Christ's majesty and power.

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

K

g Mat.21. 41,43.

h ver. 15.

His message to the churches 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. 7 He i that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree ) of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

D

9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are m Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried ; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful ⚫ unto death, and I will give thee a crown P of life.

11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second • death.

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

t

u

14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, 17, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

i Mat.11.15

29.

Ge 29.

c. 22. 2,14. k c.1.8,17.

117.6.18.

15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the o Mat. 10.22 Sword of my mouth.

m Re.2.28, 29.

n c.3.9.

p Ja.1.12 9 c.20.14.

c.1.16.

8 ver.9.

2T.2.12.

17 Hey that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyw1 Co.6.13, atira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

u Nu.31.16.

v Ac.15.29.

18.

x 18.11.4.

y ver. 7. c.3.6,13,

22.

65. 15.

b

2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not • fainted.

19.12,13.

e c.1.14,15. d ver.2.

e 1 Ki.16.31.

f Ex.34.15. 1 Co. 10.

20,28.

g Ro.2.4. 2 Pe 3.9. h c.9.20. i Eze.16.37 23.29.

752

k Lu. 12.8. 1 Ac.3.14. m 1 Jn. 5.20.

n Is.22.22.

o Job 12. 14.

p 1 Co. 16.9. q €.2.9.

r Is.60.14.

$ 2 Pe.2.9.

t Zep. 1.14.

n ver.3.

v c.21.2,10. w or, in Laodicea.

x 18.65.16. y 1K.18.21. z Ho. 12.8. a Is.55.1. b c.16.15.

e He. 12.5,6 Ca52

Lu. 12.36.

e Jn.14.23.

154,5

c. 12.11.

h Jn. 16.33. i c.2.7.

7 And to the angel of the church in Philadel-Lu.22.30. phia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the " key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

a c.1.10. bc.11.12.

c Eze.3.12. 14.

c. 17.3.
21.10.

8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept a 16.1. my word, and hast not denied my name.

१

Je 17.12. Eze. 1.26, 28.

e Da.7.9. He.8.1.

9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to f c.11.16. come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

g c.3.4,5. h ver.10.

16.18.

j Ge.15.17. Ex.37.23. Zec. 4.2.

k c.1.4. 1.15.2

10 Because thou hast kept the word of my i c.85 patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my

m Eze. 1.5, &c. 10.14.

n Is 6.2,&c.

o have no TEAL.

2 And immediately I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and oné e sat on the throne.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four f and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four m beasts full of eyes before and behind.

7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

The book with seven seals.

nour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, | A Mir who P liveth for ever and ever,

4100. A. D. cir.

96.

p c. 5. 14.

q ver. 4.

10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their c.5.12 crowns before the throne, saying,

s Col.1.16. a Eze.2.9, 10.

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast b 1.29.11. created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

CHAPTER V.

1 The bock sealed with seven seals: 9 which only the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open. 12 Therefore the elders praise him, 9 and confess that he redeemed them with his blood.

AND I saw on the right hand of him that sat

on the throne a book a written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

C

c Ge. 49.9, 10.

Nu. 24.9.
He.7.14.

d Is. 11.1,10. e. '22. 16.

e Is.53.7. Jn. 1.29,36

f Zec. 4.10.

g c.4.4,8,10.

h c. 15.2. i or, in

cense.

j Ps. 141.2.

c.14.3.
Ac.20.28.

Ep 1.7.
He.9.12
1 Pe. 1.18,
19.

mc.7.9.

n c.1.6.

He.12.22.

q c.4.11.

Phi.2.10.

5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep o c.225. not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda,p Da.7.19. the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes. which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of i odours, which are the prayers of saints.

1 Ch.29.11

1T16

1 Pe. 4.11.

t c.19.4. ne 5.5.

b Zec.6.3, &c.

c Ps. 45.3..5 d The word Chaniz signifieth

a mea

sure con-
taining

one wine
quart,
and the
twelfth
part of a
quart.

e c.9.4.

for, to him Eze. 14.21.

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every m kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;g 10 And hast made us unto our God "kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and P the number of De 32.41.. them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

c.8.3.

12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is then c.14.13. Lamb that was slain to receive power, and He 11.40. riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, p c.16.18. and giory, and blessing.

13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such a are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: 2T2.19.

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3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come 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 see. 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 four beasts say, "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

e

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

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 given f unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 Ard 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:

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every "mountain and island were moved out of their places. 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 freeman, hid themselves 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 foreheads 4 The number of them that were sealed: of the tribes of Israel a certain number. 9 Of all other natious an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, and palms in their hands. 14 Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.

AN

ND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any 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 an gels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth ard the sea,

The number of seated.

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3 Saying, Hurt the earth, neither the sea, nor the tres, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a 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 housand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed welve thousand.

A. M. cir. 4100.

A. D. cir. 96.

c c.6.6.

d Eze 9.4.

e c.22.4.

f c.14.1.

g Ro.11.25 c. 5.9.

h c.6.11.
i Le.234.

Zec. 4.7.

k Is. 43.11. c.19.1.

S of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve housand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Ma- Jule 25. nasses 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.

c.5.13,14.

in Jn. 16.33. c. 6.9.

Sounding of the trumpets.

with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an i earthquake. 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.

m

He. 9.14.

o 1 Jn. 1.7. c.1.5.

q Is.49.10.

8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve pc21.3,4. 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, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed 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.

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 knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

r P 121.6. Is. 4.6.

Ps. 23.1,

2,5.

36.8. Is.40.11.

t Is 25.8.

a c.5.1.

b Lu.1.19.

c 2 Ch.29. 25..23.

or, add it

to.

c.5.8.

c.6.9. Ex.30.1.

hor, upon.

i e.16.18. J2 Sa. 22.8.

Eze.38.22.

1 Is.2.13.

mJe.51.25. Am.7.4.

o Ex.7.19.. 21.

c. 16.3,&c.

p Is. 14.12.

c. 9. 1.

De 29.18.

Arn.5.7.
He. 12.15.

Ex. 15.23.

Je.9.15.
23.15.

s Is. 13. 10.

Je 4.23.

Eze 32.7,

8.

Joel 2.10.
Am.8.9.

c.14.6. a Lu.10.18.

e.8.10.

b c. 17.8. 20.1.

c Joel 2.2.

AND when he had opened the seventh seal, Ex 10.4,

there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

&c.

e ver. 10.

2 And I saw the seven angels which stood | f c.6.6. 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.

e

4 And the smoke of the incense, which came

g Ex.12 23. Job 2.6. Eze 9.4. c.7.3.

h Jcb 3.21. Je.8.3.

i Joel 24. J Na.3.17. k Da. 7.4,8. 1 Ps.57.4. Joel 1.6.

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; and 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, Wo, wo, wo, to the inhabiters of the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

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. 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.