God's temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord's covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.
I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, *Halleluyah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around about and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, *Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!*
Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, *Come and see!* And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.