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A43131	The meaning of the Revelation, or, A paraphrase with questions on the Revelation of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Divine in which the synchronisms of Mr. Joseph Mede, and the expositions of other interpreters are called in question, and a new exposition given of the prophecies of the revelation, never heard of before, nor extant in any author whatsoever, from the sixth chapter to the eighteenth, with variety of reasons for the exposition / by Richard Hayter ...	Hayter, Richard, 1611?-1684.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638. Clavis apocalyptica.	1675 (1675)	Wing H1225; ESTC R21644	180,756	260

as they were should be fulfilled therefore that Seal is to continue but a little season after the cry of the souls is over and consequently the seven Trumpets which contain Gods Judgments on their persecutors are to come shortly after ● The sixth Seal is a Prophecy of the signes which Prognosticate the day of Judgment and the second coming of Christ to be near at hand Mat. 24. 30. Mark 13. 26. Luk. 21. 27 28. therefore the fifth Seal is to continue and the Saints to suffer under it till those signs begin and because those signs are not yet begun therefore the fifth Seal is not yet fulfilled 4. From the coming of those signs unto the day of Judgment is but a short time as our Saviour also saith Mat. 24. 33. therefore all the Prophecies in the Revelation from the sixth Seal to the nineteenth chapter v. 11. where the day of Judgment doth commence are to continue but a short time and consequently it is a long time before the four first Seals do end and for ought we know it is a long time before any of them shall begin 5. The opposition between the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things that must shortly come to pass Rev. 1. ● and the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things that must be done hereafter Rev. 4. 1. intimate so much The first are a Preface to the things spoken of in the Epistles to the seven Churches and shew they were to begin shortly after Johns time the second are a Preface to the Prophecies in this chapter and in the chapters following and shew they were not to begin so soon but a long time after 6. The conjectural expositions of these Prophecies signifie as much for time is the best interpreter of Prophecies and if these Prophecies were fulfilled already men would not speak upon conjecture nor write so variously and uncertainly of the meaning of these Prophecies as they do CHAP. VII The Prophecy of the Sealed which were to be secured from suffering 1. ANd after these doleful sights were over I saw farther what should come to pass in the time of this Prophecy before the seventh Prophecy should begin to wit that four Angels should stand upon the four corners of the earth upon each corner one which should have power over the four winds that be in the earth to let them loose or to keep them in that they should not blow upon the earth nor upon the Sea nor upon the Trees but as they pleased 2. And I saw that another Angel should then come with a Commission from the East and bring the Seal of the living God along with him and that he should cry with a loud voice to the four Angels which had power to hurt the earth and the Sea 3. Saying That they should not hurt the earth nor the Sea nor the Trees until we have sealed the Servants of God in their fore-heads 4. And I heard the number of them which were to be Sealed and they were a hundred and fourty and four thousand young men of the Iewish Nation which are to be reckoned in this manner 5. Of the young men of the tribe of Iuda shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Reuben shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Gad shall be sealed twelve thousand 6 Of the young men of the tribe of Aser shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Naphthali shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Manasse shall be sealed twelve thousand 7. Of the young men of the tribe of Simeon shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Levi shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Issachar shall be sealed twelve thousand 8. Of the young men of the tribe of Zabulon shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Ephraim shall be sealed twelve thousand of the young men of the tribe of Benjamin shall be sealed twelve thousand The Prophecy of the blessedness of the not sealed Martyrs after death 9. But lest any should be discouraged from suffering for the cause of Christ because they be not sealed and secured from suffering as the other were there was presented unto me the great felicity and transcendent bliss which the Martyrs should enjoy in Heaven at the same time that the sealed ones should be secured on earth and I saw they should be more in number than the other were to wit an exceeding great multitude which no man could number of all Nations and kindreds and people and tongues which should stand before t●e Throne of God and before the Lamb in white robes of Glory and Palms of triumph in their hands 10. Where they shall laud and praise the Lord for that Heavenly Glory and felicity which they shall be in at this time acknowledging and saying Salvation proceedeth from the Lord our God which sits upon the Throne and from Jesus Christ the Holy Lamb and to them be it ascribed for evermore 11. And not only they themselves but also all the Holy Angels which are in Heaven shall laud and praise the Lord for that Heavenly bliss and happiness which the Martyrs shall have in Heaven at that time when the sealed ones are sealed on earth 12. Saying Amen Blessing and Glory and Wisdom and Thanks and Honor and Power and Might be ascribed to the Lord our God for evermore 13. And that I might understand the meaning of the Vision one of the four and twenty Elders asked of me saying What be these comely persons whom thou seest arrayed in white robes of Glory and Palms of triumph in their hands and from whence came they to that blessed State and transcendent degree of happiness which thou seest them now to have 14. And I said Ah Sir thou knowest who they are and I would learn of thee who they be and from whence they came to that blessed State and transcendent degree of happiness which I see them in at this time and what it was that brought them hither Then he said unto me These be the Holy Martyrs of the Church which were in great affliction in the World and suffered death for the cause of Jesus Christ and shed their blood for professing of his Gospel for this cause it is that they be now in white robes of Glory which were made so by his blood and are given them as a reward for their suffering for him 15. For this cause it is that they be now before the Throne of God and serve him in the Church Triumphant as in their life-time they did in the Church Militant and God shall dwell with them and be their God 16. They suffered hunger heretofore but now they suffer it no more they suffered thirst heretofore but now they shall suffer it no more they suffered persecution heretofore but they shall suffer it no more 17.

every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. And Heb. 4. 12. For the W●rd of God is quick and powerful and sharper then any two edged sword 〈◊〉 even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of joynts and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart Here be the Weapons by which Christians should fight and by which the man of sin shall be consumed and that is by the Word of God and by the spirit of his mouth And as for the time when this shall be accomplished it is at the brightness of his coming and what is meant by the brightness of his coming but the day of judgment And therefore the man of sin shall not have a final end until the day of judgment when Christ shall come in person and destroy him and if any man doth think that he shall live to see it done before he feeds himself with vain hopes and has no ground to think that it shall come to pass See M●●lius Accomplishment of Prophecies pag. 148 166 167. 8. And when they shall have finished their Testimony the Beast that ascend●● out of the bottomless Pit shall make War against them and shall overcome them and kill them Rev. 11. 7 8 9. Therefore the two witnesses do not begin a War with the Beast but he begins with them and prevails therein this were enough to deter us from seeking or beginning War with Papists lest we meet with the same Catastrophe that the two Witnesses are said to meet with in this Prophecy for if God delivered them into the Beasts hands who were his peculiar Prophets and had such eminent power to work Miracles as they had v. 4. 5. 6. What hope or ground have we to think that he will not deliver us if we begin a War with Papists and will not be quiet when we may To which may be added that when the two Witnesses revived and returned to life again they did not renew the War with the Beast neither was the Beast or any of his men slain by them or by their procurement that we read of but by an Earthquake which it pleased God to send amongst them and when the tenth part of the City fell it fell by reason of the Earthquake and not by their means or procurement and in the Earthquake were slain seven thousand men and no 〈…〉 which makes not a total nor a final destruction of the Beast but a partial and a temporal only 9. And it was given him to make War with the Saints and to overcome them Rev. 13. 7. Here you see the Beast begins a War with the Saints and not the Saints with him and there is a time set by God in which the Beast shall prevail against the Saints and this time is said to be forty two moneths v. 5. but can we tell that this time is over for if it be not over we may not think to prevail and if we think it is over what ground have we for that we had need be sure of it before hand lest instead of overcoming we be overcome Perhaps it may be said that the Vials are begun already ●nd that is some ground to think that the forty two moneths are ended to this I answer no following their own interpretation of the Revelation for they think themselves but falsely 〈◊〉 the Vials were begun in the time of the Witnesses when they wrought their miracles Rev. 11. 5. 6. and yet they were slain after that so put the case that the Vials be begun already yet the forty two months according to their interpretation may not be ended for all that It were more material to the business if they could shew us that the Vials were expiring for then the 〈◊〉 of the Beast were near at hand indeed but where have they any certainty of the near expiring of the Vials how far they have proceeded and how much of them is yet behind and unaccomplished what man among them can determine 10. He that leadeth into Captivity shall go into Captivity he that killeth with the Sword must be killed with the Sword Rev. 13. 10. Therefore we had need take heed how we begin a War with any either with Papists or any other since so little benefit comes thereby and the success is so various and so doubtful he that hath the best of it at one time hath the worst of it at another time which may be the cause that the Saints are exhorted unto patience in the same Verse Here is the patience and faith of the Saints A man may reap some good by patience but by War he shall have none put the case he prevail at one time yet mischief may befall him at another time therefore Christs advice to Peter is very seasonable and suitable in this case Put up again thy Sword into his place for all they that take the Sword shall perish with the Sword Math. 26. 52. see also 1 King 20. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. and 2 King 14. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. 11. What Commission have we to begin a War with Papists in all the Revelation Read the Commission and consider of it Come out of her my People he doth not say begin a War with her my People but come out of her my People that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues Rev. 18. 4. 12. And when the thousand years are expired Satan shall be loosed out of his Prison And shall go out to deceive the Nations which are in the four quarters of the Earth Gog and Magog to gather them together to Battle the number of whom is as the Sand of the Sea Revel 20. 7 8. Therefore Satan is the procuring or fomenting cause of War and not the true Religion and sometimes he stirs up wicked men to begin a War against the Church as is evident in this place and in that other place Revel 16. 13 14. And sometimes he excites the Church to begin a needless War against the enemies thereof as is plain in Ahabs Case 1 King 22. 20 21 22 23. And which of these ways soever he takes his aim is to destroy the Church of God thereby And we may not think that God is the cause of War in any other sense then as he is the cause of death and that is only as the punishment or effect of sin and if there had been no sin there had been no death and because no Death no War for God made not death as the Wiseman saith Wisd. 1. 13. And Canonical Scripture saith so too Rom. 5. 12. And because he made not death he made not War which brings death inevitable both on good and bad but ungodly men with their works and words have called it to them Here is the true cause of Death and of War too but God is the first

the end of the world but the Angel saith the seventh Trumpet is to sound more days than one and the mystery of God is to be at the beginning of them Rev. 1● 7. Lastly it is not sense to say the end of the world shall be finished for then an end shall have an end but it is good sense to say the conversion of the Jews shall be finished or shall have an end that is an end of consummation not of annihilation as the world shall Rev. 20. 11. CHAP. XIII The Prophecy of the first Beast and his rising and success against the Jewish Nation 1. THEN I saw a wild Beast representing a new Empire which shall be raised by the Devil out of the people and Nations of the world which shall be then in arms consisting of the same seven Kingly heads that the Dragon had and the same ten horns but with Crowns added to them which they had not before 2. And this Empire shall be as cruel against the Christian Jews as ever the Greek or Persian or Babylonian Empires were heretofore to that Nation and cannot sufficiently be deciphered by one cruel Beast alone but by variety of cruel Beasts made up together in one for it shall have the body of a speckled Leopard as the Greek Empire had and the feet of a cruel Bear as the Persian Empire had and the mouth of a devouring Lion as the Babylonian Empire had and to the making up of this Empire the Devil shall resign unto him his Militia his Imperial Throne and secular authority 3. But before he be established in his Throne there shall be some opposition made against the setling and uniting of this Empire and in the opposition one of his seven heads shall receive a wound by a sword to all mens thinking unto death but his deadly wound shall be healed and after that there shall be no more opposition but all the Country far and near shall admire at it and yield subjection to the Beast without resistance 4. And they shall worship the Beast as the substitute of the Dragon and in so doing they shall worship not the Beast only but the Dragon also and in worshipping of him they ascribe unto him titles of transcendent honour saying who is so potent as the Beast who is able to war with him 5. And he shall take upon him and it shall be permitted to him to speak great and proud things amounting to blasphemy and he shall have power to continue three years and a half in great prosperity and after they are past he shall decay from day to day and never come into prosperity any more 6. And he shall open his mouth wide unto blasphemy and shall not be afraid to blaspheme the God of Israel and his name and his Church and the Jewish Nation 7. And he shall be permitted by God to make War against the remnant of the Church of Israel that shall not flie into the Wilderness with their brethren and to overcome them in the War and he shall have power over all kindreds and tongues and nations far and near to make them joyn with him and assist him in this War 8. And all the Inhabitants of the Earth both far and near shall worship him and yield subjection to him and they that shall so do are such whose names were never written in the Book of life which Jesus Christ hath purchased by his Blood for all that believe in him 9. Let every man take heed how he joyneth with the Beast and taketh part with him against the Saints whom he warreth with 10. He that leadeth any of Gods Saints into captivity shall himself go into captivity he that slayeth any of his people with the sword shall himself be slain by the sword which maketh much for the patience and the Faith of the Saints and is a great encouragement thereunto and they need not use unlawful means for their deliverance or renounce their Faith to save their lives let them believe and trust in God and wait with patience for his help and he will surely visit them and work Deliverance for them The Pr●phecy of the second Beast and his Actings and Atchievements for the settling of the first Beast 11. And I saw another Beast which shall arise from among the people of the Earth which live a civil life as the other did from the men that were in Arms and he shall have but one Head and on that one Head but two Horns of no great strength and magnitude but very small short and feeble and can do no hurt therewith but he shall speak like a Dragon and be a false Prophet or Magician as wicked Balaam was and shall do more Mischief by his Witch-craft than the other by his Arms. 12. And he shall be a chief Officer of the first Beast to manage his Affairs in his behalf and he shall execute all the secular or civil Power and Authority of the first Beast in his behalf and he shall cause the Inhabitants of the Earth where the Beast doth live to worship and yield Obeisance to the first Beast who received a deadly Wound at his first arising and was healed thereof 13. And he shall do great signs and wonders and one of those wonders is that he shall cause fire to come down from Heaven in the sight of men as the true Prophets 〈…〉 Lord have done and as the Devil himself hath also done 14. And he shall deceive the Inhabitants of the earth through the signs and wonders which shall be given him to do in behalf of the other Beast and one of these wonders whereby he shall deceive them shall be this that he shall say to the Inhabitants of the earth where the Beast doth live that they should make a Molten or a Carved Image in honor of the Beast which had the mortal wound of a Sword and did live 15. And he shall have power to give not life but breath to the graven or molten Image of the Beast in so much that the Molten or Graven Image of the Beast shall speak and cause and appoint and command that as many as will not fall down and worship it shall be killed 16. And he shall cause all both small and great rich and poor bond and free to take an engagement or an oath to be true and faithful to the other Beast and receive a visible mark in their right hand or in their foreheads whereby it may be known that they have so done 17. And he shall take special order with the Inhabitants of the earth that no man shall buy or sell any victuals or commodities save he that hath taken the engagement or the oath to be true and faithful to the first Beast and hath received a visible mark in his right hand or in his forehead in token that he hath so done and this mark which he shall receive is nothing else but the name of the first