Okay, here are the episode titles for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from the beginning of Season 23 to the most recently aired episodes in Season 25.
Sure, here is a brief synopsis for each book in the Book of Revelation, counting down from Chapter 22 to Chapter 1:
Revelation Chapter 22: The River of Life and Final Admonitions
This final chapter describes the pure river of the water of life flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb, with the tree of life on either side. It emphasizes the eternal blessedness of those who obey God's commands and the dire warnings against adding to or taking away from the words of this prophecy. Jesus declares His imminent return, and the book concludes with a final blessing.
Revelation Chapter 21: The New Heaven and New Earth
John sees a new heaven and a new earth, as the first heaven and first earth have passed away. The New Jerusalem, the holy city, descends from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. God's dwelling is now with humanity, and He will wipe away every tear. There will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain. The chapter describes the glorious nature of the New Jerusalem, built with precious stones and having no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates it.
Revelation Chapter 20: The Millennium and Final Judgment
This chapter describes the binding of Satan for a thousand years, during which Christ reigns with His saints (the "millennium"). After the thousand years, Satan is released for a short time to deceive the nations before being finally cast into the lake of fire. The chapter then details the Great White Throne Judgment, where the dead are judged according to their deeds recorded in the books, and anyone whose name is not found in the Book of Life is cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation Chapter 19: The Marriage Supper of the Lamb and the Rider on the White Horse
Heaven rejoices at the fall of Babylon (the harlot) and prepares for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, symbolizing the union of Christ and His Church. John then sees a rider on a white horse, named Faithful and True, identified as Jesus Christ. He leads the armies of heaven and defeats the Beast and the false prophet, who are cast alive into the lake of fire, and their followers are slain.
Revelation Chapter 18: The Fall of Babylon
This chapter vividly describes the sudden and complete destruction of "Babylon the Great," depicted as a wealthy and influential city (often interpreted as a corrupt world system or a powerful city like Rome). Kings, merchants, and sailors lament its fall, recognizing the immense loss of its luxury and trade. God's people are called to come out of Babylon so they do not share in its sins and plagues.
Revelation Chapter 17: The Woman and the Beast
John is shown a great harlot, "Babylon the Great," sitting on many waters and riding on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. The harlot is described as being drunk with the blood of the saints and martyrs. An angel explains the mystery of the woman and the beast, revealing that the beast and its ten horns will eventually turn against the harlot and destroy her.
Revelation Chapter 16: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
Seven angels pour out seven bowls of God's wrath upon the earth. These plagues bring intense suffering: loathsome sores, seas turning to blood, rivers turning to blood, scorching by the sun, darkness and pain, the drying up of the Euphrates River to prepare for the kings of the East, and finally, a great earthquake and hailstones that destroy cities and torment humanity. Despite these judgments, people continue to blaspheme God.
Revelation Chapter 15: The Seven Last Plagues
John sees another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, which complete God's wrath. Those who had triumphed over the Beast stand by a sea of glass, singing the song of Moses and the Lamb, praising God's righteous acts. The temple in heaven is opened, and the seven angels emerge, dressed in pure white linen, ready to pour out the bowls.
Revelation Chapter 14: The Lamb and the 144,000; Messages of Judgment
John sees the Lamb (Jesus) standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000 who have His name and His Father's name written on their foreheads. They sing a new song and are described as blameless. Three angels then proclaim urgent messages: an eternal gospel to all nations, the announcement of Babylon's fall, and a warning against worshiping the Beast and receiving its mark, with severe consequences. The chapter also includes the imagery of the harvest of the earth, symbolizing judgment.
Revelation Chapter 13: The Two Beasts
John sees two beasts emerge. The first beast rises from the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, resembling a leopard, bear, and lion, and receiving its power from the dragon (Satan). It blasphemes God and has authority over all tribes, peoples, languages, and nations, compelling worship. The second beast rises from the earth, having two horns like a lamb but speaking like a dragon. It performs great signs, even calling fire from heaven, and forces all people to receive a mark (the mark of the beast, 666) on their right hand or forehead, without which they cannot buy or sell.
Revelation Chapter 12: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child
A great sign appears in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head, giving birth to a male child who is to rule all nations. A great red dragon (Satan) stands ready to devour the child. The child is caught up to God, and the woman flees into the wilderness. War breaks out in heaven, and Michael and his angels cast the dragon and his angels down to earth. Enraged, the dragon persecutes the woman, but she is protected, and he then wages war against her offspring who keep God's commandments.
Revelation Chapter 11: The Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet
Two witnesses are given power to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth. They perform miracles and are indestructible until their testimony is finished, at which point they are killed by the beast from the abyss. Their bodies lie in the street of the great city for three and a half days, and the world rejoices. Then, God raises them from the dead, and they ascend to heaven. A great earthquake follows. The seventh trumpet sounds, announcing that the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah, and He will reign forever and ever.
Revelation Chapter 10: The Angel with the Little Scroll
A mighty angel descends from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He holds a small open scroll and cries out with a loud voice. Seven thunders utter their voices, but John is told not to write what they say. The angel declares that there will be no more delay, and in the days of the seventh angel's trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished. John is instructed to take the little scroll from the angel's hand and eat it; it will be sweet as honey in his mouth but bitter in his stomach, symbolizing prophecy that is pleasant to receive but difficult to deliver.
Revelation Chapter 9: The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets (Woe 1 and Woe 2)
The fifth trumpet sounds, and a star fallen from heaven is given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. Locusts, resembling horses prepared for battle with human faces and scorpion tails, emerge to torment those who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads for five months. The sixth trumpet sounds, releasing four angels bound at the great river Euphrates. They lead an army of 200 million horsemen who kill a third of humanity with fire, smoke, and sulfur from their mouths. Despite these plagues, the rest of humanity does not repent of their idolatry, murders, sorceries, sexual immorality, or thefts.
Revelation Chapter 8: The Seventh Seal and the First Four Trumpets
When the seventh seal is opened, there is silence in heaven for about half an hour. Seven angels are given seven trumpets. An angel offers incense with the prayers of the saints, and then fills the censer with fire from the altar and hurls it to the earth, causing thunder, lightning, and an earthquake. The first four trumpets sound:
* First Trumpet: Hail and fire mixed with blood are hurled to the earth, burning up a third of the earth, trees, and all green grass.
* Second Trumpet: Something like a great mountain, burning with fire, is thrown into the sea, turning a third of the sea into blood, killing a third of the living creatures in the sea, and destroying a third of the ships.
* Third Trumpet: A great star called Wormwood falls from heaven, poisoning a third of the rivers and springs, causing many to die.
* Fourth Trumpet: A third of the sun, moon, and stars are struck, dimming their light, so that a third of the day and night are without light. An eagle then cries out, announcing "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
Revelation Chapter 7: The 144,000 Sealed and the Great Multitude
Before the earth is harmed by the four winds, four angels are commanded to hold back the winds. John sees another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. He seals 144,000 from every tribe of the sons of Israel on their foreheads, a symbolic number representing God's preserved people. After this, John sees a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and the Lamb, clothed in white robes and holding palm branches. They cry out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" An elder explains that these are those who have come out of the great tribulation, having washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation Chapter 6: The Seven Seals
The Lamb opens the first six of the seven seals, revealing a series of events:
* First Seal (White Horse): A rider with a bow, given a crown, goes out conquering and to conquer.
* Second Seal (Red Horse): A rider with a large sword takes peace from the earth, causing people to kill each other.
* Third Seal (Black Horse): A rider with a pair of scales, indicating famine and economic hardship.
* Fourth Seal (Pale Horse): A rider named Death, followed by Hades, given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine, plague, and wild beasts.
* Fifth Seal (Martyrs' Cry): Under the altar, the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God cry out for justice. They are given white robes and told to rest a little longer until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers are killed.
* Sixth Seal (Cosmic Disturbances): A great earthquake, the sun turns black, the moon turns blood red, stars fall from the sky, and the sky vanishes like a scroll. Kings, princes, generals, rich, mighty, and slaves hide in caves and among the rocks, crying out for the mountains and rocks to fall on them and hide them from the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation Chapter 5: The Scroll and the Lamb
John weeps because no one is found worthy to open a scroll with seven seals in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. Then, one of the elders tells him not to weep, for the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll. John then sees a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, with seven horns and seven eyes, standing in the center of the throne. The Lamb takes the scroll from the hand of Him who sat on the throne, prompting an immediate outpouring of worship from the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders, who fall down before the Lamb, singing a new song, acknowledging His worthiness to take the scroll because He was slain and purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Myriads of angels join in the chorus of praise.
Revelation Chapter 4: The Throne Room of Heaven
John is called up to heaven in the Spirit and sees a door standing open. He is shown a throne set in heaven, with One sitting on it who shines like jasper and carnelian, surrounded by a rainbow resembling an emerald. Around the throne are twenty-four other thrones, with twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing gold crowns. From the throne come lightning flashes, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne are seven lamps of fire (the seven spirits of God) and a sea of glass like crystal. In the center, around the throne, are four living creatures full of eyes, front and back, each with distinct appearances (lion, ox, human face, eagle). They constantly cry out, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" The elders fall down and cast their crowns before the throne in worship.
Revelation Chapter 3: Messages to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea
* To Sardis (The Dead Church): Christ rebukes them for having a reputation for being alive but being dead. He calls them to wake up, strengthen what remains, and remember what they have received and heard, or He will come like a thief. A few in Sardis have not soiled their garments and will walk with Him in white.
* To Philadelphia (The Faithful Church): Christ praises their little strength, their keeping His word, and not denying His name. He has set before them an open door that no one can shut. He promises to make their enemies bow before them, to keep them from the hour of trial, and to make them a pillar in God's temple with His name and the New Jerusalem's name written on them.
* To Laodicea (The Lukewarm Church): Christ rebukes them for being lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—and for their self-sufficient pride in their wealth. He counsels them to buy gold refined by fire (true riches), white garments (righteousness), and eye salve (spiritual insight) from Him. He stands at the door and knocks, inviting anyone who hears His voice to open the door so He can come in and dine with them. He promises to grant victory and to sit with Him on His throne.
Revelation Chapter 2: Messages to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira
* To Ephesus (The Loveless Church): Christ commends their hard work and perseverance, their intolerance of evil, and their testing of false apostles. However, He rebukes them for having forsaken their first love and calls them to repent and do the works they did at first, or He will remove their lampstand.
* To Smyrna (The Suffering Church): Christ has no rebuke for them but commends their spiritual richness despite their poverty and suffering at the hands of those who claim to be Jews but are not. He encourages them not to fear persecution, even unto death, promising the crown of life.
* To Pergamum (The Compromising Church): Christ acknowledges their dwelling where Satan's throne is and their holding fast to His name, even when Antipas, His faithful witness, was killed. However, He rebukes them for tolerating false teachings, specifically the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans, which leads to idolatry and sexual immorality. He calls them to repent or face His swift judgment.
* To Thyatira (The Corrupt Church): Christ commends their love, faith, service, and perseverance, noting their latter works are greater than the first. But He rebukes them for tolerating the prophetess Jezebel, who leads His servants into sexual immorality and idolatry. He gives her time to repent, but when she doesn't, He promises to cast her and her followers into severe suffering and illness. He encourages the faithful to hold fast to what they have.
Revelation Chapter 1: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
This chapter serves as an introduction to the entire book. John, exiled on the island of Patmos, receives a revelation from Jesus Christ through an angel. He is instructed to write down what he sees and hears and send it to the seven churches in Asia Minor. John describes his vision of the glorified Jesus Christ: standing in the midst of seven golden lampstands (representing the seven churches), dressed in a long robe with a golden sash, with white hair, eyes like fire, feet like burnished bronze, and a voice like many waters. He holds seven stars in His right hand (the angels/messengers of the churches), and a sharp two-edged sword comes from His mouth. His face is like the sun in full strength. Jesus identifies Himself as "the Alpha and the Omega," "the First and the Last," and "the Living One," who was dead and is now alive forevermore, holding the keys of Death and Hades. He commands John to write what he
has seen, what is now, and what will take place after this.
Season 23 (September 23, 2021 – May 19, 2022)
* And the Empire Strikes Back (September 23, 2021)
* Never Turn Your Back on Them (September 23, 2021)
* I Thought You Were on My Side (September 30, 2021)
* One More Tale of Two Victims (October 7, 2021)
* Fast Times @TheWheelHouse (October 14, 2021)
* The Five Hundredth Episode (October 21, 2021)
* They'd Already Disappeared (November 4, 2021)
* Nightmares in Drill City (November 11, 2021)
* People vs. Richard Wheatley (December 9, 2021)
* Silent Night, Hateful Night (January 6, 2022)
* Burning with Rage Forever (January 13, 2022)
* Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight (January 20, 2022)
* If I Knew Then What I Know Now (February 24, 2022)
* Video Killed the Radio Star (March 3, 2022)
* Promising Young Gentlemen (March 10, 2022)
* Sorry If It Got Weird for You (March 17, 2022)
* Once Upon a Time in El Barrio (April 7, 2022)
* Eighteen Wheels a Predator (April 14, 2022)
* Tangled Strands of Justice (April 28, 2022)
* Did You Believe in Miracles? (May 5, 2022)
* Confess Your Sins to Be Free (May 12, 2022)
* A Final Call at Forlini's Bar (May 19, 2022)
Season 24 (September 22, 2022 – May 18, 2023)
* Gimme Shelter – Part Two (September 22, 2022)
* The One You Feed (September 29, 2022)
* Mirror Effect (October 6, 2022)
* The Steps We Cannot Take (October 13, 2022)
* Breakwater (October 27, 2022)
* Controlled Burn (November 3, 2022)
* Dead Ball (November 10, 2022)
* A Better Person (November 17, 2022)
* And a Trauma in a Pear Tree (December 8, 2022)
* Jumped In (January 5, 2023)
* Soldier Up (January 12, 2023)
* Blood Out (January 26, 2023)
* Intersection (February 2, 2023)
* Dutch Tears (February 16, 2023)
* King of the Moon (February 23, 2023)
* The Presence of Absence (March 23, 2023)
* Lime Chaser (March 30, 2023)
* Bubble Wrap (April 6, 2023)
* Debatable (April 13, 2023)
* Bend the Law (May 4, 2023)
* Bad Things (May 11, 2023)
* All Pain Is One Malady (May 18, 2023)
Season 25 (January 18, 2024 – May 16, 2024)
* Tunnel Blind (January 18, 2024)
* Truth Embargo (January 25, 2024)
* The Punch List (February 1, 2024)
* Duty to Report (February 8, 2024)
* Zone Rouge (February 22, 2024)
* Carousel (February 29, 2024)
* Probability of Doom (March 14, 2024)
* Third Man Syndrome (March 21, 2024)
* Children of Wolves (April 11, 2024)
* Combat Fatigue (April 18, 2024)
* Prima Nocta (May 2, 2024
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* Marauder (May 9, 2024)
* Duty to Hope (May 16, 2024)