See ch.11. w Ps. 106.1 (mg.). Tobit 13. 18. x ch. 4. 11 & 7. 10 & 12. 10. ch. 15. 3 & 16. 7. z See ch. 17. 1. a Deut. 32. 43. Cp. ch. beh. 18.9.18. Cp. ch. 14. c ch. 4. 4, 6, Isai. 34. 11. 10 & 5. 14. d Ps. 22. 23 & 113. 1 & 134. 1 & 135. 1. e ch. 11. 18. Dan. 10.6. Cp. ver. 1. 7 See ch. 1: 15. h ch. 6. 1 & 14. 2. i ch. 11. 15, 17. Ps. 97. 1. Wisdom 3.8. trumpeters shall be heard no more I After these things I heard 19 Was it were a great voice of 2 3 d a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; *Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: 2 for true and righteous are 2 Kin. 9.7. his judgements; for he hath judged the great harlot, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up 3 for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. 5 And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him, the small and the great. 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for Cp. Eph. 5. the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. 7 Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, "Blessed are they which are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, "These are true words of God. 10 And PI fell down before his feet to worship him. Matt. 22.2 & 25. 10. Luke 12.36 & 14. 8. John 2. 1. 22-32. k ch. 21. 2. 9. & Hos. 2. 13-15 1 Cp. Ps. 45. & Ezek. 16. 10. m Cp. Ps. 132.9 & Isai. 61. 10. i 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon, called "Faithful and True; and "in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written, which no one knoweth but he himself. 13 And he is arrayed in a garment 5 sprinkled with blood: and his name is called "The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. 15 And dout of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND & 6.9 8 See Ezek. 1.1. see ch.6.2. See ch. 3. Cp. Ps. 7, 14. 13 19 And I saw " the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him Pthe false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewithch. 13. The deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them, See eh. lä that worshipped his image: they 15 twain were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone: 21 and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword "which came forth out of his mouth: and & ver. 15. 1 Some ancient authorities omit of whatsoever craft. 2 Gr. have said. 3 Gr. unto the ages of the ages. 4 Some ancient authorities omit called. 5 Some ancient authorities read dipped in. 6 Gr. winepress of the wine of the fierceness. 7 Gr. one. 8 Or, military tribunes Gr. chiliarchs, And he saith unto me, See 8 ch. 20. 10, 14, 15. Cp. Dan. 7. 11. t ch. 14. 10 & 21. 8. See 2 Thess. 1.8. v ver. 17. w See ch. 1. 18. See ch. 9. 1. y See ch. 12. 9. "all the birds were filled with their flesh. w I And I saw an angel com20 ing down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is Cp. Tobit the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut a Dan. 6. 17. it, and a sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time. 8.3 & 2 Pet. 2. 4 & Jude 6. Cp. Matt. 27.66. ver. 8, 10. c Dan. 7. 9. Matt. 19. 28. Luke 22. 30, al. d ch. 3. 21. e Dan. 1 Cor. 6. 2, 3 (?). fch. 6, 9. ch. 13. 12, 14-16. Cp. John 2 Tim. 2. 14. 19 11. i ver. 6. ch. 5. 10 & 22. 5. Dan. Matt. 20. 21. 27. 18. 2 Tim.2.12. Cp. Ps. 45. ch. 14. 13. 16. ver. 14. ch. 2. 11 & 21. 8. I See ch.1.6. m ver. 4. A ver. 2. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Je sus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and 'reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no 2power; but they shall be 'priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are finished, "Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, PGog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9 And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and "fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them. 10 And the devil "that deceived them was cast into the lake u See ch.13. of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented See ch. 16. day and night for ever and ever. ven fled away; and there was ch. 12.8. found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and a books were opened: and an- a Dan. 7. 10. other book was opened, which is the book of life and the dead & See ch. were judged out of the things which 35 were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. 15 And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. 1 And I saw a new heaven 21 and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. 2 And I saw 6 * the holy city, 'new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, "made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne say ing, Behold, P the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God: 4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. 5 And "he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for w these words are faithful and true. 6 And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 7a He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 84 But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that с 3 Some ancient authorities read the. 4 Some ancient authorities ages of the ages. 6 Or, the holy city Jerusalem coming down new out 8 Some ancient authorities omit, and be their God. 9 Or, Write, p See Lev. 26. 11, 12. 9 John 1. 14 (mg. for Cp. ch.7. 15. r See ch. 7. Cp. ch. 20. 14 gch. 2. 11 & 20, 6, 14. A ch. 17. 1. ¿ ch. 15. 1. jver. 2. k ch. 17. 3. Cp. Ezek. 43. 5. 7 Ps. 87. 1. Ezek. 40.2. m ver. 23. Cp.ch.22 2, 4. & Ezek. 43. Cp. Matt. 5. 14 & Phil. 2. 15. a ch. 4. 3, 6 31-34. Cp. 1 Cor. 3.11. r Matt. 16. 18. r on burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. 9 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11m having the glory of God: " her 1 light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: 12 having a wall great and high; having twelve 2 gates, and at the 2 gates twelve Ezek. 48. angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 on the east were three 2 gates; and on the north three 2 gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three 2 gates. 14 And the Heb.11.10. wall of the city had twelve foundations, and them twelve names of the twelve apostles of Eph. 2. 20. the Lamb. 15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the Deut.3.11. measure of a man, that is, "of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was "jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure Cp. Isai. glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve 2 gates were twelve pearls ; each one of the several 2 gates was 8 See ch. 11. 1. Cp. ch. 13. 18. u ver. 9. 1 ver. 11. of one pearl: and the street of the r ch. 22. 2. city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw y Cp. John no temple therein for the Lord 4.23. God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof. 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for a the glory of God did lighten it, 6 and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. 24 And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof and the kings of the earth do bring their glory into it. 25 And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it: 27 and there shall in no Cp.ch.. wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. I And he 22 shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of 10 the Lamb, 2 in the midst of the street thereof. * And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve 12 manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month and the leaves of the tree were m for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be 18 no curse any more and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein and P his servants shall do him service; 4 and they och. 21. 2, shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, ther light of sun; for "the God shall give them light: they shall reign 14 for ever and 44.9 & Joel 3.17 21. @Seech.3.3. & Zech. 14. 47. 1. Ezek. Zech. 14.8. Cp. Ps. 46. 4. See ch. 6 And he said unto me, These Ps. 9. 9. words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass. 7 And behold, I come quickly. a Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when 1 Gr. luminary. 2 Gr. portals. 3 Or, lapis lazuli 4 Or, sapphire 5 Or, transparent as glass 6 Or, and the Lamb, the lamp thereof 7 Or, by 8 Gr.common. 9 Or, doeth 10 Or, the Lamb. In the midst of the street thereof, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life 11 Or, a tree 12 Or, crops of fruit 13 Or, no more anything accursed 14 Gr. unto the ages of the ages. 20. 4. 21.5. 32. * ver. 12, 20. ch. 3. 11. a ch.1.3. 4,9. b ch. 1. 1, ch. 19. 10. I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 And he saith unto me, See thou do it not I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them "which keep the words of this book: worship God. a ch. 1. 3. d Cp. ch. 10. 4. e Ezek. 3. & 2 Tim. 3. 13. fCp. Wisdom 6. 10. 9 ver. 7, 20. to And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness 1 still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy 1 still. 12 Behold, I come quickly; and my 2reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. 13 I am See ch. 7. the Alpha and the Omega, the Isai. 40. 10 & 62. 11. Wisdom 5. 15. ¡ See Matt. 16. 27. j See ch. 1. 8. See ch. 1. 17. 7 ch. 21. 6. 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Yea: "I come quickly. Amen: d ver. 7, 12 come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus 10 be 11 with the saints. 2 Or, wages 3 Or, the authority over 4 Gr. portals. Gr. upon. 9 Or, even from the things which are written 11 Two ancient authorities read with all. Amen. 5 Or, doeth 6 Gr. over. 10 Some ancient author e Cp. 2 Tim. 4. 8. |
