Revelation 10

The Angel and the Little Scroll

 ¹Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. ²He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, ³and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. ⁴And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down."

 ⁵Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. ⁶And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay! ⁷But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets."

 ⁸Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."

 ⁹So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." ¹⁰I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. ¹¹Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings."

Revelation 11

The Two Witnesses

 ¹I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. ²But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. ³And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." ⁴These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. ⁵If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. ⁶These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

 ⁷Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. ⁸Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. ⁹For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. ¹⁰The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

 ¹¹But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. ¹²Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

 ¹³At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

 ¹⁴The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.

The Seventh Trumpet

 ¹⁵The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
   "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,
      and he will reign for ever and ever." ¹⁶And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, ¹⁷saying:
   "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
      the One who is and who was,
   because you have taken your great power
      and have begun to reign.
 ¹⁸The nations were angry; and your wrath has come.
   The time has come for judging the dead,
      and for rewarding your servants the prophets
   and your saints and those who reverence your name,
      both small and great—
   and for destroying those who destroy the earth."

 ¹⁹Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

Proverbs 11

 ¹ The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
       but accurate weights are his delight.

 ² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
       but with humility comes wisdom.

 ³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
       but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

 ⁴ Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
       but righteousness delivers from death.

 ⁵ The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
       but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

 ⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
       but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

 ⁷ When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
       all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

 ⁸ The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
       and it comes on the wicked instead.

 ⁹ With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
       but through knowledge the righteous escape.

 ¹⁰ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
       when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

 ¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
       but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

 ¹² A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
       but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

 ¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,
       but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

 ¹⁴ For lack of guidance a nation falls,
       but many advisers make victory sure.

 ¹⁵ He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
       but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

 ¹⁶ A kindhearted woman gains respect,
       but ruthless men gain only wealth.

 ¹⁷ A kind man benefits himself,
       but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

 ¹⁸ The wicked man earns deceptive wages,
       but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

 ¹⁹ The truly righteous man attains life,
       but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

 ²⁰ The LORD detests men of perverse heart
       but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

 ²¹ Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
       but those who are righteous will go free.

 ²² Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
       is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

 ²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
       but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

 ²⁴ One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
       another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

 ²⁵ A generous man will prosper;
       he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

 ²⁶ People curse the man who hoards grain,
       but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

 ²⁷ He who seeks good finds goodwill,
       but evil comes to him who searches for it.

 ²⁸ Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
       but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

 ²⁹ He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,
       and the fool will be servant to the wise.

 ³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
       and he who wins souls is wise.

 ³¹ If the righteous receive their due on earth,
       how much more the ungodly and the sinner!