10 And I fell down before his feet, to adore bim. And he saith to me: See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren who have the testimony of JESUS. Adore God. For the testimony of JESUS is the spirit of prophecy. 3214 Ad And I 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. ja bla 12 And his eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many diadems, and he had a name written, which no man knoweth but himself. billos qui Fab 19 13 And he was clothed with a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called, THE WORD Of God. 15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp two-edged sword: that with it he may strike the nations. † And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God the almighty. 16 And he hath on his garment, and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an Angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a 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: 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of tribunes, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all free-men and bond-men, and of little and of great. 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 wrought signs before him, where with he seduced them who received the character of the beast, and who adored his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with brim stone. 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... Isai. 6%. 1.: + Psul. 2. 9. 1. 1 CHAP. XIX. Ver. 10. I fell down before, &c. St. Aug. (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 therefore 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 bonour or indeed any other than what might lawfully 19858 emo by CHAP. XX- vsa 101 2 Satan is bound for a thousand years! 'the souls of the martyrs reign with Christ in the first resurrection, The lust attempts uf satan against the church: the {Just judgment, isit otmu sidron bas : sey nf AND I saw an Angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. 28 And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and satan, and bound him for a thousand years. vry 0204 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 time. 4 And I saw seats: and they sat upon) them : and judgment was given unto them: and the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word-of God, and who had not adored the beast nor his image, nor received his character on theire foreheads, or in their hands, and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.m |5 The rest of the dead lived not, till the thousand years were finished. This is the! first resurrectiono 1 901 ¿JA IE 6 Blessed and holy ische that hath part in the first resurrection. In these the second death bath no power: but they shall be priests of God, and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years. ang bra 17 And when the thousand years shall belt finished, satan shall be loosed bout of bis prison, and shall go forth, and seduce the a nations, which are over the four quarters of the earth, ◊ Gog, and Magog, and shall gather them together to battle, the number ofm whom is as the sand of the sea, f our bus 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,s who seduced them, was cast into the pool of it fire and brimstone, where both the beast 7 10 And the false prophet shall be torTM!! mented 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. 321 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened; and another book 44 (Tim)611458 - Supra, 17, 14. 1.36 bosse L§-Ezec, 38, 14.0 apostle, prophet, and martyr. 3 CHAD XXqVer. 123 Bound him. &c. The power of satan has been very much limited by the passion of Christ; for a thousand years; that is, for the whole time of the new testament but especially from the time the destruction of Babylon or på. gan Rome, till the new efforts of Gog and Magog against the church, towards the end of the world. A During which time the souls of the martyrs andw with Christ in heaven, in the first resurrection, soul to the life' bg given; but was nevertheless refused by the An, saints live and hich is that of the so that of gel, in consideration of the dignity to which our bu-, man nature had been raised by the meanti of the Son of God,, and the dignity of St. John, an glory; as the second resurrection will be the body, at the day of the general judgment, 229 Y 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. 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 hell 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. CHAP. XXI. The new Jerusalem described. 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. 15 And he that spoke with me, had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof, and the wall. 16 And the city lieth in a four-square, 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 AND I saw a new heaven and a new length and the height and the breadth thereof earth. For the first the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more. 2 And I 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 men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people: and God himself with them shall be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away. 5 And he that sat on the throne, said: ‡ Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write, for these words are most faithful and true. 6 And he said to me: It is done: I am alpha and omega: the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely, 7 He that shall overcome shall possess these things, and I will be his God: and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. 9 And there came one of the seven an gels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come, and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper-stone, even as crystal. 12 And it had a wall great and high, hav-| ing twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are Isai. 65. 17. and 66. 22 2 Pet. 3. 13. + Isai, 25. 8. Supra, 7. 17. CHAP. XXI. Ver. 1. The first heaven, and the first earth was gone, being changed, not as to their substance, but in their qualities. are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of s man, which is of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper-stone: but the city itself pure gold, like to clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jas per: the second, sapphire: the third, a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald: 20 The fifth, sardonix: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinct: the twelfth, an ame thyst, 21 And the twelve gates are twelve peark, one to each and every several gate was of one several pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass 22 And I saw no temple therein. For the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, and the Lamb. 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. 24 And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 There shall not enter into it any thing defiled, or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie, but they that are written in the book of life of the Lamb. CHAP. XXII. The water and tree of life. The conclusion. AND he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river, was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits Isai. 43. 19. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Isai. 60. 19.- Isai. 60. 11. Ver. 17. The measure of a man, i. e.. According to the measure of men, and used by the angel. This seems to be the true meaning of these words, every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no curse any more: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him. 4 And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads. 5 And night shall be no more: and they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten them, and they shall reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said to me: These words are most faithful and true. And the Lord God! of the spirits of the prophets sent his Angel to shew his servants the things which must be done shortly. 7 And, Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John, who have heard, and seen these things. And after I had heard, and seen, I fell down to adore before the feet of the Angel, who shewed me these things. 9 And he said to me: See thou do it not for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them that keep the words of the prophecy of this book. Adore God. 10 And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand, 11 He that hurteth, let him hurt still and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is just, let him be justified still: and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still. 12 Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to render to every man according to his works. 13 I am alpha and omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. 15 Without are dogs and sorcerers, and unchaste, and murderers, and servers of idols, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I JESUS have sent my Angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star, 17 And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come: and he that will, let him take the water of life, freely. 18 For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book.. 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from these things that are written in this book. 20 He that giveth testimony of these things saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. Come, Lord JESUS. 21 The grace of our Lord JESUS Christ be with you all. Amen. Isai. 60, 20.—† Isai. 41. 4. and 44. 6. and 48. 12. Supra, 1. 8. and 17. and 21. 6.—‡ Isai, 55, 1. CHAP. XXII. Ver. 16. For the time is at hand. wicked against the servants of God, the punishThat is, when compared to eternity, all time and ments that should in a short time fall upon Babytemporal things vanish, and are but of short du- lon, that is, upon all the wicked in general: the ration. As to the time when the chief predictions eternal happiness and reward, which God had reshould come to pass, we have no certainty, as ap- served for the pious inhabitants of Jerusalem, that pears by the different opinions, both of the ancient is, for his faithful servants, after their short trials fathers and late interpreters. Many think that and the tribulations of this mortal life. In the most things set down from the 4th chapter to the mean time we meet with many profitable instrueend, will not be fulfilled till a little time before the tions and admonitions, which we may easily enough end of the world. Others are of opinion, that a understand: but we have no certainty, when we great part of them, and particularly the fall of the apply these predictions to particular events: for as wicked Babylon, happened at the destruction of St. Jerom takes notice, the Apocalypse has as many Paganism, by the destruction of heathen Roine, and mysteries as words, or rather mysteries in every its persecuting heathen Emperors. Of these inter- word. Apocalypsis Joannis tot habet Sacramenta pretations, see Alcazar, in his long commentary, see quot verba-parum dixi, in verbis singulis multiplices the learned Bossuet, bishop of Meaux, in his treat-latent intelligentiæ. Ep. ad. Paulin. t. 4. p. 574. ise on this Book, and P. Alleman, in his notes on Edit. Benedict. the same Apocalypse, tom. 12., who in his Preface Ver. 11. Let him hurt still. It is not an exhorsays, that this, in a great measure, may be now tation, or license to go on in sin; but an intimation, looked upon as the opinion followed by the learned that how far soever the wicked may proceed, their In fine, others think that St. John's design progress shall quickly end, and then they must exwas in a mystical way, by metaphors and allegories,pect to meet with proportionable punishments. to represent the attempts and persecutions of the men. THE END. AN TO THE A OLD TESTAMENT. The CHRONOLOGY followed here is according to the more general Opinions of Divines and Chrendages. A. M. Patriarchs. Adam, the first man, of mankind is Sacred History. CREATION of heaven and earth, and all things therein, in six days. Gen. i. Man last created was made Lord of all living creatures of this lower world, and placed in For transgressing God's commandment Adam and Eve were cast out of Paradise. But by God! propagated. grace repenting had promise of a Redeemer. Gen. iii.. Cain the first born became a husbandman, Abel next born a shepherd. Some declining from God, joining in marriage with Cain's race, begot those monstrous men, başt Seth's children and other faithful were called the sons of God, to distinguish the true Church from In the days of Enos began public prayers by many assembling together (besides sacrifice which Enochi a prophet pleased God in all his ways. None born in the earth like to Enoch. Erch. Thx. 1 Enoch in the year of his age 365, was seen no more: because God took him. Seth died in the year of his age 912.17 Noe, the preacher of justice, forewarned all men, that except they repented, God would destroy Noe, by God's commandment built an ark (or ship) wherein himself, and his family, with other Lamech died (before his father,) in the year of his age 777. Mathusala died, aged 969, immediately before the flood, as seemeth most probable. The same year of the world, 1656, the 17th day of the second month, Noe with his three sons, his Gen. vii. All Cain's race, with other wicked intidels, were utterly destroyed by the flood. Nemrod the son of thus, and nephew to Cham, about three-score years after the flood, by forme Heber consented not to the building of Babel. And therefore his family kept still their forme By God's commandment, Abraham, at the age of 75 years, having been much persecuted for rel. xii. 4. and 7. By occasion of a famine in Chanaan, Abraham went into Egypt with his wife and with Lot They returned into Chanaan, became very rich, and God renewed his great promises to Abra Lot (among others) heing taken captive, Abraham with three hundred and eighteen men, rescued Saranong barren, persuaded Abraham to take her handmaid Agar to wife. Circumcision was instituted that Abraham, and his sous, and all the men of his family might be Sodom and Gomorrha with other cities were burnt with brimstone. From whence Lot was del P2148 Isaac born. TH2150 Jacob and Saraí conceived and bore a son called Isaac, Gen. xxi. Abraham by God's commandment was ready to offer Isaac in sacrifice, but was stayed by an Gen. XXh. Gen. xv. Isaac married Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, son of Nacor, Abraham's brother. And nevertheless had twelve sons, all dukes, before Isaac had any issue, which St. Paul hotro 1 Cor. xv. 46. First, that which is natural, afterwards that which is spiritual. Esau also bad much issue, and prospered in the world, But his progeny, as also Isminets, and Jacob going into Mesopotamia to fly the danger of his brother's threats, saw in his sleep a ladder Jacob returning from Mesopotamia, wrestled with an Angel, and was called Israel. Gen. xxxi. Joseph was sold and carried into Egypt; and shortly after cast into prison, where he interpreted Isaac died at the age of 180 years. Joseph, interpreting King Pharao's dreams, and giving wise counsel to provide for the scarcity to Jacob sent his ten sons into Egypt to buy corn. Where they were threatened as suspected spies, They returning into Egypt with Benjamin in their company, Joseph first terrified them, afterwards Jacob blessed and adopted the two sons of Joseph, preferring Ephraim the younger before Ma. Joseph buried his father in Chanaan, and nourished his brethren with their families, as their He died at the age of 110 years. Gen. i. A. M. Line of Line of 2130 Aaron born 2133 Moses born Aram 2473 42513 -2514 Aaron 2520 2552 2550 Aminidub Sacred History. After his death the superiority of the children of Israel descended not to his sons, Moses, an infant of three months, was put in a basket on the water, and taken At the age of forty years he went to his brethren to comfort them. Where, killing Pharao and the Egyptians resisting were plagued with sundry afflictions At last In the absence of Moses the people forcing Aaron to consent, made and adored a The tabernacle, with all things pertaining thereto, was prepared in the first year, Nadab and Abiu offered strange fire in sacrifice, and were burnt to death. Levit.x. Balaam a sorcerer, hired by Balac king of Moab to curse the Israelites, was forced Job, either of the progeny of Nachor, or as seemeth more probable, of Esan, lived Job wrote the history of his affliction in the Arabian tongue, which Moses trans. Moses and Aaron doubting that God would not give water ont of a rock to Aaron died in the mount Hor, and his son Eleazar was made High-Priest. Num.xx. To whom Josue succeeded in temporal government, the spiritual remaining with All the children of Israel that came forth of Egypt above the age of twenty years, Presently after Moses's death Josue brought the people over Jordan into Changan. The tribes of Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasses, having received inheritance on Joste, at the age of 110 years died, Josue. xxiv. 29. And had no proper successor. After the death of Josue the people were afflicted by foreign nations, Godosoper. 10 years. Aod, of the tribe of Benjamin, the second judge, killed Eglon king of Moab, and amara Husbandman, the third judge, killing six hundred Philistines with the |