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And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to earth and his angels were hurled down with him. Then I heard a voice shout from heaven, ‘Victory and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ, now that the persecutor, who accused our brothers day and night before our God, has been brought down. They have triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the witness of their martyrdom, because even in the face of death they would not cling to life. Let the heavens rejoice and all who live there; but for you, earth and sea, trouble is coming – because the devil has gone down to you in rage, knowing that his days are numbered.’ As soon as the devil found himself thrown down to the earth, he sprang in pursuit of the woman, the mother of the male child, but she was given a huge pair of eagle’s wings to fly away from the serpent into the desert, to the place where she was to be looked after for a year and twice a year and half a year.[1] So the serpent vomited water from his mouth, like a river, after the woman, to sweep her away in the current, but the earth came to her rescue; it opened its mouth and swallowed the river thrown up by the dragon’s jaws. Then the dragon was enraged with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children, that is, all who obey God’s commandments and bear witness for Jesus. [2]

 

[1] Dn 7:25 (cf. Rv 11:3)

[2] Rv 12:7-17

 

Cf. The WAR: The earthly city, mystery Babylon vs. the heavenly city, Jerusalem

 

PSALM 1

The two ways 1 Happy the man who never follows the advice of the wicked, or loiters on the way that sinners take, or sits about with scoffers, 2 but finds his pleasure in the law of [the LORD], and murmurs his law day and night. 3 He is like a tree that is planted by water streams, yielding its fruit in season, its leaves never fading; success attends all he does. 4 It is nothing like this with the wicked, nothing like this! No, these are like chaff blown away by the wind. 5 The wicked will not stand firm when Judgment comes, nor sinners when the virtuous assemble. 6 For [the LORD] takes care of the way the virtuous go, but the way of the wicked is doomed.

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THE JERUSALEM BIBLE
READER'S EDITION
La Bible de Jerusalem, originally published in France, was the culmination of
decades of research and biblical scholarship. It was immediately recognized
the world over as one of the greatest Bible achievements of our times. The
publication of the English translation in 1966 was equally enthusiastically received by scholars and readers of all faiths for its vigorous, contemporary literary style. It is truly the modern Bible for the modem reader seeking a
greater understanding and appreciation of the scriptures in the language and
imagery of today.
In response to popular demand, this Reader's Edition has been designed to
provide the general reader with an edition that is suited to his needs. It contains the complete text of THE JERUSALEM BIBLE in a translation that employs
all the beauty and majesty of the English language- but always as a living
language of the twentieth century. It includes many of the features of the Regular Edition: single-column pages for easy reading; verse numbers in the margin for ready and convenient reference; 8 pages of nine maps-four in color,
five in black-and-white; a Chronological Table; and Tables of Measures and
Money. The notes and introductions were carefully gone over by Alexander Jones, the General Editor, and abridged to relieve the average reader of
burdensome detail while retaining necessary and helpful information for a
fuller understanding and appreciation of the scriptures.
In preparing this translation, the translators made full use of the ancient
Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew texts. How this was done while still retaining the
interpretations and insights of the French edition is explained by Father Jones:
"The translation of the biblical text itself could clearly not be made from
the French. In the case of a few books the initial draft was made from the
French and then compared word for word with the Hebrew or Aramaic
. . . and amended where necessary to ensure complete conformity with
the ancient text. For the much greater part, the initial drafts were made
from the Hebrew or Greek and simultaneously compared with the French
when questions of, variant reading or interpretation arose. Whichever system was used, therefore, the same intended result was achieved, that is,
an entirely faithful version of the ancient texts which, in doubtful points,
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adopted by the French scholars in the light of the most recent researches
in the fields of history, archaeology and literary criticism."
THE JERUSALEM BIBLE has been acclaimed by biblical scholars and readers of
all denominations for its vigorous and vital translation, faithful in all respects
to the original sources-a translation that captures for contemporary man the
vitality and immediacy that the Bible had for the first Christians.
General Editor
ALEXANDER JONES
L.S.S., S.T.L., I.C.B. 

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