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Revelation 19
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Majority Standard Bible
1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
3 And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
12 He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has names written on Him, and a name written that only He Himself knows.
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp double-edged sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone both slave and free, both small and great.”
19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
20 But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
21 And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
KJV
1 ¶ And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 ¶ And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Triumphal song of the elect concerning the execution of God's judgment, concerning the great harlot.
1 After these things I heard a voice of great multitudes in heaven, saying: Hallelujah! Salvation and glory, honor and power be to God our Lord!
2 For true and righteous are his judgments, because he hath condemned the great whore, which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And they said again, Alleluia. And the smoke goeth up for ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down, and worshipped GOD that sat upon the throne, saying: Amen Hallelujah!
5 And there came a voice from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all his servants, and them that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard a voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of great waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying: Hallelujah! For the Almighty God has taken the kingdom.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad, and give him glory: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And it was given unto her to be clothed in pure and beautiful silk. (And the silk is the righteousness of the saints.)
9 And he said unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are true words of GOD.
10 And I fell down before him at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, Behold, do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren, and of them that have the testimony of JEsu. Worship GOD! (But the testimony of JEsu is the spirit of prophecy).
11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he that sat on him was called Faithful and True, judging and contending with righteousness.
12 And his eyes were as a flame of fire, and upon his head many crowns: and he had a name written, which no man knew but he himself.
13 And was clothed with a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called the word of God.
14 And after him followed the host of heaven upon white horses, clothed in white and pure silk.
15 And out of his mouth went a sharp sword, to smite the heathen therewith: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron. And he treadeth the winepress of the fierce wrath of the Almighty God.
16 And he hath a name written upon his garment, and upon his thigh, saying, A King of kings, and a Lord of lords.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying unto all the fowls that fly under heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the supper of the great God,
18 That ye should eat the flesh of kings, and of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of every free man, and of every bondman, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make war with him that sat on the horse, and with his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, whereby he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped the image of the beast: and they were both cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat on the horse, which proceeded out of his mouth. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible
The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.
Source attribution: BackToLuther, “Luther's 1545 Bible - in English by… DeepL Translator (The LED Bible)”.
For print editions, see “1545 Luther's English Bible (LED): now in print”.
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