and beginsto beathis fellow slavesand eatand drinkwith drunkards;
And I sawthe womandrunkwith the bloodof the saints,and with the bloodof the witnessesof Jesus.When I sawher, I wonderedgreatly.
for they pouredout the bloodof saintsand prophets,and You have giventhem bloodto drink.They deserveit."
"Bewareof the false prophets,whocometo you in sheep'sclothing,but inwardlyare ravenouswolves.
Thussaysthe LORDconcerningthe prophetswho leadmy peopleastray;When they have [something] to bitewith their teeth,They cry,"Peace,"But againsthim whoputsnothingin their mouthsThey declareholywar.
It was alsogivento him to makewarwith the saintsand to overcomethem, and authorityovereverytribeand peopleand tongueand nationwas givento him.
These are the menwho are hidden reefsin your love feastswhen they feastwith you without fear,caringfor themselves;cloudswithout water,carried alongby winds;autumntreeswithout fruit,doublydead,uprooted;
noryet as lording it overthoseallotted to your charge,but provingto be examplesto the flock.
whoseendis destruction,whosegodis [their] appetite,and [whose] gloryis in their shame,who set their mindson earthly things.
For you tolerateit ifanyoneenslavesyou, anyonedevoursyou, anyonetakesadvantage of you, anyoneexaltshimself, anyonehitsyou in the face.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
"You eatthe fatand clotheyourselveswith the wool,you slaughterthe fat[sheep] withoutfeedingthe flock.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,you whotrembleat His word:"Your brotherswho hateyou, who excludeyou for My name'ssake,Have said,'Let the LORDbe glorified,that we may seeyour joy.'But they will be putto shame.
"Come,"[they say], "let us getwine,and let us drinkheavilyof strongdrink;And tomorrowwill be like today,only moreso."
Whydo you kickat My sacrificeand at My offeringwhichI have commanded[in My] dwelling,and honoryour sonsaboveMe, by makingyourselves fatwith the choicestof everyofferingof My peopleIsrael?'
Do not be with heavydrinkersof wine,[Or] with gluttonouseatersof meat;
"But that slavewentout and foundoneof his fellow slaveswhoowedhim a hundreddenarii;and he seizedhim and [began] to choke[him], saying,'Pay backwhatyou owe.'
"But ifthat evilslavesaysin his heart,My masteris not coming for a long time,'
the masterof that slavewill comeon a daywhenhe does not expect[him] and at an hourwhichhe does not know,
and saidto him, "Everymanservesthe goodwinefirst,and when[the people] have drunk freely,[then he serves] the poorer[wine]; [but] you have keptthe goodwineuntilnow."
