z Phil. 2. 10. ver. 3. al Chr. 29. 11. Rom. 9. 5. & 16. 27. 1 Tim. 6. 16. 1 Pet. 4. 11. & 5. 11. ch. 1. 6. b ch. 6. 16. & 7. 10. c ch. 19. 4. 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 blessing. the seals in order. ANNO DOMINI 96. 2Or, to him. pale horse: and his name that sat 21. Ezek. 14. & 9. 13. 9 And when he had opened the 13 And every creature which is ever. b д 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped d ch.4.9, 10. him that liveth for ever and ever. CHAPTER VI. a ch. 5. 5,6, b ch.4.7. e Zech. 6. 3. ch. 19. 11. d Pa. 45.4, 5. LXX. e Zech. 6. 11. ch. 14. 14. fch. 4. 7. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. g Zech. 6. 2. 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great 11 And 2 white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should Heb.11.40. rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, band, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the ch. 16.18. Joel 2.10, 31. & 3. 15. Mats Acts 2. & 9. L sun became black as sackcloth of figs. • Ps. 102.26. Is. 34. 4. 13. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and Heb. 1. 12, every mountain and island were moved out of their places. f f Jer. 3. 23. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves & IB. 2. 19. in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? CHAPTER VII. 3 An angel sealeth the servants of God in their AND after these things I saw & Hos. 10.8. Luke 23.80. ch. 9. 6. 1.13.6,&c. &c. Zeph. 1. 14, ch. 16. 14. k Ps. 76. 7. a four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding ⚫ Dan. 7.2. the four winds of the earth, b that bch. 9. 4. The number of the sealed. DOMINI REVELATION, VIII. ANNO the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any 96. c ch. 6. 6. & 9. 4. 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, C 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we dEzek. 9. 4. have a sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. ch. 14. 1. e ch. 22. 4. f ch. 9. 16. g ch. 14. 1. h Rom. 11. 25. 1 ch. 5. 9. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. 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 1 Seventh seal opened. q knowest. And he said to me, These ΑΝΝΟ DOMINI 96. ch. 6. 9. & 17. 6. Heb. 9. 14. chech. 3. 3, 4, 5. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwells. 4. 5, 6. among them. t 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; "neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 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. CHAPTER VIII. At the opening of the seventh seal, 2 seven Nepthalim were sealed twelve thou-AN sand. Of the tribe of Manasses were 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were ch. 21.3. t Is. 49. 10. Ps. 121. 6. cl. 21. 4. ND when he had opened the a ch. 6. 1. seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 b And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, ha great multitude, which no man could number, 'of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, k ch. 3. 5, 18. k clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; & 4. 4. & 6. 11. ver. 14. 1 Ps. 3. 8. Is. 43. 11. Jer. 3. 23. Hos. 13. 4. ch. 19. 1. m ch. 5. 13. n ch. 4. 6. o ch. 6. 13, 14. p ver. 9. 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, 'Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 "And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou upon 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 10. Matt. 18. Luke 1. 19. © 2 Chr. 29. 25-23. 2 Or, add it prayers. to the d ch. 5. 8. ch. 6. 9. Luke 1. 10. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and Or, upon. s there were voices, and thunder-8 ch. 16. 18. ings, and lightnings, and an earth-2 Sam. 22. quake. h 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, 'and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part 1of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 1 Kings 19. 11. Acts 4. 31. 8 And the second angel sounded, mand as it were a great mountain m Jer. 51.25. burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea • became blood; n n ch. 16. 3. o Ezek. 14. 19. 9 P And the third part of the crea-p ch. 16. 3. ■ Is. 13. 10. Amos 8. 9. x ch. 14. 6. & 19. 17. y ch. 9. 12. & 11. 14. a Luke 10. 18. ch. 8. 10. bitter. 12" And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, y Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! CHAPTER IX. 1 At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falleth from heaven, to whom is given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 He openeth the pil, and there come forth locusts like scorpions. 12 The first woe past. 13 The sixth trumpet soundeth. 14 Four angels are let loose, that were bound. AN trumpets are sounded. 6 And in those days shall men k seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. ANNO DOMINI 96. k Job 3. 21. Is. 2. 19. 1 ch. 6. 16. Jer. 3. 3. Joel 2.4. m Nah.3.17. Dan. 7.8. • Joel 1. 6. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was Pas the P Joel 2. 5, sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 6,7. q ver. 5. r Eph. 2.2. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the ver. 1. bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name 2 Apollyon. 12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four an ND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from hea-gels which are bound "in the great ch. 16. 12. ven unto the earth: and to him was river Euphrates. b Luke 8.31. given the key of the bottomless pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, • as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt & the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. k ch. 11. 15. 1 ver. 4. 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the angel, and m Jer. 15. 16. said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, m Take Ezek. 2. 8. & 3. 1, 2, 3. b : 3, &c. A Nike there was given the angel 126. 2.1. stood, saying, Rise, and measure ch.21. 15. the temple of God, and the altar, 18. and them that worship therein. C Ezek. 40. 17, 20. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gen-out. tiles: and the holy city shall they Luke 21. 24. tread under foot forty and two months. f h 3 And I will give power unto my two & witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, 1 fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: m and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. D d Ps. 79. 1. • Dan. 8. 10. f ch. 13. 5. my Or, I will give unto witnesses may prophesy. that they g ch. 20. 4. ch. 19. 10. I ch. 12. 6. 11, 14. 12 Kings 1. Jer. 1. 10. 10, 12. 43 Ezek. 3. Hos. 6. 5. m Num. 16. 6 These have power to shut hea-29. ven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 17. • Ex. 7. 19. & 17. 8. 7 And when they shall have PLuke13.32. finished their testimony, the beast ach. 13.1,11. that ascendeth out of the bottom-rch. 9. 2. less pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, "where also our Lord was crucified. Dan.7.21. Zech. 14. 2. ch. 14.8. & 18. 10. Heb.13.12. ch. 17. 15. & 17. 1, 5. ch. 18. 24. 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer Ps.79.2,3. their dead bodies to be put in graves. ch. 16. 17. & 19. 6. 14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel soundIs. 27. 13. ed; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms P Dan.2.44. of our Lord, and of his Christ; P and he shall reign for ever and ever. • ch. 12. 10. & 7. 14, 18, 27. q ch. 4. 4. & 5.8. & 19. 4. & 4.8. & 16.5. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, ch. 1.4, 8. O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 8 ch. 19. 6. t ver. 2, 9. 10. ch. 6. 10. t u 18 And the nations were angry, Dan. 7.9, and thy wrath is come, " and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and y ch. 13. 10. great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. x ch. 19. 5. & 18. 6. 3 Or, corrupt. 19 And the temple of God was z ch. 15. 5,8. opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, ch. 16. 21. and an earthquake, and great hail. CHAPTER XII. a ch. 8. 5. & 16. 18. 4 Or, sign. b 1 A woman clothed with the sun travaileth. 4 The great red dragon standeth before her, ready to devour her child: 6 when she was delivered she fleeth into the wilderness. 7 Michael and his angels fight with the dragon, and prevail. 13 The dragon being cast down into the earth, persecuteth the woman. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And P the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, "which accused them before our God day and night. AND there appeared a great won- secuted the woman which brought der in heaven; a woman clothed forth the man child. 21.12.1. over. 3. n Dan.10.13, ch. 20. 2. |