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they will 1see His face, and His 2name will be on their 3foreheads.
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And 4there will nolonger be any night; and they will not haveneed5of the light of a lampnor the light of the sun, because the LordGod will illumine them; and they will 6reignforever and ever.
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And 7he said to me, "8Thesewords are faithful and true "; and the Lord, the 9God of the spirits of the prophets, 10sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things whichmustsoontakeplace.
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"And behold, 11I am comingquickly. 12Blessed is he who heeds13the words of the prophecy of thisbook."
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14I, John, am the one who heard and sawthesethings. And when I heard and saw, 15I felldown to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me thesethings.
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But 16he said to me, "Do not do that. I am a 17fellowservant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of 18thisbook. WorshipGod."
The Final Message
10 And he said to me, "19Do not seal up 20the words of the prophecy of thisbook, 21for the time is near.
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"22Let the one who doeswrong, stilldowrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, stillpracticerighteousness; and the one who is holy, stillkeep himself holy."
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"Behold, 23I am comingquickly, and My 24reward is with Me, 25to render to everymanaccording to what he hasdone*.
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"I am the 26Alpha and the Omega, 27the first and the last, 28the beginning and the end."
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Blessed are those who 29wash their robes, so that they may have the right to 30the tree of life, and may 31enter by the 32gates into the city.