on the throne a book written within and on the back side, sealed with seven seals.

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

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

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

- 5 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

'is bolden worthy. Br.

CHAP. V.

a EZEK. ii. 9, 10: And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein. He spread it before me and it was written within and without and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. bISA. viii. 16: Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. do. xxix. 11: The vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed. DAN. XIL 4: But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.

See on Roм. XI. 34.

d Ver. 13.

* GEN. xlix. 9, 10: 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? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. NUMB. XXIV. 9: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? HER. vii. 14: For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

f ISA. xi. 1, 10: There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. In that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people. Roм. xv. 12: And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. Rr v. xxii. 16: I [Jesus] am the root and the offspring of Dav

book, and to 6 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.

loose the seven seals thereof.

7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

8 And when he had taken the book, 'the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them m n harps, and golden vials 2 full of odours,3 " which are the prayers of saints.

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the

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8 Ver. I. REV. vi. 1.

3 incense. A. V.

b Ver. ix. 12. REV. xiii. 8: And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. See on JOHN, i. 29, 36.

¡ REV. iv. 5. See on do. i. 4.

* REV. iv. 2.

'See on REV. iv. 4, 8, 10.

m Rev. xiv. 2: I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. do. xv. 2: 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.

" See on LUKE, i. 10.

Ps. xl. 3: He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. do. xcvi. 1: O sing unto the LORD a new song sing unto the LORD, all the earth. REV. xiv. 3: They sung as it were a new song before the throne. do. xv. 3: They sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true, are thy ways, thou King of saints.

PREV. iv. 11.

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;

10 And hast made us unto our God *kings and Priests and we shall " reign on the earth. 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands ;

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12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches,

a Ver. 6.

ROM. iii. 24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 2 PET. ii. 1: But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. See on ACTS, xx. 28.

DAN. iv. 1: Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth. do. vi. 25: Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth. REV. vii. 9: 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. do. xi. 9: They of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half. do. xiv. 6: I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.

* See on 1 PET. ii. 5.

"REV. xxii. 5: They shall reign for ever and ever.

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▾ Ps. lxviii. 17: The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the LORD is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. DAN. vii. 10: Thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. HEB. xii. 22: To an innumerable company of angels.

REV. iv. 4, 6.
REV. iv. 11.

and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

13 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, 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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14 And the four beasts said, Amen.

And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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CHAP. VI.

The opening of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon, containing a prophecy to the end of the world.

AND I saw when the Lamb opened one 1 of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise 2 of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

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2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a d bow; and a crown

I the first. Ham.

y Ver. 3. See on Roм. xiv. 11.

2 the voice. Wi. Rh.

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ROM. ix. 5: Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. See on ROM. xvi. 27.

a REV. vi. 16: Hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. do. vii. 10: Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb..

REV. xix. 4: The four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

REV. iv. 9, 10.

. REV. v. 5, 6, 7, 9.

b REV. iv. 7.

CHAP. VI.

REV. xix.

• ZEC. vi. 3: In the third chariot white horses. 11: I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True.

Ps. xlv. 3-5: Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most

was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.

And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, 3 A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the 'fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

3 the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart. A. V.

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.

ZEC. vi. 11: Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest. REV. xiv. 14: 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.

f REV. iv. 7.

* ZEC. vi. 2: In the first chariot were red horses.

b REV. iv. 7.

i ZEC. vi. 2: In the second chariot were black horses. REV. vii. 1, 3. do. ix. 4: It was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree.

'REV. iv. 7.