16 And the ftwenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God gfell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
hwho is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and ibegun to reign.
18 jThe nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
kboth small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then God’s temple in heaven lwas opened, and the mark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were nflashes of lightning, rumblings,1 peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy ohail.
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