THE APOCALYPSE OF IOHN THE APOSTLE — CHAPTER XVI
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Chap. XVI.
Vpon the pouring out of the ſeuen cuppes of Gods vvrath, on the land, the ſea, the fountaines, the ſeat of the beaſt, Euphrates and the aire : there ariſe ſundrie plagues in the vvorld.
1. And I heard a great voice out of the temple, ſaying to the ſeuen Angels : Goe, and poure out the ſeuen vials of the vvrath of God vpon the earth. † 2. And the firſt vvent, and poured out his vial vpon the earth, and there vvas made a cruel and very ſore vvound vpon men that had the character of the beaſt:and vpon them that adored the image thereof.
† 3. And the ſecond Angel poured out his vial vpon the ſea, and there vvas made bloud as it vvere of one dead : and euery liuing ſoul died in the ſea. † 4. And the third poured out his vial vpon the riuers & the fountaines of vvaters:and there vvas made bloud. † 5. And I heard the Angel of the vvaters, ſaying: Thou art iuſt ô Lord, vvhich art, and vvhich vvaſt, the holy one, becauſe thou haſt iudged theſe things: † 6. ⸬ becauſe they haue ſhed the bloud of the Sainctes and Prophets, & thou haſt giuen them bloud to drinke. for they are vvorthie. ⸬ The great reuenge that God vvil doe at the later day vpon the perſecutors of his Saincts. † 7. And I heard an other, ſaying : Yea Lord God omnipotent, true and iuſt are thy iudgements.
† 8. And the fourth Angel poured out his vial vpon the ſunne, and it vvas giuen vnto him to afflict men vvith heate and fire. † 9. and men boiled vvith great heate, and ⸬ blaſphemed the name of God hauing povver ouer theſe plagues, neither did they penance to giue him glorie. ⸬ The deſperate and damaged perſons ſhal blaſpheme God perpetually. vvhich ſhal be ſuch onely as do not repent in this life.
† 10. And the fift Angel poured out his vial vpon the ſeate of of the beaſt: and his kingdom vvas made darke, and they together did eate their tongues for paine. † 11. & they blaſphemed the God of heauen becauſe of their paines and vvoundes, & c did not penance from their vvorkes. c See chap.9 v.20 in the margent.
† 12. And the ſixt Angel poured out his vial vpon that great riuer Euphrates : and dried vp the vvater thereof that a vvay might be prepared to the kings from the riſing of the ſunne.
† 13. And I ſavv from the mouth ⸬ of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beaſt, and from the mouth of the falſe-prophet `three’ vncleane ſpirites in maner of frogges. `iſſue forth three ⸬ The dragon, is the Diuel : the beaſt, Antichriſt, or the ſocietie whereof he is head : the falſe-prophet, either Antichriſt him ſelf, or the companie of Heretikes and ſeducers that folovv him. † 14. For they are the ſpirites of Deuils vvorking ſignes, and they goe forth to to the kings of the vvhole earth to gather them into battel at the great day of the omnipotent God. † 15. Behold * I come as a theefe Apoc. 3. : Bleſſed is he that vvatcheth, & keepeth his garments, that he * vvalke not naked, 2 Cor. 5, 3. and they ſee his turpitude. † 16. And he ſhal gather them into a place vvhich in Hebrew is called c Armagedon. c The hil of theeues, by S. Hieroms interpretation.
† 17. And the ſeuenth Angel poured out his vial vpon the aire, and there came forth a loud voice out of the temple from the throne, ſaying: It is done. † 18. And there vvere made lighteninges, and voices, and thunders, and a great earthquake vvas made, ſuch an one as neuer hath been ſince men vvere vpon the earth, ſuch an earthquake, ſo great. † 19. And ⸬ the great citie vvas made into three partes: and the cities of the gentiles fel. And Babylon the great came into memorie before God, * to giue her the cuppe of vvine of the infignation of his vvrath. Ier. 25, 15. ⸬ The citie or cõmonvvealth of the vvicked deuided into three partes : into infidels, Heretikes, and euil Catholikes. This citie is here called Babylõ, vvhereof ſee the Annotat. vpon the next chapter v. 5. † 20. And euery Iland fled, and mountaines vvere not found. † 21. And great haile like a talent came downe from heauen vpon men : and men blaſphemed God for the plague of the haile:becauſe it vvas made exceding great.