great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.10

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22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

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23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more,

10 No longer. Ham.

* JER. li. 63, 64: It shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: and thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her.

REV. xii. 8: And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. do. xvi. 20: And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

m ISA. xxiv. 8: The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. JER. vii. 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride : for the land shall be desolate. do. xvi. 9: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. do. xxv. 10: Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. do. xxxiii. 10, 11:. Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place-the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.. EZEK. XXVI. 13: I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

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° JER. xxxiii. 11: The words under ver. 22.

at all in thee: for thy P merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy a sorceries were all nations deceived.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

CHAP. XIX.

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1 God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore, and avenging the blood of his saints: 7 the marriage of the Lamb: 10 the angel will not be worshipped: 17 the fowls called to the great slaughter. AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; 1 Salvation, and glory, and honour, and 1 c power, unto the Lord our God:

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2 Ford true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath e avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.2 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her f smoke rose up 3 for ever and ever.

4 And the four and twenty elders and the 1 Praise the Lord. Pu. 2 shed by her hand. Gen. 3 ascendeth up. Ham.

PISA. xxiii. 8: Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

4 See on REV. xvii. 1, 2, 5.

T REV. xvii. 6.

S JER. li. 49: As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

CHAP. XIX.

a REV. xi. 15: The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven.

b Ver. 3, 4, 6.

REV. iv. 11: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. See on REV. vii. 10, 12.

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d See on REV. xv. 3.

See on REV. xviii. 20.

f REV. xviii. 9, 18. See on REV. xiv. 11.

See on REV. iv. 4, 6, 10.

four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, 1 Amen; Alleluia.

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5 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.

6 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.

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7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him for the "marriage of the Lamb is

4 living creatures. Pu.

1 CHR. xvi. 36: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. NEH. v. 13: I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise.-And all the congregation said. Amen, and praised the LORD. do. viii. 6: And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. REV. v. 14: And the four beasts said, Amen.

i Ps. cxxxiv. 1: Bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD.-do. cxxxv. 1: Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. * REV. XX, 12. See on do. xi. 18.

1 See on REV. i. 15.

m Ps. xcvii. 1, 12: The LORD reigneth; let the_earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. REV. xi. 17: Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. do. xvi. 14: To gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. do. xxi. 22: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. See on REV. ix. 10.

ISA. lxi. 10: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. MAT. xxii. 2, 3: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,

come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be Parrayed in fine linen, clean and white:5 for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

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9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper

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6 the righteous things. Pu.

which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. do. xxv. 10: While they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door was shut. LUKE, xiv. 15, 16: When one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many. 2 COR. xi. 2: I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. EPH. v. 32: This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. REV. xxi. 2, 9: I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

• ISA. lii. 1: Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

P Ps. xlv. 13, 14: The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. EZEK. xvi. 10: I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. REV. iii. 18: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear. See on REV.

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9 Ps. cxxxii. 9: Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

MAT. xxii. 2, 3. LUKE, xiv. 15, 16: The words under ver. 7. REV. iii. 20: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And 'I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the "testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the 'testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a * white horse; and he that sat upon him was called 'Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had

• REV. xxi. 5: These words are true and faithful. do. xxii. 6: These sayings are faithful and true.

See on ACTS, X. 26.

" See on 1 COR. i. 6.

▾ Acts, x. 42: And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. 1 PET. i. 10, 11: Of

which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. W REV. xv. 5: And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

* REV. vi. 2: I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

y See on REV. i. 14.

2 Ps. xlv. 3, 4: Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. ISA. xi. 4: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

b Ver. 16. ISA. lxii. 3: Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Zec. ix. 16: And the LORD their God shall save