THE revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, Who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophesy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,  And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sin in His own blood,  And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, He is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpt, Saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, "and, "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Phildelphia, and to Laodicea." Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, And in the midst of the seven lampstands One like Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furance, and His voice as sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two - edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shinning in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the Last.  "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forever. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.  "Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. "The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. REVELATION 1:1-20

                                          IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. "And four great beast came up from the sea, each different from the other. "The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wing. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man`s heart was given  to it. "And suddendly another beast, a second, like a bear, It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it arise, devour much flesh!' "After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. "After this I saw in the vision, and behold, a fourth beast / image of the beast / the son of perdition, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devoured, breaking in pieces, and tramped the residue with its feet. It was differnt from it, and it had ten horns. "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one / 666 / a perverse spirit / the false prophet / the power ofthe prince of air, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. "I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like  pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.  "I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. "As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. "I was watching in the night vision, and One like the Son of Man / LORD, coming with clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. " I Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the vision of my head troubled me. "I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth by and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things. 'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings arise out of the earth. 'But the saints of Most High shall recieve the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.'  "Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trempled the residue with its feet. "And the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearnce was greater than his fellows. " I was watching; the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevail against them, "Until the Ancient of Days came, and a judment was made in favor of the saints of Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. "Thus he said: The fourth beast shall be a forth kingdom on earth, which shall be differnt from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth it and break it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another / 666 / the false prophet / a perverse spirit shall rise after them;  he shall be differnt from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand  for a time and times and half a time. 'But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him. "This is the end of the acount. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter im my heart. DANIEL 7:1-28

                                                     THEN I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marvelled and followed the beast.  So they worshiped the dragon who give authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" And he was given a mouth speaking things and blasphemies, and was given authority to continue for forty - two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blasphem His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience of the saints. Then I saw another beast / the beast / The spirit of Egypt coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he excercise all authority of the first beast in his presence, and cause the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in sight of men. And he decieves those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast / a forth beast / the son of perdition, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause many as would not worship the image of beast to be killed. He cause all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to recieve a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His name is 666 / a little horn / the false prophet / a perverse spirit / the prince of the power of air. REVELATION 13:1-18

                                           AFTER these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! "For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her blood of His servants shed by her " Again they said, "Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever! " And the twenty - four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne saying, "Amen! Alleluia! " Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great! And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many water and as the sound of mighty thundering, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! "Let us glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the mirrage of the Lamb has come and His wife has made herself ready." And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the mirrage supper of the Lamb!' " And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am you brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesy." Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithul and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in the fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His rob and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in he midst of heaven, "Come and gather togather for the super of the great God. "That you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great. And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered togather to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast / another beast / The spirit of Egypt was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he decieved those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. REVELATION 19:1-21