Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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The Seals
1 Then I saw the Lamb break
open the first of the seven seals,
and I heard one of the four living
creatures say in a voice that
sounded like thunder, “Come!”
2 I
looked, and there was a white horse.
Its rider held a bow, and he was given
a crown. He rode out as a conqueror
to conquer. note
3 Then the Lamb broke open the
second seal; and I heard the second
living creature say, “Come!”
4 Another
horse came out, a red one. Its
rider was given the power to bring
war on the earth, so that men should
kill each other. He was given a large
sword. note
5 Then the Lamb broke open the
third seal; and I heard the third living
creature say, “Come!” I looked,
and there was a black horse. Its rider
held a pair of scales in his hand. note
6 I
heard what sounded like a voice
coming from among the four living
creatures, which said, “A quart of
wheat for a day's wages, and three
quarts of barley for a day's wages.
But do not damage the olive trees
and the vineyards!”
7 Then the Lamb broke open the
fourth seal; and I heard the fourth
living creature say, “Come!”
8 I
looked, and there was a pale-colored
horse. Its rider was named Death,
and Hades note followed close behind.
They were given authority over one
fourth of the earth, to kill by means
-- --
of war, famine, disease, and wild
animals. note
9 Then the Lamb broke open the
fifth seal. I saw underneath the altar
the souls of those who had been
killed because they had proclaimed
God's word and had been faithful in
their witnessing.
10 They shouted in a
loud voice, “Almighty Lord, holy
and true! How long will it be until
you judge the people on earth and
punish them for killing us?”
11 Each
of them was given a white robe, and
they were told to rest a little while
longer, until the complete number of
their fellow servants and brothers
were killed, as they had been. note
12 And I saw the Lamb break open
the sixth seal. There was a violent
earthquake, and the sun became
black like coarse black cloth, and
the moon turned completely red like
blood. note
13 The stars fell down to the
earth, like unripe figs falling from
the tree when a strong wind shakes
it.
14 The sky disappeared like a
scroll being rolled up, and every
mountain and island was moved
from its place. note note
15 Then the kings of
the earth, the rulers and the military
chiefs, the rich and the powerful,
and all other men, slave and free, hid
themselves in caves and under rocks
on the mountains. note
16 They called out
to the mountains and to the rocks,
“Fall on us and hide us from the
eyes of the one who sits on the
throne and from the anger of the
Lamb! note
17 The terrible day of their anger
is here, and who can stand up
against it?” note
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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