1And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit; 2he opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the…

1Now you are walled around with a wall;siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the ruler of Israelupon the cheek. 2But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,who are one of the little clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for meone who is to rule in Israel,whose origin is from of old,from ancient days.3Therefore…

1 Praise is due to you,O God, in Zion;and to you shall vows be performed,2 O you who answer prayer!To you all flesh shall come.3 When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,you forgive our transgressions.4 Happy are those whom you choose and bring nearto live in your courts.We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your…

17The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!” 18He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. 19See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt…

1When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to…

3:9Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacoband chiefs of the house of Israel,who abhor justiceand pervert all equity,10who build Zion with bloodand Jerusalem with wrong!11Its rulers give judgement for a bribe,its priests teach for a price,its prophets give oracles for money;yet they lean upon the Lord and say,“Surely the Lord is with us!No…

1 The LORD is king; let the peoples tremble!He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!2 The LORD is great in Zion;he is exalted over all the peoples.3 Let them praise your great and awesome name.Holy is he!4 Mighty King, lover of justice,you have established equity;you have executed justiceand righteousness in Jacob.5 Extol…

1After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3Go…

9After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God…

1And I said:Listen, you heads of Jacoband rulers of the house of Israel!Should you not know justice? —2 you who hate the good and love the evil,who tear the skin off my people,and the flesh off their bones;3who eat the flesh of my people,flay their skin off them,break their bones in pieces,and chop them up…