Revelation - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1266

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the place which in Hebrew is named I-Iar~Megeddo¤. Then the seventh emptied his vial

upon the air: and out of the sanc- tuary, from the throne, there pro- ceeded a loud voice, saying, ` And there were lightnings, and

voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as had not been since men existed upon the ear th ; such an earthquake-»so great! And the great city was rent into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylonithe great was re- membered in the sight of God, to re- ceive the wine-cup of the fury of His indignation. And every island van- ished ; and hills were not found. And mighty hail, like talent-weights,} fell from the heaven upon mankind: and the men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail; because its plague was very great. T hen one of the seven angels who

had the seven vials came and spoke Comeherel Iwill show you the sentence on the great harlot who sits upon many waters; she with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and who has made all the inhabitants ofthe earth drunk with her wine of forni- And in spirit he conveyed me to a desert; where Iobservecl a Woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, possess- ing seven heads and ten horns. The Woman also was dressed in purple and scarlet; and bedecked with gold, jewels, and pearls; holding in gher hand a golden cup full of abomi¤a— tions and the iilth of her prostitutions; with a name written upon her fore~ head: A Sncnsr ; BAnvr.oN res GREAT,

THE l\/louise or THE HmzLo·rs, AND or tm}; F1t.1‘H 0F THE EARTH. I also saw that the Woman was

drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of jesus. And on seeing her, I wondered with a great wonder! Because

of what do you wonder ? I will explain to you the secret of the Woman, as

1 Atalent-weight equivalent to about 57 pounds avoirdupois. well as of the beast which carries her, possessing the seven heads and the ten horns. The beast which you see was, and is not; and is about to ascend from the abyss, and proceed to destruction. And the dwellers upon the earth, the name of whom is not recorded in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, shall be astonished when they witness the beast that was, and is not, and yet confronts them. ‘Approach, you who have intelli-

gence and understanding! The seven heads are seven hills, upon which the woman sits. And there are seven kings: the five are fallen, the one exists, and the other has not appeared ; but when he does appear, he must continue a short time. And as for the beast that was, and is not, he himself is the eighth, and is from the seven; but he goes into destruction. The ten horns, also, which you observed, are ten kings, who as yet have inherited no kingdom ; but with the beast they are invested with kingly authority for a single hour. They will have one mind, and they will depute their power and authority to the beast. They will also wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb shall conquer them; because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and those upon His side are chosen, and picked out, and faithful} The waters

which you observed, where the harlot sits, are races, and crowds, and nations, and languages. The horns, too, which you saw upon the beast, they shall hate the harlot and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall devour her flesh, and-shall con- sume her with tire; because God has put it into their hearts to effect His own purpose, to act in harmony in surrendering their royalty to the beast, until the intentions of God are completed. And the woman which` you saw is herself the great city which dominates over the kings of After this, I saw another angel de—

scending from the heaven, possessing great authority: and the earth was illuminated with his majesty. And with a voice of strength he proclaimed : ‘ Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen! And has become a refuge of de- mous; 1266 IO I!

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