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Ro. 8. 17. 2 Ti. 2. 12. m ch. 2. 11. & 21. 8. ch. 1. 6. & 5. 10. Is. 61. 6. 1 Pe. 2. 9.

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p ver. 2.

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And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,

5 But the rest of q ver. 3. 10. where the beast and the dead lived not again until the thou

r Eze. 38. 2. & 39. 1.

the false prophet are, and y shall be tor

sand years were fi- ch. 16. 14. mented day and night

nished. This is the first resurrection.

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6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such m the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him ab ch. 19. 5. thousand years.

thousand

7 And when the years are expired, P Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to a deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and

ch.21. 1. 10, 11.

2 Pe. 3. 7.

a Da. 2. 35.

c Da. 7. 10.

d ch. 3. 5.

& 13. 8.
& 21. 27.

Ps. 69. 28.
Da. 12. 1.
Ph. 4. 3.
Je. 17. 10.

& 32. 19. Ma. 16. 27. Ro. 2. 6.

for ever and ever.

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11 And I saw great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and a there was found no place for them.

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12 And I saw the dead, b small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another d book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

The new

REV. XXI. 13 And the sea gave A. D. 96. up the dead which were in it; fand death f ch. 6. 8. and hell delivered † Or, up the dead which the grave. were in them: g and g ver. 12. they were judged h 1 Co.15.26. every man according i ver. 6. to their works.

k ch. 19. 20. 14 And h death and a Is 65. 17.

2 Pe. 3. 13.

hell were cast into
the lake of fire. This b ch. 20. 11.
is the second death.

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

c Is. 52. 1.

Ga. 4. 26.
He. 11. 10.
& 13. 14.
d Is. 54. 5.

2 Co. 11. 2.

e Le. 26. 11.
Ez. 43. 7.
2 Co. 6.16.
Is. 25. 8.

CHAP. XXI. 1 AND a I saw a new heaven and a new earth: b for the f first heaven and the g1 Co. 15.26. first earth were passed h Is. 35. 10. away; and there was & 61. 3.

no more sea.

i ch. 4. 2. 9. 2 And I John saw k Is. 43. 19. the holy city, new 2 Co. 5. 17. Jerusalem, coming 1 ch. 19. 9. down from God out m ch. 16. 17. of heaven, prepared n ch. 1. 8. as da bride adorned for her husband.

3 And 1 heard a

great voice out of hea

o Is. 12. 3.

Jno 4. 10.

& 7. 37.

Or,

these things.

ven saying, Behold,
the tabernacle of p ze. 8. 8.

God is with men, He. 8. 10.
and he will dwell

with them, and they shall be his people. and God himself shall be with them, and ber their God.

Co. 6. 9.
Ga. 5. 19.
Ep. 5. 5.

1 Ti. 1. 9.

ch. 20. 14.

Jerusalem.

4 f And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there & shall be no more death, b neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away.

5 And i he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for 1 these words are true and faithful.

6 And he said unto me, m It is done. I am Alpha and Ome ga, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 9 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in r the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

9 And there came

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unto me one of seven angels which

Jerusalem.

them the names of the twelve apostles

had the seven vials ch. 15. 1.6, of the Lamb.

full of the seven last
plagues, and talked
with
me, saying,

t ver. 2.
ch. 19. 7.

& 17.3.

x ver. 2.
Ez. 48.

thever. 23.

ch. 22. 5.
Is. 4. 5.

7.

Come hither, I will u ch. 1.10. shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10 And he carried me away u in spirit to a great and high mountain, and & 60. 19. shewed me that z Ez. 48. 31. great city, the holy 34. Jerusalem, descend-a Ez. 48. 31. ing out of heaven from God,

11 y Having the glory of God and her light was like unto

a stone most pre

15 And he that talked with me e had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. 34. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

b Ma. 16. 18.
Ga. 2. 9.
Ep. 2. 20.
e ch. 11. 1.
Ez. 40. 3.
Ze. 2. 1.
d Is. 54. 11.

ver. 10

cious, even like a
jasper stone, clear as
crystal;
12 And had a wall"This in-
great and high, and emblems
terchange of
had twelve gates, from the
and at the gates Bride, the
twelve angels, and Lamb's
names written there- wife, to the
on, which are the holy Jeru-
salem,'
names of the twelve shews, that
tribes of the children we should
of Israel:
only take

from them,

13 On the east general ideas three gates; on the and not enter north three gates; on minutely inthe south three gates; to particu and on the west three lars, in which gates.

there is sel-
dom much
agreement.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve See Scott. foundations, and bin

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17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 d And the foundations of the wall of ed with all manner of the city were garnishprecious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sar

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21 And the twelve gates were pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

& 66. 12.

I. 60. 11.

k ch. 22. 5.

1s. 60.20. Ze. 14. 7. 1 ver. 24.

is her iight.

honour of the nations into it.

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27 And shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's a book of life.

CHAP. XXII.

1 AND he shewed mea a pure river of

22 And I saw no m ch. 22. 14. water of life, clear as

a

Is. 35. 8. & 52. 1. & 60. 21. Joel 3. 17.

& 13. 8. & 20.12. Ph. 4. 3.

Ez. 47. 1. Ze. 14. 8.

temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city n ch. 3. 5. had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 h And the na-c ch. 2. 7. tions of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be

shut at all by day: fork there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and

Jno. 7. 38. b cb. 21. 21. Ez. 47. 12.

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Ge. 2. 9.

ch. 21. 24.

Lu. 4. 18.

1 Pe. 2. 24.

Ze. 14. 11.
Ez. 48.35.

Jno. 17.24.
Ma. 5. 8.

1 Co.13.12.
1 Jno. 3. 2.

ch. 3. 12.

& 14. 1.

i ch. 21. 23.

25.

proceeding

crystal, out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 b In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded fruit every her month: and the leaves of the tree were d for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more curse: but f the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

see his face; and his 4 And they shall

name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall

Christ's coming

REV. XXII

m

& 84. 11.

1 Pe. 1. 3,

4.

Da. 7. 27.

Ro. 5. 17.
2 Ti. 2. 12.

ch. 19.9.

be no night there; A. D. 96.
and they need no can-
dle, neither light of k Ps. 36. 9.
the sun; fork the
Lord God giveth
them light: I and
they shall reign for
ever and ever.
6 And he said unto
me, m These sayings
are faithful and true:
and the Lord God of
the holy prophets P ch. 1. 3.
sent n his angel to q ch. 19. 10.
shew unto his ser-r ch. 19. 10.
vants the things s ch. 10. 4.
which must shortly
be done.

7 Behold, I come t quickly: P blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

a

n ch. 1. 1.

o ch. 3. 11,

Da. 8. 26.
& 12.4. 9.
ch. 1. 3.
Ez. 3. 27.
Da. 12. 10.

2 Ti. 3. 13.
x ver. 7.

8 And I John' saw y these things, and heard them. And 2 when I had heard and seen, I fell down to

Is. 40. 10.
& 62. 11.

Ro. 2. 6.
& 14. 12.

Ma. 16. 27.

a Is. 41. 4.

& 44. 6.

worship before the
feet of the angel
& 48. 12.
which shewed me b Da. 12. 12.
these things.
1Jno.3.24.
9 Then saith hec ver. 2.
unto me, See thou ch. 2. 7.
do it not for I am a ch. 21. 27.
thy fellowservant, e 1 Co. 6. 9,

and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

10.

Ga. 5. 19,

20, 21. Col. 3. 6. f Ph. 3. 2. 10 And he saith g ch. 1. 1. unto me, Seal not the h ch. 5. 5. sayings of the pro-l

and eternity.

phecy of this book: fort the time is at hand.

11 u He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my y reward is with me, z to give every man according as his work shall be.

13 a I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 b Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, d and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15 For without are f dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. h I am the root and the offspring of David, and

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