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 altare the souls d of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy, and true, dost thou not judge and avenge 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" yet for a little season, until their fellowservants 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;" and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her Buntimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain 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 themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? CHAPTER VII. AND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal" of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, A. D. 96. a chap. 5.9. Ro. 11. 25. chap. 6. 11. c chap. 8. 3. d chap. 20. 4. chap. 1. 9. 12. 17. e Le. 23. 40. 9 Zec. 4. 7. chap. 19.1. Is. 43. 11. i Zec. 1. 12. chap. 11. 18. De. 32. 41.. 43. 'ch. 7. 9, 14. mch. 5. 13, 14. Jude 25. n chap. 14.13. • He. 11. 40. chap. 16.18. Joel 2.10,31 r 3.15. Mat. 24. 29. chap. 8. 10. chap. 6.9. Jno. 16. 33. t1 Co. 6. 11. He. 9. 14. Bor, green. "chap. 1.5. 1 John 1. 7. Ps. 102. 26. Is. 34. 4. chap.16.20. Je. 4. 23, 24. Hab.3.6,10. r ch. 21. 3, 4. Is. 49. 10. * Ps. 121. 6. Is. 4. 6. a The seven trumpets. of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, say ing, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the 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, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 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, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood" of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat." 17 For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. CHAPTER VIII. AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were a Ps. 23.1,2,5. given seven trumpets. 36.8. Is. 40. 11. and 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; there was given unto him much incense, that he should y offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. b Is. 2. 19. c Is. 25. 8. d chap. 9. 6. Ho. 10. 8. Lu. 23. 30. 4 And the smoke of the incense," which e chap. 5. 1. I came with the prayers of the saints, aschap.16.14. cended up before God out of the angel's Is. 13.6, &c. hand. Zep.1.14,&c 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it Sinto the earth: and there were voices,$ and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.* Ps. 76. 7. 3 Saying, Hurt? not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their fore-Lu. 1. 19. heads." 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses 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. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, i2 Ch.29.25.. 28. Da. 7. 2. yor, add it to. Ichap. 5.8. mchap. 6.9. n 2 Tí. 2. 19. • Ex. 30. 1. P chap. 6.6. q Eze. 9. 4. sor, upon. r chap. 22.4. chap. 16.18. t2 Sa. 22.8. chap. 14. 1. Eze. 38. 22. w Is. 2. 13. * Je. 51. 25. y Am. 7. 4. ch.16. 3, &c. Ex.7.19..21. a chap. 9.1. Is. 14. 12. 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees" 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: and the third part of the sea became blood; 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 fella 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: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. A. D. 96. a Ps. 68. 17. chap. 7. 4. Am. 5. 7. Je. 9. 15. The seven thunders. thousand:" and I heard 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: and out of brimstone. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third dEx. 15. 23. their mouths issued fire and smoke and 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, Woe, woe, woe, 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. AND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a starm fall from heaven unto the earth and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit." 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them" that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal" of God in their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 23. 15. e1 Ch. 12. 8. 18 By these three was the third part of Is. 5. 28, 29. men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. f Is. 13. 10. Je. 4. 23. Eze.32.7,8. Joel 2. 10. Am. 8. 9. chap. 14. 6. h Is. 9. 15. Ep. 4. 14. iJe. 5.3. 8.6. chap. 8. 5. 14. 2. Job 3. 21. 12. 4, 9. * Da. 8. 26. 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails 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, yeti repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols' 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, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. CHAPTER X. 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: 2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders" uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal* up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall de-y sire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the shapes" of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the chap. 14. 7. and ever, who created heaven, and the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth 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 sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and' their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king 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 Apollyon. Je. 8. 3. Ex. 6. 8. De. 32. 40. a Joel 2. 4. Ne. 9. 6. c Na. 3. 17. d Da. 7. 4, 8. e Da. 12. 7. Ps. 57. 4. Joel 1. 6. 9 chap.11.15. h Na. 2. 4. i Ro. 11. 25. Ep. 3. 5..9. k verse 4. 14. verse 5. m Ep. 2. 2. 8 That is, a destroyer. n Eze. 3.1..3, chap.8.13. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and Ip chap. 16.12. heard a voice from the four horns of the Ge. 2. 14. golden altar which is before God, Je. 51. 63. yor, at. 12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates." 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand 4 chap. 21.15. rch. 8. 7..9. Eze. 38. 4. t Eze. XL. Zec. 2. 1. Da. 11. 40. XLVIII. 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it," and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. CHAPTER XI. AND there was given me a reeds like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, The two witnesses. REVELATION, XII. The dragon cast to the earth. and the altar, and them that worship A. D. 96. therein. 2 But the courta which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; fore it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under forty and two months. foot two 3 And I will give power unto my witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.* 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticksm standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make" war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the streets of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt," where also our Lord was crucified. 9 And they of the people, and kindreds, and tongues, and nations, shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and Ishall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.d a Eze. 40. 17.. B cast out. e Da. 7. 25. nesses that g Is. 54. 6. Mat. 18. 16. Mal. 4. 2. m chap. 1. 20. • Ps. 18. 8. Is. 9. 15. Ho. 6. 5. 1 Ki. 17. 1. t Is. 7. 14. chap. 11. 3. 10 And they that dwell upon the earthy He. 13. 12. shall rejoice over them, and make merry, * Is. 1. 10. and shall send gifts one to another; be-a Ex. 20. 2. cause these two prophets tormented them Ge. 3. 1, 4. that dwelt on the earth. e John 8.44. Ps. 79. 3. chap. 11.15. Eze.37.5..14 Ro.8.33,37. Lu. 14. 26. 1 Th. 4. 17. 11 And after three days and an half the Spirits of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies' beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second" woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms" of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty w elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O'Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned." 18 And the nations were angry," and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give rewardd unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened e Zec. 3. 1. I Mal. 3. 18. m Ps. 96. 11. Is. 49. 13. chap. 8. 13. • chap. 16.19. names of men. P chap. 10. 6. 8 v Da. 2. 44. 10 in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake and great hail. CHAPTER XII. AND there appeared a great y wonder in heaven; a womans clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another y wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon," having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail? drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who" was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. C 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives' unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe" to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, becauser he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his 27. mouth water as a flood, after the woman, chap. 4. 4. that he might cause her to be carried Is. 59. 19. away of the flood. y chap. 16. 5. chap. 19. 6. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the The two Beasts. a REVELATION, XIV. having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was d like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat," and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads, as it were Y wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who" is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle," and them that" dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 25. r2 Sa. 23. 5. Is. 40. 8. Šor, make war. 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not writ-ch. 11. 2, 3. ten in the book a of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.' 13 And he doeth great wonders," so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had ther wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship" the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both_small_and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to * receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads : 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number" of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six. CHAPTER XIV. AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb" stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand," having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as 12.6. t Ep. 3. 9. u Col. 2. 9. He.9.11,24. 23. w chap. 15. 4. y Lu. 4. 6. Is. 21. 9. chap. 17.8. c Is. 33. 1. d ch.13.14..16 chap. 11.7. I verse 3. 1Th.4.14,16 saith the Da. 7. 13. r chap. 16.2. Joel 3. 13. Mission of the Angels. the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits m unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to everyt nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, and give glory to him; for the hour of 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, Ifd any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-a press of the wrath of God. e 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. CHAPTER XV. AND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels hav. ing the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory overs the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps" of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of B saints. C 4 Whod shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. CHAPTER XVI. AND I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous soret upon the men which had the mark" of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemedm the name of God, which hath power over these plagues : A. D. 96. chap. 9. 20. Da. 5.22,23. bch. 13. 2..4. chap. 19.15. d chap. 9.2. Is. 63. 3. He.13.11,12 g Is. 34. 7. verse 2. h chap. 19. 14. 1 Is. 42.15. Je. 50. 38. 51.36. m chap. 14.10. n ch.12.3, 9. • chap. 4. 6. P chap. 13.2. q Is. 4. 4, 5. chap. 19.20. ch.13.15..17 1 Ti. 4. 1. u 2 Th. 2.9. v1 Jno. 5. 19. chap. 14. 2. * chap. 19.19. y Ex. 15.1..19 De.32.1..43. * chap. 14. 3. a 2 Pe. 3. 10. b ch.3.4, 18. c Ho. 14.9. Bor, nations, or, ages, chap. 17.14. d Je. 10. 7. e 1 Sa. 2.2. Is. 45. 23. chap.11.19. h chap. 21.6. Da. 12. 1. ichap.11.13. chap. 14. 8. m Is. 6. 4. n Is. 51.17,23. Je. 25.15, 16 • Ps. 29.9. chap. 6. 14. chap.11.19. rch. 15.1,7. chap. 8. 7. Ex.9.8..11. u ch.13.15..17 chap. 19. 2. Na. 3. 4. w Je: 51. 13. * chap. 8.8. chap. 18.3. a * Ex.7.17..20. chap. 8. 10. b chap. 12.3. c verse 7. a chap. 13.1. y gilded. De. 32. 42, 43. Is. 49.26. ƒ Je. 51. 7. a Mystical Babylon. and they repented not, to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, d 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores,' and repented not of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the of the kings of the east might be prepared. water thereof was dried up,' that the way 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon," and out of the mouth of the beast," and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles," which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief." Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked,' and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19 And the great city' was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup" of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. CHAPTER XVII. AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore" that sitteth upon many waters:" 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of and ten horns. names of blasphemy, having seven heads 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and y decked with chap. 15.3. gold and precious stones and pearls, 19.2. having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:f h 2 Th. 2.7. i chap. 8.12. &or, Fornications. k chap. 9. 17. Cor, burned. chap. 16.6. m ver. 11, 21. 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken' with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw |