the tsunami
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14and if my people, over whom my name has been invoked, being converted, will have petitioned me and sought my face, and will have done penance for their wicked ways, then I will heed them from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land.
25And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:
17And the seventh Angel poured out his bowl upon the air. And a great voice went out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done.” 18And there were lightnings and voices and thunders. And a great earthquake occurred, of a kind such as has never happened since men have been upon the earth, so great was this kind of earthquake. 19And the Great City became divided into three parts. And the cities of the Gentiles fell. And Babylon the great came to mind before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
25He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.
6Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
36But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father.
24Seventy weeks of years are concentrated on your people and on your holy city, so that transgression shall be finished, and sin shall reach an end, and iniquity shall be wiped away, and so that everlasting justice shall be brought in, and vision and prophecy shall be fulfilled, and the Saint of saints shall be anointed. 25Therefore, know and take heed: from the going forth of the word to build up Jerusalem again, until the Christ leader, there will be seven weeks of years, and sixty-two weeks of years; and the wide path will be built again, and the walls, in a time of anguish. 26And after sixty-two weeks of years, the Christ leader will be slain. And the people who have denied him will not be his. And the people, when their leader arrives, will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will be devastation, and, after the end of the war, the desolation will be set up. 27But he will confirm a covenant with many for one week of years; and for half of the week of years, victim and sacrifice will nearly cease; but there will be in the temple the abomination of desolation. And the desolation will continue even to the consummation and the end.”
27But he will confirm a covenant with many for one week of years; and for half of the week of years, victim and sacrifice will nearly cease; but there will be in the temple the abomination of desolation. And the desolation will continue even to the consummation and the end.”
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
1And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple. 2But he said to them in response: “Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.” 3Then, when he was seated at the Mount of Olives, the disciples drew near to him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your advent and of the consummation of the age?” 4And answering, Jesus said to them: “Pay attention, lest someone lead you astray. 5For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ.’ And they will lead many astray. 6For you will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon.
13For all those who have called upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the entire world, as a testimony to all nations. And then the consummation will occur.
3Blessed is he who reads or hears the words of this Prophecy, and who keeps the things that have been written in it. For the time is near.
10Many will be chosen and purified, and, as if by fire, they will be tested, and the impious will act impiously, and none of the impious will understand, yet the teachers will understand.
2And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.
1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.
2In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. For I go to prepare a place for you.
18And there were lightnings and voices and thunders. And a great earthquake occurred, of a kind such as has never happened since men have been upon the earth, so great was this kind of earthquake.
1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2“Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of the head of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy about him. 3And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of the head of Meshech and Tubal. 4And I will turn you around, and I will place a bit in your jaws. And I will lead you away, with all your army, the horses and the horsemen all clothed in armor, a great multitude, equipped with spears and light shields and swords, 5the Persians, the Ethiopians, and the Libyans with them, all with heavy shields and helmets, 6Gomer, and all his companies, the house of Togarmah, the northern parts, and all his strength, and the many peoples with you.
1The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones. 2And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.” 4And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live. 6And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”
15The sun and the moon have been darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their splendor.
1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. 2And being with child, she cried out while giving birth, and she was suffering in order to give birth. 3And another sign was seen in heaven. And behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. 4And his tail drew down a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, who was about to give birth, so that, when she had brought forth, he might devour her son. 5And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne. 6And the woman fled into solitude, where a place was being held ready by God, so that they might pasture her in that place for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
1“But as for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am above you, O Gog, prince of the head of Meshech and Tubal. 2And I will turn you around, and I will lead you away, and I will cause you to rise up from the parts of the north. And I will bring you over the mountains of Israel. 3And I will strike your bow in your left hand, and I will cast away your arrows from your right hand. 4You will fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your companies, and your peoples who are with you. I have given you over to the wild animals, to the birds, and to every flying thing, and to the beasts of the earth, in order to be devoured. 5You will fall upon the face of the field. For I have spoken, says the Lord God. 6And I will send a fire upon Magog, and upon those who are living confidently in the islands. And they shall know that I am the Lord.
1And one of the seven Angels, those who hold the seven bowls, approached and spoke with me, saying: “Come, I will show you the condemnation of the great harlot, who sits upon many waters. 2With her, the kings of the earth have fornicated. And those who inhabit the earth have been inebriated by the wine of her prostitution.” 3And he carried me away in spirit to the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4And the woman was clothed all around with purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand, filled with the abomination and with the filth of her fornication. 5And a name was written upon her forehead: Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth. 6And I saw that the woman was inebriated from the blood of the saints and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I was amazed, when I had seen her, with a great wonder.
7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places.
2But he said to them in response: “Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.”
11In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great abyss were released, and the floodgates of heaven were opened.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
5Woe to you who inhabit the coast of the sea, you people of perdition. The word of the Lord is over you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will disperse you, so that not one inhabitant will be left.
6He establishes his ascension into heaven, and he has founded his bundle on the earth. He calls the waters of the ocean, and pours them over the face of the earth. The Lord is his name.
12And he set darkness as his hiding place, with his tabernacle all around him: dark waters in the clouds of the air. 13At the brightness that was before his sight, the clouds crossed by, with hail and coals of fire. 14And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire. 15And he sent forth his arrows and scattered them. He multiplied lightnings, and he set them in disarray. 16Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed, by your rebuke, O Lord, by the inspiration of the Spirit of your wrath. 17He sent from on high, and he accepted me. And he took me up, out of many waters.
17And the seventh Angel poured out his bowl upon the air. And a great voice went out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done.” 18And there were lightnings and voices and thunders. And a great earthquake occurred, of a kind such as has never happened since men have been upon the earth, so great was this kind of earthquake. 19And the Great City became divided into three parts. And the cities of the Gentiles fell. And Babylon the great came to mind before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And hail as heavy as a talent descended from the sky upon men. And men blasphemed God, because of the affliction of the hail, for it was exceedingly great.
5And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.
15But I am the Lord, your God, who stirs up the sea, and who makes the waves swell. The Lord of hosts is my name.
17And the seventh Angel poured out his bowl upon the air. And a great voice went out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done.”
4But you, Daniel, close the message and seal the book, until the established time. Many will pass through, and knowledge will be increased.”