and they were not strong enough,and there was nolongera placefoundfor them in heaven.
"The eyewhich sawhim sees him nolonger, And his placenolongerbeholdshim.
"He will not returnagainto his house,Norwill his placeknowhim anymore.
"Ifhe is removedfrom his place,Then it will denyhim, [saying], 'I neversawyou.'
"Manytimesthey have persecutedme from my youthup; Yetthey have not prevailedagainst me.
And my enemywill say,"I have overcomehim," [And] my adversarieswill rejoicewhenI am shaken.
Yeta littlewhileand the wickedmanwill be nomore;And you will lookcarefullyfor his placeand he will not be [there].
"They will fightagainstyou, but they will not overcomeyou, for I am with you to deliveryou," declaresthe LORD.
Do you not fearMe?' declaresthe LORD.'Do you not tremblein My presence?For I have placedthe sandas a boundaryfor the sea,An eternaldecree,so it cannotcrossoverit. Though the wavestoss,yet they cannotprevail;Though they roar,yet they cannotcrossoverit.
"I alsosayto you that you are Peter,and upon thisrockI will buildMy church;and the gatesof Hadeswill not overpowerit.
to occupythisministryand apostleshipfrom whichJudasturned asideto goto his ownplace."
And angelswho did not keeptheir owndomain,but abandonedtheir properabode,He has keptin eternalbondsunderdarknessfor the judgmentof the greatday,
"And they overcamehim becauseof the bloodof the Lamband becauseof the wordof their testimony,and they did not lovetheir lifeeven whenfaced with death.
And there was warin heaven,Michaeland his angelswagingwarwith the dragon.The dragonand his angelswagedwar,
And the greatdragonwas throwndown, the serpentof oldwho is calledthe deviland Satan,who deceivesthe wholeworld;he was throwndown to the earth,and his angelswere throwndown with him.
ThenI sawa greatwhitethroneand Him who satupon it, from whosepresenceearthand heavenfled away,and noplacewas foundfor them.