1 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 3:12; 22:4
2 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 1:15!; 19:6
3 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 5:9!
4 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 5:9!
5 … Scripture reference – Zeph.: 3:13!
6 … Scripture reference –
7 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15:4; 10:6; Acts: 4:24!; 14:14; 17:24
8 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:2; Isaiah: 21:9!; Rev.: 17:2; 18:3
9 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:2; 19:20; 20:4; 13:6
10 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:19; Ps.: 74:9!
11 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:3; Isaiah: 34:10; Rev.: 13:17; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4
12 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 13:10; 2:13!; 12:17!; Sir.: 2:21
13 … Scripture reference – IV Esr.:7:35
14 … Scripture reference – Mt.: 24:30
15 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:18
16 … Scripture reference –
17 … Scripture reference –
18 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:15
19 … Scripture reference –
20 … Scripture reference –
The Lamb and the Virgins
Rv:14:
1 ¶ And I beheld: and lo a Lamb stood upon
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the noise of many waters and as the voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers, harping on their harps. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 1:15!; 19:6
3 And they sung as it were a new canticle, before the throne and before the four living creatures and the ancients: and no man could say the canticle, but those hundred forty-four thousand who were purchased from the earth. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 5:9!
4 These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 5:9!
5 And in their mouth there was found no lie: for they are without spot before the throne of God. [2] … Scripture reference – Zeph.: 3:13!
The Three Angels
6 ¶ And I saw another angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the eternal gospel, to preach unto them that sit upon the earth and over every nation and tribe and tongue and people: … Scripture reference –
7 Saying with a loud voice: Fear the Lord and give him honour, because the hour of his judgment is come. And adore ye him that made heaven and earth, the sea and the fountains of waters. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15:4; 10:6; Acts: 4:24!; 14:14; 17:24
8 And another angel followed, saying: That great
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: If any man shall adore the beast and his image and receive his character in his forehead or in his hand, … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:2; 19:20; 20:4; 13:6
10 He also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mingled with pure wine in the cup of his wrath: and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:19; Ps.: 74:9!
11 And the smoke of their torments, shall ascend up for ever and ever: neither have they rest day nor night, who have adored the beast and his image and whoever receiveth the character of his name. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:3; Isaiah: 34:10; Rev.: 13:17; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4
Blessedness of the Saints
12 Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 13:10; 2:13!; 12:17!; Sir.: 2:21
13 ¶ And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth [4] now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. For their works follow them. … Scripture reference – IV Esr.:7:35
Vision of the Judgement
14 And I saw: and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle. [5] … Scripture reference – Mt.: 24:30
15 And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud: Thrust in thy sickle and reap, because the hour is come to reap. For the harvest of the earth is ripe. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:18
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth: and the earth was reaped. … Scripture reference –
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. … Scripture reference –
18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire. And he cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying: Thrust in thy sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyard of the earth, because the grapes thereof are ripe. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:15
19 And the angel thrust in his sharp sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth and cast it into the great press of the wrath of God: … Scripture reference –
20 And the press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the press, up to the horses’ bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs. [6] … Scripture reference –
(DRV)
[1] -Ver. 1. A hundred and forty-four thousand: these are the faithful followers of the Lamb, for they have his name and that of the Father written on their foreheads. One of their characteristics is purity; they are virgins. The number is symbolical and not literal (12 times 12 for Apostolic Witness and 1,000 for a great many: 12 x 12 x 1,000 = 144,000). Cf. Apoc. 14, 4 (wherein not defiled by women means not given to religious harlotry, i.e. paganism).
[2] -Ver. 5. The Greek reads “they are without blemish.” At the end of the verse the Clementine Vulgate includes, “before the throne of God.”
[3] -Ver. 8.
[4] -Ver. 13. The punctuation of the Vulgate is slightly different: .. . . . those who die in the Lord. Now from henceforth. . . . .. The punctuation of the Greek text, which is supported by some good Vulgate codices is: “…the dead who die in the Lord henceforth.”
[5] -Ver. 14. The figure of the wheat harvest seems to refer to the good; the figure of the vintage in v. 19 refers to the bad.
[6] -Ver. 20. A thousand and six hundred furlongs (stadia): a considerable distance, but the number is symbolical and signifies a Judgment that is complete and final, and reaching to all corners of the earth.
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