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the cloud one sitting, like a son of man*, having on his had a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the templet, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Put in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come [for thee] to reap; 16 for the harvest of the earth is ripe." And he that sat on the cloud applied his sickle to the earth; and the earth 17 was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple 18 which was in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, who had authority over the fire thereof, and called with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, "Put in thy sharp sickle, and cut the clusters of the vine of the earth; for 19 its grapes are fully ripe." And the angel applied his

sickle to the earth, and cut off the clusters of the vine of the earth, and cast them ¶ into the great wine-press of the 20 wrath of God. And the wine-press was trodden, out of the city; and blood came out of the wine-press up to the bridles of the horses, for the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

CH. XV. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and won

derful; seven angels having the seven last scourges for 2 by them the wrath of God was finished ††. And I saw as

it were a laver of glass** mingled with fire; and those that had gotten the victory over the beast ‡‡, and over his image||||, and over the number of his name, standing by 3 the laver of glass**, having the harps of God. And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, O Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, 4 O King of the nations ¶¶. Who shall not fear [thee,] O

*the Son of man, N.

power over fire, N. See Wakefield.

+ Or, heaven, MSS.

I vines of the earth; for their, N. ¶ and cut the vines of the earth, and cast the clusters, N. ++ filled up, N. ** Or, Sea of chrystal, Wakefield.

‡‡ Or, who were pure from, or uncorrupted by the beast, etc. See Schleusner. R. T. adds, and over his mark.

11 King of Saints, R. T. O King eternal, N. See Griesbach. The MSS. vary.

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Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts are made manifest."

And after that I looked*, and the temple of the taber6 nacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: and the seven angels, who had the seven scourges, came out [of the temple,] clothed in pure white linen, and girded 7 about their breasts with golden girdles. And one of the

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four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden phialst full of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and 8 ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and none was able to enter into the temple, till the seven scourges of the seven angels were finished. And I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go, and pour out the seven phials of the wrath of God upon the earth.” And the first went, and poured out his phial upon the earth; and a bad and noisome ulcer fell upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and upon those that worshipped his image.

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And the second [angel] poured out his phial upon the sea; and it became blood like that of a dead man and every [living] creature died in the sea.

And the third angel poured out his phial upon the rivers and springs of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying; "Thou art righteous, that art, and wast, and that art holy ††, be6 cause thou hast thus executed judgement: for they have

* I looked, and behold, R. T.

+ bowls, N. Piadas.—In every instance where this word occurs, the Primate

translates it bowls.

Gr. ages of ages.

|| R. T. has angel, where it is wanting in the improved text, and is supplied by the Primate, ver. 4, 8, 10, 12, 17.

Thou art righteous, O Lord, R. T.

++ Or, thou Holy One, N. m. Beza, in one MS. found o eroμevog, who shalt bë, which the public version follows.

shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink: of which they are worthy' 7 And I heard a voice out of the altar †, saying, "Yea, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgements." 8 And the fourth angel poured out his phial upon the sun; and it was given him to burn mankind with fire. 9 And mankind were burned with great heat; and yet men blasphemed the name of God, that had power over these scourges; and repented not so as to give him glory.

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And the fifth angel poured out his phial upon the throne of the beast: and his kingdom became darkened: 11 and men gnawed their tongues for pain; and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their ulcers; and yet repented not of their deeds.

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And the sixth angel poured out his phial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the 13 way of the kings from the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits, like frogs, come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, 14 and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they

are spirits of demons, working miracles **, [which go forth] to the kings of the whole world ††, to gather them to the battle of that great day of the Almighty God. 15 ("Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watcheth,

and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and ex16 pose his shame.") And¶¶ the spirits gathered the kings together into a place, called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon: that is, the mountain of Megiddo.

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And the seventh angel poured out his phial into the

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"That is, the mountain of Megiddo; a city famous for slaughter, Judg. v. 19, 2 Kings ix. 27; for the defeat of King Josiah, 2 Kings xxiii. 29; and for great mourning, Zech. xii, 11." Newcome.

air; and a loud voice came from the temple [of heaven], 18 even from the throne, saying, "It is accomplished." And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as had not been since men were upon the earth, so great and mighty an earth19 quake. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell and the great Babylon was remembered before God, so that he gave her the cup 20 of the wine of the fierceness of his anger. And every 21 island fled away; and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone as it were the weight of a talent and men blasphemed God because of the scourge of the hail; for the scourge of it was very great.

CH. XVII. Then one of the seven angels, that had the seven

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phials, came and talked to me, saying *, "Come hither, I will shew thee the judgement of the great harlot, who 2 sitteth upon the many waters; with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and with the wine of whose fornication the inhabitants of the earth have 3 been made drunk." So he carried me away in the spirit into a desert † and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, which was full of names of blasphemy, and had 4 seven heads, and ten horns. And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, and had in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her for5 nication; and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, THE GREAT BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS 6 AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus: and when I saw her, 7 I wondered with great wonder. And the angel said unto me, Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the my

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saying to me, R. T.

† the desert, N.

stery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth her, 8 which hath the seven heads, and the ten horns. The

beast which thou sawest, was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the deep*, and to go into destruction: and those who dwell on the earth (whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) will wonder when they behold the beast, which 9 was, and is not, and will appear againt. Here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven 10 mountains, on which the woman sitteth; and they are seven kings: five are fallen, [and] one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he doth come, he must con11 tinue a short time. And the beast, which was, and is

not, even he is the eighth, and is as one of the seven ‡, 12 and will go to destruction. And the ten horns, which thou sawest, are ten kings that have not yet received a kingdom; but will receive authority ||, as kings, at the same 13 time with the beast. These will have one mind, and will 14 give their authority and strength to the beast. These

will make war with the lamb, and the lamb will overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and those that are with him are called, elect, and faith15 ful." Then the angel saith unto me, "The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are people, and 16 multitudes, and nations, and languages. And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast¶, will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, and will 17 eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to do his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be ful18 filled. And the woman whom thou sawest, is that great city which hath dominion over the kings of the earth." CH. XVIII. And after these things, I saw another angel coming

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