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   Bible Reading for December 30   
      
   CHAPTER 16   
   Revelation 16:1   
   1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go   
   your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.   
   Revelation 16:2   
   2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a   
   noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and   
   upon them which worshipped his image. Revelation 16:3   
   3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the   
   blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. Revelation 16:4   
   4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of   
   waters; and they became blood.   
   Revelation 16:5   
   5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which   
   art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. Revelation 16:6   
   6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given   
   them blood to drink; for they are worthy. Revelation 16:7   
   7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true   
   and righteous are thy judgments.   
   Revelation 16:8   
   8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given   
   unto him to scorch men with fire.   
   Revelation 16:9   
   9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which   
   hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.   
   Revelation 16:10   
   10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his   
   kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,   
   Revelation 16:11   
   11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,   
   and repented not of their deeds.   
   Revelation 16:12   
   12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and   
   the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might   
   be prepared.   
   Revelation 16:13   
   13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the   
   dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false   
   prophet.   
   Revelation 16:14   
   14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto   
   the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of   
   that great day of God Almighty.   
   Revelation 16:15   
   15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his   
   garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 16:16   
   16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue   
   Armageddon.   
   Revelation 16:17   
   17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a   
   great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.   
   Revelation 16:18   
   18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great   
   earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an   
   earthquake, and so great.   
   Revelation 16:19   
   19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the   
   nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto   
   her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. Revelation 16:20   
   20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. Revelation   
   16:21   
   21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the   
   weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail;   
   for the plague thereof was exceeding great. CHAPTER 17   
   Revelation 17:1   
   1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked   
   with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of   
   the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: Revelation 17:2   
   2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the   
   inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.   
   Revelation 17:3   
   3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman   
   sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven   
   heads and ten horns.   
   Revelation 17:4   
   4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold   
   and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of   
   abominations and filthiness of her fornication: Revelation 17:5   
   5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE   
   MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Revelation 17:6   
   6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood   
   of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.   
   Revelation 17:7   
   7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee   
   the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the   
   seven heads and ten horns.   
   Revelation 17:8   
   8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the   
   bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall   
   wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation   
   of the world, when they behold the beast that was, # and is not, and yet is.   
   Revelation 17:9   
   9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains,   
   on which the woman sitteth. Revelation 17:10   
   10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is   
   not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. Revelation   
   17:11   
   11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the   
   seven, and goeth into perdition.   
   Revelation 17:12   
   12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no   
   kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.   
   Revelation 17:13   
   13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.   
   Revelation 17:14   
   14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for   
   he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are   
   called, and chosen, and faithful.   
   Revelation 17:15   
   15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore   
   sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. Revelation   
   17:16   
   16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the   
   whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and   
   burn her with fire.   
   Revelation 17:17   
   17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and   
   give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.   
   Revelation 17:18   
   18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the   
   kings of the earth.   
   CHAPTER 18   
   Revelation 18:1   
   1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having   
   great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Revelation 18:2   
   2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is   
   fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of   
   every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Revelation   
   18:3   
   3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and   
   the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants   
   of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.   
   Revelation 18:4   
   4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people,   
   that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.   
   Revelation 18:5   
   5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her   
   iniquities.   
   Revelation 18:6   
   6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to   
   her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation   
   18:7   
   7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment   
   and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no   
   widow, and shall see no sorrow. Revelation 18:8   
   8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and   
   famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God   
   who judgeth her.   
   Revelation 18:9   
   9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived   
   deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall   
   see the smoke of her burning,   
   Revelation 18:10   
   10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that   
   great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.   
   Revelation 18:11   
   11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man   
   buyeth their merchandise any more: Revelation 18:12   
   12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls,   
   and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and   
   all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and   
   of brass, and iron, and marble, Revelation 18:13   
   13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and   
   oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and   
   chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. Revelation 18:14   
   14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all   
   things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt   
   find them no more at all.   
   Revelation 18:15   
   15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand   
   afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, Revelation 18:16   
   16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen,   
   and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and   
   pearls!   
   Revelation 18:17   
   17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster,   
   and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood   
   afar off,   
   Revelation 18:18   
   18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like   
   unto this great city!   
   Revelation 18:19   
   19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying,   
   Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the   
   sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.   
   Revelation 18:20   
   20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God   
   hath avenged you on her.   
   Revelation 18:21   
   21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into   
   the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown   
   down, and shall be found no more at all. Revelation 18:22   
   22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters,   
   shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft   
   he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be   
   heard no more at all in thee; Revelation 18:23   
   23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice   
   of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for   
   thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all   
   nations deceived. Revelation 18:24   
   24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that   
   were slain upon the earth.   
      
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