And he openedhis mouthin blasphemiesagainstGod,to blasphemeHis nameand His tabernacle,[that is], thosewho dwellin heaven.
"For thisreason,rejoice,O heavensand you who dwellin them. Woeto the earthand the sea,becausethe devilhas come downto you, havinggreatwrath,knowingthat he has[only] a shorttime."
For Christdid not entera holy placemade with hands,a [mere] copyof the true one,but into heavenitself,nowto appearin the presenceof Godfor us;
"For out of the heartcomeevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,slanders.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
And I hearda loudvoicefrom the throne,saying,"Behold,the tabernacleof Godis amongmen,and He will dwellamongthem, and they shall be His people,and GodHimselfwill be amongthem,
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
And they hearda loudvoicefrom heavensayingto them, "Comeup here."Thenthey wentup into heavenin the cloud,and their enemieswatchedthem.
Afterthese thingsI looked,and behold,a greatmultitudewhichno onecouldcount,from everynationand [all] tribesand peoplesand tongues,standingbeforethe throneand beforethe Lamb,clothedin whiterobes,and palm branches[were] in their hands;
And everycreated thingwhichis in heavenand on the earthand underthe earthand on the sea,and all thingsin them, I heardsaying,"To Him who sitson the throne,and to the Lamb,[be] blessingand honorand gloryand dominionforeverand ever."
Aroundthe throne[were] twenty-fourthrones;and upon the thrones[I saw] twenty-fourelderssitting,clothedin whitegarments,and goldencrownson their heads.
Afterthese thingsI looked,and behold,a door[standing] openin heaven,and the firstvoicewhichI had heard,like[the sound] of a trumpetspeakingwith me, said,"Comeup here,and I will showyou whatmusttake placeafterthese things."
For there was a tabernacleprepared,the outerone,in which[were] the lampstandand the tableand the sacredbread;thisis calledthe holy place.
"THEIR THROATIS AN OPENGRAVE,WITH THEIR TONGUESTHEY KEEP DECEIVING,""THE POISONOF ASPSIS UNDERTHEIR LIPS";
For in Him allthe fullnessof Deitydwellsin bodily form,
For it was the [Father's] good pleasurefor allthe fullnessto dwellin Him,
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
AfterwardJobopenedhis mouthand cursedthe dayof his [birth].
They have settheir mouthagainst the heavens,And their tongueparadesthrough the earth.
"While I was contemplatingthe horns,behold,anotherhorn,a littleone,cameup amongthem, and threeof the firsthornswere pulledout by the rootsbeforeit; and behold,thishornpossessed eyeslike the eyesof a manand a mouthutteringgreat[boasts].
He will speakout againstthe MostHighand weardownthe saintsof the HighestOne,and he will intendto makealterationsin timesand in law;and they will be giveninto his handfor a time,times,and halfa time.
"Then the kingwill doas he pleases,and he will exaltand magnifyhimself aboveeverygodand will speakmonstrousthingsagainstthe Godof gods;and he will prosperuntilthe indignationis finished,for that which is decreedwill be done.
"For thisreason,they are beforethe throneof God;and they serveHim dayand nightin His temple;and He who sitson the thronewill spread His tabernacleoverthem.
Afterthese thingsI looked,and the templeof the tabernacleof testimonyin heavenwas opened,
