Then Jesus said to them,“ Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom.

当时，耶稣对他们说：“民要攻打民，国要攻打国；

于是耶稣对他们说：“民要攻打民，国要攻打国，

于是耶稣对他们说：“民要攻打民，国要攻打国，

耶稣接着说：“民族将与民族互斗，国家将与国家相争，

过了一会儿，耶稣又对他们说：“一个民族要起来攻打另一个民族，一个国家要起来攻打另一个国家。

耶稣接着对他们说：“一个民族要起来反对另一个民族，一个国家要起来反对另一个国家；

當時，耶穌對他們說：「民要攻打民，國要攻打國；

於是耶穌對他們說：「民要攻打民，國要攻打國，

於是耶穌對他們說：「民要攻打民，國要攻打國，

耶穌接著說：「民族將與民族互鬥，國家將與國家相爭，

過了一會兒，耶穌又對他們說：“一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族，一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家。

於是耶穌對他們說：『外邦必起來攻打外邦，國必攻打國；

耶穌接著對他們說：「一個民族要起來反對另一個民族，一個國家要起來反對另一個國家；

又謂之曰、民將攻民、國將攻國、

又曰、民將攻民、國亦攻國、

又曰、民將攻民、國將攻國、

又曰：『將見民與民爭、國與國戰、

Then he said to them:“ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then he said to them,“ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then he added,“ Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then he told them,“ Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then He continued by saying to them,“ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,

Then He said to them,“ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

Then He told them:“ Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

Then he said to them,“ Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Then he said to them,“ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many places. People will go hungry. All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

I will show wonders in the heavens above. I will show signs on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. This will happen before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

On that day the Lord will fill people with great panic. They will grab one another by the hand. And they’ll attack one another.

In those days it wasn’t safe to travel around. The people who lived in all the areas of the land were having a lot of trouble.One nation was crushing another. One city was crushing another. That’s because God was causing them to suffer terribly.

The words“ once more” point out that what can be shaken can be taken away. I’m talking about created things. Then what can’t be shaken will remain.

The Lord will gather all the nations together. They will fight against Jerusalem. They’ll capture the city. Its houses will be robbed. Its women will be raped. Half of the people will be taken away as prisoners. But the rest of them won’t be taken.Then the Lord will march out and fight against those nations. He will fight as on a day of battle.

I looked, and there in front of me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow in his hands. He was given a crown. He rode out like a hero on his way to victory.The Lamb broke open the second seal. Then I heard the second living creature say,“ Come!”Another horse came out. It was red like fire. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth. He was given power to make people kill each other. He was given a large sword.The Lamb broke open the third seal. Then I heard the third living creature say,“ Come!” I looked, and there in front of me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.Next, I heard what sounded like a voice coming from among the four living creatures. It said,“ Two pounds of wheat for a day’s pay. And six pounds of barley for a day’s pay. And leave the olive oil and the wine alone!”The Lamb broke open the fourth seal. Then I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say,“ Come!”I looked, and there in front of me was a pale horse! Its rider’s name was Death. Following close behind him was Hell. They were given power over a fourth of the earth. They were given power to kill people by swords. They could also use hunger, sickness and the earth’s wild animals to kill.The Lamb broke open the fifth seal. I saw souls under the altar. They were the souls of people who had been killed. They had been killed because of God’s word and their faithful witness.They called out in a loud voice.“ How long, Lord and King, holy and true?” they asked.“ How long will you wait to judge those who live on the earth? How long will it be until you pay them back for killing us?”Then each of them was given a white robe.“ Wait a little longer,” they were told.“ There are still more of your believing brothers and sisters who will be killed. They will be killed just as you were.”I watched as the Lamb broke open the sixth seal. There was a powerful earthquake. The sun turned black like the clothes people wear when they’re sad. Those clothes are made out of goat’s hair. The whole moon turned as red as blood.

“ Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Tell him I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.I will throw down royal thrones. I will smash the power of other kingdoms. I will destroy chariots and their drivers. Horses and their riders will fall. They will be killed by the swords of their relatives.

One of them was named Agabus. He stood up and spoke through the Spirit. He said there would not be nearly enough food anywhere in the Roman world. This happened while Claudius was the emperor.

The Lord says,“ I will stir up one Egyptian against another. Relatives will fight against relatives. Neighbors will fight against one another. Cities will fight against cities. Kingdoms will fight against one another.