Sect. II. Ch. xvi. 2-to the end. PAGE The seven Vials, 394 Sect. III. Chap. xvii.-The great Harlot, or Babylon, 414 The Judgment of Babylon, Sect. IV. Chap. xviii. continued Sect. V. Ch. xix. 1—11. ———— Exultation in Heaven over the fallen Babylon, and upon the Approach of the New Jerusalem 440 453 PART VII., divided into seven Sections, contains the grand Conflict, the Millennium, the Conflict renewed, the Judgment, and the new Creation. Sect. I. Ch. xix. 11-19. The Lord appears with The Conflict, and Victory over the Beast and false Prophet Sect. III. Ch. xx. 1-4. The Dragon taken and PAGE 459 462 465 467 471 473 475 Sect. IV. Ch. xx. 4-7.-The Millennium PART VIII., in two Sections, contains the Bride, or New Jerusalem, and the Conclusion. PAGE 482 Sect. I. Ch. xxi. 9-to the end; xxii. 1-6. The THE GREEK OF THE APOCALYPSE IS PRINTED FROM THE TEXT OF GRIESBACH'S EDITION; REASONS FOR WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED IN THE INTRODUCTION. IN THE SECOND COLUMN IS THE NEW TRANSLATION. THE THIRD CONTAINS THE AUTHORIZED VERSION, PRINTED FROM OUR ENGLISH BIBLE. THE APOCALYPSE, &c. 1 ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ Ιη σε Χριςᾶ, ἣν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, δεῖξαι τοῖς δήλοις αὑτὸ κ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει· καὶ ἐσήμανεν, ἀποτείλας διὰ τῆ ἀγέλες αὐτῷ τῷ dély airÿ 'Iwárry. 2 *Ος ἐμαξύξησε τὸν λόγον το Θεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ιησε Χειτά, ὅσα είδε. 3 Μακάριο, ὁ ἀναι www, xj oi àκάποιες τες λόγες τῆς προφητείας, και Tapūvles Tà iv auTņ γεγραμμένα· ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς ἐγύς. PART I. SECTION I The Title of the Book.. CHAP. I. VER. 1-3. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must come to pass in a short time; and he signified them, sending by his angel unto his' ser2 vant John; Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, according to whatso ever things he saw. 3 Blessed is he who readeth, and they who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written therein; for the time is near. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which 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 of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophesy, and keep those words which are written therein: for the time is at hand. SOME of the commentators have entirely disregarded, and some have but slightly noticed, the three first chapters of the Apocalypse. Upon these I have been induced to bestow a more than ordinary atten tion. They are replete with the same figurative language and symbols which pervade the whole book. And therefore it appeared to me a desirable object to ascertain the meaning of them, and to make the notes to these three chapters the basis of the interpretation, which is to be applied to the rest. And as these notes are constantly referred to in the progress of the work, the reader, it is hoped, will proceed patiently through this part, as being useful, and indeed essential, to the explication of the more interesting visions which follow. This part of the annotations extends to a greater length than otherwise might be necessary; because the author, for his own satisfaction, was desirous to ascertain, how far the doctrines, images, sentiments, and language of the Apocalypse, are concordant with those of other Sacred Scriptures: and since Michaelis has founded his objections to the Apocalypse partly on this subject of inquiry, it seems proper to produce collections of this kind before the public. THE three first verses, which compose this section, contain the title of the book. It is no necessary part of it. For the book is written in an epistolary form, and at the fourth verse begins with that form, as commonly used by the sacred writers; "John to the "seven Churches, &c." And such a title, announcing the contents of the book, may have been added after the times of Saint John, and by transcription may have passed into the text*. But there is no reason to As certain additions, or subscriptions, at the end of many of the sacred epistles, are known to have done. See Michaelis's Introduct. to the N. T. ch. vii. sect. 10. xi. sect. 1. Also Paley's Hora Paulina, ch. xv. suppose |