CHAPTER XII. THE FINAL JUDGMENT, THE NEW JERUSALEM, ETC.

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1 20:11AND I saw a great white throne and him that sat on it, from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, stand before the throne, and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is of life. And the dead were judged from the things written in the books according to their works. 20:13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged each according to their works. 20:14And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 20:15And whoever was not found enrolled in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

2 21:1And I saw a new heaven and new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea was no more. 21:2And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 21:3And I heard a loud voice from heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, their God, 21:4and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, nor shall lamentation nor crying nor pain be any more, for the former things have passed away.

3 21:5And he that sits on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said, Write that these words are faithful and true. 21:6And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely. 21:7He that conquers shall inherit these things, and I will be to him a God and he shall be to me a son. 21:8But the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.

4 21:9And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the last seven plagues came, and spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show you the wife, the bride of the Lamb. 21:10And he bore me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 21:11having the glory of God; its luminary was like the most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper. 21:12It had a great and high wall, it had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. 21:13On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 21:14And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

5 21:15And he that spoke with me had a golden measuring rod, to measure the city and its gates and its wall. 21:16And the city was square, and its length equal to its breadth. And he measured the city with the rod, twelve thousand stadia [1372 English miles]; and the length and breadth and height of it are equal. 21:17And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which was of the angel. 21:18And the building of its wall was jasper, and the city was of pure gold like clear glass. 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone; the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 21:20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardine stone, the seventh chrysolyte, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

6 21:21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass. 21:22And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. 21:23And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to give a light to it; for the glory of God lights it, and its light the Lamb. 21:24And the nations shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it, 21:25and its gates shall not be shut by day,—for there shall be no night there,— 21:26and they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 21:27And there shall not enter into it any thing that is defiled, nor any one that commits an abomination and falsehood, but those enrolled in the Lamb's book of life.

7 22:1And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb. 22:2In the midst of its broad plain and along the river on each side was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, and yielding monthly each of its fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 22:3And no curse shall be there any more. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him, 22:4and shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads. 22:5And there shall be no night, and they shall have no need of a lamp and light, for the Lord God shall shed light on them, and they shall reign forever and ever.

8 22:6And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his servants what must shortly occur. 22:7Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

9 22:8And I am John who heard and saw these thing; and when I heard and when I saw I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. 22:9And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God. 22:10And he said to me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; the time is at hand. 22:11Let the unjust be unjust still, and let the filthy be filthy still, and let the righteous do righteousness still, and let the holy be made holy still.

10 22:12Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every one as his work is. 22:13I am the Alpha and the Omega, first and last, the beginning and end. 22:14Blessed are they that keep his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and enter by the gates into the city. 22:15Without are dogs and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers and idolaters and whoever loves and practises falsehood.

11 22:16I Jesus sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright star of the morning. 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that thirsts, come; let him that will, take the water of life freely.

12 22:18I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If any one adds to them, God shall add to him the plagues written in this book; 22:19and if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and the holy city, described in this book. 22:20He that testifies these things says, Yes, I come quickly. Amen, come Lord Jesus. 22:21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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