A. D. 96. REV. XII. 3-9. A. D. 96. own: for he is a liar, and the father VER. 5. Καὶ ἔτεκεν ὑιὸν ἄῤῥενα, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾶ· καὶ ἠρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, And she brought forth a man child, a who was to rule all nations with a rod burn her with fire, 16. And it was di- VER. 4. Καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τεκεῖν, ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ, τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ. a And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: band the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. a And out of one of them came forth a little horn which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered, Dan. viii. 9-12. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do : he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his VOL. III. of iron: and her child was caught up a See on chap. ii. ver. 27. clause 1. Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἔφυγεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ὅπου ἔχει τόπον ἡτοιμασμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα ἐκεῖ τρέφωσιν αὐτὴν ἡμέρας χιλίας δίακο a And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. a See ver. 14. b And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth, chap. xi. 3. VER. 7. Καὶ ἐγένετο πόλεμος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· ὁ Μιχαὴλ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ ἐπολέμησαν κατὰ ὑτοῦ δράκοντος, καὶ ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησε, καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· · a And there was war in heaven: b Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, a And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations, chap. xiii. 7. b See on Jude 9. clause 2. d See on 2 Pet. ii. ver. 4. clauses 1, 2. A. D. 96. REV. XII. 9, 10. A. D. 96. ἀρχαῖος, ὁ καλούμενος Διάβολος, καὶ ὁ Σα- ❘ up, and set a seal upon him, that he τανᾶς, ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην, ἐβλήθη | εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτῶ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἐβλήθησαν. And a the great dragon was cast out, b that old serpent, called the Devil, and d Satan, e which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. a See on ver. 3. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, chap. xx. 2. Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, Wemay eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die, Gen. iii. 1-4. In that day the LORD, with his sore, and great, and strong sword, shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea, Isa. xxvii. 1. See on Matt. iv. ver. 1. clause 4. d See chap. ii. 9. 13. 24.; iii. 9.; 1 Chron. xxi. 1.; Jobi. 6. 12.; ii. 1.; Psal. cix. 6.; Zech. iii. 1, 2.; Matt. iv. 10.; Luke xiii. 16.; xxii. 3. 31.; should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a little season, xx. 3. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever, 10. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know, that, in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil, Gen. iii. 4, 5. For there shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect, Matt. xxiv. 24. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ, 2 Cor. xi. 3. See on Luke x, ver. 18. clause 2. VER. 10. Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μεγάλην λέγουσαν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· ̓́Αρτι ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ καὶ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ· ὅτι και τεβλήθη ὁ κατήγοξος τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, ὁ κατηγορῶν αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός· Acts v. 3.; xxvi. 18.; Rom. xvi. 20.; and the power of his Christ: bfor the 2 Cor. ii. 11.; xi. 14; xii.7.; 2 Thess. ii. 9. e And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live, chap. xiii. 14. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone, xix, 20. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. a See on chap. xi. ver. 15. clause 1. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land: But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face, Job i. 9-11. And he shewed me Joshua the High Priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him, Zech. iii. 1. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat, Luke xxii. 31. VER. 11. Καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐνίκησαν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀρνίου, καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν· καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν ἄχρι θανάτου. a And they overcame him bby the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; cand they loved not their lives unto the death. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God, chap. ii. 7. 11. 17. 26.; iii. 5.12. 21. These things I have spoken unto you, That in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world, John xvi. 33. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, Rom. viii. 34-39. And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly, xvi. 20. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Cor. xv. 57. For though we walk our in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (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 A. D. 96. itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ, 2 Cor. x. 3-5. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand, Eph. vi. 13. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing, 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one, 1 John ii. 13. 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. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, chap. vii. 10-14. See on Acts xx. ver. 24. clause 1. VER. 12. Διὰ τοῦτο εὐφραίνεσθε οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ οἱ ἐν αὐτοῖς σκηνοῦντες. Οὐαὶ τοῖς κατακοῦσι τὴν γῆν καὶ τῆν θάλασσαν, ὅτι κατέβη ὁ διάβολος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔχων θυμὸν μέγαν, εἰδὼς ὅτι ὀλίγον καιρὸν ἔχει. Therefore a rejoice, ye heavens, and b Woe to the ye that dwell in them. inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth he hath but a short time. a Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her, chap. xviii. 20. And after these things I heard a great voice of much people 500 A. D. 96. REV. XII. 12-15. in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and wor shipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia; for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready, xix. 1-7. Let the heavens rejoice, Psal. xcvi. 11. Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, cxlviii. 1-4 Sing. O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted, Isa. xlix. 13. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth, Luke xv. 10. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to the inhabiters of the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! chap. viii. 13. VER. 13. Καὶ ὅτε εἶδεν ὁ δράκων ὅτι ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐδίωξε τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἔτεκε τὸν ἄῤῥενα. And when a the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, bhe persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. a See on ver. 3. A. D. 96. b See on John xvi. ver. 33. clause 2. VER. 14. Καὶ ἐδόθησαν τῇ γυναικὶ δύο πτέρυγες τοῦ ἀετοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου, ἵνα πέτηται εἰς τὴν ἔρημον εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς ὅπου τρέφε ται ἐκεῖ καιρὸν καὶ καιροὺς, καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ὄφεως. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might Ay into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for ab time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. a So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns, chap. xvii. 3. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws : and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time, Dan. vii. 25. And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever, that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished, xii. 7. VER. 15. Καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὅφις ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμὸν, ἵνα ταύτην ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ. a And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. a And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues, chap. xvii. 15. Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks, Isa. viii. 7. A. D. 96. REV. XII. 16, 17.-x111. 1-4. VER. 16. Καὶ ἐβοήθησεν ἡ γῆ τῇ γυναικὶ, καὶ ἦνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς, καὶ κατέπιε τὸν ποταμὸν ὃν ἔβαλεν ὁ δράκων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. a And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. a Thus saith the Lord Gon, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their queens thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet, Isa. xlix. 22, 23. * See on chap xii. ver. 3. b See ver. 5, 6. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and A. D. 96. shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done, Dan. xi. 36. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God, 2 Thess. ii. 3, 4. VER. 2. Καὶ τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδον ἦν ὅμοιον παρδάλει, καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς ἄρκτου, καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς στόμα λέοντος· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ δράκων τὴν δύναμιν · αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην. a And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet as the feet of a bear, and his month as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. a After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl: the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it, Dan. vii. 6. b See on chap. xii. ver. 3. • And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, chap. xvi. 10. VER 3. Καὶ εἶδον μίαν τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον· καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη, καὶ ἐθαυμάσθη ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ γῇ ὀπίσω τοῦ θηρίου. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. * Gr. slain. VER. 4. Καὶ προσεκύνησαν τὸν δράκοντα ὃς ἔδωκεν ten horns, xvii. 3. And the king | ἐξουσίαν τῷ θηρίῳ, καὶ προσεκύνησαν τὸ |