Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Revelation by R F Weymouth
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014:012 Here is an opportunity for endurance on the part of God's people,
who carefully keep His commandments and the faith of Jesus!" 014:013 And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, "Write as follows: "`Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done goes with them.'" 014:014 Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and sitting on the cloud was some One resembling the Son of Man, having a wreath of gold upon His head and in His hand a sharp sickle. 014:015 And another, an angel, came out of the sanctuary, calling in a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, and saying, "Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the hour for reaping it has come: the harvest of the earth is over-ripe." 014:016 Then He who sat on the cloud flung His sickle on the earth, and the earth had its harvest reaped. 014:017 And another angel came out from the sanctuary in Heaven, and he too carried a sharp sickle. 014:018 And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power over fire--and he spoke in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are now quite ripe." 014:019 And the angel flung his sickle down to the earth, and reaped the vine of the earth and threw the grapes into the great winepress of God's anger. 014:020 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and out of it came blood reaching the horses' bridles for a distance of 200 miles. 015:001 Then I saw another marvel in Heaven, great and wonderful-- |
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