The Multitude in Heaven Praises God

191 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven , saying , " Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God ; 2 BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality , and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER." 3 And a second time they said , " Hallelujah ! HER SMOKE RISES UP FOREVER AND EVER ." 4 And the twenty-four e elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying , " Amen . Hallelujah !"

5 And a voice came from the throne , saying , " Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great ." 6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder , saying , " Hallelujah! For the Lord our God , the Almighty , reigns . 7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready ." 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen , bright and clean ; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints .

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

9 Then he said to me, " Write , ' Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb .' " And he said to me, " These are true words of God ." 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus ; worship God . For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy ."

The Rider on the White Horse

11 And I saw heaven opened , and behold , a white horse , and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True , and in righteousness He judges and wages war . 12 His eyes are a flame of fire , and on His head are many diadems ; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself . 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood , and His name is called The Word of God . 14 And the armies which are in heaven , clothed in fine linen , white and clean , were following Him on white horses . 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword , so that with it He may strike down the nations , and He will rule them with a rod of iron ; and He treads the wine e press of the fierce wrath of God , the Almighty . 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written , " KING OF KINGS , AND Lord OF LordS ." 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun , and he cried out with a loud voice , saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven , " Come , assemble for the great supper of God , 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men , both free men and slaves , and small and great ." 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army . 20 And the beast was seized , and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence , by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image ; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone . 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse , and all the birds were filled with their flesh .

The Message to Sardis

31 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write : He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars , says this : ' I know your deeds , that you have a name that you are alive , but you are dead . 2 'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain , which were about to die ; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God . 3 'So remember what you have received and heard ; and keep it, and repent . Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief , and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4 'But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments ; and they will walk with Me in white , for they are worthy . 5 ' He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments ; and I will not erase his name from the book of life , and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels . 6 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .'

The Message to Philadelphia

7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write : He who is holy , who is true , who has the key of David , who opens and no one will shut , and who shuts and no one opens , says this : 8 ' I know your deeds . Behold , I have put before you an open door which no one can shut , because you have a little power , and have kept My word , and have not denied My name . 9 'Behold , I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan , who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie -I will make them come and bow down at your feet , and make them know that I have loved you. 10 'Because you have kept the word of My perseverance , I also will keep you from the hour of testing , that hour which is about to come upon the whole world , to test those who dwell on the earth . 11 ' I am coming quickly ; hold fast what you have , so that no one will take your crown . 12 ' He who overcomes , I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God , and he will not go out from it anymore ; and I will write on him the name of My God , and the name of the city of My God , the new Jerusalem , which comes down out of heaven from My God , and My new name . 13 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .'

The Message to Laodicea

14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write : The Amen , the faithful and true Witness , the Beginning of the creation of God , says this : 15 ' I know your deeds , that you are neither cold nor hot ; I wish that you were cold or hot . 16 'So because you are lukewarm , and neither hot nor cold , I will spit you out of My mouth . 17 'Because you say , " I am rich , and have become wealthy , and have need of nothing ," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked , 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich , and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed ; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see . 19 ' Those whom I love , I reprove and discipline ; therefore be zealous and repent . 20 'Behold , I stand at the door and knock ; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door , I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 ' He who overcomes , I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne , as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne . 22 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .' "