trusted in Him Whom they saw afar off (Heb xi. 13; John viii. 56; Eph. i. 10-12-14), and endured as seeing Him Who is invisible, are, with these of like faith, who also follow the Lamb now hidden from sight (Rev. xiv. 4), come to Mount Zion, the Heavenly Jerusalem, and to Jesus the Mediator of The New Covenant (Heb. xi. xii. 22, 24); being, indeed, a part of that General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. Heb. xii. 23 (Matt. viii. 11; xix. 28).]: And no man could learn that Song but the 144,000, which were redeemed from the earth.

Rev. iii. 7-12. And to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia, write ! "These things saith He Who is Holy, He Who is True, He Who hath the Key of David, He Who openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold! I have set before thee an open Door, and no man can shut it [John x. 9; Matt. xxv. 10; Rom. viii. 11; Eph. i. 14]: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My Word, and hast not denied My Name.

7-11; xi. 3, 6); nether shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For The Lamb Which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

Rev. iii. 14-21. And unto the angel of the Church in Laodicea, write, "These things saith The Amen, The Faithful and True Witness, The Beginning of the Creation of God (John i. 3); I know Thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will cast thee out of My mouth (Ps. xvi. 4; Matt. x. 33, him will I deny). 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: I counsel thee to buy (Matt. xxv. 9) 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 eye salve, that thou mayest see.

"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous, therefore, and repent!

"Behold! I stand at the door, and knock (Matt. xxv. 10, 11): if

"Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the Hour of Temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Compare" out of," Rev. vii. 9, 14.)

"Behold! I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast! that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the Temple of My God (Eph. ii. 20-22; 1 Pet. ii. 5-7, 9; John xx. 17; Heb. ii. 11 (Ex. xxv. 19, margin, 17), and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him The Name of My God (John xvii. 6), and the name of the City of My God, which is New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from My God (Rev. xxi.): and My New Name." (Rev. xix. 12, 13, 16; 1 John v. 20; John xvii. 3, 4.)

Rev. iv. 1, 2-6, 8-11. Behold! a door was opened in heaven: And immediately I was in The Spirit: and, behold! a Throne was set in Heaven (the Throne of The Anointed One? Ps. ii. 6, margin :), and One sat on the Throne. And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper (Rev. xxi. 11, 18, 23), and a sardine stone (Rev, xix. 12, 13): and there was a rainbow round about the Throne, in sight like unto an emerald (Gen. viii. 1; ix. 13; Matt. xxviii. 18).

And round about The Throne four and twenty seats: and upon

any man hear My Voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. To him that overcometh 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."

Rev. xiv. 12-16. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, "Write! Blessed are the dead which die in The Lord from henceforth, saith the Spirit, Yea, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

And I looked, and, behold! a white Cloud, and upon the Cloud One sat like unto The Son of Man, having on His Head a golden crown, and in His Hand a sharp sickle. And Another Angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the Cloud, "Thrust in Thy sickle, and reap! for the time is come for Thee to reap; for the Harvest of the earth is ripe,-dried." And He who sat on the Cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. (Matt. iii. 12.)

Rev. xx. 4. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them : and I saw the souls (persons, Acts xxvii. 37; Rev. vi. 9-11) of them

the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment, and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the Throne proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voices (Ex. xix. 16, 18-20) and there were 7 lamps of fire burning before the Throne (Ex. xxv. 31, 37. burning from Evening to Morning, xxvii. 20, 21), which are The Seven Spirits of God (Isa. xi. 2).

And before the Throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the Throne, and round about the Throne, 4 living creatures full of eyes before and behind [Ezek. i. x. xi. eyes— fugitive reflected tints, coruscations of colours as in some precious stones]; . and they rest not day and night, saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Who was, and is, and is to come!" And when those living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to Him Who sat on the Throne, Who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the Throne, and worship Him Who liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the Throne, saying, "Thou art worthy, O Lord! to receive glory and honour and power! for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created . ... (2 Cor. v. 19; John v. 22; Matt. xxviii. 17, 18.)

that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the Beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived [noav returned to life, i. 18; ii. 8], and reigned with Christ [a] thousand years.

Rev. xv. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, 7 Angels having the 7 last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those who had gotten the victory over the Beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the 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 (Rev. vi. 10; xix. 4-6), Thou King of Nations! (Jer. x. 7; Ps. ii. 8.) Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord! and glorify Thy Name? for Thou only art Holy! for all nations shall come and worship before Thee; for Thy Judgments are made manifest."

And after that, I looked, and behold! the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in heaven was opened:

And the 7 angels came out of

And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures, and four and twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials [bowls] full of odours [incense], which are the prayers of saints. [Ex. xxv. 2, 6; xxx. 8, 9, 34-38; the incense is the offering from the heart of the people compounded,―salted, Lev. ii. 13,—together by their High Priest: Lev. x. i; xvi. 12; Num. xvi. 16, 18, 46, and the fire which makes the incense ascend, must be from the Brazen Altar of Burnt Offering, Ex. xxvii. 1-8; Lev. vi. 12, 13.] 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 hast redeemed us to God by Thy Blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth.*

clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four living creatures [cherubim] gave unto the 7 angels 7 golden vials [bowls] full of the wrath of God, Who liveth for ever and ever. And the Temple Iwas filled with smoke from The Glory of God, and from His power; and no man was able to enter into the Temple, till the 7 plagues of the 7 Angels were fulfilled. [Lev. xvi. 17; Ex. xl. 33-35; 2 Chr. v. 13, 14.]