Page images
PDF
EPUB

hast seen

and

heard will assur

edly come to pass.

Ch. 1, 17; and
Ac. 10,

All that thou "These are the true sayings of God."" | miracles before him, with which he
10 And I fell at his feet to worship deceived them that had received the
him.
And he said unto me, "See mark of the beast, and them that
thou do it not I am thy fellow-worshipped his image. These both
servant, and of thy brethren that were cast alive into a lake of fire
have the testimony of Jesus wor- burning with brimstone. 21 And the
ship God: for the testimony of Jesus remnant were slain with the sword of
is the spirit of prophecy."
him that sat upon the horse, which
sword proceeded out of his mouth :
and all the fowls were filled with
their flesh.d

22, 8.
26; and 14, 14.
Have the office
mony to Jesus.

of bearing testi

y The prophecies, which have been given to you, are all intended to bear testimony to Jesus.

2 Ch. 3, 14.

a Who is this Edom with dyed garments from that is glorious

that cometh from

Bozrah? this

travelling in the

strength? I that

to save. Is. 63, 1.

1, 1.

The prophet's Fourth vision.-The Lord Jesus des-
cends to battle and victory.

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.
12 His eyes
were as a flame of fire, and on his
head were many crowns; and he had
a name written, that no man knew,
but he himself. 13 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 hea-
ven followed him upon white horses,
in his apparel, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
greatness of his 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp
speak in righte- Sword, that with it he should smite
ousness, mighty the nations: and he shall rule them
6.Jno. 1, 1. 1 Jno. with a rod of iron and he treadeth
the winepress of the fierceness and
wrath of Almighty God. 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, say
ing to all the fowls that fly in the
midst of heaven, "Come and gather
yourselves together unto the supper
of the great God; 18 that ye may eat
your the flesh of kings, and the flesh of
side to my sacri- captains, and the flesh of mighty
ter) that I domen, and the flesh of horses, and of
sacrifice for you, them that sit on them, and the flesh
crifice upon the of all men, both free and bond, both
mountains of Is-small and great. 19 And I saw the
eat flesh and beast, and the kings of the earth,
and their armies, gathered together
to make war against him that sat on
the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with
him the false prophet that wrought

....... Speak unto

every feathered fowl, & to every

beast of the field,

Assemble yourselves, & come; gather

selves on every

fice (or, slaugh

even a great sa

rael, that ye may

drink blood. Ez. 39, 17.

The extinction of civil and religious lawlessness is fol-
lowed by the decline of impiety and wickedness. A
state of the world in which there is a great diffusion
of true religion, called 1000 years.

20 AND I saw an angel come
down from heaven, having
the key of the bottomless pit and a

chain in his hand.

d The civil and ecclesiastical power exercised so long against Christ comes to an end, and the kingdom of Messiah and of righteousne83 is established. See Is. xi.

e Ch. 1, 18.

f Ch. 12, 9. 2 Pe.

great
laid hold on the dragon, that old 2, 4,
2 And he
serpent, which is the Devil, and Sa-
tan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 and cast him into the bottomless
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal
upon him, that he should deceive the
nations no more, till the thousand
that he must be loosed a little season.
years should be fulfilled: and after
And I saw thrones, and they sat
upon them, and judgment was given

4

:

unto them and I saw the souls of
them that were beheaded for the wit-
ness of Jesus, and for the word of
God, and which had not worshipped
the beast, neither his image, neither
had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and
they lived and reigned with Christ a
thousand years. 5 But the rest of named the
the dead lived not again until the
thousand years were finished. This
is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the
first resurrection: on such the second
death hath no power, but they shall
be priests of God and of Christ, and
shall reign with him a thousand

years.

An Apostasy unhappily shall take place.
7 And when the thousand years are
expired, Satan shall be loosed out of

Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, & in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. Is. 61, 6. 1 Pe. 2, 9.

[blocks in formation]

great noise, and

the elements

shall melt with fervent heat, the

earth also, and the works that

be burnt up. 2 Pe. 3, 10.

• Or, the grave.

* The grave con

tains the bodies; invisible state contains the souls

the separate or

of departed men.

his prison, and shall go out to de-
ceive 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. 9 And they went up
on the breadth of the earth, and com-
passed 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 the false prophet are, and
shall be tormented day and night for

ever and ever.

The Judgment.

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

of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy & glad

ness, and surrow

& sighing shall flee away. Is. 35, 10.

o If any man be

in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,all things are become new. 2 Co. 5, 17.

with them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be
with them, and be their God." And " The ransomed
God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor cry-
ing, neither shall there be any more
pain, for the former things are passed
away." "And he that sat upon the
throne said, "Behold, I make all
things new.
110 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 him that is athirst of
the fountain of the water of life freely.
'He that overcometh shall inherit 'all Or, these things.
things; and I will be his God, and
he shall be my son. 8 But the fear-
ful, and unbelieving, and the abomi-
nable, and murderers, and whore-
mongers, 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.”

the renovation of all things.

out of those things which were written The Christian church perfect and triumphant after in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which 9 And there came unto me one of are therein,shall were in it; and death and "hell de- the seven angels which had the seven livered up the dead which were in vials full of the seven last plagues, them :** and they were judged every and talked with me, saying, "Come man according to their works. 14 And hither, I will shew thee the bride, death and hell were cast into the the Lamb's wife." 10 And he carried lake of fire. This is the second death. me away in the spirit to a great and 15 And whosoever was not found writ-high mountain, and shewed me that ten in the book of life was cast into great city, the holy Jerusalem," desthe lake of fire. cending out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God: and 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 :2 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

...I create new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remem

bered, nor come

into mind (Heb., heart.) Is. 65,

come upon the

17.

21 AN
Α

2

The New Creation.

ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God m......I have es- out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. husband, that I may pre-heard a great voice out of heaven chaste virgin saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of to Christ. 2 Co. God is with men, and he will dwell

poused you to

one

sent you as a

11, 2.

3 And I

[merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

was a man,

the

his hand, and a ...and he said...

upon all that I ...Ez. 40, 3, 4.

the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.-15 And he that talked with me had 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, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, 8... Behold, there that is, of the angel.-18 And the whose appear building of the wall of it was of jasance was like and the city was pure gold, like per: appearance of brass, with a unto clear glass. 19 And the foundaline of flax in tions of the wall of the city were measuring reed garnished with all manner of precious Set thine heart stones. The first foundation was jasshall shew thee per; 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 tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve be no more thy pearls; every several gate was of one light by day, pearl: and the street of the city was brightness shall pure gold, as it were transparent light unto thee: glass.-22 And I saw no temple therebut the Lord in : for the Lord God Almighty and thee an everlast- the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And ing light, and the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for The Gentiles the glory of God did lighten it, and light, and kings the Lamb is the light thereof.'— to the brightness 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 know that I am glory and honour of the nations into 27 And there shall in no wise God, dwelling in Zion, my holy enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.*

The sun shall

neither for

the moon give

shall be unto

thy God thy glory. Is. 60, 19.

shall come to thy

of thy rising. Is. 60, 3.

v I will extend a river, and the glory of the Gening stream....Is.

peace to her like

tiles like a flow

66, 12.

So shall ye

the Lord your

mountain: then shall Jerusalem

be holy, & there

shall no stran

gers pass thro'

her any more. Joel 3, 17.

it.v

3

brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. Ez.47,8.

22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life," clear as crystal, y...Which being proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.* 3 And there shall be no more curse:" but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever.

unto me,

:

And

[blocks in formation]

6 And he said unto me, "These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book." I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he "See thou do it not for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God." 10 And he saith unto me, "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand." 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 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 eth; behold, His and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

[blocks in formation]
[blocks in formation]

17,

15

commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may 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.

16“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heàreth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And

God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him Add thou not unto his words, lest

18" For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add Every word of unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of he reprove thee, this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the Or, from the things which are written in this book." 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. AEven so, come, Lord Jesus." 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus

men.

66

whosoever will, let him take the wa- Christ be with you all. Amen. 55, 1. Jno. 7, 37. ter of life freely.

f Ch. 21, 6. Is.

& thou be found a liar. Pr. 30, 5, 6.

tree of life.

THE END.

[blocks in formation]
« PreviousContinue »