1After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven , saying , Hallelujah; Salvation , and glory , and power , belong to our God : 2for true and righteous are his judgments ; for he hath judged the great harlot , her that corrupted the earth with her fornication , and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand . 3And a second time they say , Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever . 4And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne , saying , Amen; Hallelujah. 5And a voice came forth from the throne , saying , Give praise to our God , all ye his servants , ye that fear him , the small and the 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 thunders , saying , Hallelujah: for the Lord our God , the Almighty , reigneth. 7Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad , and let us give the glory unto him : for the marriage of the Lamb is come , and his wife hath made herself ready . 8And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen , bright and pure : for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9And he saith unto me , Write , Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb . And he saith unto me , These are true words of God . 10And I fell down before his feet to worship him . And he saith unto me , See thou do it not : I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus : worship God : for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy .
The Rider on the White Horse
11And I saw the heaven opened; and behold , a white horse , and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True ; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war . 12And his eyes are a flame of fire , and upon his head are many diadems ; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself. 13And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God . 14And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses , clothed in fine linen , white and pure . 15And out of his mouth proceedeth 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 of the wrath of God , the Almighty . 16And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written , KING OF KINGS , AND LORD OF LORDS .
The Final Battle
17And I saw an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a loud voice , saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven , Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of 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 thereon , and the flesh of all men , both free and bond , and 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 upon the horse , and against his army . 20And the beast was taken , and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight , wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image : they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone : 21and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse , even the sword which came forth out of his mouth : and all the birds were filled with their flesh .