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9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's 10 wife. And he carried me away in the Spirit, to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of 11 heaven from God, having the glory of God; and her light was like unto a stone most precious, 12 even like a jasper stone clear as crystal; and had

a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes 13 of the children of Israel; on the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three 14 gates; and on the west three gates. And the

wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the 15 Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden

reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, 16 and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth : and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length, and the breadth, 17 and the height of it are equal. And he mea

sured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a 18 man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper; and the city was 19 pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the

foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every

several gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent 22 glass. And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the 23 temple of it. And the city had no need of the

sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the 24 light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and 25 honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day 26 there. And they

for there shall be no night shall bring the glory and

27 honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the XXII. 1 Lamb's book of life. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the 2 Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on

either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the

throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; 4 and his servants shall serve him and they shall

see his face and his name shall be in their fore5 heads. And there shall be no night there; and

they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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6 And he said unto me, These

me, These sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servant 7 the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly blessed is he that keepeth the 8 sayings of the prophecy of this book. And I

John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed 9 me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not :* for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book; worship God. 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at 11 hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still : and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous let him be righteous, and he that is holy, let him be holy And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every every man

still

12 still.

*Here, and at the close of the Fifth Vision is, as it were, a prophetic caution against what the Roman church afterwards did, viz. worship angels, as Michael, Gabriel, and the like.

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