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{
"type": "header",
"text": "Introduction"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His slaves—things that must occur shortly. And He communicated it, sending it by His angel to His slave John, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "who gave witness to the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ—the things that He saw, both things that are and those that must happen after these. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; because the time is near. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "John, to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven-fold Spirit who is before His throne, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins with His own blood",
"sectionNumber": 2
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "—indeed, He made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "Take note, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, including those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will beat their breasts [in dismay] because of Him. Yea, verily! ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "“I am the Alpha and the Omega”, says the Lord God, “He who is and who was and who is coming, The Almighty.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "John is commissioned"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Christ Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the Word of God and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "I was in spirit on the Lord’s day and I heard a voice behind me, loud as a trumpet, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 12,
"text": "And there I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 13,
"text": "and in the midst of the seven lampstands one similar to a son of man, clothed down to the feet and girded at the nipples with a golden belt. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 14,
"text": "Now His head, that is His hair, was white, like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 15,
"text": "and His feet were like fine brass, as when refined in a furnace; and His voice was like the sound of many waters; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 16,
"text": "and He had seven stars on His right hand and a sharp two-edged sword coming out of His mouth; and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 17,
"text": "And when I saw Him I fell at His feet as if dead. And He placed His right hand upon me saying: “Do not fear. I am the First and the Last, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 18,
"text": "even the Living One—I became dead, and behold, now I am living for ever and ever! Oh yes!! And I have the keys of Death and of Hades! ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 19,
"text": "Therefore write the things that you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to to occur after these. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 1,
"verseNumber": 20,
"text": "The mystery of the seven stars which you saw upon my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands that you saw are seven churches. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The seven letters"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Ephesus"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus write: These things says He who holds the seven stars on His right hand, who walks about in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "‘I know your works, yes the labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot stand those who are evil. And you have tested those who claim to be apostles and are not, and found them to be liars; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "and you have born up and endured on account of my name, and not grown weary. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "‘Nevertheless I have against you that you have left your first love. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "So think about from where you have drifted and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come at you swiftly and remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you do repent. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "But you do have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of my God. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Smyrna"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the First and the Last, who became dead and came to life: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "‘I know your works and affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer: Take note, the devil is really about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have an affliction of ten days. Stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. The one who overcomes will absolutely not be harmed by the second death. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Pergamos"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 12,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Pergamos write: These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 13,
"text": "‘I know your works, and where you live, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny my faith during the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 14,
"text": "‘Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold fast to the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things offered to idols and to fornicate. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 15,
"text": "Thus you also have those who hold fast to the doctrine of the Nicolaitans as well. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 16,
"text": "Repent! Or else I will come at you swiftly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 17,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who overcomes I will grant to eat from the hidden manna. And I will give him a white pebble, and on the pebble a new name written, which no one knows except the receiver. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Thyatira"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 18,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, He who has the eyes like a flame of fire and the feet like fine brass: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 19,
"text": "‘I know your works—the love, the faith, the service—and your endurance; in fact your last works are greater than the first. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 20,
"text": "‘Nevertheless I have against you that you tolerate your wife Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my slaves to fornicate and to eat things offered to idols. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 21,
"text": "I even gave her time so that she might repent, but she does not want to repent of her fornication. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 22,
"text": "So, I am throwing her into a sick bed and those adulterating with her into great affliction, unless they repent of her works. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 23,
"text": "And I will execute her children; and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your works. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 24,
"text": "‘Now to the rest of you who are in Thyatira I say—to as many as do not hold this teaching, those who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say—I will not put any other burden on you; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 25,
"text": "just hold fast what you have until I come. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 26,
"text": "And as for the one who overcomes and keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 27,
"text": "and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron; they will be smashed like clay pots",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 28,
"text": "—just as I have received from my Father. And I will give him the morning star.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 2,
"verseNumber": 29,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Sardis"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Sardis write: These things says He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, yet you are dead. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "Wake up! And strengthen the remaining things that you were about to throw away, for I have not found your works to be fulfilled before my God. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "So remember how you have received and heard, and hold fast and repent; because if you do not watch, I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "‘But you do have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "The one who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments, and I will not erase his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before His angels.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Philadelphia"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, He who has the key of David, who opens and no one can shut it, except He who opens, and no one can open: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "‘I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door, that no one is able to shut; because you have a little strength and have kept my Word and have not denied my name. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "See, I am determining that some of the synagogue of Satan, those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying—yes, I will cause them to come, and to do obeisance at your feet and to know that I have loved you. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "Because you have kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of the testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to test those who dwell on the earth. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "‘I am coming swiftly. Hold fast what you have so that no one may take your crown. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 12,
"text": "The one who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never again go out. And I will write on him the name of my God, the name of my God’s city—the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God—and my new name.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 13,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "To Laodicea"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 14,
"text": "“And to the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Originator of God’s creation: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 15,
"text": "‘I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 16,
"text": "So then, since you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 17,
"text": "Because you say, “I am rich, even become wealthy, and have need of nothing”, and do not realize that you are the most wretched—yes, the most pitiable and poor and blind and naked— ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 18,
"text": "I counsel you to buy gold from me, refined by fire, so that you may become rich; and white garments, so that you may be clothed, and your nakedness not be shamefully exposed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 19,
"text": "As many as I love I rebuke and discipline; so be zealous and repent! ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 20,
"text": "‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone should hear my voice and open the door, I really will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 21,
"text": "To the one who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on His throne.’ ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 3,
"verseNumber": 22,
"text": "“He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "“The things that must happen after these”"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "After these things I looked and behold, a door standing open in the sky, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here and I will show you the things that must take place after these.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The Throne Room"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "And immediately I was in spirit, and behold, a throne set in heaven (and One sitting on the throne) ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "similar in appearance to a stone, jasper and carnelian, and there was a rainbow around the throne, similar in appearance to an emerald. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw the twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes and golden crowns on their heads. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "And out of the throne came lightnings and noises and thunders; and seven lamps of fire were burning before His throne, which are seven spirits of God; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "and before the throne it was like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The four living beings"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "And in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living beings full of eyes, front and back. ",
"sectionNumber": 2
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "The first living being was similar to a lion, the second living being was similar to a calf, the third living being had a face like a man, and the fourth living being was similar to a flying eagle. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "And the four living beings, each one of them, having six wings apiece, were full of eyes around and within. And they take no rest, day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy; Holy, holy, holy; Holy, holy, holy; The Lord God Almighty; He who was and who is and who is coming!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The twenty-four elders"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "And whenever the living beings ascribe glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne saying: ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 4,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "“You are worthy, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The Lamb takes the scroll"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "And I saw upon the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll, written inside and outside, sealed with seven seals. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look at it. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "And I began to really weep, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "So one of the elders says to me: “Stop weeping! Look! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living beings, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing—as if slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "And He went and took it out of the right hand of the One sitting on the throne! ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "A new song"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "And when He took the scroll the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having harps and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "And they sing a new song saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals; because You were slaughtered, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and language and people and ethnic nation; ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "and You have made them kings and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "All the angels"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "And I looked, and I heard as it were the voice of many angels, around the throne and the living beings and the elders. And their number was ten thousand times ten thousand and a thousand thousands, ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 12,
"text": "saying with a great voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive the power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "Every creature"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 13,
"text": "And every creature which is in the heaven and upon the earth and under the earth, and upon the sea (the existing places and the creatures in them)—I heard them all saying: “To Him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb: the blessing and the honor and the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen!!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 5,
"verseNumber": 14,
"text": "(It was the four living beings saying the “Amen”.) And the elders fell and did obeisance. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The Lamb opens the seals"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The first seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 1,
"text": "And I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living beings saying, like a voice of thunder, “Come!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 2,
"text": "And I looked and, behold, a white horse! And he who sat on it had a bow. And a crown was given to him; and he went out conquering, that is, in order to conquer. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The second seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 3,
"text": "And when He opened the second seal I heard the second living being saying, “Come!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 4,
"text": "And another horse went out, fiery red, and it was granted to him who sat on it to take the peace from the earth, so that they would slaughter each other; also, a huge sword was given to him. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The third seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 5,
"text": "And when He opened the third seal I heard the third living being saying, “Come!” And I looked and, behold, a black horse! And he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 6,
"text": "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living beings saying: “A ‘quart’ of wheat for a denarius and three ‘quarts’ of barley for a denarius; but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The fourth seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 7,
"text": "And when He opened the fourth seal I heard a voice from the fourth living being saying, “Come!” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 8,
"text": "And I looked and, behold, a sickly pale horse! And as for the one sitting upon it, his name is Death, and Hades follows with him. And authority was given to him over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword and by famine and by death, also by the wild animals of the earth. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The fifth seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 9,
"text": "And when He opened the fifth seal I saw underneath the altar the souls of the people who had been slaughtered on account of the Word of God and on account of the testimony of the Lamb which they held. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 10,
"text": "And they cried out with a loud voice saying: “How long, O Sovereign, Holy and True, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the land?” ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 11,
"text": "So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told that they should rest a while longer, until both their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were about to be killed just like they were, should complete the number. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "paragraph break"
},
{
"type": "header",
"text": "The sixth seal"
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,
"verseNumber": 12,
"text": "And I saw, just when He opened the sixth seal—there was a severe earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. ",
"sectionNumber": 1
},
{
"type": "verse",
"chapterNumber": 6,