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sand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

9 After these things I looked, and, behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and languages, standing before the throne and before the lamb, clothed, with white robes, and with palm-branches in their hands: 10 and they cry with a loud voice, saying, "Our salvation be ascribed to our God who sitteth upon the

And all the messengers stood round about the throne, and about the elders, and about the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne, and worshipped God, 12 say.

the anger of the lamb: 17 for the great day of his anger is come; and who is able to stand? CH. VII. 1 AND after these things, I saw four messengers standing on the four parts of the earth, restraining 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 messenger coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four messen-throne, and to the lamb." 11 gers to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 saying, "Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." 4 And I heard the numbering, "Amen: blessing, and of those who were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand, of all the tribes of the sons of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Judah 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 Asher [were sealed] twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali [were sealed] twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh [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 Zebulon [were sealed] twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were sealed] twelve thou

glory, and wisdom, and thanks-
giving, and honour, and pow-
er, and might, be to our God
to the ages of ages. Amen.
13 And one of the elders
spake, saying to me, "Who
are these that are clothed in
white robes, and whence came
they?" 14 And I said to him,
"O my lord, thou knowest."
Then he said to me, “These
are they who have come out
of great affliction, and have
washed their robes, and made
them bright, in the blood of the
lamb. 15 Therefore they are
before the throne of God, and
serve him day and night in his
temple; and he who sitteth on
the throne will dwell among
them. 16 They will hunger no
more, nor will they thirst any
more; nor will the sun strike
on them, nor any heat. 17 For

the lamb which is towards the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to living springs of waters: and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes."

CH. VIII. 1 AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven messengers who stand before God: and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another mes senger came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer: aud to him was given much incense, that he might offer it, with the prayers of all those who are holy, upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense went up before God from the hand of the angel, together with the prayers of those who are holy. 5 And the messenger took the censer, and filled it with the fire from the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there were sounds, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

sounded his trumpet; 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 messenger sounded his trumpet, and a great star, burning like a lamp, fell from heaven; and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the springs of waters: 11 and the name of the star was called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth messenger sounded his trumpet, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night in like manner.

13 And I looked, and heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, 6 And the seven messengers and saying with a loud voice, who had the seven trumpets," Woe, woe, woe, to the inhaprepared themselves to sound. bitants of the earth, because of 7 And the first sounded his the other blasts of the trumpet trumpet, and there was hail of the three angels who are and fire mingled with blood, and about to sound.” they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and every green herb was burnt up. 8 And the second messenger

CH. IX. 1 And the fifth messenger sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the entrance of the abyss.* 2 [And he

* Gr. abvaros, literally, the deep. Like dns, it may be used for the common receptacle of the dead. See Rom. x. 7. comp. Mat. xii. 46. Eph. iv. 9. This word in the LXX. commonly answers to the Heb. n, which generally denotes an abyss of waters. See Parkburst.

opened the entrance of the abyss], and a smoke arose out of the entrance, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the entrance. 3 And out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth; and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the herb of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree; but only those men who had not the seal [of God] on [their] foreheads. 5 And a command was given to the locusts that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months and their torment was as the torment from a scorpion, when it stingeth a man.

6 And in those days men will seek death, and will not find it; and will desire to die, and death will flee from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war; and on their heads were as golden crowns, and their faces were as 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 breast-plates as iron breast-plates; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots with many horses rushing to battle. 10 And they had tails like scorpions, and stings were in their tails: and their authority was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king

over them, the messenger of the abyss; whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.* 12 One woe is past; behold two woes more follow.

13 And the sixth messenger sounded his trumpet; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which was before God, 14 saying to the sixth messenger who had the trumpet, "Loose the four messengers who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15 And the four messengers were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, to kill the third part of men. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was two myriads of myriads: for I heard the number of them. 17 And afterward I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breast-plates of fire, and of jacinth, and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses

were as the heads of lions; and out from their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and brimstone.

18 By these three scourges the third part of men was killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out from their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses was in their mouths, and in their tails: for their tails were like serpents, and had heads, and with them they

* i. e. the Destroyer.

hurt. 20 And the rest of the men, who were not killed by these scourges, returned not from the works of their hands; so as not to worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 nor did they repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

senger, when he shall sound his trumpet, and the mystery of God hath been finished, as he hath proclaimed the glad tidings to his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake to me again, and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the messenger who standeth upon the sea and upon the land." 9 And I went to the messenger, desiring him to give to me the little book. Then he said to me, "Take, and eat it; and it will make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey." 10 And I took the little book out of the messenger's hand, and ate it : and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; but as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. 11 Then he said to me, "Thou must again prophesy concerning many people, and nations, and languages, and kings."

CH. X. 1 AND I saw [another] mighty messenger coming down from heaven, arrayed with a cloud and a rainbow was over his head, and his face was as 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 upon the land; 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 CH. XI. 1 And a reed like a from heaven, saying, "Seal up rod was given me by the mesthose things which the seven senger, saying, "Rise, and meathunders uttered, and write them sure the temple of God, and not.' ." 5 And the angel whom the altar, and compute those I saw standing upon the sea, who worship in it. 2 But the and upon the land, lifted up his court which is without the temright hand to heaven, 6 and ple leave out, and measure it sware by him who liveth to the not; for it is given up to the ages of ages, who created hea- gentiles: and they will tread ven and the things which are the holy city under foot fortytherein, and the earth and the two months. 3 And I will grant things which are therein, and to my two witnesses that they the sea and the things which shall prophesy a thousand two are therein, that the time would hundred and sixty days, clothed not yet be; 7 but in the days in sack-cloth. 4 These are twe of the blast of the seventh mes-olive-trees, and two candle

sticks, placed before the Lord, they went up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And in that hour was

of the earth. 5 And if any one purpose to hurt them, fire will proceed out of their mouth, and will devour their enemies; and if any one purpose to hurt them, he must be killed in this

manner.

6 These will have power to shut heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy and they will have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every scourge, as often as they will. 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast which will ascend out of the abyss will make war against them, and overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their carcases will lie in the street of the great city, which is called, spiritually, Sodom, and Egypt, where, indeed, their lord was crucified. 9 And they of the people, and tribes, and languages, and nations, will behold their carcases three days and a half, and will not suffer their carcases to be put into a tomb.

10 And those who dwell upon the earth will rejoice over them, and be glad, and send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth." 11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God, entered into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 And I heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them, "Come up hither." And

a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and by the earthquake seven thousand men were killed; and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe is past; behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

15 AND the seventh messenger sounded his trumpet; and there were loud voices in hea ven, saying, "The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; who shall reign to the ages of ages." 16 And the twenty-four elders, who sat before God on their thrones, fell on their faces, and worshipped God, 17 saying, "We thank thee, O Lord God Almighty, who art and who wast, because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned.

18 And the nations were angry, and thine anger is come, and the time of the dead that they should be judged, and that thou shouldst give a reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, the small and the great; and shouldst destroy those who destroy the earth." 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, [and an earthquake,] and great hail.

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