blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 6 "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and (8 none shall shut, and that shutteth, and none openeth: "I know thy works (behold, I have 'set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little. power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my 9) name. "Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them which say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship beTo fore thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. "Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell (11) upon the earth. "I come quickly: hold fast that which (12) thou hast, that no one take thy crown. "He that over 13 14 5 cometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, "He And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true 15 witness, the beginning of the creation of God: "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would (16) thou wert cold or hot. "So because thou art lukewarm, A. V. (out)..but; 6 unto; 7 no man | shutteth |.. no man; 8 an open..] and | no man..(it) for..strength..hast kept..hast..denied; 9 will make; 10 hast kept.. | temptation ..shall....all; 11 [Behold]..man; 12 (which is)..(I will write upon him) my; 13 unto; 14 unto..[of the Laodiceans]; 16 (then). and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my 17 mouth. "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind (18) and naked: "I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine that thou mayest see. eyes, "As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and (21) will sup with him, and he with me. "He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. 22 "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 19 20 4(1 (2) (3) After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will shew thee the things which must 'come to pass hereafter. 'Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; "and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about (4 the throne, like an emerald to look upon. "And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, arrayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. 5) "And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; 1 Or, come to pass. After these things straightway &c. 1 A.V.-17 increased with goods; 18 tried in (the)..be..raiment..be clothed.. do..appear..(with); 19 rebuke; 21 grant..(even)..a .am set; 22 unto.- -CH. IV. I this..locked ..(was)..(was)..(it were)..talking....| which said |..be; 2 [And] immediately..sat on; 3 sardine. in sight..(unto); 4 seats..seats..clothed..raiment.. [they had]; 5 proceeded. .thunderings. (6 7 "and before the throne, as it were a glassy sea like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. "And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like (8) a flying eagle. And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, which was and which is and 1which is to come. "And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever, "the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying, (11) "Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive 9 ΙΟ 5 1 I 2 3 the glory and the honour and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created. And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. "And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? "And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able (4 to open the book, or to look thereon. "And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon: "and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome, to open the (5 'Or, which cometh Gr. unto the ages of the ages. A. V.-6 there was..of glass..(were)..beasts; 7 beast..beast.. beast.. 3 Gr. on. .beast; 8 beasts | had ]..(him). .(they were)..not; 9 those beasts..sat.. who; 10 sat; II (O)..hast created for pleasure.. are . --CH. V. I backside; 2 loud; 3 man.. nor in .. neither.. | neither | ; 4 man..[and to read].. neither 5 Juda.. prevailed. "And I saw in the (6 book and the seven seals thereof. midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the 'seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the (7 earth. "And he came, and he taketh it out of the right (8 hand of him that sat on the throne. "And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are (9) the prayers of the saints. "And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof : for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, (10 and people, and nation, "and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the 11 earth. "And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times 12 ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; "saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, (13) and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honour, and the (14 glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever. "And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped. 6 (1) And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven 1 Some ancient authorities omit seven. ages of the ages. 2 Gr. hath taken. Gr. unto the A. V.-[to loose]: 6 beheld, [and, lo]..beasts..stood; 7 took [the book]..upon ; 8 beasts..every..(of them) | harps |.. vials..odours; 9 sung..hast redeemed [us] to..by ..(out)..kindred; 10 hast made | us |..| kings .. we shall ..on; 11 beheld..the. beasts 12 loud.. was..strength; 13 creature..[such as] (are) in..power..upon; 14 beasts.. [four and twenty]..[him that liveth for ever and ever]. (3 seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying 2) as with a voice of thunder, Come'. "And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second (4) living creature saying, Come1. "And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take 2 peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come1. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in (6) his hand. "And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a 'penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. 17 3 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice 8) of the fourth living creature saying, Come1. "And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth. (9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Io "and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge ΙΟ 1 Some ancient authorities add and see. peace of the earth. on Matt. xviii. 28. 2 Some ancient authorities read the 4 See marginal note 2 Gr. chanix, a small measure. A. V. CH. VI. I (it were) the noise..beasts.. [and see]; 2 on him..went; 3 (had).. beast say..[and see]; 4 (there) went out..(that was)..power..kill; 5 (had)..beast say.. [and see].. beheld. .lo..on him.. pair of balances; 6 beasts say..(see); 7 (had)..beast say [and see]; 8 looked..on.. Hell..power.. hunger..with; 9(had)..under.. were; 10 loud .Lord. |