And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;
{\b for true and righteous are his judgments}; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and {\b he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.}
And the great city was divided into into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, {\i which are} the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God.\par
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, {\i a voice} as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, {\cf6 Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.}
The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, {\i even} the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified {\i it} by his angel unto his servant John;