Lamentation for Babylon. A. D. 96. ch. 16. 19. 1 Ps. 137. 8. Jer. 50. 15, 29. & 51. 24, 49. 2 Tim. 4. m ch. 14. 10. n ch. 16. 19. o Ez. 28. 2, &c. heaven, and God hath remembered smoke of her burning, saying, What 6 Reward her even as she reward her double ed you, and double unto according to her works: 14. ch. 13. 10. which she hath filled, double. 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 Pqueen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore 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. p Is. 47. 7, 8. Zeph. 2. 15. q Is. 47. 9. r ch. 17. 16. t Ez. 26, 16, u Jer. 50, 46. I ver. 18. ch. 19 3. b 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, 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 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! A. D. 96. 1 Sam. 4. 12. 19 And they cast dust on their ch. 13. 4. heads, and cried, weeping and wail-Josh. 7. 6. ing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. m 1 ver. 8. & 49. 13. Jer. 51. 48. n Luke 11. 49, 50. ch. 19. 2. 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, m Is. 44. 23. and ye holy apostles and prophets; for "God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with Jer. 51. 64. violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and P shall be found p ch. 12. 8. & no more at all. 0 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; r 16. 20. q 18. 24. 8. Jer. 7. 84. & 16. 9. & 25. 10. Ez. 26. 13. r Jer. 25. 10. Jer. 7. 34. & 16. 9. & 25. 10. & 33. 11. t Is. 23. 8. 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, and of saints, and of all x ch. 17. 6. that were slain upon the earth. CHAPTER XIX. Much people in heaven praise God for avenging the AND after these things I heard a 2 Kings 9. 22. Nab. 3. 4. ch. 17. 2, 5. y Jer. 51. 49. a ch. 11. 15. great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, bch. 4. 11. & and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: с 7. 10. 12. & 12. 10. 16. 7. 2 For true and righteous are his ech. 15. 3. & judgments; for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath & Deut. 82. 43. avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. e ch. 6. 10. & 18. 20. e 1, 34. 10. ch. 14. 11. & 18. 9. 18. fch. 4. 4, 6, 10. & 5. 14. 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, & Amen; Alleluia. 5 And a voice came out of the 17For in one hour so great riches throne, saying, "Praise our God, all. is come to nought. And every ship-ye his servants, and ye that fear him, h Ps. 134. 1. master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, The spirit of prophecy. A. D. 96. 1 ch. 11. 15, 17. im Matt. 22. 2. Or, bright. n Ps. 45. 13, 14. Ez. 16. 10. ch. 3. 18. o Ps. 132. 9. p Matt. 22. 2, 3. Luke 14. 15, 16. q ch. 21. 5. & 22. 6. r ch. 22. 8. REVELATION. 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. A. D. 96. r ch. 16. 18, 14. The first resurrection. mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: | 20 And the beast was taken, and for the Lord God omnipotent reign- with him the false prophet that eth. wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. ch. 13. 12, 15 t These both were cast alive into a lake of fire "burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon ver. 15. the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls y ver. 17, 18 were filled with their flesh. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that t1 John 5. 10. have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Acts 10. 26. & 14. 14, 15. ch. 22. 9. ch. 12. 17. u 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. a 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, band on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13d 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. 15 And out of his mouth goeth 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 and wrath of Almighty God. m 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, " KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 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 P That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and 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. 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 whom is as the sand of the sea. h ch. 13, 12 ich. 18. 15, 16. 2 Tim. 2 12. ch. 5. 10. 1 ch. 2 11 & m 1. 61. 6. a ver. 4. over. 2. p ver. 3, 10. q Ez, SS, 2 & 39. 1. r ch. 16. 14. Ez. 38, 9, 16. 9 And they went up on the breadth $15, 8, 8. of the earth, 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 into the lake of fire and brimstone," where the beast and x ch. 14. 10, 11. the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and u ch. 19. 20. y 2 Pet. 3. 7, 10, 11. ch. 21. 1. z Dan. 2. 35. a ch. 19. 5. b Dan. 7. 10. © Ps. 69. 28. Dan. 12. 1. Phil. 4. 3. ch. 3. 5. & 13. 8. & 21. 27. d Jer. 17. 10. & 32. 19. Matt. 16. 27. Rom. 2. 6. ch. 2. 23. & 22. 12. ver. . 13. #Or, the grave. e ch. 6. 8. f ver. 12. g 1 Cor. 15. 26, 54, 55. h ver. 6. ch. 21. 8. i ch. 19. 20. a Is. 65. 17. & 66, 22. 2 Pet. 3. 13. b ch. 20. 11. c Is. 52. 1. Gal. 4. 26. Heb. 11. 10. & 12. 22. & 13. 14. ch. 3. 12. ver. 10. d Is. 34. 5. & 61. 10. 2 Cor. 11. 2. e Lev. 26. 11, g 1 Cor. 15. h Is. 35, 10. & 61.3, & ever. 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. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life 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. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. defileth can enter therein. AND I saw a new heaven and b a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared d as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of, heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there 5.1. & 20. 11. be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. i ch. 4. 2, 9. & k Is. 43. 19. 2 Cor. 5. 17. 1 ch. 19. 9. o Is. 12. 3. & 7. 37. ch. 22. 17. k 5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, " It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto n The new Jerusalem. him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. A. D. 96. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and PI will be his God, Or, these and he shall be my son. things. P Zech. 8, 8. Heb. 8. 10. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, 41 Cor. 6. 9, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away "in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: andy ch. 22. 5. her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel : z Ez. 48. S134. a Ez. 48. 3134. 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had; twelve foundations, and in them the b Matt. 16. 18. names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Gal. 2. 9. Eph. 2. 20. Zech. 2. 1. ch. 11. 1. 15 And he that talked with me had Ez. 40. 3. a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are 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. 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 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 d Is. 34. 11. The river and tree of life. A. D. 96. e ch. 22. 2. f John 4. 23. g Is. 24. 23. & 60. 19, 20. ch. 22.5. ver. 11. h Is, 60 3,5, 11. & 66. 12. i Is. 60. 11. k Is. 60, 20. Zech. 14. 7. ch. 22. 5. 1 ver. 24. m Is. 35. 8. & 52. 1. & 60. 21. ch. 22. 14, 15. Joel 3. 17. n Phil. 4. 3. ch. 3. 5. & 13. 8. & 20. 12. a Ez. 47. 1. Zech. 14. 8. b Ez. 47. 12. ch. 21. 21. e Gen. 2. 9. ch. 2. 7. d ch. 21. 24. e Zech. 14. 11. f Ez. 48. 35. g Matt. 5. 8. I Cor. 13. 12. 1 John 3. 2. h ch. 3. 12. & 14. 1. i ch. 21. 23, 25. 1 Dan. 7. 27. m ch. 19. 9. & n ch. 1. 1. 6 ch. ?. 11. ver. 10, 12, 20. p ch. 1. 3. T e REVELATION. 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. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. Promises and exhortations. A. D. 96. 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship be- 9 ch. 19. 10. fore the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward 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. d 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and maye enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are 'dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Rom. 2 6. & 14. 12. ch. 2. 12 a Is. 41. 4. & 41. 6. & 43. 12. ch. 1. 3, 11. & 21. 6 Dan, 12, 12 1 John 3. 24. ver. 2 ch. 2.7. d ch. 21. 27. e 1 Cor. 6. 9, 10. Gal. 5. 19, 20, 21. Col. 3, 6 ch 9., 21. & 21.8. 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel tof Piil. 3. 2. testify unto you these things in the 8 ch. 1. 1. churches. I am the root and the heh. 5.5. offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Num. 24. 17. Zech. 6. 12. * ch. 21. 2, 9. 1 Is. 55. 1. John 7. 37. ch. 21. 6. 17 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 the water of life freely. 18 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 & 12, 32. him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this "God shall take away his prophecy, part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly: "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. m Deut. 4. 2. Prov. $0. 6. a Ex. 32. 33. Ps. 69.23. ch. S. 5. & 13. 8. Or. from the tree of life. e ch. 21. 2. P ver. 12. q John 21. 25. Rom. 16, 20, 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus 2 Tim. 4. §. Christ be with you all. Amen. 21. 3. 18. 2 Thess. 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