REVELATION,

Satan bound.

CHAP. XX.

The first and last resurrection.

The general judgment.

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four

AND I saw an angel come quarters of the earth, Gog and down from heaven, having Magog, to gather them together the key of the bottomless pit to battle: the number of whom and a great chain in his hand. is as the sand of the sea.

2 And he laid hold on the 9 And they went up on the dragon, that old serpent, which breadth of the earth, and comis the Devil, and Satan, and passed the camp of the saints bound him a thousand years, about, and the beloved city: and

3 And cast him into the bot-fire came down from God out of tomless pit, and shut him up, heaven, and devoured them. and set a seal upon him, that he 10 And the devil that deceivshould deceive the nations no ed them was cast into the lake more, till the thousand years of fire and brimstone, where the should be fulfilled; and after that beast and the false prophet are, he must be loosed a little season. and shall be tormented day and 4 And I saw thrones, and night for ever and ever. they sat upon them, and judg- 11 And I saw a great white ment was given unto them: and throne, and him that sat on it, I saw the souls of them that were from whose face the earth and beheaded for the witness of the heaven fled away; and there Jesus, and for the word of God, was found no place for them. and which had not worshipped 12 And I saw the dead, small the beast, neither his image, nei- and great, stand before God; ther had received his mark upon and the books were opened: and their foreheads, or in their hands; another book was opened, which and they lived and reigned with is the book of life: and the dead Christ a thousand years. were judged out of those things which were written in the books. according to their works.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This

is the first resurrection.

13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and

6 Blessed and holy is he that death and hell delivered up the hath part in the first resurrec-dead which were in them: and tion: on such the second death they were judged every man hath no power, but they shall according to their works. be priests of God and of Christ, 14 And death and hell were and shall reign with him a thou- cast into the lake of fire. This sand years. is the second death. 7 And when the thousand 15 And whosoever was not years are expired, Satan shall found written in the book of life be loosed out of his prison, was cast into the lake of fire.

the heavenly Jerusalem.

and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in

AND I saw a new heaven the lake which burneth with fire

and a new earth: for the and brimstone: which is the first heaven and the first earth second death.

were passed away; and there 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels, which

was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy had the seven vials full of the city, new Jerusalem, coming seven last plagues, and talked down from God out of heaven, with me, saying, Come hither, I prepared as a bride adorned for will shew thee the bride, the her husband. Lamb's wife.

3 And I heard a great voice 10 And he carried me away out of heaven, saying, Behold, in the spirit to a great and high the tabernacle of God is with mountain, and shewed me that men, and he will dwell with them, great city, the holy Jerusalem, and they shall be his people, descending out of heaven from and God himself shall be with God,

them, and be their God.

11 Having the glory of God: 4 And God shall wipe away and her light was like unto a all tears from their eyes; and stone most precious, even like there shall be no more death, a jasper-stone, clear as crystal; neither sorrow, nor crying, nei- 12 And had a wall great and ther shall there be any more high, and had twelve gates, and pain for the former things are at the gates twelve angels, and passed away. names written thereon, which

5 And he that sat upon the are the names of the twelve tribes throne said, Behold, I make all of the children of Israel. things new. And he said unto 13 On the east, three gates; me, Write: for these words are on the north, three gates; on true and faithful. the south, three gates; and on

6 And he said unto me, It is the west, three gates. done. I am Alpha and Omega, 14 And the wall of the city the beginning and the end. I had twelve foundations, and in will give unto him that is athirst them the names of the twelve of the fountain of the water of apostles of the Lamb.

life freely.

15 And he that talked with 7 He that overcometh shall me, had a golden reed to meainherit all things; and I will be sure the city, and the gates his God, and he shall be my son. thereof, and the wall thereof.

8 But the fearful, and unbe- 16 And the city lieth fourlieving, and the abominable, and square, and the length is as murderers, and whoremongers, large as the breadth: and he

REVELATION,

A description of the heavenly Jerusalem. measured the city with the reed, the light of it: and the kings of twelve thousand furlongs. The the earth do bring their glory length, and the breadth, and the and honour into it.

height of it are equal.

25 And the gates of it shal. 17 And he measured the wall not be shut at all by day: for thereof, a hundred and forty there shall be no night there. and four cubits, according to the 26 And they shall bring the measure of a man, that is, of glory and honour of the nation the angel. into it.

18 And the building of the 27 And there shall in no wise wall of it was of jasper: and enter into it any thing that dethe city was pure gold, like unto fileth, neither whatsoever worketh clear glass. abomination, or maketh a lie; 19 And the foundations of the but they which are written in wall of the city were garnished the Lamb's book of life. with all manner of precious

CHAP. XXII.

stones. The first foundation The water and tree of life. was jasper; the second, sap-A river of water of life, clear ND he shewed me a pure phire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

as crystal, proceeding out of 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the the throne of God and of the sixth, sardius; the seventh, Lamb.

chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; 2 In the midst of the street the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a of it, and on either side of the chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a river, was there the tree of life, jacinth; the twelfth, an ame- which bare twelve manner of thyst. fruits, and yielded her fruit every 21 And the twelve gates were month: and the leaves of the twelve pearls; every several tree were for the healing of the gate was of one pearl; and the nations. street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God

22 And I saw no temple and of the Lamb shall be in it; therein for the Lord God Al- and his servants shall serve him: mighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, 5 And there shall be no night to shine in it for the glory of there; and they need no candle, God did lighten it, and the neither light of the sun; for the Lamb is the light thereof. Lord God giveth them light: 24 And the nations of them and they shall reign for ever which are saved shall walk inland ever.

The blessed state

CHAP. XXII.

of God's servants. 6 And he said unto me, These may have right to the tree of sayings are faithful and true. life, and may enter in through And the Lord God of the holy the gates into the city. prophets sent his angel to shew 15 For without are dogs, and unto his servants the things sorcerers, and whoremongers, which must shortly be done. and murderers, and idolaters, 7 Behold, I come quickly and whosoever loveth and mablessed is he that keepeth the keth a lie.

sayings of the prophecy of this

book.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these 8 And I John saw these things, things in the churches. I am and heard them. And when the root and the offspring of had heard and seen, I fell down David, and the bright and mornto worship before the feet of the ing-star. angel which shewed me these 17 And the Spirit and the things. bride say, Come. And let him 9 Then saith he unto me, See that heareth say, Come. And thou do it not: for I am thy fel- let him that is athirst come. low-servant, and of thy brethren And whosoever will, let him the prophets, and of them which take the water of life freely. keep the sayings of this book: 18 For I testify unto every worship God.

man that heareth the words of 10 And he saith unto me, the prophecy of this book, If Seal not the sayings of the pro-any man shall add unto these phecy of this book: for the time things, God shall add unto him is at hand. the plagues that are written in

11 He that is unjust, let him this book: be unjust still: and he which is 19 And if any man shall take filthy, let him be filthy still away from the words of the and he that is righteous, let him book of this prophecy, God be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

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

shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come

13 I am Alpha and Omega, quickly: Amen. Even so, come, the beginning and the end, the Lord Jesus.

first and the last.

21 The grace of our Lord 14 Blessed are they that do Jesus Christ be with you all. his commandments, that they Amen.

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