In this way they disputed together. Before they went away, Paul told the unbelieving Jews that the Gentiles would hear of the Saviour, and would believe in Him.

The Jews went home, talking all the way about what Paul had said.

For two whole years Paul dwelt in his own lodging. Any one, who wished to be taught, might come to him.

Though Paul could not preach in the synagogues, or in the streets, or on the hills, he could preach in his house. No one forbade him to preach, and many people came to him.

This is the last thing said of him in the Bible.

Luke did not write any more of Paul's history.

Still we learn from other books that Paul was at last beheaded at Rome. We know that he wished to die for Jesus, and he had his wish.

He will rise again, and reign with

Jesus when He comes again. How bright he will shine among the saints! for he turned many to righteousness.

"They that turn many to righteousness (shall shine) as the stars, for ever and ever.'-Dan. xii. 3.

LXV.

THE GLORIOUS VISIONS OF JOHN.

The whole Book of the Revelation.

WE read nothing more in the Bible about any of the apostles, except John.

The last book in the Bible gives an account of the wonderful things he saw in his old age.

After Nero Cæsar was dead, another wicked Cæsar reigned, named Domitian. He sent John to a little rocky island near Greece. It was named

Patmos, and there-wicked men, who had committed great crimes, were often sent to work hard at digging up stones.

The island is only a quarter the size of Malta. Any one could walk round it in a day. It is full of mountains. There are caves among the mountains.

In this rugged island John was made to live. But on the Lord's day he heard a voice behind him as of a trumpet, and looking back he saw his Saviour, the Lord Jesus. He wore now a glorious body, quite different from that suffering body on which John once leaned his head. Now John was so filled with fear that he fell at His feet as dead. Then Jesus laid His hand upon him and said,

'I am He that liveth and was dead, and behold-'I am alive for evermore. Then He told John to write seven letters to Christians who lived in seven places in Asia.

The first letter was to Ephesus,

where Paul had preached, and where John had lived a long while.

It was a short letter, praising the Christians for some things, and blaming them for not loving Jesus as much as they once did.

After John had written the seven letters in the words of Jesus, he looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and he heard a voice saying, 'Come up hither, and I will show thee things which shall happen hereafter.'

So John was in the Spirit, and saw a throne in Heaven, and One shining on the throne; a rainbow round about the throne; and a Lamb, as it had been slain in the midst of the throne; and many glorious saints and angels round the throne, singing the praises of the Father and the Son.

They praised the Father-because He created all things; and they praised the Lamb-because He had redeemed His people by His blood.

John saw many terrible sights. He saw hail, and fire, and blood, and smoke, and brimstone, and plagues, and devils, and earthquakes.

At last he saw Jesus come like a great warrior, on a white horse; followed by armies on white horses, clothed in linen white and clean.

He saw the old serpent shut up in a pit, so deep that it had no bottom, for a thousand years.

He saw the righteous dead reign with Christ for a thousand years.

He saw Satan let loose for a little while, and in the end he saw him cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, to be tormented for ever and ever.

He saw the great white throne, and all men stand before God to be judged. He saw the dead rise from their graves, and he saw some cast into the lake of fire.

He saw a city come down from

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