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till_o baal_n prophet_n be_v destroy_v when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o finish_v their_o testimony_n the_o beast_n ascend_v 7._o verse_n 7._o from_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n shall_v make_v war_n against_o they_o and_o kill_v they_o this_o be_v their_o destiny_n at_o end_n of_o their_o prophecy_n suitable_a to_o our_o saviour_n passion_n for_o have_v end_v his_o preach_n in_o three_o year_n and_o half_a as_o the_o witness_n do_v their_o testimony_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o this_o roman_a beast_n deputy_n under_o the_o six_o head_n who_o on_o the_o three_o day_n after_o in_o a_o great_a earthquake_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o forty_o day_n after_o be_v receive_v in_o a_o cloud_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n all_o which_o he_o resemble_v to_o the_o witness_n slaughter_n that_o as_o they_o bear_v the_o likeness_n of_o those_o three_o famous_a couple_n in_o their_o function_n so_o they_o shall_v conform_v to_o their_o lord_n christ_n that_o faithful_a witness_n in_o suffering_n when_o they_o 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