not pass away, till all be fulfilled. blood of the Lamb, and by the Luke xxi. 28-32. word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death:. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth he hath but a SHORT TIME. xii. 10-12. And I saw-them that had gotten the victory over the beast-having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses-and the song of the Lamb. All nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. And after that I looked, and behold the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened, and the seven angels came out of the temple, &c. xv. 2-6. And he (one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues) said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold I come quickly. xxii. 6, 7. -As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the CARCASE is, there will the eagles be gathered together. As the days of Noe, so shall also the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left. Matt. xxiv. 27, 28, 37-40. For as the lightning that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other-so shall also the Son of man be in his day.-As it was in the days of Noe, &c. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed-two women shall be grinding together -two men shall be in the fieldthe one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the BODY is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Luke xvii. 24-37. -They are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief-and He gathered them together to a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air. And there came a great voice-from the throne saying, It is done. xvi. 14-17. They that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. xvii. 14.-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-His name is called the Word of God. And the armies in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and cleanHe treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; that ye may eat the FLESH of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all, free and bond, both small and great-and the beast was taken-and the remnant (the rest, oi homoi,) were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. xix. 11, 13–15, 17–21. Heaven and earth shall pass away, And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. xx. 11.—I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. xxi. 1. But my words shall not pass away. And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth. xix. 21. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. xxii. 6, 16. But of that day and hour knoweth no man. But as the days of Noe were, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days of Noe that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking-until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. Then shall two be in the field, &c. Matt. xxiv. 36-40. Luke xvii. 26, 27. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought-but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Luke xvii. 28-30. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman-said to the mountains, Fall on us.-For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand. vi. 15-17. Behold, I come as a thief. xvi. 15. The time-that thou shouldest give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints-and shouldest destroy them that destroy the earth. xi. 18. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.-Rejoice over her-ye holy apostles and prophets. xviii. 7, 8, 20. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. xix. 20. Watch, therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. xvi. 15. Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing. The marriage of the Lamb is come; and his wife hath made herself ready. xix. 7. He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. xvii. 14. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed are they which are called to the marriage supper of the Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. Matt. xxiv. 42-47. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming, and shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. xix. 9. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. xxi. 7, 8.—And it was said unto them that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, &c. vi. 11, 12. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb. xvii. 13, 14. And I saw the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. xix. 19. The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, All nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her.- She saith, I sit a queen -and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day. In one hour is thy judgment come. xvii. 3, 7, 8, 10. -They are the spirits of devils working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief.—It is done. xvi. 14, 15, 17. And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xxiv. 48, 51. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse. xix. 20, 21.Whosoever was not found written And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares, For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth, in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. xx. 15. How much she hath glorified herself and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her; For she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day -for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. xviii. 7, 8.-Every bondman and every freeman said-The great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? vi. 15, 17. Watch ye therefore, and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass. Luke xxi. 34-36.-Watch ye therefore -lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch. Mark xiii. 35-37. -That ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke xxi. 36. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments; lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. xvi. 15. The time that thou shouldest give reward-to the saints-and shouldest destroy them that destroy the earth. xi. 18. A great multitude stood-before the throne and before the Lamb.-These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne, &c. vii. 9, 14, 15. Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. xxii. 12-14. The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. THEN (TÓTE) shall the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom, &c. Matt. xxiv. 50, 51; xxv. See p. 167. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling in a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.—And after a long time the Lord of these servants cometh and reckoneth with them, &c. Matt. xxv. 14, 19, &c. See p. 179. When the Son of man shall come in his glory. I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown. xiv. 14. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns.-And his name is called the Word of God.-He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. xix. 12, 13, 16. And all his holy angels with him, Then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: Another angel-and another angel-and another angel. xiv. 15, 17, 18. And the armies which were in heaven followed him. xix. 14. -Fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of his wrath is come. vi. 16, 17.—And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it. xx. 11. And before him shall be gathered all nations: And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman-said-Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of his wrath is come.And a great multitude, which no man could number, out of all nations, and kindreds, and peoples, and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb. vi. 15-17; vii. 9.-And He gathered them together (the kings of the earth and of the whole world). xvi. 16. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God. xx. 12. And He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: He that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press, &c. xiv. 16, 19.-He hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth. His wife hath made herself ready. xix. 2, 7. And the books were opened-and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. xx. 12. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then (TÓTE) shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Thou hast made us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign upon the earth.-And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth-heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever. v. |