Thenoneof the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenbowlscameand spokewith me, saying,"Come here,I will showyou the judgmentof the greatharlotwho sitson manywaters,
Howthe faithfulcityhas becomea harlot,She [who] was fullof justice!Righteousnessonce lodgedin her, But nowmurderers.
"But comehere,you sonsof a sorceress,Offspringof an adultererand a prostitute.
"For longagoI brokeyour yoke[And] toreoffyour bonds;But you said,'I will not serve!'For on everyhighhillAnd undereverygreentreeYou have laindownas a harlot.
O you who dwellby manywaters,Abundantin treasures,Your endhas come,The measureof your end.
The watersmade it grow,the deepmadeit high.With its riversit continually extendedallaroundits plantingplace,And sentout its channelsto allthe treesof the field.
They saidto one another,"Were not our heartsburningwithinus whileHe was speakingto us on the road,whileHe was explainingthe Scripturesto us?"
And behold,twomenwere talkingwith Him; and they were Mosesand Elijah,
The Revelationof JesusChrist,whichGodgaveHim to showto His bond-servants,the things whichmustsoontake place;and He sentand communicated[it] by His angelto His bond-servantJohn,
ThenI sawanothersignin heaven,greatand marvelous,sevenangelswho hadsevenplagues,[which are] the last,becausein them the wrathof Godis finished.
The greatcitywas splitinto threeparts,and the citiesof the nationsfell.Babylonthe greatwas rememberedbeforeGod,to giveher the cupof the wineof His fiercewrath.
Afterthese thingsI sawanotherangelcoming downfrom heaven,havinggreatauthority,and the earthwas illuminedwith his glory.
BECAUSEHIS JUDGMENTSARE true AND RIGHTEOUS;for He has judgedthe greatharlotwhowas corruptingthe earthwith her immorality,and HE HAS AVENGEDTHE BLOODOF HIS BOND-SERVANTSON HER."
Thenhe saidto me, "Write,Blessedare thosewho are invitedto the marriagesupperof the Lamb.'"And he saidto me, "Theseare true wordsof God."
The one who spokewith me hada goldmeasuring rodto measurethe city,and its gatesand its wall.
Thenoneof the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenbowlsfullof the sevenlastplaguescameand spokewith me, saying,"Come here,I will showyou the bride,the wifeof the Lamb."
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."
