Jude exhorts them

JUDE.

to persevere. knew this, how that the Lord, 14 And Enoch also, the sehaving saved the people out of venth from Adam, prophesied the land of Egypt, afterward of these, saying, Behold, the destroyed them that believed Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

not.

6 And the angels which kept 15 To execute judgment upon not their first estate, but left all, and to convince all that their own habitation, he hath are ungodly among them of reserved in everlasting chains all their ungodly deeds which under darkness unto the judg- they have ungodly committed, ment of the great day. and of all their hard speeches 7 Even as Sodom and Gomor- which ungodly sinners have rha, and the cities about them spoken against him. in like manner, giving them- 16 These are murmurers, comselves over to fornication, and plainers, walking after their going after strange flesh, are own lusts; and their mouth set forth for an example, suffer- speaketh great swelling words, ing the vengeance of eternal having men's persons in adfire. miration because of advan

8 Likewise also these filthy tage. dreamers defile the flesh, de- 17 But, beloved, remember spise dominion, and speak evil ye the words which were spoof dignities. ken before of the apostles of

9 Yet Michael the archangel, our Lord Jesus Christ; when contending with the 18 How that they told you devil he disputed about the there should be mockers in the body of Moses, durst not bring last time, who should walk against him a railing accusa- after their own ungodly lusts. tion, but said, The Lord rebuke 19 These be they who sepathee. rate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

10 But these speak evil of those things which they know 20 But ye, beloved, building not: but what they know naup yourselves on your most turally, as brute beasts, in those holy faith, praying in the Holy things they corrupt them-Ghost, selves.

21 Keep yourselves in the 11 Woe unto them! for they love of God, looking for the have gone in the way of Cain, mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ and ran greedily after the error unto eternal life.

of Balaam for reward, and per- 22 And of some have compasished in the gainsaying of Core. sion, making a difference: 12 These are spots in your 23 And others save with fear, feasts of charity, when they pulling them out of the fire: feast with you, feeding them-hating even the garment spotselves without fear: clouds ted by the flesh.

they are without water, car- 24 Now unto him that is able ried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without to keep you from falling, and fruit, twice dead, plucked up to present you faultless before by the roots; the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

THE REVELATION

OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE.

CHAPTER 1.

saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to

THE Revelation of Jesus come, the Almighty.

Christ, which God gave 9 I John, who also am your unto him, to shew unto his ser- brother, and companion in trivants things which must short-bulation, and in the kingdom ly come to pass; and he sent and patience of Jesus Christ, and signified it by his angel was in the isle that is called unto his servant John: Patmos, for the word of God, 2 Who bare record of the and for the testimony of Jesus word of God, and of the testi- Christ. mony of Jesus Christ, and of 10 I was in the Spirit on the all things that he saw. Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 OHN to

J

seven

the churches which are in

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in

Asia: Grace be unto you, and Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto peace, from him which is, and Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, which was, and which is to Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Thyatira, and unto come; and from the seven and unto Laodicea. Spirits which are before his throne;

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his 14 His head and his hairs Father; to him be glory and were white like wool, as white dominion for ever and ever. as snow; and his eyes were as Amen. a flame of fire;

7 Behold, he cometh with 15 And his feet like unto fine clouds; and every eye shall brass, as if they burned in a see him, and they also which furnace; and his voice as the pierced him: and all kindreds sound of many waters.

of the earth shall wail because 16 And he had in his right of him. Even so, Amen. hand seven stars: and out of 8 I am Alpha and Omega, his mouth went a sharp twothe beginning and the ending, edged sword: and his counte

What John was

REVELATION, 2. commanded to write.

nance was as the sun shineth candlestick out of his place, in his strength. except thou repent. 17 And when I saw him, I fell 6 But this thou hast, that at his feet as dead. And he thou hatest the deeds of the laid his right hand upon me, Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. saying unto me, Fear not; 7 He that hath an ear, let him am the first and the last: hear what the Spirit saith unto 18 I am he that liveth, and was the churches; To him that dead; and, behold, I am alive overcometh will I give to eat for evermore, Amen; and have of the tree of life, which is in the keys of hell and of death. the midst of the paradise of 19 Write the things which God.

thou hast seen, and the things 8 And unto the angel of the which are, and the things church in Smyrna write; These which shall be hereafter; things saith the first and the 20 The mystery of the seven last, which was dead, and is stars which thou sawest in my alive; right hand, and the seven gold-9 I know thy works, and trien candlesticks. The seven bulation, and poverty, (but stars are the angels of the seven thou art rich) and I know the churches: and the seven can- blasphemy of them which say dlesticks which thou sawest they are Jews, and are not, but are the seven churches. are the synagogue of Satan.

CHAPTER 2.

10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have

UNTO the angel of the tribulation ten days: be thou

church of Ephesus write: faithful unto death, and I will These things saith he that give thee a crown of life. holdeth the seven stars in his 11 He that hath an ear, let right hand, who walketh in him hear what the Spirit saith the midst of the seven golden unto the churches; He that candlesticks; overcometh shall not be hurt 2 I know thy works, and thy of the second death. labour, and thy patience, and 12 And to the angel of the how thou canst not bear them church in Pergamos write; which are evil: and thou hast These things saith he which tried them which say they are hath the sharp sword with two apostles, and are not, and hast edges; found them liars:

13 I know thy works, and 3 And hast borne, and hast where thou dwellest, even patience, and for my name's where Satan's seat is: and sake hast laboured, and hast thou holdest fast my name, not fainted. and hast not denied my faith, 4 Nevertheless I have some-even in those days wherein what against thee, because Antipas was my faithful marthou hast left thy first love. tyr, who was slain among you, 5 Remember therefore from where Satan dwelleth. whence thou art fallen, and 14 But I have à few things repent, and do the first works; against thee, because thou hast or else I will come unto thee there them that hold the docquickly, and will remove thy trine of Balaam, who taught

The angel of

REVELATION, 3. Sardis reproved.

Balac to cast a stumblingblock 24 But unto you I say, and

before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the 15 So hast thou also them that depths of Satan, as they speak; hold the doctrine of the Nico-I will put upon you none other burden. laitanes, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him 27 And he shall rule them that overcometh will I give to with a rod of iron; as the veseat of the hidden manna, and sels of a potter shall they be will give him a white stone, broken to shivers: even as I and in the stone a new name received of my Father. written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

28 And I will give him the morning star.

him hear what the Spirit saith 29 He that hath an ear, let unto the churches.

CHAPTER 3.

AND unto the angel of the

church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and 20 Notwithstanding I have a the seven stars; I know thy few things against thee, be- works, that thou hast a name cause thou sufferest that wo- that thou livest, and art dead. man Jezebel, which calleth 2 Be watchful, and strengthen herself a prophetess, to teach the things which remain, that and to seduce my servants to are ready to die: for I have commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

not found thy works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If 22 Behold, I will cast her in- therefore thou shalt not watch, to a bed, and them that com- I will come on thee as a thief, mit adultery with her into and thou shalt not know what great tribulation, except they hour I will come upon thee. repent of their deeds. 4 Thou hast a few names even 23 And I will kill her chil-in Sardis which have not de dren with death; and all the filed their garments; and they churches shall know that I shall walk with me in white: am he which searcheth the for they are worthy. reins and hearts: and I will He that overcometh, the give unto every one of you ac- same shall be clothed in white ording to your works. raiment; and I will not blot

The angel of

REVELATION, 4.

Laodicea rebuked.

out his name out of the book Amen, the faithful and true of life, but I will confess his witness, the beginning of the name before my Father, and creation of God;

before his angels.

15 I know thy works, that

6 He that hath an ear, let him thou art neither cold nor hot: hear what the Spirit saith unto I would thou wert cold or hot. the churches. 16 So then because thou art

7 And to the angel of the lukewarm, and neither cold church in Philadelphia write; nor hot, I will spue thee out These things saith he that is of my mouth.

holy, he that is true, he that 17 Because thou sayest, I am hath the key of David, he that rich, and increased with goods, openeth, and no man shut- and have need of nothing; teth; and shutteth, and no man and knowest not that thou art openeth; wretched, and miserable, and 8 I know thy works: behold, poor, and blind, and naked: I have set before thee an open 18 I counsel thee to buy of door, and no man can shut it: me gold tried in the fire, that for thou hast a little strength, thou mayest be rich; and white and hast kept my word, and raiment, that thou mayest be hast not denied my name. clothed, and that the shame of 9 Behold, I will make them thy nakedness do not appear; of the synagogue of Satan, and anoint thine eyes with which say they are Jews, and eyesalve, that thou mayest are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the 20 Behold, I stand at the word of my patience, I also door, and knock: if any man will keep thee from the hour hear my voice, and open the of temptation, which shall door, I will come in to him, come upon all the world, to and will sup with him, and he try them that dwell upon the with me.

earth.

11 Behold, I come quickly hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of

see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

CHAPTER 4.

heaven from my God: and AFTER this I looked, and will write upon him my new

name.

13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the

behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in