Ro.8.17 2 Ti.2.12. ach. 6. 9. ver. 2. bAc10.10 Cch.22.16 2Co.12.2. diCo.1.6 ch.4.2. & bch. 4. 1. ver. 3. which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant s John: 2 dWho bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 1Pe. 4. 7. f ver. 17. ch.6.9. & 17.3.& 21 12.17.ver 10. Jn.20.26 1Jn.1.1. Ac.20.7.1 f Lu. 11. Co. 16. 2. 28c1.22.7 deh.4.1& Ro. 13. 10. 8. 11.Ja.5.8. ver. 8. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, ch. 22. 10% ver. 20. and they that hear the words of hEx.3.14. Ex.25.37. this prophecy, and keep those ver. 8. Zec. 4. 2. things which are written there-i Jn. 1. 1. heh. 2. 1. in: for the time is at hand. kZec.3.9. iEz. 1.26. 4 JOHN to the seven churches &4.10.ch Da. 7. 13. which are in Asia: Grace 3.1.&4.5. & 10. 16. & 5. 6. ch. 14. 14. be unto you, and peace, from 1.Jn. 8.14. kDa. 10.5 him bwhich is, and which was, and which is to come; kand from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness, and the First-begotten ofthe dead, and "the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him "that loved us, Pand washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father: to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see bim, and 'they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. ch. 15. 6. Da.7.9. "Da.10.6 ch.2.18& IT. 6. 13. ch. 3. 14. miCo.15. 20. Col.1. 18. 19.12. "Ep.1.20 ch. 17. 14. Ez. 1.7. Da. 10.6. ch. 2. 18. PEZ.43.2. Da. 10. 6. ch.14.2& & 19. 16. Jn. 13.34 & 15. 9. Ga. 2 20. PHe.9.14 19.6. 1 Jn. 1. 7. ver. 20. 1Pe.2.5, ch.2.1. & 9.ch.5.10. 3. 1. & 20. 6. Is. 49. 2. 11.6.16 Ep. 6. 17. 1Pe.4.11. ch2.12.16 & 5. 11. & 19. 15, Da.7.13. 21. Mt.24 30. Ac 26.13 & 26, 64. ch. 10. 1. tEz.1.28. "Da8.18. He.13.21. He. 4. 12. Ac. 1. 11. Zec. 12. 10.Jn. 19. 37. 18. 41. 4. & 10. 10. II.4, k &44.6. & 9 I John, who also am your bro- 48.12.ver 8.& 22.13. &44.6. & 48.12.ch2 ther, and companion in tribu-17.ch.2.8. ver. 11. lation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 bl was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me, da great voice, as of a trumpet, Omega, the first and the last: 11 Saying, I am Alpha and and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto La odicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 bAnd in the midst of the seven candlesticks ione like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and "his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and Phis voice as the sound of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: "and his counte nance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And "he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 YI am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold, 21 am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. & 21. 6. & 22. 13. ver. 11. ver. 4. ch. 4. 8. & 11. Ro.6.9. 19 Write bthe things which 17 & 16.5. Y Phi. 1. 7. & 4. 14. 2 Ti. 1. 8. ch. 4. 9. & 5. 14. Ps. 68. 20. ch. 20. 1. bver. 12, &c What John was commanded REVELATION. Anno Anno thou hast seen, and the things 95. ch. 2. 1, 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my &c. right hand, fand the seven gold-dch. 4. 1, en candlesticks. The seven stars &c. are the angels of the sevene ver. 16. churches: and hthe seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. CHAPTER IL f ver. 12. SMal.2.7. ch.2.1&c What is commanded to be written toh Zec.4.2. UNTO the angel of the church 20. ch.1.16, DOMINI 96. ch.20.14 & 21. 8. ch.1.16. 2 ver. 2. a ver. 9. b Nu. 24. 14.&25.1. & 31. 16. 2Pe.2.15. Jude 11. ver. 20. Ac.15.29. Ps. 1. 6. 1 Co. 8. 9. ver.9.13, 10&10.19 19.ch.3.1, 20. beh. 1.13. 8, 15. d1 Co. 6. of Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, bwho walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil; and dthou hast tried them which say they are d1Jn.4.1. 13, &c. apostles, and are not; and hast2Co. 11. ver. 6. found them liars: 13.2Pe.2. fls. 11. 4. 2 Th. 2.8. ch.1.16& fGa. 6.9. 19. 15, 21 He. 12.3, Ever.7,11 heh. 3. 12. & 19. 12. 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast fnot fainted. 4 Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 1. 5. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; Borg Mt. 21. else I will come unto thee quick- 41, 43. ly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of hthe Nicolai-h ver. 15. tanes, which I also hate. 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna, write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; to write in commendation cometh, shall not be hurt of the Second death. 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write: These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 I know thy works, and Satan's seat is: and thou holdest where thou dwellest,even where fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days whereinAntipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast therethem that hold the doctrine of bBalaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches: To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stene ba new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it. 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God. ich. 1.14, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; art "rich) and I know the blas-Lu. 12. Ps.7.9.Je bed, and them that commit adul phemy of Pthem which say they 21. 1.6.11.2017 tery with her into great tribulaare Jews, and are not, but are tion, except they repent of their the synagogue of Satan. deeds. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; Mt. 10. Mt.16.27. PP862.12 6. 9 ch. 3. 9. 22. 27. Mt. 24. 14. 12. 2 Ro.2.6& 13. Co. 5. 10. Ja 1.12. Ga. 6. 5. ch. 3. 11. ch.20. 12. "ver.7ch 9 Ac. 15. and ye shall have tribulation i28. 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that "I am he which and PI will give unto every one searcheth the reins and bearts: of you according to your works 24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, As many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will or reproof to the CHAPTER III, IV. put upon you none other burden: 25 But that which ye have already, hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, 'to him will I give power over the nations: 23. Mat. 19. Lu. 28. bLu. 2. 1. €1.24.17. 27 ("And he shall rule them 22, 29, 30. Phi.4. 5. with a rod of iron; as the ves-1 Co. 6. ch. 1.3.& sels of a potter shall they be 3. ch. 322. 7, 12, broken to shivers :) even as I 21. & 20. received of my Father. 28 And I will give him the morning-star. 29 He that hath an ear, him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. CHAPTER III. 20. ever. 3. ch. 2. 25. fch. 2. 10. 81 Ki. 7. 21. Ga. 2. ch. 12. 5. 9. & 19. 15. heh.2. 17. &14. 1.& 22. 4. "Ps. 2. 8, 9. & 49. let Da. 7. 22. X2Pe. 1. 19. ITi. 5. 6. Laodicea. di Ti. 6. 20. 16. Ti. 1. 13. ver. 11. ever. 19. fMat. 24. 42, 43. & 25. 13. Ga.4. 26. He.12.22. ch. 21. 2, kch.22.4. ch. 2. 7. Or, in Is. 65. ch. 1. 5. & 19. 11. & 22. 6. ver. 7. Col. 1. 15. Ma. 13. Pver. 1. 33.Lu.12 Ho. 12. 39, 40. 18. 1 Co. Th. 5. 2, 4. 8. 6. 2 Pe.3. 10. ch. 16. Ac.1.15. bJude23. ich. 4. 4. & 6.11.& 7.9, 13. kh. 19.8. Is. 55. 1. Mat. 13. 3 dRemember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. fl therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief. and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 4 Thou hast a few names even Ex. 32 41. & 25. in Sardis which have not hde-32. filed their garments; and they P. 69.28. shall walk with me in white: "Phi. 4. for they are worthy. ch. 13. 8. 5 He that overcometh, the & 17.8. & same shall be clothed in white 20. 12 & raiment; and I will not blot 21. 27. out his name out of the book "Mat.10. of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6 "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 7 And to the angel of the church 5 & 6.10. in Philadelphia write; These & 19. 11. things saith he that is holy, "he 18.22.22. 22. 30. 1 that is true, he that hath the Lu. 1. 32. Co. 6. 2. key of David, "he that openeth, t. 16. 2Ti. 2. 12. and no man shutteth; and ch. 2. 26, shutteth, and no man openeth: 8 "I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make them of Job 12. 14. angels of the churches, the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, "I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 19 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon ball the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and hI will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is inew Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: kand I will write upon him my new name, him hear what the Spirit saith 13 He that hath an ear, let unto the churches. 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, "the faithful and true Witness, "the beginning of the creation of God; 15 PI know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth: 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and Poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee 'to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 'As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man hear will come in to him, and will my voice, and open the door, I 21 To him that overcometh sup with him, and he with me. will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. him hear what the Spirit saith 22 "He that hath an ear, let unto the churches. CHAPTER IV. John seeth the throne of God in heaven, 2. 4 The four and twenty elders. 6 The four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 10 The elders The four and twenty elders. lay down their crowns, and worship] him that sat on the throne. REVELATION. Anno Anno 96. 96. c ver. 13. The elders praise the Lamb. claiming with a loud voice, Who DOMINI DOMINI is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. d Ge. 49. b ch. 119, 10.He. AFTER this I looked, and be- 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: fand there was a rainbow round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald. 12. 7. 14. Is. 11. 1, Ro. 15. 12.ch. f ver. 1. ch. 1. 19. & 22. 6. deh. 1. 10 10. & 17.3.& 22. 16. 21. 10. Je. 17.12. & 10. 1. Ez. 1. 26. 18. 53.7. 29, 36. 1 John 1. Da. 7. 9. Pe. 1. 19. fEz.1. 28. ch. 11. ch. 13. 8. ver.9, 12. hZec.3.9. & 4. 10. ich. 4. 5. 6 kch. 4. 2. " Ex. 38. r Ac. 20. 4 And round about the throne 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: dfor thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. CHAPTER V. The book sealed with seven seals, 1: 9 which only the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open. 12 Therefore! the elders praise him, 9 and confess thathe redeemed them with hisblood. Pver. 8. 7. Col. 1. Is. 6. 2. 1.18, 19. 2 ver. 6. Pe. 2. 1.1 Jn. 1. 7. & 6. 25. Ex.19.6. 14. 6. &5. 14. & ver. 9. dGe. 1. 1. 9. ch.1. 6. 22. 5. "ch. 4. 4, 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, dthe Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, fand to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood Sa Lamb as it had been slain, having seven are the seven Spirits of God horns, and hseven eyes, which sent forth into all the earth. book out of the right hand kof 7 And he came and took the him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts, and four and twenty elders fell down be fore the Lamb, having every one of them "harps, and golden vials full of odours, "which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and last redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels "round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders: and the number times ten thousand, and thouof them was ten thousand sands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength. and honour, and glory, and bless 17. Da. 7. ing. 13 And every creature which "ch. 5.12. 12. 22. is in heaven, and on the earth Ych.4. 11. and under the earth, and such Ac.17.24. 10. ver. as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard 1 saying, "Bless Ep. 3. 9. 3. Col.1.16.1 Ch.29.ing, and honour, and glory, and ch. 10. 6. 11. Ro. 9. power, be unto him that sit 5. & 16. teth upon the throne, and unto 27. 1 Ti. the Lamb, for ever and ever. 6. 16. 1 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped himdthat liveth for ever and ever AND I saw in the right hand of Pe. 4. 11. & 5. 11. 9. beh. 6.16. & 7. 10. Cch.19. 4. bIs.29.11. dch. 4. 9, 2 And I saw a strong angel pro- Da. 12.4.10. CHAPTER VI. The opening of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon, contain a prophecy to the end of the world 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power Zec.6.2. iIs. 13. 6, was given to him that sat there-h ch. 4. 7. &c.Zepli on to take peace from the earth, i Zec.6.2.1. 14, &c. and that they should kill one The ch. 16. 14. another: and there was given word unto him a great sword. containing one wine quart, and the chanix 5 And when he had opened the signifithird seal, hI heard the third eth a beast say, Come and see. And measure I beheld, and lo, ia black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, twelfth A measure of wheat for a pen- part of a ny, and three measures of bar-quart. ley for a penny; and k see thou k ch. 9. 4. hurt not the oil and the wine. 1 ch. 4. 7. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 3. Zec. 6. Or, to him. " Ez. 14. 22. 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name that 21. sat on him was Death, and hellP followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, "to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, Pand with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Le. 26. ch. 8. 3. &9.13. & 14. 18. Tel. 20. 4. ch. 1. 9. kPs.76.7. Ti. 1.8. fch. 9. 16. ch.12. 17. ch.14. 1. & 19. 10. u See Zec.1.12. Xel. 3. 7. y ch. 11. 18. & 19. 2. Zch. 3. 4, 5. & 7.9, 14. 40. ch.14. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, "dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given a He. 11. unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, "that they 13. should rest yet for a little sea-b ch. 16. son, until their fellow-servants 18. also and their brethren, that Joel 2. should be killed as they were, 10, 31. & should be fulfilled. 3. 15. Mt. 24.29.Ac. 2. 20. dch.8. 10. & 9. 1. 12 And 1 beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, band lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon Or, became as blood: green 13 dAnd the stars of heaven fell figs. unto the earth, even as a fig-treee Ps. 102. h Ro. 11. casteth her untimely figs, when 26. Is. 34. 25. she is shaken of a mighty wind. 4. He. 1. 14 "And the heaven departed as 12, 13. ch. 5. 9. themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 hAnd said to the mountains us from the face of him that sit and rocks, Fall on us, and hide teth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 i For the great day of his wrath is come; kand who shall be able to stand? CHAPTER VIL An angel sealeth the servants of God in their foreheads, 3. 4 The number of them that were sealed: of the tribes of Israel a certain number. 9 Of all other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, and palms in their hands. 14 Their robes were washed in the blood ofthe Lamb. AND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, "holding the four winds of the earth, bthat the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 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, 3 Saying, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have dsealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 fAnd I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all thetribesofthechildren of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelvethousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Josephweresealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thou. sand. 9 After this I beheld, and lo, ha great multitude, which no man could number, iof all na tions, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the |