and swore an oath in the name of the God who lives for ever and ever, who created the sky, earth, and sea and everything in them. The angel said, “There won’t be any more delay!
Then one of the four living creatures gave seven golden bowls to the seven angels. The bowls were filled with the anger of God, who lives for ever and ever.
In the case of the Levites, the tenth is received by people who eventually die. But in the case of Melchizedek, it’s received by someone who’s said to be living.
Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and each creature was covered all over with eyes, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying, “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
Then I saw that the one who was sitting on the throne was holding a scroll in his right hand. The scroll had writing on both sides, and it was sealed with seven seals.
called out to the mountains and rocks. They cried, “Fall on us! Hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb!
Therefore, “they stand in front of the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to protect them.
The one who was sitting on the throne said, “I’m making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down. You can trust these words, because they’re true.”