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REV. IV. 8-11.-v. 1, 2.

did fly. And one cried unto another, | and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory, Isa. vi. 2, 3.

b See on ver. 6. clause 3. • See on ver. 4. clause 1. d See on chap. i. ver. 8.

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book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, chap. x. 2. 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. 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. 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. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings, 8-11. And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein: And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe, Ezek. ii. 9, 10.

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Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples, Isa. viii. 16. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed, xxix. 11.

VER. 11.

*Agios e7, Kúpie, daßsiv Tv dokav nai τὴν τιμὴν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν· ὅτι σὺ ἔκτισας τὰ πάντα, καὶ διὰ τὸ θέλημά σου εἰσὶ, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.

a Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies, 2 Sam. xxii. 4. and Psal. xviii. 3.

CHAP. V.-VER. 1. Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν, καὶ ὄπισθεν, κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν

ἑπτά.

And I saw in the right hand of him

that sat on the throne ba book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

a See on chap. iv. ver. 2. clause 3. And he had in his hand a little

VER. 2.

Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα φωνῇ μεγάλη. Τίς ἐστιν ἄξιος ἀνοίξαι τὸ βιβλίον, καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ;

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

a And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned, Isa. xxix. 12. Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shai happen: let them shew the forner things what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and | behold it together, xli. 22, 23.

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οἱ εἰσι τὰ ἑπτὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ πνεύματα τὰ ἀπεσταλμένα εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.

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of the throne and of the four beasts, and And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst in the midst of the elders, stood ba Lumb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

a And round about the throne were four and twenty seats : and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which before the throne there was are the seven Spirits of God. And glass, like unto crystal: and in the sea of midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts, full of eyes before and behind, chap. iv. 4-6.

b See on John i. ver. 29. clause 1.

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I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve dominion, which shall not pass away, him his dominion is an everlasting and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, Dan. vii. 13, 14. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power, Hab. iii. 3, 4. alted him, and given him a name Wherefore God also hath highly exwhich is above every name; That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father, Phil. ii. 9-11.

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VER. 3.

REV. V. 3-6.

Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, οὐδὲ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς, ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον, οὐδὲ βλέπειν αὐτό.

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

VER. 4.

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἔκλαιον πολλὰ, ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι καὶ ἀναγνῶναι τὸ βιβλίον, οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό.

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

VER. 5.

Καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι· Μὴ κλαῖε· ἰδοὺ, ἐνίκησεν ὁ Λέων ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαβίδ, ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιἐλίον, καὶ λῦσαι τὰς ἑπτὰ σφαγῖδας αὐτοῦ.

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold a the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

a Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? Gen. xlix. 9. He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee, Numb. xxiv. 9. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood, Heb. vii. 14.

b1 Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star, chap. xxii. 16. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots, Isa. xi. 1. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious, 10. and

Rom. xv. 12.

VER. 6.

Καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον ἔχον κέρατα ἑπτὰ, καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτά·

d For, behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua ; upon one stone shall be seven eyes : behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the

VER. 9.

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Καὶ ᾄδουσιν ᾠδὴν καινὴν, λέγοντες· "Αξιος εἶ λαβεῖν τὸ βιβλίον, καὶ ἀνοῖξαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐσφάγης, καὶ ἀγόρα σας τῷ Θεῷ ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ αἷματί σου, ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς καὶ γλώσσης καὶ λαοῦ καὶ vous

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a And they sung a new song, saying, b Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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REV. V. 6-9.

LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day, Zech. iii. 9. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth, iv. 10.

* See on chap. i. ver. 4. clause 4. VER. 7.

Καὶ ἦλθε, καὶ εἴληφε τὸ βιβλίον ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

VER. 8.

Καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβε τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα. ζῶα καὶ οἱ εἰκοσιτέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσον ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀργίου, ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάρας, καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων, αἱ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαί τῶν ἁγίων.

And when he had taken the book, athe four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, bharing every one of them harps, and golden vials, full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

* Or, incense.

a See on chap. iv. ver. 4. clause 1. b And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 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, chap. xiv. 2, 3. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that had gotten the victory over 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, xv. 2.

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, chap. xv. 7.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice, Psal. cxli. 2.

a And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 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, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen, chap. vii. 10-12. 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, xiv. 3.

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon, ver. 2-4.

See on Matt. xvi. ver. 21. clause 1. d See on Matt. xxvi. ver. 28. e After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, 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, chap. vii. 9. 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 every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, xiv. 6. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to

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all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts, cxlviii. 1, 2.

b See on chap. iv. ver. 4. clause 1.

c And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of for the Lord God omnipotent reignmighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: eth, chap. xix. 6. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up

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every creature.
He that believeth,
and is baptized, shall be saved; but
he that believeth not shall be damned,
Mark xvi. 15, 16.

VER. 10.

Καὶ ἐποίησας ἡμᾶς τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν βα σιλεῖς καὶ ἱερεῖς· καὶ βασιλεύσουμεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

a And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: band we shall reign from Seir unto them; he shined forth on the earth.

a See on 1 Pet. ii. ver. 9. clause 2. b Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years, chap. xx. 6. But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom, for ever, even for ever and ever, Dan. vii. 18. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him, 27.

VER. 11.

Καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κυκλόθεν τοῦ Θρόνου, καὶ τῶν ζώων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων· καὶ χιλιάδες χι λιάδων,

And I beheld, and a I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne b and the beasts and the elders: © and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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, chap. vii. 11. And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left, 1 Kings xxii. 19. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word, Psal. ciii. 20. Praise ye LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him,

from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right xxxiii. 2. The chariots of God are hand went a fiery law for them, Deut. twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the LORD is among them as in Sinai, in the holy place, Psal. lxviii. 17. from before him: thousand thousands A fiery stream issued and came forth ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened, Dan. vii. 10. But ye are come unto mount Sion, and venly Jerusalem, and to an innumerunto the city of the living God, the heaable company of angels, Heb. xii. 22.

VER. 12.

Λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλη· "Αξιόν ἐστι τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τι μὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.

Saying with a loud voice, a Worthy is the Lamb that was slain b to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

a See on ver. 9.

b See on Matt. xxviii. ver. 18.

VER. 13.

Καὶ πᾶν κτίσμα, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης ἅ ἐστι, καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς πάντα, ἤκουσα λέγοντας· Τῷ καθημένω iπì rou Ogóvou xaì rõ àgvix ʼn sùhoyia nai ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς alavas Tv alávær.

a And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, b Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

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a See on chap. iv. ver. 4. clause 1.
b See on John v. ver. 26.

CHAP. VI. VER. 1.

Καὶ εἶδον ὅτε ἄνοιξε τὸ ἀρτίον μίαν ἐκ τῶν σφραγίδων, καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζώων λέγοντος, ὡς φωνῆς βροντῆς· Ἔρχου καὶ βλέπε.

a And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, band I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

a And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb, as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth, And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne, chap. v. 3-7.

b See on chap. iv. ver. 5. clause 1. See on chap. iv. ver. 4. clause 1.

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a And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war, chap. xix. 11.

b Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth, and meekness, and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee, Psal. xlv. 3-5.

* 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, chap. xiv. 14. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew but he himself, xix. 12.

d See on Matt. xxviii. ver. 18. * 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, chap. xi. 15. These shall 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, xvii. 14.

O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God, Psal. xcviii. 1-3. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies, cx. 2. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet, 1 Cor. xv. 25. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the fesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the know

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