things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, f which calleth herself a prophetess, ƒ 1Ki. 16.31. to teach and to seduce my servants g Ex.34.15. to commit fornication, and to eat g 1Co.10.20, things sacrified unto idols. 28. 21 And I gave her space h to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.i h Ro.2.4. 2 Pe.3.9. í ch.9.20. and Laodicea reproved. shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the k book of life, but 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 unto the churches. 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things 22 Behold. Ik will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adul-k Eze. 16.37. saith he that is holy, m he that is 1 ch.6.8. tery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children m Zep.1.11. with death; and all the churches m shall know that In am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I o will give unto every one of you according to your works. 21 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths p of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 25 But that q which ye have already hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and n 1Ch.29.9. 2Ch.6.30. Ps.7.9. Je. 17.10. o Ps.62.12. p 2Th.2.9-12. g ch.3.11. ver.7,11,17. ch.3.5.12. 21. r 21.7. s Jno.6.29. Ja.2.20. keepeth my works s unto the end, t Ps.49.14. to him will I give power over the nations: 149.5-9. u Ps.2.9. v ch.22.16. (CHAP. 3.) a ch.5.6. 27 And the shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall then be broken to u shivers: even as I received of my Father. 28 And I will give him the morn- b ch.2.2,&c. ing star.v 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. CHAPTER III. c 1Ti.5.6. d ch.2.4. e Da.5.27. f He.2.1. g ver. 19. 1 What John was commanded to write to the angels of the churches h ch. 16.15. of Sardis, 7 Philadelphia, 14 and i ch.7.9. Laodicea. ND unto the angel of the church A in Sardis write; These things 19.8. ch.17.8. I Lu. 12.8. saith he that hath the seven a 2 Be watchful, and strengthen dp Job 12,14. dicea. x Is.65.16. 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk y 1Ki.18.21. with me in white: i for they are worthy. 5 Ile that overcometh, the same z Ho. 12.8. a Is.55.1. true, n he that hath the key o of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, p and no man opeueth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open a door, and no man can shut it: for thon hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say r they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come s and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, It also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come u quickly: vhold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy.crown. 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is New w Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and 1 will write upon him my new name. 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, z the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would y thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, Iz am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy a of mo gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and Vision of God's throne. The book scaled. saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord Gol Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. REVELATION, IV, V. that the shame of thy nakedness b A. D. 96. do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou b ch 16.15. mayest see. c He. 12.5,6. 19 As c many as 1 love, I rebuked Ca.5.2. and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: d if e any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh ƒ will I grant to sitg with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, h and am set down with my Father in his throne. Lu. 12.36. h Jno. 16.33. a ch.1.10. b ch.11.12. 22 Hei that hath an ear, let him c ch.17.3. hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. CHAPTER IV. John seeth the throne of God in heaven. 4 The four and twenty elders. 6 The four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 21.10. Eze.3. 12-14. d Is.6.1. Je. 17.12. Eze. 1.26,28. e Da.7.9. He.8.1. FTER this 1 looked, and be- fch.11.16. A hold, a door was opened in g ch.3.4,5. heaven: and the first voice a which h ver. 10. I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come b up hither, and I will show thee things which must be here Ch.8.5. 16.18. k Ge. 16.17. I ch, 1.4. n Eze. 1.5,&c. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine o Is.6.2,&c. stone: and there was a rainbow 1 have no round about the throne, in sight| like unto an emerald. rest. r ch.5. 12. 4 And round about the throne p ch.5.14. were four and twenty seats: ƒ and g ver.4. upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; g and they had on their heads crowns h of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices and there were seven lamps k of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Nu.24.9. d ch.22.16. 6 And before the throne there was Is. 11.1,10. a seam of glass like unto crystal:e Is.53.7. and in the midst of the throne, Juo.1.29,36. and round about the throne, were f Zec.4.10. four beasts, n full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who p liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat cu the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns q before the throne, saying. 11 Thou art worthy, r O Lord, to receive glory and honour and powers for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. CHAPTER V. 1 The book sealed with seven seals, which no man is worthy to open: 6 the Lamb openeth the book: the beasts and elders praise him. AND I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book a written within and on the back side, sealed b with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion c of the tribe of Juda, the Rootd of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lambe as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, f which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts g and four and twenty elders fell down before g ch.4.4,8,10. the Lamb, having every one of h ch.15.2. them harps, h and golden vials full or, incense. of 1 odours, which are the prayers i of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, m 1 1Pe. 1.18,19. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings o about him; and they were full of eyes within: m ch.7.9. and they rest not day and night, 1 The opening of the seals, REVELATION, VI, VII. and tongue, and people, and na- A. D. 96. tion; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings n and priests: and we shall reign o on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the numberp of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy q is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creaturer which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing s and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. n ch.1.6. o ch.22.5. Da.7.10. He. 12.22. s 1Ch.29.11. t ch. 19.4. a ch.5.5. 1 The word chonix a measure containing 14 And the four beasts t said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. ₫ ch.9.4. CHAPTER VI. seals; The opening of six of the seals in or-2 or, to him. 12.17. 2 And I saw, and behold a white bi Zec. 1. 12. horse and he that sat on him had k ch.11.18. a bow; and a crown was given De.32.41-43. unto him: and he went forth conquering, c and to conquer. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another 1 ch.7.9,14. m ch.14.13. n He. 11.40. a ch.16.18. containing a prophecy. him was Death, and hell followed with him. And power was given 2 unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kille with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar f the souls g of them that were slain for h the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How i long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge k' our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest m yet for a little season, untilʼn their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; o and the sunp became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars q of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her 3 untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountains and island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselvest in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said u to the mountains horse that was red: and power was P Joel 2.10,31. and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 3.15. Mat.24.29. 9 ch.8.10. 3 or, green. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beasts ch. 16.20. say, Come and see. And I beheld, Je.4.23,24. and lo a black horse; and he that Hab.3.6,10. sat on him had a pair of balances t Is.2.19. in his hand. u ch.9.6. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, 1 A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt d not the oil and the wine. Ho. 10.8. ch.16.14. (CHAP. 7.) a Da.7.2. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale ₺ 2Ti.2.19. horse: and his name that sat on from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the v great day of his wrath is come; and who w shall be able to stand? CHAPTER VII. 5 of the tribe of Juda were sealed |i Le.23.40. twelve thousand. Of the tribe of k Zec.4.7. Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. I ch.19.1. Is.43.11. The seventh seal opened. 16 They shall hungerr no more. neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat, s 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed t them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe u away all tears from their eyes. CHAPTER VIII. 1 At the opening of the seventh seal, 2 seven angels have seven trumpets given them. 6 Four of them sound their trumpets, and great plagues follow. 6 of the tribe of Aser were sealed in ch.5.13,14. AND when he had opened the twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Jude 25. Nepthalim were sealed twelve thou-n ch.6.9. sand. Of the tribe of Manasses Jno.16.33. were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. o ICo.6.11. He.9.14. p ch.1.5. 1Jno.1.7. q ch.21.3,4. seventh seal, a there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood b before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.c 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should 1 offer it with the prayers d of all saints upon the golden e altar which was before the throne, > Is.49.10 36.8. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Beniamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, at great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, g and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms i in their hands; 10 And cried k with a loud voice, b Lu.1.19. saying, Salvation / to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto c 2Ch.29.25the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God. I8.40.11. u Is.25.8. (CHAP. 8.) a ch.5.1. 28. 1or, add it to. d ch.5.8. e ch.6.9. ƒ Ex.30.1. 12 Saying, m Amen: Blessing, and 2 or, upon. glory, and wisdom, and thanksg ch.16. 18. giving, and honour, and and power, and might, be unto our God for h 2Sa.22.8. ever and ever. Amen. i Eze.38.22. Is.2.13. 1 Je.51.25. m Am.7.4. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me. What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, n and have washed o their robes, and made them white in the blood p of the P De.29.18. Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the n ch. 16.3,&c. Ex.7.19-21. ch.9.1. Is. 14.12. Am.5.7. He. 12. 15. Je.9.15. 23.15. throne of God, and serve him day q Ex.15.23. und night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall awell q among them. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it 2 into the earth and there were voices, g and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.h 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and there i followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees k was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain / burning with fire was cast into the sea: m and the third part of the sea became blood ;n 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fello a great star_from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters: 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:p and the third part of the waters g became wormwood; and many men died of the Locusts come forth. REVELATION, IX, X. waters, because they were made A. D. 96. bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun r was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flyings through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Wo, wo, wo, to the inhabiters of the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! CHAPTER IX. 1 At the sounding of the fifth angel a star falleth from heaven, to whom is given the key of the bottomless pit: 2 he openeth the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions: 12 the first wo is past, etc. r Is.13.10. Je.4.23. Eze.32.7,8. s ch.14.6. (CHAP. 9.) b ch. 17.8. c Joel 2.2. d Ex. 10.4,&c. e ver. 10. AND the fifth angel sounded, Job 3.21. Je.8.3. heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottom-i Joel 2.4. less pit.b 2 And he opened the bottomless A Na.3.17. pit; and there arose a smoke out I Da.7.4,8. of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air m Ps.57.4. were darkened c by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts d upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions e of the earth have power. Joel 1.6. n Na.2.4. o ver.5. p Ep.2.2. 4 And it was commanded them f1 That is, a that they should not hurt the grass destroyer. of the earth, neither any green ch.8.13. thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the r ch.16.12. sealg of God in their foreheads. q Ge.2.14. Je.51.63. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that 2 or, at. they should be tormented five months and their torment was as $ ch.8.7-9. the torment of a scorpion, when t Eze.38.4. he striketh a man. Da. 11.40. 6 And in those days shall men hu Ps.65.17. seek death, and shall not find it; v ch.7.4. and shall desire to die, and deatli shall flee from them. w 1Ch.12.8. 7 And the shapes i of the locusts Is.5.28,29. were like unto horses prepared un-x Is.9. 15. to battle; and on their heads were Ep.4.14. as it were k crowns like gold, and y Je.5.3. their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth m were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the 8.6. z Le. 17.7. ICo. 10,20. a Ps. 135.15. Is.40.19,20. b ch.22.15. Four angels are ki loose. sound of n chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and o their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king p over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name 1 Apollyon. 12 One q wo is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.r 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared 2 for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third s part of men. 16 And the number of the army t of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: u and I heard v the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions: w and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails a were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues, yet y repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, z and idols a of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, b nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. CHAPTER X. 1 A mighty strong angel appeareth with a book open in his hand: 6 he sweareth by him that liveth for ever, that there shall be no more time. 9 John is commanded to take and eat the book. |