his head, and his countenance as the sun, and
his feet as pillars of fire: (2)and he held in his hand a little book
open; and he placed his right foot on the sea, and his left on the
land, (3)and cried with a loud voice, as a lion roareth: and when he
had cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. (4)And when the
seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I
heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Seal up the things, which the
seven thunders have spoken, and write them not down.

(5)And the angel which I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land
lifted up his hand towards heaven, (6)and he swore by him that liveth
for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things which are
therein, and the earth and the things which are in it, and the sea, and
the things which are therein, that time shall be no longer: (7)but that
in the days of the blast of the seventh angel, when he shall sound,
then shall the mystery of God be completed, as he spake by his own
servants the prophets.

(8)And the voice which I heard out of heaven again spoke to me, and
said, Go take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel
that standeth upon the sea and upon the land. (9)And I went up to the
angel, saying unto him, Give me that little book. And he saith to me,
Take it, and eat it up; and it will make thy belly bitter, though in
thy mouth it will be sweet as honey. (10)And I took the little book out
of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth as honey
sweet; yet when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. (11)And he
said to me, Thou must prophesy again before many people, and nations,
and tongues, and monarchs.

CHAP. XI.

AND there was given me a cane like a measuring staff; and the angel
stood by, saying, Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar,
and those who worship therein. (2)But the exterior court of the temple
leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and
they shall trample under foot the holy city forty-two months. (3)And I
will give charge to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a
thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. (4)These are
the two olive trees, and the two lamps which stand before the face of
the God of the earth. (5)And if any person attempts to hurt them, fire
proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any
person attempts to injure them, he must thus be slain. (6)These have
p