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Revelation · read by A.W. Tozer
131 verses, in order. Only the verses A.W. read aloud are shown.
Revelation 1
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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 1): John Saw Further in All Directions
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who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 1): John Saw Further in All Directions
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Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 1): John Saw Further in All Directions
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John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 3): Behold He Cometh
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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 3): Behold He Cometh
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who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 3): Behold He Cometh
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Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 3): Behold He Cometh
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"I am the Alpha and the Omega, " says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 3): Behold He Cometh
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I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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On the Lord's day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
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This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 4): To the Seven Churches
Revelation 2
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"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.Read from KJV · (Reformation Within Protestantism): Preserve the Truth and Go With God
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I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.Read from KJV · (Reformation Within Protestantism): Preserve the Truth and Go With God
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But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.Read from KJV · (The Chief End of Man - Part 5): Come and Consecrate
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Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.Read from KJV · (Reformation Within Protestantism): Preserve the Truth and Go With God
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But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.Read from KJV · (Reformation Within Protestantism): Preserve the Truth and Go With God
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.Read from KJV · (Reformation Within Protestantism): Preserve the Truth and Go With God
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Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.Read from KJV · (Hebrews - Part 10): Jesus Made a Little Lower That the Angels
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.Read from KJV · Epistle to the Romans
Revelation 3
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"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.Read from KJV · The Marks of a Christian
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Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.Read from KJV · The Marks of a Christian
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.Read from KJV · Epistle to the Romans
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.Read from KJV · Epistle to the Romans
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To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God's creation.Read from NKJV · (The Chief End of Man - Part 4): If You Won't Worship God, the Rocks Will
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I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!Read from KJV · (The Chief End of Man - Part 4): If You Won't Worship God, the Rocks Will
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So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!Read from KJV · (The Chief End of Man - Part 4): If You Won't Worship God, the Rocks Will
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You say, 'I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.Read from KJV · (Dangers in the Way Series): Dangers of Prosperity and Adversity
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I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.Read from KJV · (Dangers in the Way Series): Dangers of Prosperity and Adversity
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Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.Read from KJV · (Dangers in the Way Series): Dangers of Prosperity and Adversity
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."Read from KJV · Epistle to the Romans
Revelation 4
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After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things."Read from KJV · Attributes of God (Series 2): The Sovereignty of God
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At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.Read from NKJV · (Revelation - Part 8): Book With Seven Seals
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The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 2): God's Great Purpose in Redemption
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From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 2): God's Great Purpose in Redemption
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The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 7): The Rainbow Round the Throne
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"Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be."Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 2): God's Great Purpose in Redemption
Revelation 5
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Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 8): Book With Seven Seals
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But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 8): Book With Seven Seals
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And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 8): Book With Seven Seals
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Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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And they sang a new song: "Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 9): The Lamb Turned Lion
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And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: "To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!"Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 2): God's Great Purpose in Redemption
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And the four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.Read from KJV · (The Chief End of Man - Part 4): If You Won't Worship God, the Rocks Will
Revelation 6
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Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, "Come!"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 10): The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 11): The Souls Under the Alter - Who They Are
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And they cried out in a loud voice, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 11): The Souls Under the Alter - Who They Are
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Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 11): The Souls Under the Alter - Who They Are
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And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,Read from KJV · The Souls Under the Altar
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and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.Read from KJV · The Souls Under the Altar
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The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: The Souls Under the Altar
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Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Read from KJV · The Souls Under the Altar
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And they said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: The Souls Under the Altar
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For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?"Read from KJV · Audio Sermon: The Souls Under the Altar
Revelation 7
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After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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"Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen."Read from KJV · God Is Our Refuge & Strength
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Then one of the elders addressed me: "These in white robes," he asked, "who are they, and where have they come from?"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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"Sir," I answered, "you know." So he replied, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.Read from KJV · Attributes of God (Series 1): The Holiness of God
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'Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.'Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
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For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. 'He will lead them to springs of living water,' and 'God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 12): Who Are the 144,000
Revelation 8
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When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
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Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 13): When the Seven Trumpets Sound
Revelation 9
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Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before GodRead from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
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Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 14): Invaders From Other Worlds
Revelation 10
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Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
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Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
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Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
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But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
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Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, "Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 16): The Sweet and Bitter Book
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And I went to the angel and said, "Give me the small scroll." "Take it and eat it," he said. "It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
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So I took the small scroll from the angel's hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 16): The Sweet and Bitter Book
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And they told me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings."Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 15): The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
Revelation 14
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Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.Read from KJV · (Revelation - Part 2): A Prognosis of Events
Revelation 16
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And I heard the angel of the waters say: "Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.Read from KJV · Attributes of God (Series 1): The Justice of God
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And I heard the altar reply: "Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments."Read from KJV · Attributes of God (Series 1): The Justice of God
Revelation 19
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Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!"Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 5): A Look at Our Worship of God
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And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.Read from KJV · Attributes of God (Series 2): The Omnipotence of God
Revelation 21
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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.Read from KJV · In My Father's House
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But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 3): Worship the Lord in Glory and Meekness
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And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 3): Worship the Lord in Glory and Meekness
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And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.Read from KJV · (Worship - Part 3): Worship the Lord in Glory and Meekness
Revelation 22
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The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Let the one who hears say, "Come!" And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.Read from KJV · The Voice of the Holy Spirit