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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.

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

17,

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.

THE END.