CONCLUSION TO THE VISIONS. 6 And he said unto 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, still and he that is holy, let him be holy 12 still. And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man 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. 13 according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and 14 the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and 16 whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I. Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning 17 star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst, come: and whosoever will, let 18 him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues 19 that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I Νίκα Τούτῳ. Robins and Sons, Printers, Tooley Street, Southwark. ! |