10 mankind were burned' with great heat; and yet the men2 blasphemed the name of God, that had power over these scourges; and repented not so as to give him glory. : And the fifth angel poured out his phial upon the throne of the beast and his kingdom became darkened: and men 11 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. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his phial upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way 13 of the kings from the east3 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, and out of the 14 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 15 of the Almighty God. ("Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk 16 naked, and expose his shame.") And the spirits gathered the kings together into a place, called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon *. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his phial into the air; and a loud voice came from the temple [of heaven], even 18 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 19 upon the earth, so great and mighty an earthquake. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and the great Babylon was remembered 1 men were blasted, N. "the men" wanting in R. T. 3 Gr. from the rising of the sun. the spirits, N. 5 Or, making signals, &c. 6 the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, R.T. 7 Wakefield. men see, N. 8 See Symonds 11. *"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, before God, so that he gave her the cup of the wine of the 20 fierceness of his anger. And every island fled away; and 21 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 phials, came and talked to me, saying', "Come hither, I will show thee the judgement of the great harlot, who sit 2 teth upon the many waters; with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornica3 tion." So he carried me away in the spirit into a desert3: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, which was full of names of blasphemy, and had seven heads, and ten 4 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 5 filthiness of her fornications; and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, THE GREAT BABYLON, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus: and when I 7 saw her, I wondered with great wonder. And the angel said unto me, "Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast which carrieth 8 her, 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 abyss +, 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 was, and is 9 not, and will appear again. Here is the mind which hath R.T. 2 "fornication of the earth." Mss. 3 the desert, N. 5 and yet is. R. T. 1 saying to me, . ་་ deep," N. wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which 10 the woman sitteth; and they are seven kings: five are 2 fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come: and 11 when he doth come, he must continue a short time. And the beast, which was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and 12 is as one of the seven', 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 13 at the same time with the beast. These will have one mind, and will give their authority and strength to the beast. 14 These will make war with the lamb, and the lamb will overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and 15 those that are with him are called, elect, and faithful." Then the angel saith unto me, "The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are people, and multitudes, and 16 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 eat her flesh, and burn her 17 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 18 words of God shall be fulfilled. 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 down from heaven, who had great authority; and the 2 earth was enlightened with his glory. And he cried with a strong voice, saying, "The great Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and is become a dwelling-place of demons, and a haunt of every unclean spirit, and a haunt of every un3 clean and hateful bird. For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the fury of her fornication: and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the mer 1Or, is after, or succeeds the seven. Comm, and Ess. vol.ii. p. 212. 2 power, N. 3 upon the beast, R. T. 4 "another" wanting in R. T. 5 he cried mightily with a strong voice, R. T. the, N. chants of the earth have been made rich through the abun4 dance of her luxury." And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people; that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her scourges: 5 for her sins have reached to heaven'; and God hath re6 membered her iniquities. Render to her as she also hath rendered2; and repay her double, according to her works: 7 in the cup which she hath mixed, mix to her double. By how much she hath glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am not a widow, and shall 8 not see mourning.' Therefore her scourges shall come in one day, pestilence3, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God 9 who hath judged her. And the kings of the earth that have committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her, shall bewail themselves, and lament for her, when they see the 10 smoke of her burning; standing afar off for the fear of her torment, and saying, 'Alas, alas, O great city Babylon, O 11 mighty city! for in one hour thy judgement is come.' And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; 12 for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: the merchandise of gold, and of silver, and of precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen, and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet; and all sweet-smelling wood, and all ivory vessels, and all vessels of most precious wood and of brass and 13 of iron and of marble; and cinnamon, and amomum1, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, 14 and chariots, and slaves, and persons of men*. And the fruits which thy soul desired are departed from thee, and 560 3 Gr. 1 have followed her to heaven; R. T 2 rendered to you; R T. death, ch. vi. 8. 4 who judgeth her. R. T. bewail her," R. T. and N. 6 Or, aromatic. Gr. thyine, N. m. 7 46 amomum," "omitted in R. T. * Or, "bodies of men, q. d. relics of saints. Gough's Serm. p. 414, note a.” N. all things which were delicate and sumptuous are perished from thee', and thou shalt by no means obtain them any 15 more. The merchants of these things, that were made rich by her, shall stand afar off, for the fear of her torment, 16 weeping and mourning, [and] saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, which was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and 17 pearls! For in one hour so great wealth is laid waste.' And every pilot, and every one who saileth to the place2, and mariners3, and as many as use the sea, stood afar off, 18 and cried out, when they saw the smoke of her burning, 19 and said, What city was like this great city!' And they cast dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, and said, 'Alas, alas, that great city, whereby all that had ships on the sea were made rich through her costliness! 20 for in one hour she is laid waste.' Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints and ye apostles' and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her "." 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus shall that great city Babylon be thrown down with force, and shall by no 22 means be found any more. And the sound of harpers, and of musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters, shall by no means be heard any more in thee; and no artist of any kind shall be found in thee hereafter; and the sound of a mill23 stone shall by no means be heard any more in thee; and the light of a lamp shall by no means shine any more in thee: and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall by no means be heard any more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorce24 ries all the nations were deceived. And in her hath been 1 are departed from thee, R. T. 2 all the company in ships, R. T. your judgements. 6 and the artificer of every art shall by no means be found |
