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make war with The Lamb, and The Lamb shall overcome them; for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Rev. xii. 11, xix. 14.)

Luke xxii. 53.

But this is your hour, and the power of darkness. (John xii. 27.)

Rev. xi. 2-4, 7, 11-14. . And the holy city shall the Gentiles tread under foot 42 months. And I will give unto My Two Witnesses that they may prophesy [telling forth rather than foretelling] 1260 days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the Two Olive trees, and the Two Lampstands standing before The God of the Earth (Zech. iv. 3, 11, 14.). . . 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. [Mystical and year-day fulfilment in the Two Books of The Covenant, completed during the French Revolution.] And after 3 days the Spirit of life from God entered into them (Rom. viii. 11), and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them who saw them. 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. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of names of men seven thousand and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to The God of heaven.

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The second Woe is past: behold! the third Woe cometh quickly. Rev. xiv. 7-10. 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 every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying, with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give glory to Him! for the Hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him Who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

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,-idolatries.”

And the third Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If any man worship the Beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 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.

John xii. 31.

Now is the Judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. [Into the air, Eph. ii. 2; Luke x. 18. Unto the earth, Rev. xii. 12. Into the bottomless pit, Rev. xx. 3. Into the lake of fire and brimstone, Rev. xx. 10: three stages of the casting out yet to come.]

Rev. xviii. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 17—21. After these things I saw another Angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen! and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit,

and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." . And I heard

Another Voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her My people! that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. . . ."

[The Sign of The Son of Man Appearing, Matt. xxiv. 29, 30. Year-day fulfilment at the Reformation in 16th century: literal-day fulfilment at the second Translation of living-saints and resurrection of the martyrs of the Great Tribulation; immediately before the Descent on the Mount of Olives.]

Therefore shall her plagues come in one day; death, and mourning, and famine; . . for strong is The Lord God Who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, shall bewail . . "Alas, alas! that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. For in one hour so great riches is come to

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nought. For in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over

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her, thou heaven! and ye holy Apostles and Prophets! for God hath avenged you on her." (Rev. vi. 9, 10; Luke xviii. 7, 8.) ... And in her was found the blood of Prophets, and of Saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

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[The hour of wicked men and of the power of Darkness (Luke xxii. 53), when the prince of this world is cast out (John xii. 31; Luke x. 18, 20; Job. i. 6—12), first into the air, having still liberty to be "the accuser of our brethren" (Eph. ii. 2; Job. i. 9, ii. 5; Dan. x. 2, 12, 13; Zech. iii. 1, 2), when he found no hold for his temptation in The Holy One (Luke iv. 13; John xiv. 30); and thenceforth the saints overcome, being conquerors through Him Who loveth [Rev. i. 5] them (Rev. xii. 11; Rom. viii. 37), yet having to resist unto blood (Heb. xii. 4—8, x. 32—34; 1 Cor. x. 13), following The Captain of their salvation (Heb. ii. 10–18; Ex. xxv. 17—19, margin); then into the earth, when the "firstfruits are caught up to meet The Lord in the air (Rev. xii. 7, 10, 12; 1 Thess. iv. 17), or the heavenlies, where the power of Darkness has inhabited (Eph. vi. 12), apparently having no access to The Throne since the Ascension to that Throne of The Man Christ Jesus, Whose it is by right of "inheritance," ""Whose goings

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forth have been from the days of Eternity” (Heb. ix. 24:—i. 3, 4, 8; Ps. ii. 7:—John xvii. 5; Micah v. 2, margin; John i. 1-3; Gen. i. 3, 6, 9, &c; iii. 7); finally into the bottomless pit he is cast out (Rev. xx. 1, 2); and the "dust" of disappointment and failure "shall be the Serpent's meat." Isa. lxv. 25; Gen. iii. 14.]

Eph. vi. 10-18. Finally, my brethren! be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (Acts xix. 1, 19). For we wrestle not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness [wicked spirits] in high

Rev. xii. 7-11-17. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon; and the Dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not, and there was not found for him a place in heaven. And the great Dragon was cast out, that old Serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

places [above the heavens]. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of The Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always, with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Luke x. 19, 20. Behold! I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Matt. iv. 24; Mark i. 34; v. 9.) Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but, rather, rejoice because your names are written in heaven!

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, who accused them before our God day and night. 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. 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, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." And when the Dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the “Woman which brought forth the

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Man child." And the Dragon was wroth with the "Woman," and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev. xiii. 1, 2, 7, 8. I saw a Beast (Csptov, wild beast) rise up out of the sea, having 7 heads and 10 horns, and upon his horns 10 crowns, and upon his heads, names of blasphemy: And the Dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority: And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome (xi. 7) them and power was given Lim over all kindreds, and tongues, and

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nations. (Matt. iv. 8, 9.) And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in The Book of Life of The Lamb slain, from the foundation of the world.

Rom. viii. 35-39. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? [Who, not what, because personal enemies lurk under these adverse things. Bengel.] As it is written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter!" (Ps. xliv. 22.) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us [Who hath with His love embraced us in Christ]. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height [not oc, the third heaven, the dwelling-place of God, from whence we receive nothing hurtful; but oμa, pointing to those regions where the powers of darkness range, exalting themselves awfully against us, 2 Thess. ii. 4; Eph. ii. 2, vi. 12], nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

BEHOLD! THE HUSBANDMAN WAITETH FOR THE PRECIOUS FRUIT.

Jas. v. 7, 8.

(2 Pet. iii. 12, margin; Ps. cx. 1; Acts ii. 34, 33; Matt. iii. 3.)

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