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CHAP. XVI,
The fall of Babylon
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11 And the beast which was, and is not; the same also is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction.

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10 Five are fallen, one is, and 2 And he cried out with a strong the other is not yet come and voice, saying: Babylon the great is when he is come, he must remain fallen, is fallen: and is become the a short time. habitation of devils, and the hold of every unclean spirit, and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 Because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication; and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her: and the merchants of the earth have been made rich by the power of her delicacies.,

#12 And the ten horns which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received kingdom, but shall receive power as kings one hour after the beasta volt dag

18 These have one design and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast.

4 And 1 heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out from her, my people; that you be not parta14 These shall fight with the kers of her sins, and that you reLamb, and the Lamb shall over-ceive not of her plagues. come them, because he is Lord of 5 For her sins have reached unto lords, and King of kings, and they heaven, and the Lord hath rememthat are with him are called, and bered her iniquities. elect, and faithful.

v. 15 And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and nations, and tongues.

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6 Render to her as she also hath rendered to you ; and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup, wherein she hath mingled, mingle ye double unto her.

16 And the ten borns, which 7 As much as she hath glorified thou sawest in the beast these herself, and lived in delicacies, so shall hate the harlot, and shall make much torment and sorrow give ye her desolate and naked, and shall to her: because she saith in her eat her flesh, and shall burn her heart; I sit a queen, and am no >with fire. widow, and sorrow I shall not see. 17 For God hath given into 8 Therefore shall her plagues their hearts, to do that which plea- come in one day, death, and mournseth him: that they give their king-ing, and famine, and she shall be dom to the beast till the words of burnt with the fire; because God God be fulfilled. is strong, who shall judge her.

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18 And the woman which thou 9 And the kings of the earth, sawest, is the great city which hath who have committed fornication, kingdom over the kings of the earth. and lived in delicacies with her,

sauver. 12. Ten kings. Ten lesser kingdoms, enemies also of the church of Christ : which nevertheless shall be made instruments of the justice of God for the punishment of Babylon. Some understand this of the Goths, Vandals, Hunns, and other barbarous nations, that de stroyed the empire of Rome'

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shall weep, and bewail themselves that great city, wherein all were aver her, when they shall see the made rich, that had ships at sea, smoke of her burning; by reason of her prices : for in one hour she is made desolate.

10 Standing afar off for fear of her torments, saying: Alas! alas! 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, that great city Babylon, that mighty and ye holy apostles and prophets: city for in one hour is thy judg-for God hath judged your judgment on her.

ment come.

11 And the merchants of the 21. And a mighty angel took up earth shall weep, and mourn over a stone as it were a great mili- . her: for no man shall buy their stone, and cast it into the sea, saymerchandise any more. ing: With such violence as this 12 Merchandise of gold and sil-shall Babylon that great city be ver and precious stones and of thrown down, and shall be found pearls and fine linen and purple, no more at alla vins dini vangsttelu and silk, and scarlet, and all thyme- 22 And the voice of harpers, and wood, and all manner of vessels of of musicians, and of them that play ivory, and all manner of vessels of on the pipe and on the trumpet, precious stone, and of brass, and of shall no more be heard at all in iron, and of marble. thee and no craftsman of any art

13 And cinnamon, and odours, whatsoever shall be found any more and ointment, and frankincense, and at all in thee: and the sound of the wine, and oil, and fine flour, and mill shall be heard no more at all wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and in thee: horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

2014 And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee, and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee, and they shall find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand

23 And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth, for all nations have been deceived by thy euchantments.

24 And in her was found the

afar off from her for fear of her tor-blood of prophets and of saints, ments, weeping and mourning, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

16 And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple, and scarlet,

and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls.

17 For in one hour are so great riches come to nought and every ship-master, and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar +coff,

18 And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great city?

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19 And they cast dust upon their 3 And again they said: Alleluia. "neads, and cried, weeping and And her smoke ascendeth for ever mourning, saying: Alas! alas! and ever.

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4 And the four and twenty an- diadems, and he had a name witt cients, and the four living crea- ten, which no man knoweth bus stures fell down and adored God himself. that sitteth upon the throne, saying: Amen: Alleluia.

5 And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Give praise to our God, all ye his servants; and you that fear him, little and great.

13 And he was clothed with a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called, THE WORD OF GOD. ut oro ni sot

14 And the armies that are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen white and clean...

6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as -the voice of many waters, and cas the voice of great thunders, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord our God the almighty hath reigned. bg7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and a give glory to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife ahath prepared herself.

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15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp two-edged sword: that with it he may strike the nations. And he sha rule them with rod of iron and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God the almighty, revi

16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. !

8 And it is granted to her that she should clothe herself with fine linen glittering and white. For the fine linen are the justifications of in the sun, and she cried with a saints.

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9 And he said to me Write: Blessed are they that are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith to me: These words - of God are true. i . in 9.0m

17 And 1 saw an angel standing

loud voice saying to all the birds that did fly through the midst of heaven: Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God:

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18 That you may eat the flesh od 10 And I fell down before his of kings, and the flesh of tribunes, feet, to adore him. And he saith and the flesh of mighty men, and to me See thou do it not: I am the flesh of horses, and of them that >thy fellow-servant, and of thy bre- sit on them, and the flesh of all thren who have the testimony of freemen and bondmen, and of litJESUS Adore God. For the tes- tle and of great. timony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. IX NEP)

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11 And 1 saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and with justice doth he judge and fight.

19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse, and with his army.

20 And the beast was taken and with him the false prophet, who 12 And his eyes were as a flame wrought signs before him, where- of fire, and on his head were many with heseduced them who received

Ver. 10. Ifell down, &c. St. Augustine (1. 20. contra Faust. c. 21.) is of opinion, that this angel appeared in so glorious a manner, that St. John took him to be God; and thereföre would have given him divine honour, had not the angel stopt him, by telling him he was but his fellow servant. St. Gregory (Hom. 8. in Evang.) rather thinks, that the veneration offered by St. John, was not divine honour, or indeed any other than what might lawfully be given; but was nevertheless refused by the angel, in consideration of the dignity to which cur human nature had been raised, by the incarnation of the Son of God; and the dignity of St. John, an apostle, prophet, and martyr. So farat least is certain, that the saint knew his duty too well to offer the angel any idolatrous or superstitious worship

the character of the beast, and 7 And when the thousand years

who adored his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the rest were slain by the -sword of him that sitteth upon the horse, which proceedeth out of his mouth and all the birds were filled with their flesh. ni ba

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CHAP. XX. Satan is bound for a thousand years. ND I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a 5great chain in his hand,

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2 And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and satan, and bound him for a thousand years!

8 And he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations, till the thousand years be finished. And after that, he must be loosed a little

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shall be finished, satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go forth and seduce the nations, which are over the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, and shall gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea..

8 And they came upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city.

9 And there came down fire from God out of heaven, and devoured them and the devil, who seduced them, was cast into the pool of fire and brimstone, where both the beast

10 And the false prophet shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them.

12 And 1 saw the dead great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

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13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them; and they were judged every one according to their works.

14 And bell and death were cast into the pool of fire. This is the second death.

15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the pool of fire.

Ver. 2. Bound him for a thousand years. The power of Satan has been very much abridged by the passion of Christ; for a thousand years; that is, for the whole time of the new testament; but especially from the time of the destruction of Babylon or pagan Rome, till the new efforts of Gog and Magog against the church, towards the end of the world. During which time the souls of the martyrs and saints live and reign with Christ in heaven, in the first resurrection, which is that of the soul to the life of glory; as the second resur rection will be that of the body, at the day of the general judgment.

BLAY DYCHCHAP: XXI.LA to a great and high mountain : and

The New Jerusalem described. The shewed me the holy city Jerusa-
ND Isaw a new heaven and a lem coming down out of heaven

A new earth, for the first heaven, from

and the first earth was gone, and 11 Having the glory of God, and the sea is now no more. the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper-stone, even as chrystal. In

2 And 1 John saw the holy city the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband, 3 And I heard a great voice from the throne saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with mẹn, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people: and God himself with them shall be their God.

12 And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

13 On the east, three gates: and on the north, three gates and on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the lamb. Jar

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow's shall be any more, for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat on the throne, 15 And he that spoke with me, said: Behold, I make all things had a measure of a reed, of gold, new. And he said to me: Write, to measure the city and the gates 'for these words are most faithful thereof, and the wall.

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**6 And he said to me: It is done; "I'am alpha and omega: the begin"ning and the end. To him that thirsteth I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

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16 And the city lieth in a foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth and he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs, and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal; buroku,

He that shall overcome, shall possess these things, and I will be 17 And he measured the wall his God and he shall be my son. thereof an hundred forty-four cu8 But the fearful, and unbelie-bits, the measure of a man which is ving, and the abominable, and mur- of an angel. derers, and whoremongers, and 18 And the building of the wall sorcerers, and idolaters, and all thereof was of jasper-stone: but liars, they shall have their portion the city itself pure gold, like to in the pool burning with fire and clear glass. vid brimstone, which is the second 19 And the foundations of the death. wall of the city were adorned with bug And there came one of the se-all manner of precious stones. The ven angels, who had the vials full first foundation, was jasper the of the seven last plagues, and spoke second, sapphire; the third, a chalwith me, saying: Come, and Icedony: the fourth, an emerald: wiil shew thee the bride, the wife 20 The fifth, sardonix; the sixth, of the Lamb. sardius: the seventh, chrysolite : the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: to their seb

10 And he took me up in spirit

Ver. 1. The first heaven, and the first earth was gone, being changed, not as to stance, but in their qualities.

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