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A51579	A true interpretation of all the chief texts, and mysterious sayings and visions opened, of the whole book of the Revelation of St. John whereby is unfolded, and plainly declared those wonderful deep mysteries and visions interpreted, concerning the true God, the alpha and omega, with variety of other heavenly secrets, which hath never been opened, nor reveaked to any man since the creation of the world to this day, until now / by Lodowick Muggleton ...	Muggleton, Lodowick, 1609-1698.	1665 (1665)	Wing M3049; ESTC R10228	198,514	257

saith and so called The Son of David of the Tribe of Judah When as indeed he was Davids Lord He was Davids Lord as he was the Creator But as he took upon him the seed of the woman which is the nature of man he became a little Childe and so God became flesh And he being of the Tribe and ●●age of David as he is a Redeemer he may be and is called The Son of David And whatsoever David did in point of war it was justified by Jesus Christ as he was his Lord For it is said in Scripture That David walked with a perfect heart before the Lord in all things onely in the matter of Uriah And David being the first King that wrought righteousness before the Lord in all his war and he being of the Tribe of Judah he is called by the Revelation of John the first beast that was like a Lyon For he acted as in the person of Christ who is the Lyon himself of the Tribe of Judah as Jacob did prophesie when he blessed his sons Now I would have the Reader to understand that all these four beasts spoken of here they were men though they be called by the Revelation of John beasts Also he doth distinguish them into four several forms the first like a Lyon the second like a Calf the third beast had a face like a man and the fourth beast was like a flying Eagle These four beasts as I said before were all men and not onely so but good men onely this I would have the Reader to minde that they are called Beasts in relation to the work that they were to do And so they acted after that manner as such beasts use to do As the nature of a Lyon is to destroy and tear in pieces And the nature of a Calf is to act simply and foolishly and yet innocent also Now the third beast had a face like a man that is he acted as a rational man by wisdom and policy And the fourth beast was like a flying Eagle that is he acted in swiftness and strength and according to other properties that is in an Eagle And so according to the natures and properties of these four beasts did men act and do act in this world therefore called four beasts when as they were no other but men But I shall leave the distinction of the persons of the other three to those that are better read in Histories than I am Neither is it revealed unto me who the persons were therefore I shall speak no more than is revealed unto me but the Reader may understand what the four beasts are by what is afore-written therefore I shall say no more of it but go unto the 8th verse CHAP. X. IN the eighth verse it is said That the four beasts had each of them six wings about them and they were full of eyes within and they rest not day and night saying Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and which is and which is to come The chief things in this verse to be known is what is meant by those six wings which the four beasts had which were full of eyes within The meaning is this that each of these four beasts had six wings that is they had six wings apiece And these six wings apiece it was the spirit of revelation which gave them wisdom to order and manage the affairs of their battels And these six wings were employed thus Two of them were to be employed before in the fore-front of the battel And two of them were to be employed in the rere or hinder part of the Army lest the enemy should come upon the back of them And the other two wings were to be employed in the middle that in case their enemy should put them to the worst both before and behinde that they might flie away with those two wings in the midst And this was very good revelation and wisdom and called by the Revelation of John six wings For the Scriptures doth call revelation and good counsel wings As that saying Revel 12. verse 14. it is said There was given unto the woman two Wings of a great Eagle that she might flee into the Wilderness Which wings was no other but revelation as I have opened in the Interpretation of the Eleventh of the Revelation And where we finde in the Scriptures that God hath commanded his Prophets and Apostles to flie from one place to another in case of persecution it is not meant that God would give them wings to flie But he will give them wisdom and revelation to get from it And in this sense they may be said to have wings to flie away and in this sense the four beasts aforesaid may be said to have each of them six wings And as for their being full of eyes within that is they had a spirit of discerning both of spiritual and of temporal things Therefore it is said that these four beasts full of eyes before and behinde that is they had the eye of Faith before and the eye of Reason behinde That is they did discern by the eye of Faith before the things of God and how he became flesh and shed his blood as afterwards is expressed by these four beasts And the eye of Reason being behinde it did discern and see how the matters went in this world For though it be said they were full of eyes yet they had but two eyes apiece that is the eye of Faith and the eye of Reason But neither of these two eyes did offend them as it doth many thousands now adays And because the Seed of Faith may not stumble at this interpretation because I say there was but two eyes when as John saith they were full of eyes You may remember that I have written before concerning the seven Spirits of God and yet but one Spirit Onely that one Spirit had seven several workings in the seven Churches of Asia So likewise these beasts having but two eyes yet they were full of discerning both of spiritual and temporal matters For the eye of Faith did see up into heaven and the glory thereof and the eye of Reason did see the utmost parts of this world here below For these two eyes did see as much as could be seen if they had had forty eyes they could have seen no more But in regard they did see so much they are said by the revelation of the spirit that they were full of eyes before and behinde c. Again it is said That these four beasts rest not day and night saying Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is and is to come That is they cease not to give glory honor and thanks to him that sate on the Throne who liveth for ever and ever I would have the Seed of Faith to observe that these four beasts give glory and honor unto Christ here as he was God the Father As Isaiah the 6 and 3 where it is said And one cryed one to

all false worshippers or idolaters whatsoever So that this plague which is poured out by the third Angel upon the rivers and fountains of waters it is upon all those peoples souls aforesaid So that no motion of peace could arise in their souls not to eternity this being one of the last vials of Gods wrath which he will pour out upon this wicked unbelieving persecuting idolatrous world Turning the waters of their souls to blood that is all their peace shall be turned to fear horror and torment for ever and ever So much for the fourth verse and the third vial CHAP. XLVIII IN the fifth verse And I heard the Angel of the waters say Thou art righteous O Lord which art and wast and shalt be because thou hast judged thus Verse 6. For they have shed the blood of Saints and Prophets and thou hast given them blood to drink for they are worthy This Angel of the waters is the same Angel that poured out his vial upon the waters aforesaid And the Angel giveth thanks unto Christ the onely God because he hath judged thus That is because he hath poured out the vial of his wrath upon all persecuting devils and worshippers of devils For those that persecute and those that worship idols are all one for they all help to shed the blood of Saints and Prophets so that Saints and Prophets are forced to drink of the wine of the wrath of their fornication in that they sh●d their blood because they will not worship devils as they do So in like manner God doth make them to drink of the wine of his wrath in that he gives them blood to drink That is they have their own blood to drink for they are worthy and their own blood is nothing else but the wrath of God working in their souls which turns all the motions of their mindes into blood so that they have nothing to drink but the blood of their own souls For as they drunk the blood of Saints and Prophets in that they shed their blood with delight because they would not bow down to their worship So now they having no more Saints blood to drink they must now drink their own blood for they are worthy For look what measure the seed of reason hath mete to the Seed of Faith the same shall be meted to them again For as they have drunk the blood of Saints and the blood of Prophets so God will give them their own blood to drink to eternity And this is righteous judgement in God as the Angel that came out from the altar doth say as in the seventh verse c. Verse the eighth And the fourth Angel poured out his vial upon the Sun and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire Verse the nineth And men were scorched with great heat and blasphemed the Name of God which hath power over these Plagues and they repented not to give him glory This fourth Angel poured out his vial upon the Sun I would have the Reader to mind that this vial that is poured out upon the Sun It hath relation to that Plague the two Angels that came to Lot did pour out upon Sodom and Gomorrah And as there was a total destruction of those two Cities and the inhabitants thereof by the fire that came from the Sun at the word of the Lord. So that these two Angels that came to Lot they may be said to pour out their vial upon the Sun in that they did cause the Sun to burn up those two Cities with all the people cattel and every thing else in them For the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by fire it was onely to signifie that the destruction of the world at the end of time shall be burnt up by fire as Sodom and Gemorrah was And that the Angel of the Lord by vertue of his Commission shall pour out his vial of Gods wrath upon the Sun that is the Angel shall cause or command the Sun to give forth its heat that shall set the element on fire So that all wicked idolatrous men and women shall be burnt with fire as Sodom was for their wicked unnatural lusts For God will punish idolaters with the same punishment as the people of Sodom who committed such things as is unnatural for Sodom and Gomorrah being burnt with fire it was an example onely to shew what God will do at the end of time unto this wicked unbelieving world he will overthrow it even it he did the Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah And because the Reader may see that the vial of Gods wrath was poured out upon the Sun to execute his wrath upon Sodom in that the Sun burnt up those two Cities and the people thereof see Gen. 19.23 24 verses it is said The Sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. That is the Sun was the captain or head governor of that fire and brimstone that was rained down from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah So that Gods wrath was poured out upon the Sun that the Sun might pour it out upon Sodom For when the Sun was risen upon the earth that is when the original or captain of all fire did arise on the earth it commands brimstone and fire to rain down upon those two Cities Even as a General of an Army doth command his men to fall on upon his enemies For the Sun is appointed of God to be the chief Governor of the host of heaven that is the starry heavens so that God commanding the Sun to give forth its heat beyond its usual course as he did to Hezekiah to make the Sun go ten degrees backwards So that the Sun is obedient to Gods command and if God doth give an Angel a Commission to command the Sun to give forth its heat and to burn and consume a People City or Nation then it may be said that the Angel poured out his vial upon the Sun Thus it was with Sodom and Gomorrah the Angel poured the vial of Gods wrath upon the Sun And the Sun poured it out upon the Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah in that it caused fire and brimstone to rain down upon them until they were utterly consumed So in like manner will this Angel pour out his vial upon the Sun at the end of time and the Sun shall do by the wicked as aforesaid as the Sun did by Sodom and Gomorrah For that was as I said before onely to signifie what will be done at the end of time Yet John in his vision saw the thing done that is according to his faith it is done for faith admits of no time but what is present But this I would have the Reader to minde though there will be destruction by the fire of the Sun at the end of the world like unto that of Sodom and Gomorrah as aforesaid Yet there is a spiritual meaning in these words also which I shall unfold as followeth This Sun spoken of here it doth signifie in the

is the nature of Faith to rejoyce and not onely so but the holy Apostles and Prophets shall and will certainly rejoyce that God hath avenged them on her This is in like manner as the Kings and Merchants aforesaid did stand afar off and lament the downfal and destruction of this great City Babylon The one is required to rejoyce at her destruction and the other is said to stand afar off and doth lament her destruction Yet neither of them both doth see it visible but it is in the nature of one to rejoyce eternally over her destruction they bein● in eternal happiness and it is in the nature of the other to lamen● eternally for her destruction because their condition will be eternally sad with her So that the Spirit doth speak what things shall be though 〈◊〉 at the present time Likewise the Heavens are bid to rejoyce over her The Reader is not to understand that the starry Heaven or Element is to rejoyce over her but the Heaven doth imp oy those creatures that are in Heaven as the holy Angels who desired to pry into the mystery of Salvation by Christ So these holy Angels are capable to rejoyce with the Apost●es and Prophets over the destruction of this great City Babybon c. CHAP. LXX VErse the 21. And a mighty Angel took up a stone like a great milstone and cast it into the sea saying Thus with violence shall that great City Babylon be thrown down and shall be found no more at all Here the Reader may see that the lamentation of the Kings and the Merchants and the rejoycing of the Heaven and the holy Apostles and Prophets are set before the downfal of this City Babylon so that which must be first is last and that which must be last first This is that which puzzles all the wise men in reason but the Spirit of Faith can trace the steps of God and finde him out where ever he goeth For the Scriptures the Law and the Prophets and the Gospel have been the pathes for Gods Spirit to walk in but there hath been many turnings and windings in these two beaten pathes I may say beaten by the seed of Reason the seed of Reason Non commissionated men have travelled thorow these two pathes these many hundred years but never could finde out those narrow pathes where Gods Spirit use to go Neither could they finde him for if they could have found him they would have known him and many other heavenly Mysteries which is of absolute necessity for man to know but it is hid from their eyes and revealed to mean and inferior men in the sight of the world So that all Commissionated Prophets and Apostles and true Witnesses of the Spirit can trace the narrow pathes where God goeth nay though God seem to hide himself yet the Spirit of Revelation will finde him out Did not the Prophets finde out the meaning of Moses and so came to know the God of Israel Did not the Apostles finde out the Spirit of God in the Prophets writings Hath not God given us the Witnesses of the Spirit to finde out the meaning of the Prophets and of the Apostles And so we have found the true God in all those narrow pathes he hath walked in by his Spirit in the Law and in the Gospel Nay and in this Book of the Revelation of John God hath as it were hid himself more obscure than in most places of the Bible yet the revelation of Faith hath found him out as will be seen by the eye of Faith in this Treatise But the Reader may know that the latter part of this Chapter from the twentieth verse to the end is onely the Spirits rehearsing of the destruction of this spiritual Babylon And of the ransacking of that great City by the Angels who poured out the vials of Gods wrath upon her even as an Army doth ransack a City when they are overcome by their enemies As in the 22 23 24 verses And the voice of Harpers and Musicians Pipers and Trumpetters shall be heard no more at all in her That is all pleasant musick whatsoever shall be ransacked and taken from her so that no pleasure or delight shall be found Neither shall there be any crafts-man or milstone to grinde any more in thee That is no man shall use any Trade or grinde any corn any more in thee And the light of a Candle shall shine no more in thee and the voice of the Bridegroom and of the Bride shall be heard ●o more at all in thee That is all lights whatsoever shall be taken from her and that joy of marrying and giving in marriage shall be taken away These things afore-mentioned doth include all the glory and comfort that can be had or that men have had in this world The wrath of God hath ransacked this City of all and in the ransacking of this City there God doth finde the blood of Prophets and of Saints and of all that were slain upon the earth as you may see in the last verse of this Chapter So that God will ransack this City Babylon even as the King of Babylon did Jerusalem as Jer. 25.10 So Jer. 7.34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride for the land shall be desolate c. That destruction of Jerusalem was much like unto this onely that was but for a time and that a short time too but this is for eternity So much for the interpretation of the chief things in the eighteenth Chapter CHAP. LXXI IN the eighteenth Chapter Johns revelation and vision did treat onely upon the utter downfal and destruction of the spiritual Babylon and this nineteenth Chapter doth set forth the joy and glory and triumph the Saints and Angels have in the destruction of this great City For now doth begin their eternal glory and not before neither is the one nor the other not as yet But as John saw in the vision the downfal of the Whore so in his vision he saw the rejoycing of the Saints and Angels in heaven after her destruction which things will be as certain as if at present therefore it is that John doth say he saw these things as if they were performed and done already For it is a usual course of the Spirit to speak of things to come as if they were in present being because the Seed of Faith can patiently stay Gods time for the accomplishment of his promise And are contented onely with the assurance of faith in themselves that they shall rejoyce in heaven that God hath avenged their blood upon this wicked city Babylon who killed the Prophets Apostles Saints and Martyrs of Jesus Chapter nineteen And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying Allelujah salvation and glory and honor and power unto the Lord