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and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words, like the voice of a multitude, Dan. x. 6.

bAnd I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps, chap. xiv. 2. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, xix. 6. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east; and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory, Ezek. xliii. 2.

VER. 16.

Καὶ ἔχων ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ χειρὶ ἀστέ

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It shall have the two shoulder-pieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, Exod. xxviii. 6-8. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith, Lev. viii. 6, 7. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins, Isa. xi. 5.

VER. 14.

Ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ τρίχες λευκαί

ὡσεὶ ἔξιον λευκὸν, ὡς χιών· καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ρας ἑπτά, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρός·

a His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; b and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

a See on Matt. xvii. ver. 2.

b And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira 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; 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, xix. 12.

VER. 15.

Καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνω, ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένοι· καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶν.

a And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

a And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass, Ezek. i. 7. And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed; and he stood in the gate, xl. 3. His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning,

ῥομφαία δίστομος ἐξεῖα ἐκπορευομένη· καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος φαίνει ἐν τῇ δυνάμει αὐτοῦ.

a And he had in his right hand seven stars: band out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

which thou sawest in my right hand, The mystery of the seven stars 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, ver. 20. See also chap. ii. 1.; iii. 1.

b

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth, chap. ii. 16. And out of his mouth should smite the nations: and he goeth a sharp sword, that with it he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God, xix. 15. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth and all the fowls were filled with their flesh, 21. But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he

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slay the wicked, Isa. xi. 4. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me, xlix. 2. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, Heb. iv. 12. And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire, chap. x. 1. At mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me, Acts xxvi. 13.

VER. 17.

Καὶ ὅτε εἶδον αὐτὸν, ἔπεσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὡς νεκρός· καὶ ἔπέθηκε τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ χεῖρα ἐπ ̓ ἐμὲ, λέγων μοι· Μὴ φοβοῦ· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος·

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake, Ezek. i. 28. So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for at the time of the end shall be the vision. Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright, Dan. viii. 17, 18. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me : for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and And, my face toward the ground. behold, an hand touched me, which

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set me upon my knees and upon the
palms of my hands, Dan. x. 8-10.
And when he had spoken such words
unto me, I set my face toward the
ground, and I became dumb. And,
behold, one like the similitude of the
sons of men touched my lips: then I
opened my mouth, and spake, and
said unto him that stood before me,
O my lord, by the vision my sorrows
are turned upon me, and I have re-
tained no strength. For how can the
servant of this my lord talk with this
my lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me,
neither is there breath left in me.
Then there came again and touched
me one like the appearance of a man,
and he strengthened me,
While he yet spake, behold, a bright
cloud overshadowed them: and be-
hold a voice out of the cloud, which
said, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased; hear ye
him. And when the disciples heard
it, they fell on their face, and were

15-18.

sore afraid. And Jesus came and
touched them, and said, Arise, and
be not afraid, Matt. xvii. 5-7.
b See on ver. 8. clause 1.

VER. 18.

Καὶ ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς, καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶν εἶμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. Καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ ᾅδου καὶ τοῦ θανά

του.

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

See on John v. ver. 26. clause 2. See on Rom. xiv. ver. 9. clause 1. • See on Rom. vi. ver. 9.

d See on Matt. xvi. ver. 19. clause 2.

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c See on ver. 12.

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ii. 1. See also ii. 8; 12; 18.; iii. 1; 7; 14. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts, Mal. ii. 7.

e Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven, Matt. v. 14-16. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have | not run in vain, neither labour in vain, Phil. ii. 15, 16.

CHAP. II.-VER. 1. Τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς Ἐφεσίνης ἐκκλησίας γράψον Τάδε λέγει ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀστέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἑπτὰ λυχνιῶν τῶν χρυσῶν

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

a See on chap. i. ver. 20. clause 4. b See on chap. i. ver. 16. clause 1. VER. 2.

Οἶδα τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ τὸν κόπον σου, καὶ τὴν ὑπομονήν σου, καὶ ὅτι οὐ δύνη βαστάσαι κακούς· καὶ ἐπειράσω τοὺς φάσκοντας εἶναι ἀποστόλους, καὶ οὐκ εἰσί· καὶ εὗρες αὐτοὺς ψευδεῖς

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

a See on Acts x. ver. 4.

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b These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so, Acts xvii. 11. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John iv. 1.

VER. 3.

Καὶ ἐβάστασας, καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις, καὶ διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου κεκοπίακας, καὶ οὐ κέκ

μηκας.

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

See on Luke xxi. ver. 19.
VER. 4.

̓Αλλ ̓ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ, ὅτι τὴν ἀγάπην σου τὴν πρώτην ἀφῆκας.

a Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

a See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 12. clause 2.

VER. 5.

Μνημόνευε οὖν πόθεν ἐκπέπτωκας, καὶ μετανόησον, καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἔργα ποίησον· εἰ δὲ μὴ, ἔρχομαί σοι ταχὺ, καὶ κινήσω τὴν λυχνίαν σου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς, ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσης.

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

* See on Matt. iii. ver. 2. clause 1. b Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD, Jer. ii. 2, 3. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

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a See on Matt. xi. ver. 15. b See on Matt. x. ver. 22. clause 3. 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, chap. xxii. 2. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city, 14. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Gen. ii. 9. And the LORD God said, Behold the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever; therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So be drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life, iii. 22-24.

d See on Luke xxiii. ver. 43. clause 3.

VER. 8.

Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐκκλησίας Σμυρναίων γράψον Τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχα τος, ὃς ἐγένετο νεκρός, καὶ ἔζησεν.

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

b

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Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years, Mal. iii. 3, 4.

men,

C Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth, chap. ii. 16. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee, iii. 3. They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof, Matt. xxi. 41-43. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of. And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, xxiv. 48-51.

VER. 6.

̓Αλλὰ τοῦτο ἔχεις, ὅτι μισεῖς τὰ ἔργα | is alive; τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν, ἅ κἀγὼ μισῶ.

a But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

a See ver. 15.

VER. 7.

Ὁ ἔχων οὖς, ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ Πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις· Τῷ νικῶντι δώσω αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ παραδείσου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

a He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; bTo him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

a See on chap. i. ver. 8. clause 1. b See on chap. ver. 18.

VER. 9.

Οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα καὶ τὴν θλίψιν καὶ τὴν πτωχείαν, (πλούσιος δὲ εἶ,) καὶ τὴν βλασφημίαν τῶν λεγόντων Ιουδαίους εἶναι ἑαυτοὺς καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν, ἀλλὰ συναγωγὴ τοῦ

Σατανά.

a I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (b but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

a See on Acts x. ver. 4.

b See on Luke xii. ver. 21. clause 2.

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C

c See on Rom. ii. ver. 28, 29. which hath a the sharp sword with two

dBehold, I will make them of the | edges ; synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; be

a See on chap. i. ver. 16. clause 2. hold, I will make them to come and

VER. 15. worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee, chap. iii. 9.

Οίδα τα έργα σου, και που κατοικείς,

όπου ο θρόνος του Σατανά και κρατείς το VER. 10.

όνομά μου, και ουκ ηρνήσω την πίστιν μου, Μηδέν φοβού & μέλλεις πάσχειν» ιδού, και εν ταις ημέραις εν αίς 'Αντίπας ο μάρμέλλει βαλεϊν εξ υμών ο διαβολος εις φυ- τυς μου και πιστός, δς απεκτάνθη παρ' υμίν, λακήν, ίνα πειρασθήτε και έξετε θλίψιν όπου κατοικεί ο Σατανάς. ημερών δέκα γίνου πιστος άχρι θανάτου, a I know thy works, and where thou και δώσω σοι τον στέφανον της ζωής. dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: band

a Fear none of those things which thou holdest fast my name, Cand hast thou shalt suffer : behold, the devil shall not denied my faith, even in those days cast some of you into prison, that ye wherein Antipas was my faithful marmay be tried; and ye shall have tribula- tyr, who was slain among you, where tion ten days: cbe thou faithful unto Satan dwelleth. death, dand I will give thee a crown

a See on Acts Χ. ver. 4. of life.

b See on Heb. iii. ver. 6. clause 3. a See on Matt. x. ver. 28. clause 1. c See on Matt. x. ver. 33. b See on John xvi. ver. 33. clause 2. c See on Matt. x. ver. 24. clause 3.

VER. 14. d See on 1 Cor. ix. ver. 25.

'Αλλ' έχω κατά σου ολίγα, ότι έχεις VER. 11.

εκεί κρατούντας την διδαχήν Βαλαάμ, ώς

εδίδασκεν τω Βαλάκ βαλεϊν σκάνδαλον ενώο έχων ούς, ακουσάτω τι το Πνεύμα λέγει ταϊς εκκλησίαις· ο νικών ου μη άδι

πιον των υιών Ισραήλ, φαγείν ειδωλόθυτα, κηθη εκ του θανάτου του δευτέρου.

και πορνεύσαι. a He that hath an let him

But I have a few things against thee, hear what the Spirit saith unto the because a thou hast there them that hold churches ; He that overcometh shall not

the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Babe hurt of b the second death.

lac to cast a stumbling block before the

children of Israel, b to eat things saa See on Matt. xi. ver. 15.

crificed unto idols, and to commit fornib Blessed and holy is he that bath cation. part in the first resurrection : on such the second death hath no power, but a Which have forsaken the right they shall be priests of God and of way, and are gone astray, following Christ, and shall reign with bim a the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, thousand years, chap. xx. 6. And who loved the wages of unrighteousdeath and hell were cast into the lake ness, 2 Pet. ii. 15. Woe unto them! of fire. This is the second death, 14. for they have gone in the way of Cain, But the fearful, and unbelieving, and and ran greedily after the error of the abominable, and murderers, and Balaam for reward, and perished in whoremongers, and sorcerers, and the gainsaying of Core, Jude 11. See idolaters, and all liars, shall have also Numb. xxii. their part in the lake which bumeth b See on Acts xv, ver. 20. with fire and brimstone: which is the second death, xxi. 8.

VER. 15.

Ούτως έχεις και συ κρατούντας την διVER. 19.

δαχήν τών Νικολαϊτών· δ μισώ. Και τώ αγγέλω της εν Περγάμω έκκλη σίας γράψον Τάδε λέγει ο έχων την ρομ

a So hast thou also them that hold the φαίαν την δίστομον την οξείαν:

doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing

I hate.
And to the angel of the church in
Pergamos write; These things saith he a See ver. 6.

ear,

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