The opening of the seals. A. D. 96. x Pa. 68. 17. Dan. 7. 10. Heb. 12. 22. y ch. 4. 11 z Phil, 2, 10, 1 Tim. 6. 16. ch. 1. 6. b ch. 6, 16. & 7. 10. e ch. 19. 4. dch. 4. 9, 10. REVELATION. ber of them was ten thousand times ten 13 And every creature which is in heaven, 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. CHAPTER VI. 1 The opening of the seals in order, and what fol- «ch. 5.5, 6, 7. AND I saw when the Lamb opened one b ch. 4. 7. c Zech. 6. 3. ch. 19. 11. d Ps. 45, 4, 5, LXX e Zech. 6. 11. ch, 14. 14. fch. 4. 7. g Zech. 6. 2. h ch. 4, 7. i Zech. 6. 2. The word chanix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart. keh. 9. 4. Ich, 4. 7. in Zech. 6. 3. Or, to him. of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, bone of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: 3 And when he had opened the second and see. 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 sword. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and sec. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, 8 " And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was n Ez. 11. 21. given unto them over the fourth part of o Lev, 26. 22. the earth, "to kill with sword, and with p ch. 8. 3. & 9. hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 13. & 14. 18. gch, 20. 4. rch. 1.9. 82 Tim. 1. 8. ch. 12. 17. & 19. 10. t See Zech. 1. 12. u ch. 3. 7. ch. 11. 18. & 19. 2. y ch. 3. 4, 5. & 7.9, 11. z Heb. 11, 40. ch. 1, 13. a ch. 16. 18. b Joel 2. 10, 31. & 3. 15. Matt. 24.29. Acts 2, 20. e ch. 8. 10. & 9. 1. 1 Or, green figs, 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under "the altar the souls of them that were slain "for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : 10 And they cried with a loud voice, say ing, How long, O Lord, "holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, *that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants 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, "and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and 6 the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. The number of the scaled. 14 d And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and "every mountain and island were moved out of their places. A. D. 96. Ps. 102 26. Is. 34. 4. Heb. 1. 12, 13. e Jer 3. 23. & 4. 24. ch. 16. 20, 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; CHAPTER VII. 3 An angel sealeth the servants of God in their AND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the Hos. 10. 8. Luke 23. 30. ch. 9. 6. h is 13. 6, &c. Zeph. 1. 11, &c. ch. 16. 14. i Ps. 76. 7. a Dan, 7, 2, b ch. 9. 4. 4. 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the c ch. 6. 6. & 9. sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 ƒAnd I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all | ƒ ch. 9. 16. 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 Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. d Ez. 9. 4. ch. 14. 1. e ch. 22. 4. g ch. 14. 1. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, ha great Rom. 11. 25. multitude, which no man could number, i of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, kclothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 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. The seventh seal opened. REVELATION. which came out of great tribulation, and have "washed their robes, and made them | white in the blood of the Lamb. 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 dwell among them. 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. 2 6And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And ƒ the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 1 A star falleth from heaven. CHAPTER IX. 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 pit, 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. A A. D. 96. a Luke 10, 18. ch. 8. 10. ND the fifth angel sounded, "and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bot- | Luke tomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke dlo- | custs upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. e 31. ver. 2, 11. ch. 17, 8, & 20. 1. c Joel 2. 2, 10. d Ex. 10. 4. Judg. 7. 12. e ver. 10, 4 And it was commanded them that they fch. 6. 6. & 7. 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. 6 And in those days shall men 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. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, it with fire of the altar, and cast it "into the and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. earth and there were voices, and thun- 9 And they had breastplates, as it were derings, and lightnings, hand an earth-breastplates of iron; and the sound of their quake. เ 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 of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8 And the second angel sounded, "and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: 21 "and the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, "and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: tand the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made 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, 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! wings was as the 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. 11 "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is "Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name 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 angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: a and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like b Is. 9. 15, unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. a Ez. 1. 28. b Matt. 17. 2. ch. 1. 16. c ch. 1. 15. CHAPTER X. 1 A mighty strong angel appeareth with a book open AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his | head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 And he had in his hand a little book & Matt. 28. 18. open: dand he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, e ch. 8. 5. ƒ Dan. 8. 26. & 12. 4, 9. Ex. 6. 8. Dan. 12. 7. / Neh. 9. 6. ch. 4. 11. & 11. 7. i Dan. 12. 7. ch. 16. 17. ch. 11. 15. I ver. 4. m Jer. 15. 16. Ez. 2. 8. & 3. 1, 2, 3. n Ez. 3. 3. o Ez. 2. 10. a Ez. 40. 3,&c. Zech. 2. 1. ch. 21. 15. b Num. 23.18. c Ez. 40 17,20. + Gr.cast out. d Ps 79, 1. Luke 21. 24. • Dan 8. 10. fch. 13. 5, 3. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, "seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, ƒ Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, ithat there should be time no longer: The two witnesses prophesy. 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 carth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies : "and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These "have power to shut heaven, 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. 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth "out of the bottomless pit "shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 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. A. D. 96. Or. I will give unto my g ch, 20. 4. 12 Kin. 1: 10, Jer. 1, 10, & m Num. 16.29. 17. o Ex. 7. 19. & 17. 8. │" ch. 9. 2. 9 And they of the people and kindreds 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, "and shall send gifts one to another; bbecause these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. Zech. 14. 2. t ch.14.8.&17. 1, 5. & 18.10. u Heb. 13. 12. ch. 18, 24. ch. 17. 15. y Ps. 79. 2, 3. z ch. 12. 12. & 13. 8. a Esth. 9. 19, 22. 7 But in the days of the voice of the sev-heaven saying unto them, Come up hither.b ch. 16. 10. 8 And the voice which I heard from heav❘ 9 And I went unto the angel, and said angel's hand, and ate it up; "and it was 11 And he said unto me, Thou must proph- CHAPTER XI. 3 The two witnesses prophesy, 6 They have power And they ascended up to heaven fin a 14 The second woe is past; and, behold, m c ver. 9. e Is. 14. 13. ch. 12. 5. fIs. 60. 8. Acts 1. 9. g 2 Kin. 2. 1, 5, 7. I ch. 6. 12, 15 And the seventh angel sounded; "and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his. Christ; Pand he shall reign for ever and | & ich. 16. 19. + Gr. names Josh. 7. 19. ch. 14. 7. & 15. 4. Ich 8, 13, & o ch. 12 10. q ch. 4. 4. & 5. 8. & 19. 4. 18 t And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, "and the time of the dead, p Dan. 2 44. & 7, 14, 18, that they should be judged, and that thou 27. shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them ND there was given me a reed like that fear thy name, "small and great; and unto a rod and the angel stood, say-shouldest destroy them which "destroy the ing, Rise, and measure the temple of God, earth. and the altar, and them that worship therein. REVELATION. 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 angela fight with the drayon, and prevail. 13 The dragon being cast down into the earth, persecuteth the woman. A1 ND there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, "travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold ba great red dragon, c ch. 17.9, 10. having seven heads and ten horns, dand seven crowns upon his heads. b chi, 17. 3. d ch. 13. 1. e ch. 9. 10, 19. f eh, 17, 18. g Dan. 8. 10. & ver. 2. i Ex. 1. 16. & Ps. 2. 9. ch. 2. 27. & 19. 15. ¡ ver. 4. m ch. 11. 3. n Dan. 10. 13, 21. & 12. 1. o ver. 3. ch. 20. 2. p Luke 10. 18. John 12, 31. 7 Gen. 3. 1, 4. ch. 20. 2. 1 ch. 20, 3. 8 ch. 9. 1. 19. 1. 4 And his tail drew the third part fof the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, kwho was to rule all nations with a rod of iron and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 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 the great dragon was cast out, 7 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 tch. 11. 15. & 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. u Job 1. 9. & 2. 5. Zech, 3. 1. Rom. 8. 33, 34, 37. & 16. 20. y Luke 14. 26. z Pa. 96. 11. Is. 49. 13. ch. 18. 20. a ch. 8, 13, & 11. 10. b ch. 10. 6. c ver. 5. d Ex. 19. 4. e ver. 6. feh, 17.3. g Dan. 7, 25. & 12. 7. h Is, 59. 19. ¿ Gen. 3. 15. ch. 11. 7. & 13. 7. k ch. 14. 12. (1 Cor. 2. 1. 1 John 5. 10. ch. 1. 2, 9. & -6. 9. & 20, 4. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. a Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, b because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly finto the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent h cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed the flood which the dragon cast out of up his mouth. 1 A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon giveth his power. 11 Another beast cometh up out of the earth: 14 causeth an image to be made of the former beast, 15 and that men should worship it, 16 and receive his mark. AND I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw "a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, | and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.. e a Dan. 7. 2, 7. 6 ch. 12. 3. & 17. 3, 9, 12. || Or, name, ch. 17. 3. c Dan. 7. 6. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of d Dan. 7. 5. a lion and ƒ the dragon gave him his pow. er, and his seat, hand great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were † wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and kall the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him m a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue "forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, "and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them : and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. .8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall * from 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10" He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I bebeld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, "whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And & deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, fand did live. e Dan, 7, 4. f ch. 12. 9. gch. 16. 10. ch. 12. 4. i ver. 12, 14. † Gr. stain. k ch. 17. 8. ch. 18. 18. m Dan. 7. 8. 11, 25. & 11. 36. ||Or, to make war. n ch. 11. 2. & o John 1. 14. ↑ Dan. 7. 21. 9 ch. 11. 18. → Ex. 32. 32. s cli. 17. 8. 7 ch. 2. 7. Gen. 9. 6. y ch. 14. 12, a ver. 3. ¿ Deut. 13. 1, Matt. 24. 24. 2 Thess. 2. 9. C c1 Kin. 18.38. ch. 12. 9. & e2 Thess, 2.9, † Gr. breath. gch, 16, 2. & 19. 20. & 20. 15 And he had power to give + life unto the 2 Kin, 20. 7. image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, htto receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or ithe name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18/Here is wisdom. Let him that hath 4. h ch. 14. 9. & 19. 20. & 20. 4. + Gr. to give them. i ch. 14. 11. ch. 15. 2. / ch. 17. 9. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, & which keep the commandments of God, and have the testi- | understanding count "the number of the | mch, 15, 2. beast: "for it is the number of a man; and n ch. 21. 17. mony of Jesus Christ. The Lamb and his company A. D. 96. a ch. 5. 6. d ch. 1. 15. & 19. 6. ech. 5. 8. fch. 5. 9. & 15. 3. g ver. 1. h2 Cor. 11. 2. + Gr. were James 1. 18. m Ps. 32. 2. Zeph. 3. 13. n Eph. 5. 27, Jude 24. o chỉ 8. 13. p Eph. 3.9,10, 11. Tit. 1. 2. q ch. 13. 7. REVELATION. his number is Six hundred threescore and six. CHAPTER XIV. 1 The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company. 6 An angel preacheth the gospel. 8 The fall of Babylon. 15 The harvest of the world, and putting in of the sickte. 20 The vintage and winepress of the wrath of God. AND I looked, and, lo, a a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him ba hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, das the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they i which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile : rch. 11. 18. & for "they are without fault before the throne 15. 4. • Neh. 9. 6.' Acts 14. 15. u Jer. 51. 7. a ch. 13. 14, y Ps. 75. 8. a ch. 16. 19. b ch. 20. 10. c ch. 19. 20. d Is. 34. 10. ch. 19. 3. e ch. 13. 10, fch. 12 17. g Ecc. 4. 1, 2. ch, 20. 6. h1 Cor. 15.18. 1 Thess. 4.16. || Or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea. i 2 Thess. 1.7. Heb. 4. 9, 10. ch. 6. 11. & Ez. 1. 26. Dan. 7. 13. ch. 1. 13. / ch. 6. 2. m ch. 16. 17. n Joel 3. 13. of God. 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, Phaving the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, "that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The seven last plagues. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. A. D. 96. pch, 16. 8. Joel 3, 13.. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into "the great winepress r ch. 19. 15. of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden twithout the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. CHAPTER XV. 1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues. 3 The song of them that overcome the beast. 7 The seven vials full of the wrath of God. AND CI saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, b seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. mingled with fire: and them that had got2 And I saw as it were da sea of glass ten the victory over the beast, fand 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. . Is. 63. 3. Lam, 1. 15. t Heb. 13, 12. ch. 11. 8. u ch. 19. 14. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, iGreat and marvellous are thy & Ps. 145, 17. works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4/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. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, "the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6° And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, "'clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, "who liveth for ever and 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out with out mixture into "the cup of his indignation; and bhe shall be tormented with "fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And & the smoke of their torment as- 8 And the temple was filled with smoke cendeth up for ever and ever: and they from the glory of God, and from his power; have no rest day nor night, who worship the and no man was able to enter into the tembeast and his image, and whosoever receiv-ple, till the seven plagues of the seven aneth the mark of his name. gels were fulfilled. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead A which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat klike unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. Hos. 14. 9. || Or, nations, or, ages. Ex. 15. 14, 15, 16. Jer. 10. 7. m Is. 66. 23. n Sec Num. 1. 50. ch. 11. 19. o ver. 1. p Ex. 28. 6, 8. Ez. 44. 17, 18. ch. 1. 13. q ch. 4. 6. 1 Thess. 1.9. ch. 4. 9. & 10. 6. s Ex. 40. 34. 1 Kings 8.10. 2 Chr. 5. 14. Is. 6. 4. t 2 Thess. 1.9. 2 And the first went, and poured out his d Ex. 9. 9, 10, vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them ƒ which worshipped his image. e e ch. 13. 16, 17. fch. 13. 14. 3 And the second angel poured out his vialg ch. 8. 8. upon the sea; and hit became as the blood | h Ex. 7. 17, of a dead man : vand every living soul died in the sea. 20. i ch. 8. 9. |