Persons in the Triune God, that he had sent his angel to communicate these things through his beloved disciple to the Churches, and in his character of God-man he announces that he is at once the root and offspring of David, and the harbinger of light and immortality, that lighteth every man which cometh into the world.

"And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come. And let him that is athirst, Come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely."

The Spirit and the Bride, which is the newlyconverted Jewish Church, at length united to her Lord and Saviour, as her husband, both cry, Come. And let him that heareth the cry, reecho, Come. And let him that is athirst for the grace and mercy of his Redeemer, come; and, if he will, take freely of the water of life.

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the Holy City, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely, I come quickly. Amen.

224 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE APOCALYPSE.

Even so, come Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Our blessed Redeemer here bears testimony to the curses denounced against the hearers of the foregoing Revelation, if they shall dare to add any thing to the words of this prophecy; or, on the other hand, if they shall dare to mutilate, or detract any thing from it. And he that testifieth these things saith, "Surely, (or Verily) I come quickly." Amen. To which the beloved disciple answers-(and so let every true disciple of his blessed Lord answer with him),—“ Even Come, Lord Jesus!"

So.

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all. Amen."

THE END.

GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,
St. John's Square.

shown that the measure here alluded to is solid measure, or that of the cube; by which he ascertains that the magnitude of the city described in the forty-eighth chapter of Ezekiel, though differently measured, corresponds with the size of the New Jerusalem. The measure of the wall, likewise, was 144 cubits of square or solid measure. The wall itself was of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. And the foundations of the wall were of twelve different kinds of precious stones, here particularly enumerated. And the twelve gates were of pearl, each gate of one pearl. And there was no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has no need of the light of the sun, nor of the moon, for the glory of God illumines, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations that are saved shall walk in the light of it; and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates are never shut, for there is no night there. And nothing that defileth shall enter therein, but they only which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

This then is "the city which hath foundations, whose maker and builder is God;" the final, the eternal habitation of the blessed.

"And he showed me a pure river of water of

life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and of either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him. And they shall see His face, and His name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there, and they need no candle, neither the light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for ever and ever. unto me, These sayings are true. God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book."

And he said

And the Lord

As we have been shown the New Jerusalem, we are now introduced to the New Paradise of God. The angel shows St. John a pure river of water of life, as clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and the Lamb'. In the middle of the street, or open space through which it flowed, were planted on each side of the

1 Vide Ezekiel xlvii. 1. and following.