the clusters of grapes<n id="6" /> off the vine of the earth,<n id="7" /> because its grapes<n id="8" /> are now ripe.&#8221;<n id="9" />