rify thy name? for thou m only art holy for "all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

6 And the P seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

fearful in praises, doing wonders? The people shall hear, and be afraid. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone. JER. X. 7: Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain.

m 1 SAM. ii. 2: There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

n Ps. lxv. 2: 0 thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. ISA. xlv. 23: I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. do. lxvi. 23: It shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

• NUM. i. 50: Thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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4 Exod. xxviii. 6, 8: They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen. And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof. EZEK. xliv. 17, 18: When they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. They shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat. DAN. X. 5: Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz. REV. i. 13: One like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

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gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and

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8 And the temple was filled with smoke "from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

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2 The angels pour out their vials full of wrath: 6 the plagues that follow thereupon: 15 Christ cometh as a thief: blessed are they that watch.

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AND I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

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REV. iv. 6: In the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

• 1 THES. i. 9: Ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. REV. iv. 9: Those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever. do. x. 6: And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer.

t Exod. xl. 34: Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. I KINGS, viii. 10: It came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD. 2 CHRON. v. 14: So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. ISA. vi. 4: The posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

u2 THES. i. 9: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.

a See on REV. xv. 1.

CHAP. XVI.

b REV. xv. 7. See on REV. xiv. 10.

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2 And the first went, and poured out his vial the earth; and there fell a noisome 1 and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial f upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul2 died in the sea.

4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon

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REV. viii. 7: The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth.

Exod. ix. 9-11: It shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

* REV. xiii. 14, 16, 17: 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. He causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

f REV. viii. 8: The second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood.

8 EXOD. vii. 17, 20: Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

REV. viii. 9: And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

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5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, m which art, and wast, and shalt be,3 because thou hast judged thus.

6 For they have "shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

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i REV. viii. 10: And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of

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EXOD. vii. 20. The words under ver. 3.

1 Ver. 7. REV. xv. 3.

m See on REV. i. 4, 8.

MAT. xxiii. 34, 35: Behold, I send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: that upon you may. come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. REV. xiii. 15: He had power to cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

• REV. xi. 18: That thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints. do. xviii. 20: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

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Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial "upon the sun; and power was given unto him 4 to scorch men with fire.

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REV. viii. 12: And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

' REV. ix. 17, 18: Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.. do. xiv. 18: And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

"Ver. 11, 21. 2 KINGS, vi. 33: Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? 2 CHR. xxviii. 22: In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. ISA. viii. 21: They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry : and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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▾ DAN. v. 22, 23: And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; but hast lifted up thyself against the LORD of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, irou, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, a