4Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this."G3326G5023G1492G2532G2400G2374G455G1722G3772G2532G4413G5456G3739G191G5613G4536G2980G3326G1700G3004G305G5602G2532G1166G4671G3739G1163G1096G3326G5023 2And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.G2532G2112G1096G1722G4151G2532G2400G2362G2749G1722G3772G2532G2521G1909G2362 3The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow.G2532G2521G2258G3706G3664G2393G2532G4555G3037G2532G2463G2943G2362G3706G3664G4664 4Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.G2532G2943G2362G5064G2532G1501G2362G2532G1909G2362G1492G5064G2532G1501G4245G2521G4016G1722G3022G2440G2532G2192G1909G846G2776G4735G5552 5From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God.G2532G1537G2362G1607G796G2532G1027G2532G5456G2532G2033G2985G4442G2545G1799G2362G3739G1526G2033G4151G2316 6In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.G2532G1799G2362G2281G5193G3664G2930G2532G1722G3319G2362G2532G2945G2362G5064G2226G1073G3788G1715G2532G3693 7The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.G2532G4413G2226G3664G3023G2532G1208G2226G3664G3448G2532G5154G2226G2192G4383G5613G444G2532G5067G2226G3664G4072G105 8Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."G2532G5064G2226G2192G303G1520G2596G1438G1803G4420G2943G2532G1073G3788G2081G2532G372G3756G2192G2250G2532G3571G3004G40G40G40G2962G2316G3841G3588G2258G3801G2532G5607G3801G2532G2064G3801 9Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),G2532G3752G2226G1325G1391G2532G5092G2532G2169G2521G1909G2362G3588G2198G1519G165G165 10the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,G5064G2532G1501G4245G4098G1799G2521G1909G2362G2532G4352G2198G1519G165G165G2532G906G846G4735G1799G2362G3004 11"You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased."G1488G514G2962G2983G1391G2532G5092G2532G1411G3754G4771G2936G3956G2532G1223G4675G2307G1526G2532G2936
5Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals.G2532G1492G1909G1188G2521G1909G2362G975G1125G2081G2532G3693G2696G2033G4973 2And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: "Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?"G2532G1492G2478G32G2784G3173G5456G5101G2076G514G455G975G2532G3089G4973G846 3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it.G2532G3762G1722G3772G3761G1909G1093G3761G5270G1093G1410G455G975G3761G991G846 4Then I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll and read it.G2532G1473G2799G4183G3754G3762G2147G514G455G2532G314G975G3777G991G846 5But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David's throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals."G2532G1520G1537G4245G3004G3427G2799G3361G2400G3023G5607G1537G5443G2455G4491G1138G3528G455G975G2532G3089G2033G4973G846 6Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.G2532G1492G2532G2400G1722G3319G2362G2532G5064G2226G2532G1722G3319G4245G2476G721G5613G4969G2192G2033G2768G2532G2033G3788G3739G1526G2033G4151G2316G649G1519G3956G1093 7He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne.G2532G2064G2532G2983G975G1537G1188G2521G1909G2362 8And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people.G2532G3753G2983G975G5064G2226G2532G5064G1501G4245G4098G1799G721G2192G1538G2788G2532G5552G5357G1073G2368G3739G1526G4335G40 9And they sang a new song with these words: "You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.G2532G103G2537G5603G3004G1488G514G2983G975G2532G455G4973G846G3754G4969G2532G59G2248G2316G1722G4675G129G1537G3956G5443G2532G1100G2532G2992G2532G1484 10And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth."G2532G4160G2248G2257G2316G935G2532G2409G2532G936G1909G1093 11Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.G2532G1492G2532G191G5456G4183G32G2943G2362G2532G2226G2532G4245G2532G706G846G2258G3461G3461G2532G5505G5505 12And they sang in a mighty chorus: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing."G3004G3173G5456G514G2076G721G4969G2983G1411G2532G4149G2532G4678G2532G2479G2532G5092G2532G1391G2532G2129 13And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: "Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever."G2532G3956G2938G3739G2076G1722G3772G2532G1722G1093G2532G5270G1093G2532G3739G2076G1909G2281G2532G3956G1722G846G191G3004G2129G2532G5092G2532G1391G2532G2904G2521G1909G2362G2532G721G1519G165G165 14And the four living beings said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.G2532G5064G2226G3004G281G2532G5064G1501G4245G4098G2532G4352G2198G1519G165G165
6As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, "Come!"G2532G1492G3753G721G455G3391G1537G4973G2532G191G5613G5456G1027G1520G1537G5064G2226G3004G2064G2532G991 2I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory.G2532G1492G2532G2400G3022G2462G2532G2521G1909G846G2192G5115G2532G4735G1325G846G2532G1831G3528G2532G2443G3528 3When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Come!"G2532G3753G455G1208G4973G191G1208G2226G3004G2064G2532G991 4Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere.G2532G1831G243G2462G4450G2532G1325G846G2521G1909G846G2983G1515G575G1093G2532G2443G4969G240G2532G1325G846G3173G3162 5When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, "Come!" I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.G2532G3753G455G5154G4973G191G5154G2226G3004G2064G2532G991G2532G1492G2532G2400G3189G2462G2532G2521G1909G846G2192G2218G1722G846G5495 6And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day's pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine."G2532G191G5456G1722G3319G5064G2226G3004G5518G4621G1220G2532G5140G5518G2915G1220G2532G91G3361G1637G2532G3631 7When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"G2532G3753G455G5067G4973G191G5456G5067G2226G3004G2064G2532G991 8I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals.G2532G1492G2532G2400G5515G2462G2532G846G3686G2521G1883G846G2288G2532G86G190G3326G846G2532G1849G1325G846G1909G5067G1093G615G1722G4501G2532G1722G3042G2532G1722G2288G2532G5259G2342G1093 9When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.G2532G3753G455G3991G4973G1492G5270G2379G5590G4969G1223G3056G2316G2532G1223G3141G3739G2192 10They shouted to the Lord and said, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?"G2532G2896G3173G5456G3004G2193G4219G1203G40G2532G228G2919G3756G2919G2532G1556G2257G129G575G2730G1909G1093 11Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them.G2532G3022G4749G1325G1538G2532G4483G846G2443G373G2089G3398G5550G2193G846G4889G2532G2532G846G80G3195G615G5613G2532G846G3739G4137 12I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood.G2532G1492G3753G455G1623G4973G2532G2400G1096G3173G4578G2532G2246G1096G3189G5613G4526G5155G2532G4582G1096G5613G129 13Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind.G2532G792G3772G4098G1519G1093G5613G4808G906G846G3653G4579G5259G3173G417 14The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places.G2532G3772G673G5613G975G1507G2532G3956G3735G2532G3520G2795G1537G846G5117 15Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.G2532G935G1093G2532G3175G2532G4145G2532G5506G2532G1415G2532G3956G1401G2532G3956G1658G2928G1438G1519G4693G2532G1519G4073G3735 16And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.G2532G3004G3735G2532G4073G4098G1909G2248G2532G2928G2248G575G4383G2521G1909G2362G2532G575G3709G721 17For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"G3754G3173G2250G846G3709G2064G2532G5101G1410G2476
7Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree.G2532G3326G5023G1492G5064G32G2476G1909G5064G1137G1093G2902G5064G417G1093G3363G417G4154G3363G4154G1909G1093G3383G1909G2281G3383G1909G3956G1186 2And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea,G2532G1492G243G32G305G305G575G395G2246G2192G4973G2198G2316G2532G2896G3173G5456G5064G32G3739G846G1325G91G1093G2532G2281 3"Wait! Don't harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants."G3004G91G3361G1093G3383G2281G3383G1186G891G3739G4972G4972G1401G2257G2316G1909G846G3359 4And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel.G2532G191G706G4972G4972G1540G5062G5064G5505G1537G3956G5443G5207G2474 5from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000G1537G5443G2455G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G4502G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G1045G4972G1427G5505 6from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000G1537G5443G768G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G3508G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G3128G4972G1427G5505 7from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000G1537G5443G4826G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G3017G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G2466G4972G1427G5505 8from Zebulun 12,000 from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin 12,000G1537G5443G2194G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G2501G4972G1427G5505G1537G5443G958G4972G1427G5505 9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.G3326G5023G1492G2532G2400G4183G3793G3739G3762G1410G705G846G1537G3956G1484G2532G5443G2532G2992G2532G1100G2476G1799G2362G2532G1799G721G4016G3022G4749G2532G5404G1722G846G5495 10And they were shouting with a great roar, "Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!"G2532G2896G3173G5456G3004G4991G2257G2316G3588G2521G1909G2362G2532G721 11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.G2532G3956G32G2476G2945G2362G2532G4245G2532G5064G2226G2532G4098G1799G2362G1909G846G4383G2532G4352G2316 12They sang, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen."G3004G281G2129G2532G1391G2532G4678G2532G2169G2532G5092G2532G1411G2532G2479G2257G2316G1519G165G165G281 13Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?"G2532G1520G1537G4245G611G3004G3427G5101G1526G3778G3588G4016G3022G4749G2532G4159G2064 14And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.G2532G2046G846G2962G4771G1492G2532G2036G3427G3778G1526G2064G1537G3173G2347G2532G4150G846G4749G2532G3021G4749G846G3021G1722G129G721 15"That is why they stand in front of God's throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.G1223G5124G1526G1799G2362G2316G2532G3000G846G2250G2532G3571G1722G846G3485G2532G2521G1909G2362G4637G1909G846 16They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.G3983G3756G2089G3761G1372G2089G3761G3361G4098G2246G4098G1909G846G3761G3956G2738 17For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."G3754G721G3588G303G3319G2362G4165G846G2532G3594G846G1909G2198G4077G5204G2532G2316G1813G3956G1144G575G846G3788
Dublin, OH
, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.G2532
