Rev 12-15 | ESV | STEP | And a great sign appeared in heaven : a woman clothed with the sun , with the moon under her feet , and on her head a crown of twelve stars .

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman ^aclothed with ^bthe sun, with ^cthe moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and ^dwas crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great ^ered dragon, ^fwith seven heads and ^gten horns, and on his heads ^hseven diadems. 4 His tail swept down ⁱa third of the stars of heaven and ^jcast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child ^khe might devour it. 5 She gave birth to a male child, ^lone who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was ^mcaught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for ⁿ1,260 days.

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

7 Now war arose in heaven, ^oMichael and ^phis angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And ^qthe great dragon was thrown down, ^rthat ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, ^sthe deceiver of the whole world— ^the was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now ^uthe salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} has been thrown down, ^wwho accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And ^xthey have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^ythey loved not their lives ^zeven unto death. 12 Therefore, ^aarejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But ^abwoe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because ^ache knows that his time is short!”

13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued ^adthe woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But the woman was given the two ^aewings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent ^afinto the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished ^agfor a time, and times, and half a time. 15 The serpent poured water ^ahlike a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off ^aito make war on the rest of ^ajher offspring, ^akon those who keep the commandments of God and hold to ^althe testimony of Jesus. And he stood ^{▼▼Some manuscripts And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13:1} on the sand of the sea.

Revelation of John 13

The First Beast

1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^anwith ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^aoblasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was ^aplike a leopard; its feet were like ^aqa bear’s, and its mouth was like ^ara lion’s mouth. And to it ^asthe dragon gave his power and ^athis throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^authe whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^av“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

5 And the beast was given ^awa mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^axforty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, ^{▼▼Or tabernacle} that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 Also it was allowed ^azto make war on the saints and to conquer them. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit this sentence} And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, 8 and all ^bbwho dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in ^bcthe book of life of ^bdthe Lamb ^bewho was slain. 9 ^bfIf anyone has an ear, let him hear:

10 ^bgIf anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
^bhif anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
^biHere is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

The Second Beast

11 Then ^bjI saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^blwhose mortal wound was healed. 13 ^bmIt performs great signs, even ^bnmaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ^{▼▼Or on behalf of} the beast ^bpit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^bqthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ^brworship the image of the beast ^bsto be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} ^buto be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^bvthe name of the beast or ^bwthe number of its name. 18 ^bxThis calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number ^byof a man, and his number is 666. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts 616}

Revelation of John 14

The Lamb and the 144,000

1 Then I looked, and behold, on ^caMount Zion ^cbstood the Lamb, and with him ^cc144,000 who ^cdhad his name and his Father’s name written ^ceon their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven ^cflike the roar of many waters and ^cglike the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of ^chharpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing ^cia new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. ^cjNo one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^ckthey are virgins. It is these ^clwho follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^cmfirstfruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and ^cnin their mouth no lie was found, for they are ^coblameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel ^cpflying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^cqthose who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, ^cr“Fear God and ^csgive him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^ctworship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^cusprings of water.”

8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^cv“Fallen, fallen is ^cwBabylon the great, ^cxshe who made all nations drink ^cythe wine of the passion ^{▼▼Or wrath} of her sexual immorality.”

9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^daworships the beast and its image and receives ^dba mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink ^dcthe wine of God’s wrath, ^ddpoured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^dehe will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And ^dfthe smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^dgthey have no rest, day or night, these ^dhworshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

12 ^diHere is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^djkeep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. ^{▼▼Greek and the faith of Jesus}

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^dlBlessed are the dead ^dmwho die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^dn“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one ^dolike a son of man, ^dpwith a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel ^dqcame out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, ^dr“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for ^dsthe harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, ^dtthe angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^dufor its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great ^dvwinepress of the wrath of God. 20 And ^dwthe winepress was trodden ^dxoutside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as ^dya horse’s bridle, for 1,600 stadia. ^{▼▼About 184 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters}

Revelation of John 15

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

1 Then ^eaI saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^ebseven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

2 And I saw ^ecwhat appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^edwho had conquered the beast and its image and ^eethe number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^efwith harps of God in their hands. 3 And they sing ^egthe song of Moses, ^ehthe servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

^ej“Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
^ekJust and true are your ways,
O King of the nations! ^{▼▼Some manuscripts the ages}
4 ^emWho will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are ^enholy.
^eoAll nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After this I looked, and ^epthe sanctuary of ^eqthe tent ^{▼▼Or tabernacle} of witness in heaven was opened, 6 and out of the sanctuary came ^esthe seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^etlinen, ^euwith golden sashes around their chests. 7 And one of ^evthe four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^ewgolden bowls full of the wrath of God ^exwho lives forever and ever, 8 and ^eythe sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^ezno one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.