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Come Follow Me 2023: Revelation 6–14

Revelation 6–14

December 11–17
“They Overcame … by the Blood of the Lamb”

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Commentary

The New Testament Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from New Testament scholars. many of the insights in the New Testament Minute are gleaned from the BYU New Testament Commentary series. Lynne Hilton Wilson has written a commentary to supplement her New Testament video series.

cover of New Testament Minute: Revelation
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Joseph Smith Translation Variants

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Revelation 6

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(1) And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

(1) And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals one of the four beasts. And I heard as it were the noise of thunder, saying, Come and see.

(6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

(6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny. And see hurt not thou the oil and the wine.

(14) And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

(14) And the heavens opened as a scroll is opened when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island was moved out of their places.

Revelation 7

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(2) And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

(2) And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And I heard him cry with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

(4) And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

(4) And I heard the number of them who were sealed were an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 8

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(12) And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

(12) And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

Revelation 9

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(1) And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

(1) And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth. And to the angel was given the key of the bottomless pit.

(14) Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

(14) Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the bottomless pit.

(16) And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

(16) And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand. And I saw the number of them.

Revelation 10

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(4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Those thingsare sealed up which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

Revelation 12

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(1) And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

(1) And there appeared a great sign in heaven in the likeness of things on earth: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

(2) And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

(2) And the woman being child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

(5) And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

(5) And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

(3) And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

(3) And there appeared another sign in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

(4) And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

(4) And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was delivered, ready to devour her child after it was born.

(6) And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

(6) And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore years.

(7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

(7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought against Michael.

(8–9) And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

(8–9) And the dragon prevailed not against Michael, neither the child nor the woman, which was the church of God, who had been delivered of her pains and brought forth the kingdom of our God and his Christ. Neither was there place found in heavenfor the great dragon, who was cast out—that old serpent called the devil and also called Satan, which deceiveth the whole world, he who was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

(11) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

(11) For they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their own lives but kept the testimony even unto death.

(12) Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

(12) Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. And after these things I heard another voice, saying, Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, yea, and them who dwell upon the islands of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

(13) And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

(13) For when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

(14) And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

(14) Therefore, to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might flee into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

(15) And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

(15) And the serpent casteth out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

(16) And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

(16) And the earth helpeth the woman, and the earth openeth her mouth and swalloweth up the flood which the dragon casteth out of his mouth.

(17) And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

(17) Therefore, the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have also the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13

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(1) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

(1) And I saw another sign in the likeness of the kingdoms of the earth: a beast rise up out of the sea and standing upon the sands of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

Reading Resources

Revelation 6–14

Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Revelation 1-11," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.

Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Revelation 12-22," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.

Introduction to the Book of Revelation

  • Thomas A. Wayment, “Apocalyptic Imagination and the New Testament,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31stAnnual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 305–318.

Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation

  • Richard D. Draper, “The Exalted Lord,” Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 290–317.
  • Richard D. Draper, “The Apocalyptic Witness of the Messiah,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 373–393.

“The War in Heaven Continues on Earth”

Specific Insights in the Book of Revelation

Modern Revelation