Revelation - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1259

REVELATION.

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IO II I2 written inside and outside, seaied down with seven seals. And I ob- scrvcd a strong angel proclaiming Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its And no one in the heaven, or upon the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, nor yet to gaze upon it. And I wept much, be cause no one was found worthy to open the book, or even to gaze at it. But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep; see! the Lion out of the tribe of judah, of the Root of David, has succeeded in opening the book with its seven seals} I also saw in the intervening

space, between the throne and the four Beings, and in the centre of the elders, a Lamb placed, as having been sacrificed, possessing seven horns, and seven eyes, which are t·he Spirits of God, sent out throughout all the earth. And He came, and took it from the right hand of the Occupant of the throne; and when He had taken the book, the four Beings and the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden censers full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the holy, And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the book, And to open its seals; Because You were sacrificed, And have purchased by Your blood for God From every tribe, and language, and people, and nation; Andhave made them into a king- dom and priests for our God ; And they will reign over the And 1 saw, and I heard a sound of

many angels round about the throne, and of the Beings, and of the elders: and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thou- sands; shouting with a loud voice, ‘Worthy is the sacrificed Lamb to receive the power, and wealth, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and majesty, and celebrity! ' And everything created existing in

the heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth, and upon the sea, and everything in them, I heard exclaim- To the Occupant of the throne and to the Lamb belong the fame, the honour, the majesty, and the might

And the four And the elders bowed and worshipped. I also saw when thc_Larnb opened 6 one of the seven SBHIS; and I heard one of the four Beings saying as with And I looked and saw a Wnira Hoasn, and his rider had a bow; a crown was given to him; and he went out con- quering, and to conquer. And when He had opened the

second seal, I heard the second Being And another, a Rim Hoxsn, came ont; - and his rider was empowered to take peace from the earth, and that they should murder each other; and a great sword was given to him. And when He opened the third seal,

Come l ’ And I looked, and saw a BLAC1t HORSE; and his rider had a balance in his hand. Then I heard as a Voice in the centre of the four Beings say, A chcenixi of wheat for a denarius? and three choenicea of barley for a denarius; yet you must not interfere with the oil and the wine.' And when He opened the fourth

seal, I heard a voice from the fourth And I looked, and saw a L1v1D HORSE; and the name of his rider was Death; and the Grave accompanied him. And over a quarter of the earth authority was granted to them to murder with sword, with famine, and with disease, as well as by means of the beasts of the held. And when He opened the fifth

seal, I saw beneath the altar the souls of those who had been sacrificed on account of the Message of God, and for the testimony which they main- tained; and with a loud voice, they Until when, O Sovereign Lord, Holy and True, will You delay to judge and to punish the inhabitants of the earth for our But to each of them was given a white robe; and they were told to rest for a short time longer, until the completion of their fellow- servants, and their brothers who were about to be murdered as they were. I also saw when I-le opened the

sixth seal; when a great earthquake came; and the sun became black as IG II I2

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