Then I looked, and I heard an eagle that was flying high in the air say in a loud voice, "O horror! horror! How horrible it will be for all who live on earth when the sound comes from the trumpets that the other three angels must blow!"

Around him flaming creatures were standing, each of which had six wings. Each creature covered its face with two wings, and its body with two, and used the other two for flying.

Then one of the creatures flew down to me, carrying a burning coal that he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.

He touched my lips with the burning coal and said, "This has touched your lips, and now your guilt is gone, and your sins are forgiven."

The creatures themselves darted back and forth with the speed of lightning.

While I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came flying down to where I was. It was the time for the evening sacrifice to be offered.

Then God commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places"---and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it.

And that is how God will bless my descendants, because he has made an eternal covenant with me, an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire; that will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about.

Your righteousness will last forever, and your law is always true.

Find out if there is any evil in me and guide me in the everlasting way.

Your rule is eternal, and you are king forever. The LORD is faithful to his promises; he is merciful in all his acts.

Yes, grass withers and flowers fade, but the word of our God endures forever."

But Israel is saved by the LORD, and her victory lasts forever; her people will never be disgraced.' "

Look up at the heavens; look at the earth! The heavens will disappear like smoke; the earth will wear out like old clothing, and all its people will die like flies. But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will be final.

they will vanish like moth-eaten clothing! But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will endure for all time."

and of making all people see how God's secret plan is to be put into effect. God, who is the Creator of all things, kept his secret hidden through all the past ages,

God did this according to his eternal purpose, which he achieved through Christ Jesus our Lord.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope,

From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was chosen and sent to help the faith of God's chosen people and to lead them to the truth taught by our religion,

and at the right time he revealed it in his message. This was entrusted to me, and I proclaim it by order of God our Savior.

God has raised from death our Lord Jesus, who is the Great Shepherd of the sheep as the result of his blood, by which the eternal covenant is sealed. May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

What I am telling you in the dark you must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you must announce from the housetops.

He said to them, "Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant---this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world.

Then I was told, "Once again you must proclaim God's message about many nations, races, languages, and kings."

It was allowed to fight against God's people and to defeat them, and it was given authority over every tribe, nation, language, and race.

King Nebuchadnezzar sent the following message to the people of all nations, races, and languages in the world: "Greetings!

Then King Darius wrote to the people of all nations, races, and languages on earth: "Greetings!

I command that throughout my empire everyone should fear and respect Daniel's God. "He is a living God, and he will rule forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his power will never come to an end.

and of making all people see how God's secret plan is to be put into effect. God, who is the Creator of all things, kept his secret hidden through all the past ages,