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1594 The Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle

heaven, and devoured them; and the devil, who eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning,
seduced them, was cast into the pool of fire and nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the
brimstone, where both the beast former things are passed away.
10 And the false prophet shall be tormented 5 And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold,
day and night for ever and ever. I make all things new. And he said to me: Write,
11 And I saw a great white throne, and one for these words are most faithful and true.
sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and 6 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha
heaven fled away, and there was no place found and Omega; the beginning and the end. To him
for them. that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, stand- water of life, freely.
ing in the presence of the throne, and the books 7 He that shall overcome shall possess these
were opened; and another book was opened, things, and I will be his God; and he shall be my
which is the book of life; and the dead were son.
judged by those things which were written in the 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
books, according to their works. abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,
13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, they
it, and death and hell gave up their dead that shall have their portion in the pool burning with
were in them; and they were judged every one fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
according to their works. 9 And there came one of the seven angels, who
14 And hell and death were cast into the pool had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and
of fire. This is the second death. spoke with me, saying: Come, and I will shew
15 And whosoever was not found written in thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
the book of life, was cast into the pool of fire. 10 And he took me up in spirit to a great and
high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city
Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
Chapter 21 11 Having the glory of God, and the light
thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For jasper stone, even as crystal.
the first heaven and the first earth was gone, and 12 And it had a wall great and high, having
the sea is now no more. twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and
2 And I John saw the holy city, the new names written thereon, which are the names of
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
God, prepared as a bride adorned for her hus- 13 On the east, three gates: and on the north,
band. three gates: and on the south, three gates: and
3 And I heard a great voice from the throne, on the west, three gates.
saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foun-
and he will dwell with them. And they shall be dations, and in them, the twelve names of the
his people; and God himself with them shall be twelve apostles of the Lamb.
their God. 15 And he that spoke with me, had a measure
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the