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."G3326G5023G1492G2532G2400G2374G455G1722G3772G2532G4413G5456G3739G191G5613G4536G2980G3326G1700G3004G305G5602G2532G1166G4671G3739G1163G1096G3326G50232And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.G2532G2112G1096G1722G4151G2532G2400G2362G2749G1722G3772G2532G2521G1909G23623The 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.G2532G2521G2258G3706G3664G2393G2532G4555G3037G2532G2463G2943G2362G3706G3664G46644Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.G2532G2943G2362G5064G2532G1501G2362G2532G1909G2362G1492G5064G2532G1501G4245G2521G4016G1722G3022G2440G2532G2192G1909G846G2776G4735G55525From 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.G2532G1537G2362G1607G796G2532G1027G2532G5456G2532G2033G2985G4442G2545G1799G2362G3739G1526G2033G4151G23166In 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.G2532G1799G2362G2281G5193G3664G2930G2532G1722G3319G2362G2532G2945G2362G5064G2226G1073G3788G1715G2532G36937The 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.G2532G4413G2226G3664G3023G2532G1208G2226G3664G3448G2532G5154G2226G2192G4383G5613G444G2532G5067G2226G3664G4072G1058Each 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."G2532G5064G2226G2192G303G1520G2596G1438G1803G4420G2943G2532G1073G3788G2081G2532G372G3756G2192G2250G2532G3571G3004G40G40G40G2962G2316G3841G3588G2258G3801G2532G5607G3801G2532G2064G38019Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever),G2532G3752G2226G1325G1391G2532G5092G2532G2169G2521G1909G2362G3588G2198G1519G165G16510the 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,G5064G2532G1501G4245G4098G1799G2521G1909G2362G2532G4352G2198G1519G165G165G2532G906G846G4735G1799G2362G300411"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
Revelation 5
The Lamb Opens the Scroll
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.G2532G1492G1909G1188G2521G1909G2362G975G1125G2081G2532G3693G2696G2033G49732And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: "Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?"G2532G1492G2478G32G2784G3173G5456G5101G2076G514G455G975G2532G3089G4973G8463But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it.G2532G3762G1722G3772G3761G1909G1093G3761G5270G1093G1410G455G975G3761G991G8464Then I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll and read it.G2532G1473G2799G4183G3754G3762G2147G514G455G2532G314G975G3777G991G8465But 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."G2532G1520G1537G4245G3004G3427G2799G3361G2400G3023G5607G1537G5443G2455G4491G1138G3528G455G975G2532G3089G2033G4973G8466Then 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.G2532G1492G2532G2400G1722G3319G2362G2532G5064G2226G2532G1722G3319G4245G2476G721G5613G4969G2192G2033G2768G2532G2033G3788G3739G1526G2033G4151G2316G649G1519G3956G10937He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne.G2532G2064G2532G2983G975G1537G1188G2521G1909G23628And 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.G2532G3753G2983G975G5064G2226G2532G5064G1501G4245G4098G1799G721G2192G1538G2788G2532G5552G5357G1073G2368G3739G1526G4335G409And 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.G2532G103G2537G5603G3004G1488G514G2983G975G2532G455G4973G846G3754G4969G2532G59G2248G2316G1722G4675G129G1537G3956G5443G2532G1100G2532G2992G2532G148410And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth."G2532G4160G2248G2257G2316G935G2532G2409G2532G936G1909G109311Then 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.G2532G1492G2532G191G5456G4183G32G2943G2362G2532G2226G2532G4245G2532G706G846G2258G3461G3461G2532G5505G550512And 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."G3004G3173G5456G514G2076G721G4969G2983G1411G2532G4149G2532G4678G2532G2479G2532G5092G2532G1391G2532G212913And 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."G2532G3956G2938G3739G2076G1722G3772G2532G1722G1093G2532G5270G1093G2532G3739G2076G1909G2281G2532G3956G1722G846G191G3004G2129G2532G5092G2532G1391G2532G2904G2521G1909G2362G2532G721G1519G165G16514And the four living beings said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.G2532G5064G2226G3004G281G2532G5064G1501G4245G4098G2532G4352G2198G1519G165G165
Revelation 6
The Lamb Breaks the First Six Seals
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!"G2532G1492G3753G721G455G3391G1537G4973G2532G191G5613G5456G1027G1520G1537G5064G2226G3004G2064G2532G9912I 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.G2532G1492G2532G2400G3022G2462G2532G2521G1909G846G2192G5115G2532G4735G1325G846G2532G1831G3528G2532G2443G35283When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Come!"G2532G3753G455G1208G4973G191G1208G2226G3004G2064G2532G9914Then 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.G2532G1831G243G2462G4450G2532G1325G846G2521G1909G846G2983G1515G575G1093G2532G2443G4969G240G2532G1325G846G3173G31625When 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.G2532G3753G455G5154G4973G191G5154G2226G3004G2064G2532G991G2532G1492G2532G2400G3189G2462G2532G2521G1909G846G2192G2218G1722G846G54956And 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."G2532G191G5456G1722G3319G5064G2226G3004G5518G4621G1220G2532G5140G5518G2915G1220G2532G91G3361G1637G2532G36317When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"G2532G3753G455G5067G4973G191G5456G5067G2226G3004G2064G2532G9918I 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.G2532G1492G2532G2400G5515G2462G2532G846G3686G2521G1883G846G2288G2532G86G190G3326G846G2532G1849G1325G846G1909G5067G1093G615G1722G4501G2532G1722G3042G2532G1722G2288G2532G5259G2342G10939When 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.G2532G3753G455G3991G4973G1492G5270G2379G5590G4969G1223G3056G2316G2532G1223G3141G3739G219210They 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?"G2532G2896G3173G5456G3004G2193G4219G1203G40G2532G228G2919G3756G2919G2532G1556G2257G129G575G2730G1909G109311Then 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.G2532G3022G4749G1325G1538G2532G4483G846G2443G373G2089G3398G5550G2193G846G4889G2532G2532G846G80G3195G615G5613G2532G846G3739G413712I 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.G2532G1492G3753G455G1623G4973G2532G2400G1096G3173G4578G2532G2246G1096G3189G5613G4526G5155G2532G4582G1096G5613G12913Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind.G2532G792G3772G4098G1519G1093G5613G4808G906G846G3653G4579G5259G3173G41714The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places.G2532G3772G673G5613G975G1507G2532G3956G3735G2532G3520G2795G1537G846G511715Then 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.G2532G935G1093G2532G3175G2532G4145G2532G5506G2532G1415G2532G3956G1401G2532G3956G1658G2928G1438G1519G4693G2532G1519G4073G373516And 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.G2532G3004G3735G2532G4073G4098G1909G2248G2532G2928G2248G575G4383G2521G1909G2362G2532G575G3709G72117For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"G3754G3173G2250G846G3709G2064G2532G5101G1410G2476
Psalms 41
41[For the choir director: A psalm of David.] Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.H5329H4210H1732H835H7919H1800H3068H4422H3117H74512The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.H3068H8104H2421H833H776H5414H5315H3413The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.H3068H5582H6210H1741H2015H4904H24834"O LORD," I prayed, "have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."H559H3068H2603H7495H5315H23985But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. "How soon will he die and be forgotten?" they ask.H341H559H7451H4191H8034H66They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.H935H7200H1696H7723H3820H6908H205H3318H2351H16967All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.H8130H3907H3162H2803H74518"He has some fatal disease," they say. "He will never get out of that bed!"H1100H1697H3332H7901H6965H32549Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.H7965H376H982H398H3899H1431H611910LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back!H3068H2603H6965H799911I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.H3045H2654H341H732112You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.H8551H8537H5324H6440H576913Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!H1288H3068H430H3478H5769H5769H543H543
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, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.G2532
