A. D. about 66.

a Luke 6. 16. Acts 1. 13.

12, 15.

He exhorteth them to be constant in the profession of the faith. 4 False teachers are crept in to seduce them: for whose damnable doctrine and manners horrible punishment is prepared: 20 whereas the godly, by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, and prayers to God, may persevere, and grow in grace, and keep themselves, and recover others out of the snares of those deceivers. UDE, the servant of Jesus

J Christ, and abrother of James,

to them that are sanctified by b John 17.11. God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 2 Mercy unto you, and d peace, and love, be multiplied.

1 Pet. 1. 5. © Rom. 1. 7. d1 Pet. 1. 2. 2 Pet. 1. 2.

Tit. 1. 4.

f Phil. 1. 27.

&

12

2 Tim. 1. 13. & 4.7.

y Zech. 3. 2.

things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way a of Cain, a Gen! 4. 5. and bran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: fclouds they are without water, 5 carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, hplucked up by the roots;

&c. d2 Pet. 2. 13 1 Cor. 11.21 Prov. 25. 14

2 Pet. 2. 17. Epli. 4. 14.

h Matt. 15.13

13 Raging waves of the sea, i Is. 57. 20. foaming out their own shame;k Phil. 3. 19. wandering stars, to whom is re- 12 Pet. 2. 17. served the blackness of darkness for ever.

m Gen. 5. 18.

14 And Enoch also, mthe seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord "Deut. 33. 2. cometh with ten thousand of his saints,

Dan. 7. 10. Zech. 14. 5. Matt. 25. 31. 2 Thess. 1.7

15 To execute judgment upon Rev. 1. 7. all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and P their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

P

1 Sam. 2. 3. 94.4.

Ps. 31. 18. &

Mal. 3. 13.

2 Pet. 2. 18. Prov. 28. 21.

James 2.1,9

17 But, beloved, remember yer 2 Pet. 3.2. the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you 1 Tim. 4. 1. there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

2 Pet. 2. 1. & 3. 3.

John's salutation to the

A. D. about 66.

Prov. 18. 1. Ez. 14. 7. Hos. 4. 14. & 9.10.

Heb. 10. 25.

1 Cor. 2. 14. James 3. 15.

Col. 2. 7. 1 Tim. 1.4. Rom. 8. 26. Eph. 6. 18. Tit. 2. 13. 2 Pet. 3. 12.

20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, y praying in the Holy Ghost,

у

21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

A. D. about 66.

a Rom. 11. 14. 1 Tim. 4. 16. b Amos 4. 11. Zech. 3. 2. 1 Cor. 3. 15. © Zech. 3. 4, 5. Rev. 3. 4.

24 d Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and eto present you faultless before the presence of his glory with Rom. 16,25. exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Epli. 3. 20.

e Col. 1. 22. f Rom. 16. 27. 1 Tim. 1. 17. & 2.3.

A. D. 96.

John 3. 32. & 8. 26. & 12. 49.

b ver. 3.
ch. 4. I.
ch. 22. 16.

d 1 Cor. 1. 6. ver. 9.

HE Revelation of Jesus Christ, God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

2 Who bare record of the word ch.6. 9. & 12. of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things e that he saw.

17.

e1 John 1. 1. f Luke 11. 28. ch. 22. 7.

James 5.8.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, Rom. 13. 11. and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for 5 the time is at hand. 4

1 Pet. 4.7.
ch. 22. 10.

h Ex. 3. 14.
ver. 8.

i John L. 1. k Zech. 3. 9. & 4. 10.

5. & 5. 6.

OHN to the seven churches

ch. 3. 1. & 4. be unto you, and peace, from him h which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

1 John 8. 14. 1 Tim. 6. 13, ch. 3. 14. m1 Cor. 15.20. Col. 1. 18. Eph. 1.20. ch. 17. 14. & 19. 16. John 13. 31. & 15. 9. Gal. 2. 20.

P Heb. 9. 14. 1 John 1. 7.

91 Pet. 2.5, 9. ch. 5. 10. & 20. 6.

1 Tim. 6. 16. Heb. 13. 21. I Pet. 4. 11. & 5. 11.

Dan. 7. 13.
Matt. 24. 30.
& 26, 64.
Acts 1. 11.

9 I John, who also am your brother, and y companion in Phil. 1. 7. & tribulation, and zin the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, a for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 bI was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Alpha and John 20. 26. Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a

b Acts 10. 10.

2 Cor. 12. 2. ch. 4.2. & 17. 3. & 21. 10.

Acts 20. 7.

1 Cor. 16, 2. d ch. 4. 1. & 10. 8. e ver. 8.

churches which are in Asia; un- fver. 17. to Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, _and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 h And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, k clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Ex. 25. 37.
Zech. 4. 2.
ver. 20.

h ch. 2. 1.
i Ez. 1. 26.

Dan. 7. 13. & 10 16, ch. 14. 14. k Dan 10. 5. 1 ch. 15. 6.

14 His head and m his hairs were m Dan. 7. 9. white like wool, as white as

to write to the angels

CHAPTER III.

The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved, 3 exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not repent. 8 The angel of the church of Philadelphia 10 is approved for his diligence and patience. 15 The angel of Laodicea rebuked, for being neither hot nor cold, 19 and admonished to be more zealous. 20 Christ standeth at the door and knocketh.

Ik ver. 2.

11 Kings 16. 31. & 21. 25.

hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman 1 JezKings 97 ebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants mto commit Arts 15. 20, fornication, and to eat things

Ex. 34. 15.

29.

1 Cor. 10. 19, sacrificed unto idols.

20.

ver. 14.

n Rom. 2. 4. ch. 9. 20.

01 Sam. 16. 7. 1 Chr. 28. 9. & 29. 17.

2 Chr. 6. 30.
Ps. 7. 9.
Jer. 11. 20. &
17. 10. & 20.
12.

John 2.24, 25. Acts 1. 24. Rom. 8. 27. PPs. 62. 12. Matt. 16. 27. Rom. 2. 6. & 14. 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. Gal. 6. 5. ch. 20. 12.

9 Acts 15. 28. rch. 3. 11.

21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and PI will give unto every one of you according to your works.

24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

25 But that which ye have already, hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, Matt. 23. tto him will I give power over Luke 22. 29,

John 6. 29.

t 19. 28.

30.

1 Cor. 6. 3. ch. 3. 21. & 20.4.

the nations:

27 u And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a Ps. 2.8, 9. & potter shall they be broken to shivers even as I received of my Father.

49. 14.

Dan. 7. 22.

ch. 12. 5. &
19. 15.

2 Pet. 1. 19. ch. 22. 16.

y ver. 7.

28 And I will give him morning star.

the

29 y He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

church in Sardis write; These things saith he a that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

A. D. 96.

ch. 1. 4. 16. bch. 2. 2.

& 4.5. & 5.6.

Eph. 2. 1, 5. 1 Tim. 5. 6.

2 Tim. 1. 13. ver. 11.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 3d Remember therefore how d1 Tim. 6. 20. thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and e repent. therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour will come upon thee..

If

4 Thou hast sa few names even in Sardis which have not h defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me iin white: for they are worthy.

the

5 He that overcometh, same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the mbook of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto

the churches.

7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith Phe that is holy, the that is true, he that hath the key of David, she that openeth, and no man shutteth; and tshutteth, and no man openeth;

8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

ever. 19. Matt. 24. 42,

43. & 25. 13. Mark 13. 33. Luke 12. 39,

40.

1 Thess. 5. 2,

6.

9 Behold, I will make y them of 5 ch. 2. 9. the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make Is. 49. 23. & them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

60. 14.

10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also 2 Pet. 2. 9. will keep thee from the hour of

2

AF

John seeth the throne of God

CHAPTER IV.

A. D. 96.

John seeth the throne of God in heaven. 4 The four and twenty elders. 6 The four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 10 The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him that sat on the throne. FTER this looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and a the first voice ach. 1. 10. which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

2 And immediately dI was in the Spirit: and, behold, e a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on

the throne.

bch. 11. 12. ch. 1. 19. &

22.6.

ch. 1. 10. &

17. 3. & 21.
10.

e Is. 6. 1.
Jer. 17. 12.
Ez. 1. 26. &
10. 1.
Dan. 7. 9.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: fand there was a rainbow Ez. 1. 28. round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 g And round about the throne ch. 11. 16. were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, hclothed heh. 3.4, 5. &2 in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

6. 11. & 7.9 13, 14. & 19. 14.

i ver. 10.

15, 18.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunder-k ch. 8.5. & ings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

1 Ex. 37. 23. 2 Chr. 4. 20. Ez. 1. 13. Zech. 4. 2.

mcli. 1. 4. & 3. 1. & 5. 6.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto Ex. 38. 8. crystal: and in the midst of the h. 15.2. o Ez. 1. 5. throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before Pand behind.

74 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying cagle.

8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and †they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, "Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

P ver. 8.

9 Num. 2. 2, &c. Ez. 1. 10. & 10. 14.

Is. 6. 2. ver. 6.

Gr. they

have no rest

t Is. 6. 3.

"ch. 1. 8.

x ch. 1. 4.