From: ngninja@baptist.email   
      
   Bible Reading for December 30   
      
   Revelation Chapter 17   
      
   1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and   
   talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the   
   judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:   
      
   2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the   
   inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her   
   fornication.   
      
   3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a   
   woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy,   
   having seven heads and ten horns.   
      
   4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked   
   with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her   
   hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:   
      
   5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,   
   THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.   
      
   6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the   
   blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great   
   admiration.   
      
   7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell   
   thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which   
   hath the seven heads and ten horns.   
      
   8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of   
   the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the   
   earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life   
   from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was,   
   and is not, and yet is.   
      
   9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven   
   mountains, on which the woman sitteth.   
      
   10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other   
   is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.   
      
   11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of   
   the seven, and goeth into perdition.   
      
   12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have   
   received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the   
   beast.   
      
   13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the   
   beast.   
      
   14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:   
   for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him   
   are called, and chosen, and faithful.   
      
   15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore   
   sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.   
      
   16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate   
   the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her   
   flesh, and burn her with fire.   
      
   17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree,   
   and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be   
   fulfilled.   
      
   18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth   
   over the kings of the earth.   
      
   Revelation Chapter 18   
      
   1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,   
   having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.   
      
   2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great   
   is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the   
   hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.   
      
   3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her   
   fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with   
   her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance   
   of her delicacies.   
      
   4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my   
   people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of   
   her plagues.   
      
   5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her   
   iniquities.   
      
   6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double   
   according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.   
      
   7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much   
   torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen,   
   and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.   
      
   8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and   
   famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the   
   Lord God who judgeth her.   
      
   9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived   
   deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they   
   shall see the smoke of her burning,   
      
   10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas,   
   that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy   
   judgment come.   
      
   11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no   
   man buyeth their merchandise any more:   
      
   12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of   
   pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all   
   thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of   
   most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,   
      
   13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine,   
   and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses,   
   and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.   
      
   14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and   
   all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou   
   shalt find them no more at all.   
      
   15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall   
   stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,   
      
   16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine   
   linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious   
   stones, and pearls!   
      
   17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every   
   shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as   
   trade by sea, stood afar off,   
      
   18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city   
   is like unto this great city!   
      
   19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing,   
   saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had   
   ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she   
   made desolate.   
      
   20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for   
   God hath avenged you on her.   
      
   21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast   
   it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city   
   Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.   
      
   22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and   
   trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of   
   whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound   
   of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;   
      
   23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the   
   voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all   
      
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