15* Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk 18, 20 ₫ Ex. 15, 2, shall come and worship before thee; for thy judg-naked, and they see his shame. ments are made manifest.

16 And he gathered them together into a place 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the tem-called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. ple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

ous sore upon the men which had the mark of the AND there can vials, and talked with me, saying hap came one of the seven angels which beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

Of the woman arrayed in scarlet, &c.

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b Jer. 51, 7. & 18, 3.

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unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the
judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many

waters:

God's judgments upon Babylon.

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b Isa. 13,

19,

21. & 14,

23. & 21, 9. & 34, 11,14

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of 2 With whom the kings of the earth have commit- every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and ch 14, ted fornication, and the inhabiters of the earth have hateful bird. been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. { 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth 51, 8, 57. wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-have committed fornication with her, and the mercoloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having chants of the earth are waxed rich through the abun- 15 seven heads and ten horns. dance of her delicacies.

e ch. 13, 1. verses 7, 8.

í ch. 13, 1.

ac 18, 24.

ch. 3, 5. &

7. & 18, 1,

6' And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

Ex. 32,328 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; Dan. 12, 1. Philip. 4,3 and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into ,, perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall 3, 8, 10. & Wonder, (whose names were not written in the book 20, 12 & 21, 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.

d

Jer. 50, 1, 3

23, 30, 45.4

chap. 14 8.

c Isa. 47, Jer. 51, 7. chap. 14, &

12.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, & 17, 2 Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers dGen. 19, of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Isa. 48, 20. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and Jer. 50, .& God hath remembered her iniquities.

& 52, 11.

51, 6, 45. Zech. 2, 7.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and 2 Cor., 11 double unto her double according to her works: in e Gen. 18, the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double. Jer. 51, 9. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten marble, i That is, kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; kingdoms, 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.

ch. 11, 13.

17.

Deut. 10,

Psalm 2,

Dan. 7, 27.

1 Tim. 6,15

cb. 16, 14. & 19, 8. & 19, 16.

k

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

1 Isa. 8,7. thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

m ch. 18, 8.

n ch. 16, 19.

a Ezek. 45, a

2

16m 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, and burn her with fire.

17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled

18 And the woman which thou sawest is that?
great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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2 The fall of Babylon: 4 God's people commanded to go out
of her, &c.

AND after these things I saw another angel
come down from heaven, having great power;
and the earth was lightened with his glory.

m Gen. 34, Ezek. 27,

13.

13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, 3. 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. 14" And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are ch. 12, & departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 P For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship-master, and all the com pany in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

t Jer. 51, 64.

chap. 12, 8. & 16, 20.

Isa. 24, 8. 16,9

& 9. & 25, 10.

Ezek. 26,13.

* Isa. 23, 8. Jer. 7, 84.

& 16, 9. &
25, 10.
chap. 17, 2

y Jer. 51, 35, 49.

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 millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more? at all in thee; and 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, chap. 17, 6. and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

ech. 4, 11. & 7, 10. &

12, 10.

CHAPTER XIX.

1 Gou is praised in heaven for judging the great whore, and
avenging the blood of his saints....7 The marriage of the
Lamb....10 The angel will not be worshipped....17 The
fowls called to the great slaughter.

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Satan bound for a thousand years. 13. And 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.

n Isa. 63 2
John 1, 1
1 Jot a 1, 1.

ch. 4, 4. &

15 P And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, 5, 7. that with it he should smite the nations: and he Mat. 28,5. shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth 7,9. the wine-press and the fierceness and wrath of Al- pr 2, 2 mighty God.

&76, 13.

Isa. 11, 4.
S.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh & 63, name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

a

ch.1, 16. &

2, 12, 16, 27. & 12, 5. & 14, 19, 20.

19,21.

१ 1 Tim.

15.

17, 14

r Im. 25, 6.

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the Jer. 129. flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and 17. the flesh of horses, and 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 the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his

A much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Sal- false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with ban.7.11.

vation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the
Lord our God:

Mat. 24, 24

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the Deut. 13, which he deceived them that had received the mark ch.13, 12. of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. 14.10. 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burn-20, 10. ch. 15, 3.& he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupting with brimstone. the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

16, 13, 14.

a Luke 2,

And I heard as it were the voice of a great nul. AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, 31.

6

ch. 1, 8.&titude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the 15, 17.& 12, voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia; for} 10. & 16,14. the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

& 21, 22.

g Mat. 22,

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to 2 & 25, 10 him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his? 2 Cor. 11,2 wife hath made herself ready.

Luke 14, 16.

Eph. 5, 32. chap. 21, 2,

9.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine h Ps. 45, linen is the righteousness of saints.

14. 15.

Ezek. 16,

10.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they chap. 3, 18. which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Mat. 22,2. Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the truc ch. 21, 6. & Sayings of God.

Luke 14,16.

22, 6.

having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

ch. 1, 18. & 9, 1, 11.

b2 Pet 2,4

Jude 6.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him chap. 12, a a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut e Dan. 6,17 him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should de- 16. & 20, 8. ceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and d Dan. 7, 9, judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls Mat. 19, 28. of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, Rom. 8, 17. and for the word of God, and which had not worship10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And ped the beast, neither his image, neither had received Acts 10, he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fel-his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and 5, 10. &6 low-servant, and of thy brethren that have the testi- they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. mony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

ch. 3, 16. & 9, 10, 11. &

13, 12

1 Pet. 2,

Isa. 61 4 ch, 6 21,

2, 11. & 5,

8' And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of 2,15. & 39,1. whom is as the sand of the sea.

f Ezek. 38,

ch. 16, 14.

g Dan. 7, 11. ch. 14, 10,

New Jerusalem described.

city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven
from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was
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9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, stone, And had a wall great and high, and had Ezek. 42,

and compassed 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 deceived them was cast 11. & 19, 20. into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

h Dan. 2, 35.

10.

2 Peter 3. chap. 12,

1 Exod. 32,

82.

& 69, 29.

& 32, 19.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

15" And he that talked with me had a golden reed Ezek. 40, 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the Zech. 2, 1. Psal, 2, 13. before God: and the books were opened: and an-wall thereof. Jer 17, 10. other book was opened, which is the book of life: Pan. 7, 10. 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: and they were judged every man according to their works.

16 And the city lieth four-square, and the length Eph. 3, 18. is as large as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The That is, length, and the breadth, and the height of it are in compass, equal.

17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

500 leagues

John 11, 2

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city plsa 54, 11. were garnished with 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 chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24And the nations of them which are saved sor-shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their chap. 7,17. eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither row, 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, 5, 1.& 19,9. I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write; for these words are true and faithful.

2 Cor. 5, 17. ch. 4, 2, 9. &

& 20, 21. & 22, 6.

f Isa. 12, S. & 41, 4. & John 4, 10,

6' And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha 44,6. & 55,1. and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give 14&737 unto him that is athirst, of the fountain of the water ch. 1, 8. & of life freely.

16, 17. & 22,

15, 17. 7% He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and Zech. 8,8. I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Heb. 8, 10.

h John 3,

36.

1 Cor. 6, 9.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and Gal. 5, 21. sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have Heb2414. their part in the lake which burneth with fire and ch. 20, 14. brimstone: which is the second death.

Eph. 5, 5.

1, 6, 7. &

19, 7.

15. & 22, 15. 9 And there came unto me one of the seven an-
i chap. 15, gels which had the seven vials full of the seven last?
plagues, and talked. with me, saying, Come hither,
k Gal. 4, 26. I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
chap. 1, 10. 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a
1&21,2 great and high mountain, and shewed me that great

Heb. 12, 22.

& 3, 11. &

chap. 3, 12. & 14, 1.

e Ps. 36, 10.

& 84, 11. Isai. 60, 1, 19, 20.

7.

5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

Neither add nor diminish from this prophecy.

is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

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m Isai. 41, 4. & 44, 6 & 48, 12. 11. & 21, 6. n1 John 3, 23.

14" Blessed are they that do his commandments, chap. 1, 8, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

o 1 Cor. 6,
10.
Gal. 5, 19.
Eph. 5, 5.
Col. 3, 6.

Philip. 3,2

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and chap. 2, 7 whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and 6' And he said unto me, These sayings are faith-whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Zech. 14, 6, ful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets 16 PI Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto Rom. 5, 17. sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things you these things in the churches. I am the root and chap. 21, 8. 2 Tim. 2, 12 which must shortly be done. the offspring of David, and the bright and morningstar. p Num. 24, 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. Isai. 11, 10. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him Rom. 13,12 that is athirst, come: And whosoever will, let him 19. take the water of life freely.

ch. 21, 23.

f ch. 1, 1. &

13, 9. & 21,

5.

g chap. 1,

1.

h Acts 10, ch. 19, 10.

26. & 14, 14.

b

7 Behold, 1 come quickly: blessed as he that
keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.
And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to wor-
ship before the feet of the angel which shewed me
these things.

9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for
I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the
prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of{
i Lan. 8, 26. this book: worship God.

& 12, 4, 8.

chap. 1, 5

k Ezek. 3,

27.

Dan. 12, 10.

10 'And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and 2 Tim. 3, 13. he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that Isa. 40, 10. is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

& 62, 11.

Ho. 2, 8.

14, 12 cb 30 12.

12 And behold, I come quickly; and my reward

FINIS.