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The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…
The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly showed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebb and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the daunting of papists ... / published by Arthur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly shewed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebbe and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the danting of papists ... / published by Authur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.
London: printed by T.H. and I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644
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CHAP. XXI.
AS we have heard before the utter overthrow of the beast, and the false prophet, and all their adherents; and also of the everlasting condemnation of the Dragon, that old Serpent, which set them all awork: So now in this chapter we are to hear of that most happy and blessed estate which the faithful shall dwell in for evermore: so that the main drift of this chapter is most ⟨p. 377⟩fully to describe that infinite glory and endless felicity to the which all the 144000, that is, all the elect of God shall be advanced, when both the beast, and all that have received his mark, shall be cast down into the infernal lake.
AS wee have heard before the utter overthrow of the beast, and the false prophet, and all their adherents; and also of the everlasting condemnation of the Dragon, that old Serpent, which set them all awork: So now in this chapter we are to hear of that most happy and blessed estate which the faithfull shall dwell in for evermore: so that the maine drift of this chapter is most ⟨p. 377⟩fully to describe that infinite glory and endlesse felicity to the which all the 144000, that is, all the elect of God shall be advanced, when both the beast, and all that have received his mark, shall be cast downe into the infernall lake.
This chapter may very fitly be divided into four parts.