2.

2. The Letters

To the Church at Ephesus

1 … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:16, 20; 3:1
2 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:19
3 … Scripture reference –
4 … Scripture reference – 1Tim 5:12
5 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:16; 3:3
6 … Scripture reference –
7 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9; Mt. 13:9!; Rev. 22:14; Gn. 3:22; IV Esr. 8:52
8 … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:17, 18!
9 … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:9
10 … Scripture reference – 1Pt. 3:14!; Jm. 1:12!
11 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7
12 … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:16; 19:15
13 … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:8; 14:12
14 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:20; 2Pt. 2:15; Jude 11
15 … Scripture reference –
16 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:5; 3:3
17 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7!; 19:12
18 … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:14, 15!; 19:12
19 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:2
20 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:14; 1Tim. 2:12!
21 … Scripture reference – Job 24:23!; Rev. 9:20!, 21; 16:11
22 … Scripture reference –
23 … Scripture reference – Ps. 7:10!; Jer. 17:10!; Rev. 20:12; 22:12; Ps. 61:13!; Mt. 16:27!
24 … Scripture reference –
25 … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:11!
26 … Scripture reference – Dan. 7:14!; Ps. 2:8, 9!
27 … Scripture reference – Rev. 12:5; 19:15
28 … Scripture reference –
29 … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7!

Rv:2:
1 ¶ Unto the angel [1] of the church of Ephesus write: These things saith he who holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:16, 20; 3:1
2 I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil. And thou hast tried them who say they are apostles and are not: and hast found them liars: … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:19
3 And thou hast patience and hast endured for my name and hast not fainted.
4 But I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first charity. … Scripture reference – 1Tim 5:12
5 Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance and do the first works. Or else I come to thee and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou do penance. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:16; 3:3
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaites, which I also hate.
7 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my God. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9; Mt. 13:9!; Rev. 22:14; Gn. 3:22; IV Esr. 8:52

To the Church at Smyrna

8 ¶ And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive: … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:17, 18!
9 I know thy tribulation and thy poverty: but thou art rich. And thou art blasphemed by them that say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. [2] … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:9
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. [3] Be thou faithful unto death: and I will give thee the crown of life. … Scripture reference – 1Pt. 3:14!; Jm. 1:12!
11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: He that shall overcome shall not be hurt by the second death. [4] … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7

To the Church at Pergamum

12 ¶ And to the angel of the church of Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:16; 19:15
13 I know where thou dwellest, where the seat of Satan is. And thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith. Even in those days when Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:8; 14:12
14 But I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat and to commit fornication. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:20; 2Pt. 2:15; Jude 11
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaites.
16 In like manner do penance. If not, I will come to thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:5; 3:3
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give the hidden manna and will give him a white counter: and in the counter, a new name written, which no man knoweth but he that receiveth it. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7!; 19:12

To the Church at Thyatira

18 ¶ And to the angel of the church of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, [5] who hath his eyes like to a flame of fire and his feet like to fine brass. … Scripture reference – Rev. 1:14, 15!; 19:12
19 I know thy works and thy faith and thy charity and thy ministry and thy patience and thy last works, which are more than the former. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:2
20 But I have against thee a few things: because thou sufferest the woman Jezabel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants, to commit fornication and to eat of things sacrificed to idols. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:14; 1Tim. 2:12!
21 And I gave her a time that she might do penance: and she will not repent of her fornication. … Scripture reference – Job 24:23!; Rev. 9:20!, 21; 16:11
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed [6]: and they that commit adultery with her shall be in very great tribulation, except they do penance from their deeds,
23 And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say … Scripture reference – Ps. 7:10!; Jer. 17:10!; Rev. 20:12; 22:12; Ps. 61:13!; Mt. 16:27!
24 And to the rest who are at Thyatira: Whosoever have not this doctrine and who have not known the depths of Satan, [7] as they say: I will not put upon you any other burthen.
25 Yet that which you have, hold fast till I come. … Scripture reference – Rev. 3:11!
26 And he that shall overcome and keep my words unto the end, I will give him power over the nations. … Scripture reference – Dan. 7:14!; Ps. 2:8, 9!
27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and as the vessel of a potter they shall be broken: … Scripture reference – Rev. 12:5; 19:15
28 As I also have received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. [8]
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. … Scripture reference – Rev. 2:7!
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[1] -Ver. 1. Angel: the guardian angel of the church, or the church itself; or, and this is the common view, the bishop of the church. If St. John addresses the bishops, he regards them as the incarnation of their respective churches.
[2] -Ver. 9. The Jews of Smyrna are called the, synagogue of Satan because of their in¬terference with the Christian Church, the true synagogue.
[3] -Ver. 10. Ten days: the period of trial would be limited and would be short.
[4] -Ver: 11. Second death: a death which is other than the death of the body, i.e., the final condemnation of sinners.
[5] -Ver. 18. Son of God: the only place in the Apocalypse where this phrase is used.
[6] -Ver. 22. Cast her upon a bed: I will inflict upon her a fatal illness.
[7] -Ver. 24. Depths of Satan: these teachers call their science the deep secrets of God, but Christ calls it the deep secrets of Satan, i.e., of pride and impiety.
[8] -Ver. 28. The morning star: the glory with which the saints will shine in eternity.

9.

1 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:7, 10!; 20:1
2 … Scripture reference – IV Esr.: 7:36; Gn.: 19:28
3 … Scripture reference –
4 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 7:1, 3!; Ezek.: 9:6
5 … Scripture reference –
6 … Scripture reference – Job: 3:2
7 … Scripture reference – Joel: 2:4
8 … Scripture reference – Joel: 1:6
9 … Scripture reference – Joel: 2:5
10 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:19
11 … Scripture reference –
12 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 11:14
13 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:7!
14 … Scripture reference –
15 … Scripture reference –
16 … Scripture reference –
17 … Scripture reference –
18 … Scripture reference –
19 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:10
20 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:21; 16:9;Dan.: 5:23
21 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:21; 16:11

The Fifth Trumpet

Rv:9:
1 ¶ And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet: and I saw a star [1] fall from heaven upon the earth. And there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:7, 10!; 20:1
2 And he opened the bottomless pit: and the smoke of the pit arose, as the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit. … Scripture reference – IV Esr.: 7:36; Gn.: 19:28
3 And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth nor any green thing nor any tree: but only the men who have not the sign of God on their foreheads. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 7:1, 3!; Ezek.: 9:6
5 And it was given unto them that they should not kill them: but that they should torment them five months. [2] And their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days, men shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall desire to die: and death shall fly from them. … Scripture reference – Job: 3:2
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle. And on their heads were, as it were, crowns like gold: and their faces were as the faces of men. … Scripture reference – Joel: 2:4
8 And they had hair as the hair of women: and their teeth were as lions. … Scripture reference – Joel: 1:6
9 And they had breastplates as breastplates of iron: and the noise of their wings was as the noise of chariots and many horses running to battle. … Scripture reference – Joel: 2:5
10 And they had tails like to scorpions: and there were stings in their tails. And their power was to hurt men, five months. And they had over them … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:19
11 A king, the angel of the bottomless pit (whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon [3] and in Greek Apollyon, in Latin Exterminans).
12 One woe is past: and behold there come yet two woes more hereafter. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 11:14

The Sixth Trumpet

13 ¶ And the sixth angel sounded the trumpet: and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before the eyes of God, … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:7!
14 Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet: Loose the four angels who are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15 And the four angels were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, [4] and a day, and a month, and a year: for to kill the third part of men.
16 And the number of the army of horsemen was twenty thousand times ten thousand. And I heard the number of them.
17 And thus [5] I saw the horses in the vision. And they that sat on them had breastplates of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone. And the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions: and from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 And by these three plagues was slain the third part of men, by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths.
19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For, their tails are like to serpents and have heads: and with them they hurt. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:10
20 And the rest of the men, who were not slain by these plagues, did not do penance from the works of their hands, that they should not adore devils and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which neither can see nor hear nor walk: … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:21; 16:9;Dan.: 5:23
21 Neither did they penance from their murders nor from their sorceries nor from their fornication nor from their thefts. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:21; 16:11
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[1] -Ver. 1. A star: Lucifer. This is confirmed by the words, the key of the bottomless pit. This key was given to the fallen star, and therefore the star is an individual.
Bottomless pit: abode of the damned with the devils and the demons.
[2] -Ver. 5. Five months: the general period of a locust plague is about five months.
[3] -Ver. 11. Abaddon: i.e., destruction. Apollyon: I.e., destroyer.
[4] -Ver. 15. Who had been kept ready for the hour: the loosing of the angels would take place at a definite period, the year, month, day and hour of which are known, in accordance with the Providence of God.
[5] -Ver. 17. The Greek text is usually punctuated to read, “I saw. . . the horses and those who sat on them. . . , having. . . ..

12.

1 … Scripture reference –
2 … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 26:17!; Jn.:21
3 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15:1; 13:1; 17:3
4 … Scripture reference – Dan.: 8:10
5 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:27; Ps.: 2:9!
6 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:14; IV Esr.: 10:3
7 … Scripture reference – Jude: 9
8 … Scripture reference –
9 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 20:2; Lk.: 10:18!; Jn.: 12:31!
10 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 10:4!; 11:15; 19:1!; Jn.: 12:31!
11 … Scripture reference – Rm.: 8:37; 1Jn.:2:14
12 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:20
13 … Scripture reference –
14 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:6!; Dan.: 12:7!
15 … Scripture reference –
16 … Scripture reference –
17 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 11:7!; 13:7; 14:12; 19:10

IV: THE SEVEN SIGNS

The Woman and the Dragon

Rv:12:
1 ¶ And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman [1] clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
2 And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 26:17!; Jn.:21
3 And there was seen another sign in heaven. And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15:1; 13:1; 17:3
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son. … Scripture reference – Dan.: 8:10
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:27; Ps.: 2:9!
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her, a thousand two hundred sixty days. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:14; IV Esr.: 10:3

Michael Overcomes the Dragon

7 And there was a great battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels. … Scripture reference – Jude: 9
8 And they prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world. And he was cast unto the earth: and his angels were thrown down with him. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 20:2; Lk.: 10:18!; Jn.: 12:31!

The Song of Triumph

10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ: because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused them before our God day and night. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 10:4!; 11:15; 19:1!; Jn.: 12:31!
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of the testimony: and they loved not their lives unto death. [2] … Scripture reference – Rm.: 8:37; 1Jn.:2:14
12 ¶ Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell therein. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:20

The Dragon and th eWoman

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man child.
14 And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:6!; Dan.: 12:7!
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water, as it were a river: that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.
16 And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
… Scripture reference – Rev.: 11:7!; 13:7; 14:12; 19:10

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[1] -Ver. 1. A woman: this woman is not the Blessed Virgin, for the details of the prophecy do not fit her. The prophecy pictures the Church of the Old and New Covenants. The beams of the divine glory clothe her; the moon is beneath her feet; she is crowned with a crown of twelve stars (the Twelve Apostles [Judas Iscariot is replaced of course]), and she must bring forth Christ to the world. By accommodation the Church applies this verse to the Blessed Virgin, but in no sense making her a goddess or the head over the Church, for Jesus Christ Himself is the only God in the flesh and the only head over the Church.

[2] -Ver. 11. In face of death: a noteworthy expression, meaning they esteemed life as nothing in comparison with loyalty to their faith, even unto martyrdom.

16.

1 … Scripture reference – Ps.: 68:25!
2 … Scripture reference – Exod.: 9:10; Rev.: 14:9, 11!; 19:20
3 … Scripture reference –
4 … Scripture reference – Exod.: 7:20!
5 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 4:8!; Ps.: 118:137!
6 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:24; Mt.: 23:35!; Wisd.: 11:7
7 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15;3!; 19:2; Ps.: 118:137!
8 … Scripture reference –
9 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:21; 9:20!
10 … Scripture reference –
11 … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 8:21!; Rev.: 2:21; 9:20, 21!
12 … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 50:2!
13 … Scripture reference –
14 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:19
15 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 3:3; 1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pt.: 3:10; Rev.: 3:18
16 … Scripture reference –
17 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:5; 21:3
18 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:5!; 11:19; 6:12; 11:13!; Mt.: 24:21; Mk.:13:19
19 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:10!
20 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 6:14
21 … Scripture reference – Josue: 10:11!; Rev.: 16:9

2. The First Six Bowls

The First Three Bowls

Rv:16:
1 ¶ And I heard a great voice [1] out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. … Scripture reference – Ps.: 68:25!
2 And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth. And there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men who had the character of the beast: [2] and upon them that adored the image thereof. … Scripture reference – Exod.: 9:10; Rev.: 14:9, 11!; 19:20
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea. And there came blood as it were of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third poured out his vial upon the rivers and the fountains of waters. And there was made blood. … Scripture reference – Exod.: 7:20!
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying: Thou art just, O Lord, who art and who wast, the Holy One, because thou hast judged these things. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 4:8!; Ps.: 118:137!
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: and thou hast given them blood to drink. For they are worthy. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:24; Mt.: 23:35!; Wisd.: 11:7
7 And I heard another, from the altar, saying: Yea, O Lord God Almighty, true and just are thy judgments. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 15;3!; 19:2; Ps.: 118:137!

The Second Three Bowls

8 ¶ And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun. And it was given unto him to afflict men with heat and fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues. Neither did they penance to give him glory. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:21; 9:20!
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast. And his kingdom became dark: and they gnawed their tongues for pain. … Scripture reference –
11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and wounds: and did not penance for their works. … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 8:21!; Rev.: 2:21; 9:20, 21!
12 ¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon that great river Euphrates and dried up the water thereof, that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun. … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 50:2!

3. An Intermediate Vision and the Seventh Bowl

The Unclean Spirits

13 And I saw from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. … Scripture reference –
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working signs: and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:19
15 Behold, I come [3] as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 3:3; 1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pt.: 3:10; Rev.: 3:18
16 And he shall gather them together into a place which in Hebrew is called Armagedon. [4] … Scripture reference –

The Seventh Bowl

17 ¶ And the seventh angel poured out his vial upon the air. And there came a great voice out of the temple from the throne, saying: It is done. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:5; 21:3
18 And there were lightnings and voices and thunders: and there was a great earthquake, such an one as never had been since men were upon the earth, such an earthquake, so great. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 8:5!; 11:19; 6:12; 11:13!; Mt.: 24:21; Mk.:13:19
19 And the great city was divided into three parts: and the cities of the Gentiles fell. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:10!
20 And every island fled away: and the mountains were not found. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 6:14
21 And great hail, like a talent, came down from heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God, for the plague of the hail: because it was exceeding great. … Scripture reference – Josue: 10:11!; Rev.: 16:9
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[1] -Ver. 1. Great (loud) voice: the divine voice from the throne itself.
[2] -Ver. 2. The plague falls on those who carry the character (mark) of the beast; it resembles the sixth Egyptian plague, the plague of boils. Cf. Ex. 9, 8-12.
[3] -Ver. 15. Behold, I come: the voice of Christ.
[4] -Ver. 16. Armagedon: or, as in Hebrew, “Har-Megiddo,” i.e., the mountain of Megiddo. The place indicated here is the plain of Esdraelon, the great battlefield of Palestine; here the fortunes of kings have been decided, here, rulers fought and fell. This battleground becomes the symbol of the divine struggle.

18.

1 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 10:1; Ezek.: 43:2
2 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:8!; Isaiah: 13:21, 22!
3 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:8; 17:2; Jer.: 51:7!; Rev.: 18:9, 15
4 … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:45!; 2 Cor.: 6:17!; Eph.: 5:7!; 1 Tim.: 5:22
5 … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:9
6 … Scripture reference – Jer.: 50:29!; 2 Thess.: 1:6
7 … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 47:8
8 … Scripture reference –
9 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:3; 17:2; 18:18
10 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:15, 16, 17
11 … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27;32!
12 … Scripture reference –
13 … Scripture reference –
14 … Scripture reference –
15 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:3, 10
16 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 17:4
17 … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!; Rev.: 18:10
18 … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!; Rev.: 18:9
19 … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!, 32, 33!
20 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:12
21 … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:63, 64
22 … Scripture reference – Ezek.:26:13!; Jer.: 25:10!
23 … Scripture reference – Jer.: 25:10!
24 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:6!

The Fall of Babylon

Rv:18:
1 ¶ And after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power: and the earth was enlightened with his glory. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 10:1; Ezek.: 43:2
2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:8!; Isaiah: 13:21, 22!
3 Because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication: and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her; And the merchants of the earth have been made rich by the power of her delicacies. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 14:8; 17:2; Jer.: 51:7!; Rev.: 18:9, 15

Her Sins and Punishment

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues. … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:45!; 2 Cor.: 6:17!; Eph.: 5:7!; 1 Tim.: 5:22
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven: and the Lord hath remembered her iniquities. … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:9
6 Render to her as she also hath rendered to you: and double unto her double, according to her works. In the cup wherein she hath mingled, mingle ye double unto her. … Scripture reference – Jer.: 50:29!; 2 Thess.: 1:6
7 As much as she hath glorified herself and lived in delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart: I sit a queen and am no widow: and sorrow I shall not see. … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 47:8
8 Therefore, shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning and famine. And she shall be burnt with the fire: because God is strong, who shall judge her.

Dirge of the Kings

9 ¶ [1] And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived in delicacies with her, shall weep and bewail themselves over her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning: … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:3; 17:2; 18:18
10 Standing afar off for fear of her torments, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, Babylon, that mighty city: for in one hour is thy judgment come. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:15, 16, 17

Dirge of the Merchants

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her: for no man shall buy their merchandise any more. … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27;32!
12 Merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones: and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet: and all thyine wood: and all manner of vessels of ivory: and all manner of vessels of precious stone and of brass and of iron and of marble:
13 And cinnamon and odours and ointment and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and beasts [2] and sheep and horses and chariots: and slaves and souls of men.
14 And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee: and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee. And they shall find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of her torments, weeping and mourning, … Scripture reference – Rev.: 18:3, 10
16 And saying: Alas! alas! that great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 17:4

17 For in one hour are so great riches come to nought.

Dirge of the Mariners

And every shipmaster and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off, … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!; Rev.: 18:10
18 And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great city? … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!; Rev.: 18:9
19 And they cast dust upon their heads and cried, weeping and mourning, saying: Alas! alas! that great city, wherein all were made rich, that had ships at sea, by reason of her prices. For, in one hour she is made desolate. … Scripture reference – Ezek.: 27:29, 30!, 32, 33!
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets. For God hath judged your judgment on her. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:12

The Angel’s Promise

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone, as it were a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: With such violence as this, shall Babylon, that great city, be thrown down and shall be found no more at all. … Scripture reference – Jer.: 51:63, 64
22 And the voice of harpers and of musicians and of them that play on the pipe and on the trumpet shall no more be heard at all in thee: and no craftsman [3] of any art whatsoever shall be found any more at all in thee: and the sound of the mill shall be heard no more at all in thee: … Scripture reference – Ezek.:26:13!; Jer.: 25:10!
23 And the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee: and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee. For thy merchants were the great men of the earth: for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments. … Scripture reference – Jer.: 25:10!
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 16:6!
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[1] -Ver. 9-19. This passage is not an account of a vision but rather a direct prophecy, after. the manner of the prophecies of Isaias and Ezechiel concerning Tyre. Tyre furnishes a type of the vengeance of God upon satanic pride and luxury.
[2] -Ver.13. Beasts [of burden]: the Greek has “cattle.”
[3] –Ver. 22 The city had boasted previously of her craftsmen, skilled in every craft.

20.

1 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:1
2 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:9!; Tobias: 8:3!
3 … Scripture reference –
4 … Scripture reference – 1 Cor.: 6:2; Rev.: 1:2, 9; 6:9; 14:9, 11; 19:20; 13:16
5 … Scripture reference –
6 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:11; 5:10; Isaiah: 61:6!; Rev.: 22:5
7 … Scripture reference –
8 … Scripture reference – Hab.: 1:6
9 … Scripture reference – 4 Rg. (2 Kings): 1:10!
10 … Scripture reference –
11 … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 6:11; 2 Pt.: 3:12!
12 … Scripture reference – Dan.: 7:10; Sir.: 16:13!
13 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:23!; Sir.:16:13!
14 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:20; 21:8; Hos.: 13:14!
15 … Scripture reference – Rev.: 13:8!; Dan.: 12:1!; 19:20!; Mt.: 13:42!, 50

Satan Chained

Rv:20:
1 ¶ And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 9:1
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. [1] … Scripture reference – Rev.: 12:9!; Tobias: 8:3!
3 And he cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations till the thousand years be finished. And after that, he must be loosed a little time. … Scripture reference –

Reign of the Saints

4 And I saw seats. And they sat upon them: and judgment was given unto them. And the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God and who had not adored the beast nor his image nor received his character on their foreheads or in their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. … Scripture reference – 1 Cor.: 6:2; Rev.: 1:2, 9; 6:9; 14:9, 11; 19:20; 13:16
5 The rest of the dead [2] lived not, till the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. … Scripture reference –
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. In these the second death hath no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ: and shall reign with him a thousand years. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:11; 5:10; Isaiah: 61:6!; Rev.: 22:5

Satan Loosed

7 And when the thousand years shall be finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go forth and seduce the nations which are over the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog: [3] and shall gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
8 And they came upon the breadth of the earth and encompassed the camp of the saints and the beloved city. 8 … Scripture reference – Hab.: 1:6
9 And there cane down fire from God out of heaven and devoured them: and the devil, who seduced them, was cast into the pool of fire and brimstone, where both the beast … Scripture reference – 4 Rg. (2 Kings): 1:10!
10 And the false prophet shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

The Last Judgement

11 ¶ And I saw a great white throne and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away: and there was no place found for them … Scripture reference – Isaiah: 6:11; 2 Pt.: 3:12!
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne. And the books were opened: and another book was opened, which was the book of life. And the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, [4] according to their works. … Scripture reference – Dan.: 7:10; Sir.: 16:13!
13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it: and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them. And they were judged, every one according to their works. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 2:23!; Sir.:16:13!
14 And hell and death were cast into the pool of fire. This is the second death. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 19:20; 21:8; Hos.: 13:14!
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the pool of fire. … Scripture reference – Rev.: 13:8!; Dan.: 12:1!; 19:20!; Mt.: 13:42!, 50
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[1] -Ver. 2. A thousand years: not to be taken literally. It signifies that, after the destruction of hostile kings and the chaining of the dragon, the Church will enjoy a long era of peace. During this era Christ will reign over the souls of men, and Christians, through their influence over the world, will reign with Christ.
[2] -Ver. 5. The rest of the dead: sinners who will not enjoy any kind of resurrection until the end of time, The first resurrection: the spiritual reign of the faithful with Christ during the long period of a thousand years. The general resurrection, on the last day, is referred to in vv. 12 and 13.
[3] -Ver. 7. Gog and Magog: after a thousand years (figurative: a long time) Magog the nation, will attack the Church. This nation designated as Magog is modern “Israel” the AshkeNazi creation of the Zionist antichrists, Gog is the Jew Antichrist.
The names are taken from Ezechiel. In rabbinical books the names were used to signify the nations that would rise against the Messias. The names are to be understood figuratively and literally (i.e. the Khazar Ashkenazi Talmudic Zionist Lurianic Cabalist Antichrist Satanism) and signify the earthly powers that will make the last onslaught against the Church with their totally false Judaism which is Talmudic satanism. This has been occurring with increasing ferocity since the “establishment” of the satanic “state” of “Israel” in 1948. The: “ha maschiach” of the Talmudic Jews is the Antichrist. The True Maschiach or Messias is only and can be no other than Jesus Christ.
[4] -Ver. 12. By those things that were written in the books (scrolls): i.e., according to their works, a frequent idea in the New Testament.