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B03979	Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to wit, of Christ, and of Antichrist, expounded. Wherein is contained some things necessary for the saints in this present generation to know ... By H.K. a servant of Jesus Christ.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1667 (1667)	Wing K704; ESTC R225382	40,331	114

Prophesying 3. Who the Beast is and how he kills them 4. What is the street of the great City in which their dead bodies lie 5. VVhat Time is to be understood by the three dayes and an half 6. How they shall be raised again and what are the Effects thereof As touching the first viz. VVho are the two VVitnesses and what is their Testimony The two VVitnesses vers 3. are described Metaphorically by two Olive Trees and two Candlesticks vers 4. These are the two Olive Trees and the two Candlesticks standing before the God of the Earth By which Description it appears that the two Witnesses are not any two individual Persons as Moses and Elias nor is thereby meant any two particular Testimonies as the Old and New Testament or two distinct Callings as Magistracy and Ministry for none of these Interpretations will agree with this Description of the two Witnesses as will plainly appear in the Exposition of this fourth verse By the two Olive Trees are mystically signified the Lords Ministers and Prophets who are here called Sons of Oyl which is an Hebraism and a Metaphorical Expression borrowed from Zech. 4.11 14. These are the two Anointed Ones that stand by the LORD of the whole Earth Such were the Priests and Prophets of the LORD who were Anointed Exod. 28.41 1 Kings 19.16 Yea and all the Saints who are a Royal Priesthood 1 Pet. 2.9 have an Unction from the Holy One 1 John 2.20 27. but especially the Lord's Ministers and Prophets who being anointed with the Spirit above their fellow-Brethren the Saints do empty the golden Oyl out of themselves into the seven Lamps of the golden Candlesticks By the two Candlesticks are figured forth the visible true constituted Churches of Jesus Christ as plainly appears by his own interpretation Chap. 1.20 And the seven Candlesticks are the seven Churches As one Candlestick in the Prophets Vision usystically signified that National Church of God which was but One Zach. 4.2 So two Candlesticks in the Apostles Vision Metaphorically representeth those Congregational Churches of Jesus Christ which are many Nor is my distinguishing between the Lords Ministers and Prophets and his Churches unwarrantable for they are distinguished in other Scriptures Acts 15.4.22 23. The Apostles and Elders with the whole Church Acts 20.17 18. also Phil. 1.1 1 Pet. 5.1 2. and 1 Cor. 12.28 And God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers The Testimony which these two Witnesses bear whilst they prophesie in Sackcloath is not that general Testimony which the Ministers and Churches of God in all Ages of the Gospel have born against Sin Satan and the World of ungodly men though that may turn unto them for a Testimony but it is a Generation Confession of those Truths which do properly belong unto that Age wherein they live and unto which they are called as was John the Baptist John 1.19 20 23. the Apostles Acts 1.8 4.18 19. 20. Paul Acts 18.5 and 23.11 Timothy 1 Tim. 6.12 And the Martyrs of Jesus Christ Rev. 6.9 in their DAY So that this Testimony is that confession of Truth which the Churches of God and the Ministers and Prophets of the Lord have made and the Witnesse which they have born in their own Generation for Christ his Magistracy Ministry Churches Ordinances Worship and Government or Discipline c. and against Antichrist or the Beast his Magistracy Ministry Churches Ordinances Worship and Government or Discipline c. Hereby the Saints in this present Generation may understand three things which are necessary for them to know and to do viz. 1. The Churches Ministers and Prophets of the LORD are to bear their Testimony not onely against the Power Throne and great Authority which the Dragon who is the Devil Chap. 20.2 gave unto the Beast Chap. 13.2 but also against all the Kings of the Earth who have received their power at the same time with the Beast and give their power and strength unto the Beast Chap. 17.12 13. to wit those ten Kings of the fourth Monarchy who received a Political and Ecclesiastica● Power one hour or at the same time with the Beast and have given their moral power and natural strength unto the Beast and principally against the Politick and Ecclesiastick power of the eighth Beast who is also one of the seven Kings who goeth into perdition 2. The Churches Ministers and Prophets of the LORD are to bear their Testimony not only against the most gross Idolaters of the great VVHORE Mystery Babylon and her Sorcerers but also against the superstitious Abominations of all other Harlots to wit false Churches and false VVorshippers who are her Daughters Chap. 17.5 Yea though they be well-favoured Harlots Nahum 3.4 called the Cities of the Nations that is to say National Churches who shall fall in the utter destruction of great Babylon when she comes in remembrance before God Chap. 16.19 3. The Churches Ministers and Prophets of the LORD are to beat their Testimony unto the Kingdom of Jesus Christ here on Earth not onely as he is King of Saints Chap. 15.3 and King of Zion Psal 149.1 2. but also as he is King of Nations Jer. 10.7 For this confession of the Kingdom of our LORD Jesus Christ is properly the Truth of this present Age and Generation the glad tydings whereof is to be preached in all the WORLD for a Witness unto all Nations and then shall the END of the WORLD come Mat. 24.14 And I may say in the Apostles words 1 Cor. 10.11 This is written for our Admonition upon whom the Ends of the VVorld are come As touching the second viz. VVhat is the Power of these two VVitnesses and the time of their Prophesying The Power which the Lord hath given unto his two VVitnesses is not a Magisterial Authority or Dominion but a Prophetical Power to wit the Power of the VVORD not the Power of the Sword which is another Reason why I cannot be of their Opinion who say That these two VVitnesses are the Magistracy and Ministry of Christ This Prophetical Power is declared by several Acts such as were done by the Prophets of the LORD of old vers 5 6. to wit first Power over Fire as Eliah had 2 Kings 1.10 and Jer. 5.14 Behold I will make my words in thy mouth Fire Secondly Power over VVaters both the VVaters that are above the Firmament verse 6. These have power to shut Heaven that it rain not in the dayes of their Prophesie And such a prophetical Power Elijah or Elias had 1 Kings 17.1 There shall be no dew nor rain but according to my VVord which the Prophet effected by earnest prayer Jam. 5.17 And also over the VVaters which are under the Firmament to turn them into Blood verse 6. As Moses the LORD'S Prophet did Exod. 7.19 20 21. Thirdly Power to smite the Earth with all Plagues which Plagues are to be understood Metaphorically of Spiritual Judgements For although the Prophetical Power

Treatise which I judge meet for the Saints in this GENERATION to know Into the right understanding whereof the LORD guide my heart and yours by his Holy Spirit and Word to his Glory that we may know what we ought to do in this DAY of our GENERATION Amen and Amen Apocalyptical MYSTERIES The Third Part. Touching the Kingdome of Antichrist and the KINGDOME of CHRIST Rev. 11.15 The Kingdoms of this WORLD are become the KINGDOM of our LORD and of his CHRIST and HE shall REIGN for ever and ever LONDON Printed in the Year 1667. Apocalyptical MYSTERIES The Third Part. Touching the Kingdome of Antichrist and the KINGDOME of CHRIST Rev. 11.15 The Kingdoms of this WORLD are become the KINGDOM of our LORD and of his CHRIST and he shall REIGN for ever and ever THe Seventh Angel mentioned in this verse is the Angel of the third WOE denounced against the Inhabiters of he EARTH chap. 8.13.9 12. and 11.14 which third WOE containeth all those righteous Judgments of God that are to be executed upon Mystical BABYLON by pouring out of the Seven VIALS of the Last PLAGUES of Almighty God upon the KINGDOM of the BEAST Whereupon the Kingdoms of this WORLD become the KINGDOM of CHRIST and and of his SAINTS for ever and ever By the Kingdoms of this WORLD we may understand 1. Vniversally All the Kingdoms of the World that are upon the face of the Earth 2 Kings 19.15 Jer. 25.26 to wit All Rule Dominion Power and Government in all Nations and Kingdoms of the WORLD 2. Generally All the Kingdoms of the DOMINION of Nebuchadnezzar King of BABYLON Jer 34.1 and Dan. 2.37 38. also of Cyrus King of Persia Ezra 1.2 and Dan. 2.39 likewise of Alexande● the Great King of Grecia Dan. 8.8 9 10 21 22. and Dan. 11.3 and 2.39 and lastly of the Caesars the Kings of the Romans which is the fourth Kingdom o● Monarchy of this WORLD Dan. 2.40 41 42. Dan. 7.23 24 25. 3. Specially All the Nations Languages Kingdoms and People that are under the DOMINION Rule Power Government and Kingdom of ANTICHRIST the Man of SIN and Son of PERDITION 2 Thess 2.3 4. to wit the BEAST of the EIGHT Head with two HORNS Who ascended out of the Bottomless PIT and shall go into PERDITION chap. 17.8 11. together with All the Dominions Rule Authority Power and Government of all the ten Kings who received their Power one hour that is at the same Time with the BEAST and have given their Power and Strength unto the BEAST chap. 17.12 13. These are the Kingdoms of this WORLD which shall become the KINGDOM of our LORD and of his CHRIST That which doth Concern the Saints in this GENERATION to know touching the Kingdoms of this WORLD is 1. How they became the Kingdoms of ANTICHRIST and 2. How they shall become the Kingdom of CHRIST To that End let the Saints Consider First The Kingdoms of this WORLD to wit the Assyrio Chaldean Monarchy the Medio Persian Monarchy the Grecian Monarchy and the Roman Monarchy had their Dominions and Kingdoms given them by the God of Heaven Jer. 34.1 Dan. 2.37 38 39 40. Ezra 1.2 Who have by the Succession of Divine Providence had and exercised their Dominion Power and Authority over all Nations People and Languages under their Goverment Under whose Yoke and Dominion God for the sins of his people Israel put them also and their Kings Deut. 28.15 25. Jer. 27.6 7 8 11 12. Ezek. 17.12 13 14. Dan. 2.37 38 39 40. Ezra 1.2 Rom. 13 1-7 Secondly The Fourth Kingdom or Monarchy which is the Roman-Monarchy or Kingdom of the Caesars in the dayes of our Saviour and his Apostles was God's ORDINANCE of Magistracy and those higher POWERS unto which all the Saints and every Soul who lived under the Roman Government ought to be Subject for Conscience sake Rom. 13.1 2 3 4 5 6. The Apostle Paul would not have exhorted Titus to put the Saints in mind to obey Magistrates as he did Tit. 3.1 if there had been no Magistrates then in Being or if they had been Vsurpers and not God's Ordinance Why did the Apostle Peter writing to the Saints scattered through Pontus Galatia Capadocia Asia and Bythinia exhort them 1 Pet. 2.13 14. To submit themselves unto every Ordinance of Man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as Supream or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him c. verse 15. for so is the will of God c. if the Caesars Kings and Governours then in Being were not Lawfull Powers had no lawfull Authority nor were the ORDINANCE of God as well as they were the Ordinance of Man Let it be also well and seriously Considered first That Christ and his Disciples called the then Roman Powers Magistrates Luke 12.11 58. and Acts 16.19 20 21 22. Secondly That the Apostle exhorted the Saints to pray for Kings in their Church-Assemblies and for all that then were in Authority 1 Tim. 2.1 2. Thirdly That our Saviour and his Apostles did submit themselves unto the Roman-Caesats Kings and Governours then in Power paid them Tribute or Custom Matth. 17.24 25 26. and commanded the Saints so to do and to continue in so doing Rom. 13.5 6 7. Thirdly The Roman-Power and Political-Government of the Caesars Kings and Governours of the fourth Monarchy or Kingdoms of this WORLD became Antichristian and the Kingdom of Antichrist when the Beast received his Power his Seat and great Authority from the Dragon Rev. 13.2 that old Serpent which is the Devil chap. 20.2 and exercised that Power both Tyrannically over the Estates and Persons of Men and Coercively over the Consciences of Men and Women Causing all both small and great rich and poor free and bond to subject themselves unto the Beast and his Image and to receive his Mark Name and Number and to Worship the Beast or else they must neither buy nor sell but be Killed Rev. 13.16 17. This POWER of Antichrist which the Devil gave him was signified unto John by a BEAST with two HORNS like a Lamb Rev. 13.11 Horns do signifie Power and Authority in the Prophesies of Scripture Zech. 1.18 19 20 21. Hab. 3.4 and Dan. 8.20 24 25. and two Horns imply a twofold Power and Authority to wit Political and Ecclesiastical these two Horns are said to be like the Lamb because the Beast pretends to have both his Political and Ecclesiastical POWER and great Authority from Christ and to exercise both for Christ whereas indeed HE had his Throne his Power and great Authority from the Dragon the Devil and Sathan chap. 23.2 and doth exercise it against Christ and his Saints chap. 11.7 and 13.15 16 17. This Politick and Ecclesiastick POWER is the same POWER that the ten Kings of the Roman-Kingdom received also ONE HOUR with the Beast that is to say at the same Time when the Beast received his Antichristian POWER from the DRAGON chap. 17.12 Which mixt Political and

Ecclesiastical Power the ten Kings or Kingdoms do exercise for the BEAST against CHRIST and his Saints chap. 17.13 14. and chap. 19.19 20 21. unto their own Destruction Now assoon as this Antichristian Beast with his ten Horns was risen out of the SEA to wit the troubles tumults confusions and divisions of the Roman-Empire when by the WARS of the Barbarians the Roman-Empire was dissipated into ten Kingdoms At which Time also this same Beast with his two Horns is said to Rise out of the EARTH that is to say out of the Apostacy of an earthly-minded CLERGY who departed from the FAITH as was afore Prophesied 1 Tim. 4.1 2 3. should come to pass in the latter Dayes I say from that Time the Roman-Monarchy and Political Government of the fourth Kingdom ceased though not to be a Kingdom and to have a Power a Throne and great Authority yet to be a lawfull POWER and an ORDINANCE of God And therefore ought not to be obeyed nor submitted unto by any of the Saints of God neither in any Civil or Ecclesiastical Commands for that is to WORSHIP the BEAST or his IMAGE Let the Saints consider 1. That those who shall Reign with Christ have not WORSHIPPED the Beast chap. 20.4.2 As it was dangerous to WORSHIP the Beast a little after his Rise chap. 8.7 13. so it will be damnable to WORSHIP the Beast a little before his fall chap. 14 8-12.3 Those that shall stand with the Lamb upon Mount Sion with his Fathers Name in their Fore-heads and learn to Sing that New SONG before the Throne chap. 14.1 3. are such Saints as have gotten the Victory over the Beast and over his Image c. chap. 15.2 3. So then I conclude from what hath been said upon Scripture-Grounds touching the Kingdoms of This WORLD becoming the Kingdom of ANTICHRIST That the Saints in this GENERATION ought not to Obey nor to submit themselves unto the Roman Antichristian-Politick and Ecclesiastick-POWER Rule Authority Dominion and Government of the BEAST nor of the ten Kings or Kingdoms who have given their POWER and Strength unto the Beast The second thing which I judge necessary for the Saints in this GENERATION to know is How the Kingdoms of this WORLD shall become the KINGDOM of CHRIST God shewed unto his Prophet Daniel in his VISIONS of the Night how the Kingdoms of the WORLD should become the KINGDOM of Christ Dan. 2.34.35 44 45. Dan. 7.13 14 18 22 26 27. Viz. First The Kingdoms of the WORLD shall be broken in pieces by a STONE cut out of the MOUNTAIN without hands Dan. 2.34 35 Which STONE is Christ Plal. 118.22 Matth 21.42 and 1 Pet. 2.4 6. and also the Churches of Saints his Jerusalem called a Burthensom Stone Zech. 12.3 The Kingdoms of this WORLD shall be broken in pieces first by falling upon the Stone viz. Christ and his People Luke 20.17 18. Whosoever shall fall upon that STONE shall be broken Zech. 12.3 In that DAY I will make Jerusalem a burthensom STONE All that burthen themselves with it shall be cut in pieces Secondly The Kingdoms of this WORLD shall be broken in pieces by the STONE to wit Christ and his Peoples falling upon them Matth. 21.44 But on whomsoever this STONE shall fall it will grinde them to Powder and Jer. 51 19 20-24 Thou art my Battle-AXE and Weapons of WAR for with thee will I break in pieces the Nations and with thee will I destroy Kingdoms The Mystery of the STONE smiting the Fourth Kingdom upon his FEET of Iron and Clay and breaking them in Pieces was expounded unto the Prophet Dan. 7.17 18. But the Saints of the Most High shall take the KINGDOM and possess the Kingdom for ever even for ever and ever Dan. 7.24 25 26. But the Judgement shall sit and they shall take away his Dominion to consume and to destroy it unto the End read Isa 60.12 Secondly The Kingdoms of this WORLD being broken in pieces by the STONE falling upon them The STONE will become a great MOUNTAIN and fill the Whole EARTH Dan. 2.35 that is to say Christ and his Saints shall have the DOMINION in all the EARTH Dan. 7.11 12 13 14. And I beheld till the BEAST was slain and his BODY destroyed c. As concerning the REST of the Beasts they had their DOMINION taken away c. Behold ONE like the SON of Man c. And there was given him DOMINION and Glory and a KINGDOM that all People Nations and Languages should serve him c. Also Dan. 7.26 27. But the Judgement shall sit and they shall take away his DOMINION c. And the KINGDOM and Dominion and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven shall be given to the People of the Saints of the Most High c. As the WAY for the KINGDOM of Christ and his Saints to be set up is made by the Breaking in pieces the Kingdoms of this WORLD Isa 60.12 For the Nation and Kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted So the Kingdom of Christ and his Saints shall be inlarged and established 1. By the Conversion of Sinners both Jews and Gentiles unto Christ Isa 60.3 5 8 10 11 14 15. and Isa 66.8 and Rom. 11.25 26 27. 2. By the Pouring out the SPIRIT upon all Flesh Joel 2.28 Isa 44.3 4 5. 3. By the UNION of all the Saints Zeph. 3.9 and Zech. 14.9 The LORD shall be KING over all the EARTH in that DAY there shall be ONE Lord and his Nome ONE And 4. By the RESTITUTION of all things Acts 3.20 21. and Isa 1.26 I will Restore thy Judges as at the first Isa 60.17 and Isa 49.6 It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my Servant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob and to RESTORE the preserved of Israel c. And then the Whole CREATION shall be delivered from the BONDAGE of Corruption and Restored into the Glorious LIBERTY of the Children of God Rom. 8.19 21 23. That which the Saints of God in this GENERATION are to know touching the KINGDOM of Christ are these things following Viz. 1. That the KINGDOM of our LORD Jesus is not of this WORLD Joh. 18.36 Nor is it of a Worldly Constitution but it is a spiritual and heavenly Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.18 and will be a glorious State Isa 60.1 2 15 19 21 22. of a NEW Heaven and of a NEW Earth wherein dwells Righteousness 2 Pet. 3.13 which is the State of the Holy City the NEW Jerusalem that cometh down from God out of Heaven Rev. 21.1 2. Then shall they call Jerusalem the THRONE of the LORD Jer. 3.13 17. which NEW Jerusalem God will make a PRAISE in the EARTH Isa 62.2 3 7. An eternal Excellency and the joy of many Generations Isa 60.14 15. 2. This KINGDOM of Christ is the THRONE of his Father David Isa 9.7 and Luke 1.32 33. which Throne Solomon his Son who was a Type of Christ sat