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and_o reign_v as_o here_o ver_fw-la 6._o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o that_o begin_n of_o revenge_n deut._n 32.40_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o god_n begin_v then_o he_o will_v also_o make_v a_o end_n for_o by_o this_o god_n prepare_v for_o a_o great_a and_o more_o general_a revenge_n upon_o the_o enemy_n by_o provoke_v they_o to_o gather_v to_o the_o armageddon_n battle_n as_o chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 13_o 14_o 15._o by_o send_v the_o three_o unclean_a spirit_n or_o spirit_n of_o devil_n afterward_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o gather_v they_o to_o it_o which_o be_v here_o glorious_o decipher_v ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o end_n 2._o to_o manifest_v to_o the_o church_n consolation_n that_o as_o the_o beast_n have_v scatter_v the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a people_n dan._n 12.7_o for_o his_o time_n time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n so_o than_o his_o power_n shall_v be_v so_o scatter_v that_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o but_o to_o prepare_v 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stone_n psal_n 137._o for_o so_o will_v christ_n church_n not_o only_o be_v free_v from_o that_o tyranny_n but_o much_o happiness_n will_v ensue_v thereupon_o to_o all_o saint_n in_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n with_o the_o happy_a restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n now_o for_o the_o other_o annex_v question_n respect_v the_o illustration_n in_o of_o the_o angel_n reveal_v that_o matter_n we_o answer_v brief_o first_o the_o apo._n joh._n must_v write_v what_o concern_v the_o say_a marriage_n supper_n as_o a_o thing_n most_o sure_o from_o god_n prediction_n gen._n 3.15_o from_o enoch_n prophecy_n daniel_n vision_n chap._n 7._o and_o two_o a_o suitable_a reason_n be_v give_v by_o the_o angel_n these_o be_v the_o true_a say_n of_o god_n not_o say_v faithful_a as_o of_o the_o promise_a mercy_n twice_o afterward_o which_o be_v heedful_o to_o be_v observe_v for_o this_o only_a respect_n the_o prediction_n as_o we_o say_v of_o the_o enemy_n 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