Pobjednička pjesma u nebu
1Začujem zatim silno mnoštvo u nebu kako viče: “Aleluja! Spasenje je djelo našega Boga. Slava i moć njemu pripadaju! 2Njegovi su sudovi istiniti i pravedni. Kaznio je veliku Bludnicu koja je pokvarila zemlju svojim bludom i osvetio je krv svojih slugu.” 3I opet: “Aleluja! Dim s njezina zgarišta dizat će se u vijeke vjekova!”
4Nato dvadeset četvorica starješina i četiri bića padnu ničice i poklone se Bogu koji sjedi na prijestolju govoreći: “Amen! Aleluja!”
5S prijestolja se začuje glas: “Hvalite našega Boga, sve njegove sluge, svi koji ga se bojite, od najmanjega do najvećega!”
6Začujem potom opet glas silnog mnoštva, poput silnoga huka vode i praska silnih gromova: “Aleluja! Naš Gospodin Bog Svemogući kraljuje! 7Radujmo se i veselimo i slavu mu dajmo jer je došao trenutak Jaganjčeve svadbe i njegova je zaručnica pripravna! 8Dopušteno joj je da se odjene u fini, blistavi i čisti lan.”
A lan predstavlja pravedna djela Božjega naroda.
9Anđeo mi reče: “Napiši: Blago onima koji su pozvani na Jaganjčevu svadbenu gozbu!” I još doda: “Ove su riječi istinite, Božje.”
10Pao sam do njegovih nogu da mu se poklonim, ali on reče: “Ne klanjaj mi se! Ta ja sam samo Božji sluga kao i ti, kao i ostala tvoja braća koja svjedoče o svojoj vjeri u Isusa. Bogu se klanjaj! Jer koji svjedoče o Isusu, imaju proročkog duha.”
Jahač na bijelome konju
11Ugledam zatim otvoreno nebo i ondje konja bijelca. Na njemu je sjedio On, zvan Vjerni i Istiniti, koji pravedno sudi i ratuje. 12Oči su mu bile poput ognjenih plamenova, na glavi mnoge krune. Nosio je napisano ime koje samo on zna. 13Ogrtač mu je bio natopljen krvlju. Ime mu je: Riječ Božja. 14Za njim su išle nebeske vojske odjevene u fini, bijeli i čisti lan. 15Iz usta mu je izlazio oštar mač kojim će posjeći narode. Vladat će njima željeznom palicom. On gazi u tijesku gnjevne srdžbe Svemogućega Boga. 16Na boku ogrtača piše mu ime:
“Kralj kraljeva i Gospodar gospodara”.
17Ugledam zatim anđela kako stoji na suncu i kako na sav glas viče lešinarima što lete nebom: “Dođite! Skupite se na veliku gozbu koju vam je Bog priredio 18da se najedete mesa kraljeva, vojskovođa i moćnika, mesa konja i konjanika, mesa svih ljudi—slobodnih i robova, malih i velikih!”
19I vidim: Zvijer i svi zemaljski kraljevi okupili su se s vojskama da zarate s Onim što sjedi na konju i s njegovom vojskom. 20Ali zarobljeni su Zvijer i lažni prorok koji je u njezinoj nazočnosti činio čudesa i njima zavodio ljude koji su primili žig Zvijeri i klanjali se njezinome kipu. I Zvijer i lažni prorok bačeni su u ognjeno jezero s gorućim sumporom. 21Ostatak njihove vojske posjekao je mač izišao iz usta Onoga koji sjedi na bijelome konju. I svi su se lešinari nasitili njihova mesa.
1And 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: 2For 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. 3And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6And 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. 7Let 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. 8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9And 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. 10And 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. 11And 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. 12His 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. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15And 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. 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17And 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; 18That 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. 19And 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. 20And 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. 21And 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.
