ND I saw another sign in Anno Anno A heaven, great and marvel- over the number of his name, 3 And they sing hthe song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. DOMINI DOMINI 96. 96. ach. 12.1.0 Mt. 23. 3. Christ cometh suddenly and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus: 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, "and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. & 21. 9. Pch.11.187 And I heard another out of cch.14. 0 & 18. 20. the altar say, Even so, Lord deh.4.6&ls 49.26. God Almighty, true and rightch. 15. 3. eous are thy judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial 'upon the sun; "and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 21. 18. ch.13.10 &14.10& 19.2. tch. 8. 12. ch.9.17, 18&14.18 Mt.3.11. f. h. 13.15 16,17. Sch.5.8& 14. 2. hEx.15.1. De.31.30. ch. 14. 3. Or. burned. ver. 11, i De.32.4.21. P. 111.2. & 139.14. Ps. 145. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all na-k tions shall come and worship 17.Ho.14. before thee; for thy judgments 9.ch.16.7. are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and behold, "the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. 6 "And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, Pclothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. CHAPTER XVL The angels pour out their vials full of wrath, 2. 6 The plagues that follow thereupon. 15 Christ cometh as a thief. Blessed are they that watch. Da 5.22. ch.11.13 & 11. 7. 23ch.9.20 bch. 9. 2. ch.11.10 dver.9,21 ver. 2. f ver. 9. 10.7. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured beast; band his kingdom was full out his vial upon the seat of the their tongues for pain, of darkness; and they gnawed 11 And ablasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their sores, fand repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured outhis vial upon the great river Euphrates; hand the water there of was dried up, ithat the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean kspirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of "the false prophet. go forth unto the kings of the 14 For they are the spirits of devils,"working miracles, which to gather them to "the battle of earth, Pand of the whole world, that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, "lest he PLu. 2. 1. walk naked, and they see his 9ch.17.14 shame. ch. 13.13. 14&19.20 ANP heard a great voice out of the temple, saying "to the seven angels, Goyour ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which ch.13.16 worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel poured fch.13 14. out his vial upon the sea; and 5 ch. 8. 8. hit became as the blood of a dead man; iand every livingsoul died in the sea. 2. 2Pe. 3. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17 And the seventh angel pour10.ch.3.3. ed out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of 2Co.5.3. the temple of heaven, from the tch.19.19. 18 And there were voices, and ch.3.4,18. throne, saying, "It is done. "ch.21.6. thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. ch.11.13 Da.12.1. 19 And "the great city was dich. 14.8. vided into three parts, and the & 17. 18. cities of the nations fell: and ich. 8. 9. bch.18.5. great Babylon came in rememch.8.10. 1.51.17, brance before God, to give unto Ex.7.20. 23. Je.25. her the cup of the wine of the 15, 16.ch. fierceness of his wrath. mch 15.3. 14. 10. 20 And devery island fled away, 5 And I heard the angel of the "ch.1.4.8 dch.6.14. and the mountains were not waters say, Thou art righteous, &48&11 found. O Lord, which art, and wast, 17. ch.11.19 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and fmen blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. CHAPTER XVII A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast, 3, 4, 5 which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations. 9 The interpretation of the seven heads, 12 and the ten horns. 8 The punishment of the whore. 14 The victory of the Lamb. AND there came "one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; b will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters; 2 "With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and fthe inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk withthewine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit hupon a scarlet-coloured beast, full ofinames of blasphemy, khaving seven heads and Iten horns. The fall of Babylon Anno Anno 11 And the beast that was, and DOMINI DOMINI is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 96. 96. fver.9,11. ver. 8. gSee Ex. fDa.7.20. 9.23,24,25 Zec.1.18, 19,21. ch. 13. L 4 And the woman mwas array- 38. P2Th 2.11 9 ch.10.7. ch.16.19 s ch.12.4. 5 And upon her forehead was Gr. a name written, "MYSTERY, gilded. a ch.17.1. BABYLON THE GREAT, Je.51.7. bEz.43.2. THE MOTHER OF HAR ch. 18. 6. 18.13.19. LOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Pch. 14.8. 14. 8. 13.13.21 &21.9.Je 6 And I saw the woman drunk-12Th.2.7. 51. 8. ch. en "with the blood of the saints, ch. 11.8. and with the blood of the mar- & 14.8. & tyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great ad-2, 10, 21. 34. 14.Je. 50.39&5 sch. 18.9. 37. & 19. 2. miration. 7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads, and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder,(whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world,) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 16.19&18 & 21.8.& Is.14.23. Or, for- & 34. 11. nica- Ma.5.2,3. tions. fch. 14.8 ch.18.24. & 17. 2. ch.13.15 g ver. 11, & 16. 6. 15. Is. 47. ch. 6. 9, 15. 10&12.11 Or, ch.11.7. power. h19.48.20. & 13. 1. zch.13.10 ver. 11. & 52. 11. Je.50.8& 51.6, 45. 2 Co. 6. 17. ch.13.8. iGe.18.20 ch.13.18 21. Je.51. ch.13.1. 9Jon.1.2. ch. 13. 3. b d 12 And fthe ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, lare peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, 17 PFor God hath put in their and "burn her with fire. agree, and give their kingdom hearts to fulfil his will, and to unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. sawest is that great city, which 18 And the woman which thou reigneth over the kings of the earth. CHAPTER XVIII. Babylon is fallen, 2. 4 The people of God commanded to depart out of her. 9 The kings of the earth, 11 with the merchants and mariners,lament over her. 20 The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her. AND "after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great pow er; band the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and dis become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations fhave drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the mer chants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye kel. 16.19 receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath re membered her iniquities. Kings, &c. lament over Babylon. CHAPTER XIX. in the cup which she hath Anno filled, "fill to her double. Anno DOMINI DOMINI 96. in ch. 14. 96. m Is. 44. 23. & 49. 16. 48. n Lu. 11. 7 "How much she hath glorified &c. 15. 19. 2. 64. Je. 51. ver. 10. 17.2. ver. r Je. 3. 10. 25. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed formication and lived deliciously with her, "shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas! that great city Babylon," Je. 50. that mighty city! for in one 46. hour is thy judgment come. 11 And "the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, a Ez. 27. and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and allthyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass,and iron,and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense,and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. bodies. 14 And the fruits that thy soule Ez. 27. lusted after are departed from 13. thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 d The merchants of these things which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing. 4. ch.17.2, 5. *ch.17.6. Y Je. 51. 27,-36. The saints rejoice, &c 20 m Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for "God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great mill-stone, and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and Pshall be found no more at all. 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no Craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a mill-stone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; Sand the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: 'for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; "for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. CHAPTER XIX. God is praised in heaven for Judging the great whore, and avenging the blood of his saints, 1. 7 The mar riage of the Lamb. 10 The angel will not be worshipped. 17 The fowls called to the great slaughter. heard a great voice of much AND after these things I people in heaven, saying, Alleluia: Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 2 For 'true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did coreIs.34.10. 3, ch. 14. 11. rupt the earth with her fornication, and dhath avenged the &18.9,18. blood of his servants at her hand. fch. 4.4,6, 3 And again they said, Alle10.&5.14. luia. And her smoke rose up 81 Ch. 16. for ever and ever. 36. Ne. 5. 16 And saying, Alas, alas! that great city, that was clothed inch. 17.4. 13. & 8. 6. fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 fFor in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 18 hAnd cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas! that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costlinesss! for in one hour is she made desolate. I fver. 10. 51s.23.14. Ez.27.29. & 20. 12. ch. 14. 2. Ich.11.15, h Ez. 27. 17. & 12. 30,31.ver. 10. & 21. Amen; Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 6 kAnd I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And "to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine Vision of the Word of God. The first resurrection slain with the sword of him REVELATION. linen, clean and white: "for Anno Anno the fine linen is the righteous- DOMINI DOMINI that sat upon the horse, which ness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, P Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, "These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, "See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. 11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, band on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no knew, but he himself. man 13 dAnd he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called "The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And bout of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and ihe shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 96. Yver. 17, 96. 18. Or. bright. 9. Ps. 132.2 ch. 17. PMat. 22. 2, 3. Lu. Ich. 21. 5. 16. ch. 2. 17. ver. 16. dIs. 63. 2, 3. 14, 16. ver. 8. Da. 7. 9, Mat. 19. Jn. 1. 1. Mat. 28. 3. k 3. ch. 4. 4. hch. 6. 9. 2 Ti. 2. 12. mch. 2.11. & 21. 8. 6. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried Iver. 12. with a loud voice, saying "tom Da. 2. n. 61. all the fowls that fly in the 47.1 Ti.6.1 Pe. 2. 9. midst of heaven, "Come, and 15. ch. 17. gather yourselves together unto 14. the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of cap- 17. tains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and 18, 20. of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and ach. 16. the kings of the earth, and their 16. & 17. armies, gathered together to 13, 14 make war against him that saton the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before ch.13.12, ver. 8. him, with which he deceived 15. them that had received the mark teh. 20.10. 20. of the beast, and them that See Da. y ch. worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lakech. 14.22 Pe.3.7. of fire "burning with brimstone. 10.21.8. 10, 11. ch. 21 And the remnant were ver. 15. 21. L t Is. 8. 8. Ez. 38. 9, 16. sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. CHAPTER XX. Satan bound for a thousand years, L 6 The first resurrection: they blessed that have part therein. 7 Satan let loose again. 8 Gog and Magog. 10 The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. 12 The last and ge neral resurrection. AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit. and shut him up. and dset a seal upon him, that no more, till the thousand years he should deceive the nations should be fulfilled; and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4 And I saw fthrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment Was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were be headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and iwhich had not worshipped the had received his mark upon their beast,kneither his image,neither and they lived and reigned foreheads, or in their hands: 5 But the rest of the dead lived with Christ a thousand years. not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrec tion: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall and shall reign with him a be "priests of God and of Christ, thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, P Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive P Ex. 39. ver. 3, the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, 'Gog and Magog, "to gather them to gether to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea breadth of the earth, and com 9 And they went up on the passed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city; and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10 "And the devil that dece: ed them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the faise prophe are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and evet. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it from whose face "the earth and A new heaven and earth. the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, bsmall and great, stand before God; Cand the books were opened: and another dbook was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: Band they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. is the second death. This 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life kwas cast into the lake of fire. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXI. A new heaven and a new earth, 1. 10 The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof. 23 She needeth no sun, the glory of God is her light. 24 The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her. ND "I saw a new heaven and A a new earth: bfor the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared das a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 fAnd God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and Sthere shall be no more death, bneither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for 'these words are true and faithful. Anno Anno 96. Da.2.35. ch. 15. 1, heavenly Jerusalem. of the seven angels, which had DOMINI DOMINI the seven vials full of the seven 96. last plagues, and talked with me. saying, Come hither, I will shew thee 'the bride, the Lamb's wife 10 And he carried me away "in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, b ch.19.5. 6, 7. c. 19.7. ver. 2. "ch.1.10. & 17. 3. "Da.7.10. dPs 69.28 Da 12. 1. Ph. 4. 3. ch.3.5. & Ez. 48. 13.8.&21. ver. 2 Y ch.22.5. Je.17.10 ver. 23. & 32. 19. 27. Mt.16.27. Ro.2.6ch 2.23.&22. Ez. 48. 12.ver.13. 31,-34. f ch. 6. 8. Or, the grave a Ez. 48. 8 ver. 12.31,-34. h1Co. 15. 26, 54, 55. iver.6 ch. 21. 8. b Mt. 16. keh.19.20 18.Ga 2.9 a1s.65.17. Ep. 2. 20. & 66. 22. 2 Pe.3.13.Ez.40.3. beh.20.11 Zec. 2. 1. Is. 52. 1. ch. 11. 1. 6 And he said unto me, "It is ch.1.8& done. "I am Alpha and Omega, 22. 13. the beginning and the end. I 18. 12.3. will give unto him that is athirst & 55. 1. Jn. 4. 10, of the fountain of the water of 14.&7.37. life freely. ch. 22. 17. 7 He that overcometh shall in-Or,these herit all things; and PI will be things. his God, and he shall be my son. Zec.8.8. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one 11 Having the glory of God and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper-stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, whichare the names of thetwelve tribes of the children of Israel. 13 "On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and bin them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 dAnd the foundations of the wall of the city were garnishedwith all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chry soprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several ch.22.2. gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. He. 8. 10. fJn. 4. 23. 22 fAnd I saw no temple there91Co.6.9, in: for the Lord God Almighty 10. Ga. 5. and the Lamb are the temple 19, 20, 21. of it. Ep.5. 5. i T.1.9He Is.24.23 12. 14.ch. & 60. 19. 22. 15. 20. ch.22. ch.20.14 5. ver. 11. |