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Heaven So he drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden
he stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction, to guard the way to the tree
of life. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his
kingdom ruleth in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in
strength , that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting
upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims; each one had six
wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And
One cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory. And the
posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke... Then flew one
of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar. I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my
God; For he has clothed me with garments of salvation, he has wrapped me with a robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom
decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of
days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne
was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand
thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the
judgment was set , and the books were opened... I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came
with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt
thou be with me in paradise. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter
ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went
up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand
ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as
ye have seen him go into heaven. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And said, Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the
body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the
third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into
paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not
lawful for a man to utter. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches; to him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise
of God. After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were
of a trumpet talking with me ; which said, Come up hither,
and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne,
and before
the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to
our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne,
and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying,
Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God
forever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are
arrayed in white robes? And whence ca me they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These
are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he
that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that
sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great
voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death , neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be
any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all
things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of
the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But
the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven
last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away
in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of
heaven from God. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious , even
like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon , which are
the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the
east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And
the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with m e had a golden reed to
measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and
the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed,
twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall
thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the
foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation
was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedone; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the
sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the
eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one
pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I
saw no temple therein: for
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of
the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations
of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into
it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring
the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of
the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the
leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his
servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face;
and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the
sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign forever and ever. And he said unto me, These
sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold , I
come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
prophecy of this book. And, I, John, saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell
down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do
it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of
this book: worship God. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this boo k: for the
time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my
reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of
life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst say,
Come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that heareth
the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues
that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are
written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of out Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
