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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

Commission of the Gospel defie the living Jesus and the Worship set up by his Apostles And in this regard this Babylon John speaketh of may be said to be a spiritual Babylon who made all the nations of the earth to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication And as certain as the other Babylon was destroyed with a perpetual destruction when the seventy years was accomplished So will this Babylon aforesaid be destroyed with an eternal destruction when the time apointed of God is accomplished And as the Jews nation were under Babylons yoke so were the Saints in the primitive time or in the Commission of the Gospel under the yoke of persecution of this spiritual Babylon And this spiritual Babylon who made all nations drunk with spiritual fornication in worshipping of Idols and Images as aforesaid is that great City Babylon is called a great City because she made all nations to become idolatrous For when a man doth bow down and submit to worship any idol Image or form of worship that is false it not being set up by command from God he may be said to drink of the cup of spiritual fornication More might be said of this thing but I shall have occasion to speak of it hereafter onely this is to be minded here that the Saints in all this time of the Commission of the Apostles did not drink of the cup of fornication That is they were not polluted with worshipping of idols and images or any false worship but did cleave close to the faith and worship of Jesus I mean those that did truly believe the Apostles doctrine and those that were converted by it in the time of their Commission their Worship differing in every thing from the worship of the whore of Babylon Even as the worship of the Jews did differ from that great City the whore of that Babylon as aforesaid This is the true interpretation of the great City the spiritual Babylon who made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornications As you may see in the ninth verse And the third Angel followed them saying with a loud voice If any man worship his Image and receive the mark in his forehead or in his hand in the tenth verse the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God c. So that none of the Saints after they truely believed did worship the Beast nor his Image nor practice that manner of worship that was set up by the power of the beast Neither did they receive his mark neither in their foreheads nor right hands That is they did not submit to his worship neither willingly nor unwillingly so that the Saints did not drink of the wine of her fornication at all in that they did not worship any idols images or forms of false worship which was set up by this great City the spiritual whore of Babylon Whose torment is expressed in the verses following both she and all those that drunk of her cup of fornication and received the mark But I shall pass by those verses which speaketh of that there being more sayings hereafter that speaks much of the torments of the whore of Babylon and those she committed whoredom with Therefore I shall pass by that and two verses more there being little matter in them but what is commonly known by all so I shall proceed to the fourteenth verse CHAP. XLIV ANd I looked and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sate like unto the Son of Man having on his head a golden Crown and in his hand a sharp sicle This Son of Man John saw sit upon the white cloud I declare it was no other but Christ the onely God though said by John to like unto the Son of Man He may well be said to be like unto the Son of Man because he be is the Son of Man for he called himself so For saith he when he was on earth the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinners meaning himself And other places in Scripture where he calls himself the Son of Man Now to know why Christ called himself the Son of Man he being the Son of God nay God himself it will be worth the unfolding of this mystery To this I say he calls himself the Son of Man because he took upon him the nature of Man in the womb of Mary the virgin That is he gained the Godhead nature and Manhood together in the womb of Mary the Virgin and there cloathed the Godhead nature with pure humane flesh So that he when he was born into this world was perfect God and Man according to that saying Isaiah the nineth To us a childe is born to us a Son is given he shall be called the mighty God the everlasting Father with other titles of the divine Godhead yet a childe a perfect man childe born of a Virgin And she conceived in her womb by the Holy Ghost that is by the holy God so the Virgin she being the Mother that bare Jesus and brought him forth into this world as other children are brought forth into this world In this regard he did call himself and is called by the Spirit the Son of Man For he taking the nature of Man upon him and being born of a Virgin he may call himself the Son of Man That is he is the Son of Man but by the Mothers side but not by the Fathers side For by the Fathers side he called himself the Son of God and so he was yea he was God himself The parrallel is much like unto Cain and Abel they were both brothers by the mothers side but not by the father For they had two several fathers Adam was the father of righteous Abel and the serpent-angel was the father of cursed Cain as the Scripture doth plainly prove if understood by the Reader For it is not written no where in Scripture that Adam begot Cain Yet notwithstanding Eve was the mother of them both and so Cain and Abel were brothers by the Mothers side but not by the Fathers side So likewise Christ was the Son of God nay God himself by the Fathers side but by the Mothers side he was the Son of Man And in this sense he called himself The Son of Man And this Son of Man is that Son of Man John looked and saw sit upon a white cloud having on his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sicle This cloud he sate upon it was that cloud the Apostles speaks of Hebr. 12. Wherefore seeing we also are encompassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses Now what this cloud is it is expressed in the eleventh chapter concerning the faith of the Patriarchs and Prophets and Saints who had the righteousness of faith in them beginning at righteous Abel Enoch Noah Abraham Isaac Joseph Moses David Samuel and the Prophets with other Saints who suffered wonderful strange deaths for their Faith These and many more were

do at this day or shall hereafter to the worlds end Therefore if the Reader doth but understand the spiritual substance and meaning of Johns visions though not every particular circumstance I say it will give full satisfaction to the minde of man as to the Scriptures and to their eternal salvation The first thing that John saw in his Vision it was a door opened in heaven Now I would have the Seed of Faith to understand that there is a door belonging to heaven and a door belonging to hell Therefore called in Scripture the gates of heaven and of hell as Christ said unto Peter I have given thee the Keyes of heaven and of hell So likewise when the five foolish virgins came to the door where the Bridegroom was but the door was shut upon them so that they could not come in to that Eternal Marriage So that there is a door belongs to Heaven also there must be some body to open this door It is much like unto a Kings Palace where no inferior person can see into it except the Door-keeper do open the door There is no earthly Kings Palace but hath a door to it neither can any man see into it except the door be open●● Now as there is a door of earthly substance which may be seen and felt belonging to every earthly Kings Palace the Palace being earthly also though decked and set forth very gloriously to the eye of Sense and Reason because it belongeth to Reasons kingdom So likewise there is as real an Heavenly Palace above and beyond the stars where Christ the King of Heaven doth sit upon his Throne Also there is a door belonging to it of a spiritual and heavenly substance which may be seen felt and understood by the eye of Faith as the other is by the eye of Reason Therefore it is said in Scripture by the Apostles We speak the things which we have seen which we have heard which we have tasted which we have handled of the word of life So that there is as real a spiritual substance to be seen tasted and handled by the Seed of Faith in the minde as there is temporal things by the seed of Reason Likewise Christ is called a Door himself and he hath the Key of Davia who openeth and no man shutteth And this is he that opened the door of Johns understanding and let him see in a vision the glory of heaven and him that sate on the Throne as you may see in the second verse For as soon as ever John had heard the voice that is as soon as ever the door of his understanding was opened the door of heaven was opened also And the door of heaven being opened there was presented in a vision to his sight few things that must be hereafter Now what those things which must be hereafter are they are signified in the vision in the chapters following For the voice which talked with John in the vision bade him come up hither and I will shew the things which must be hereafter And immediately John was in the spirit that is he was so ravished and wrapt up in his spirit w th the sight of heaven and the glory thereof in the vision the door of heaven being opened that he was as Paul was whether in the body or out of the body he could not tell For John did see things unutterable for indeed the things of Gods becoming flesh and suffering death and the glorious effects thereof they are unutterable that is the tongue of man cannot explain it not as it is in it self But men that have written the Scriptures and have had visions and revelations of these heavenly things they have expressed them to the capacity of man as they could by words So that men might believe the things of God which are spiritual and eternal by words of mortal men like themselves As men do understand one another in the things of this world And the gift of interpretation of Scriptures which was written by Revelation and Vision I say it is more profitable to man then the Scriptures themselves For what profit is it to a man to read another mans revelation or vision and know nothing of it himself Therefore interpretation of Scriptures is the best and most profitable gift unto the Seed of Faith now adays to lead them unto their eternal rest Therefore to unfold something more of Johns vision in the second verse And immediately he was in the spirit and behold a Throne was set in heaven and one sate on the Throne And in the 3 verse he tells what he was like that sate on the Throne and in the 4 verse he saith And round about the Throne were four and twenty Seats and upon the Seats John saw four and twenty Elders sitting cloathed in white Raiment and they had on their heads Crowns of Gold And in the 5 verse There were seven Lamps of fire burning before the Throne which are the seven Spirits of God And in the 6 verse And before the Throne there was a Sea of Glass like unto Chrystal and in the midst of the Throne and round about the Throne were four Beasts full of eyes before and behind And in the 7 verse And the first Beast was like a Lion and the second beast like a Calf and the third beast had a face like a Man and the fourth beast was like a flying Eagle The 8 verse And the four beasts had each of them six Wings about him and they were full of eyes within and they rest not day and night saying Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is and is to come The 9 verse And when those beasts gave glory and honor and thanks to him that sate on the Throne who liveth for ever and ever I shall give a short interpretation of these things afore mentioned In the second verse John saw a Throne in heaven and him that sate thereon You may remember how I have shewed before that there is Thrones in heaven as there is here in earth and there is a Throne in special for the King of Heaven as there is for a King here on earth And he which John saw to sit upon the Throne in Heaven it was no other but the Lord Jesus Christ as aforesaid Though John doth set him forth in the 3 verse that he was to look upon like a Jasper and a Sardine stone with other glorious expressions which is onely to set forth the glory of him that sate upon the Throne And in the 4 verse Round about the Throne were four and twenty Seats and upon the Seats were four and twenty Elders sitting cloathed in white Raiment and they had on their heads Crowns of Gold It is much like unto the Throne of an earthly King for an earthly King hath many Seats for his Nobility to sit on round about the Throne where he seats himself And the Nobility doth fit in those Seats according to their degree and place Likewise the

the hearts and souls of the four Beasts and four and twenty Elders And the odours is that grace and supplications which was offered up unto the Lamb thorow those golden Vials Which Vials are the hearts and souls as aforesaid And those Harps are the tongues of the Beasts and Elders and Saints which are as Harps to sound forth the praise of the Lamb. For this I must tell you that the tongue of every Saint shall be as a Harp to praise the Lamb for his great and unspeakable work of Redemption which is more to be magnified by the Seed of Faith then the work of Creation So that the Beasts and the Elders and Saints may very well sing that new Song in the 9 verse saying Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred tongue and people and nation That is thou hast redeemed us to thy self by thy own blood for though thou art called a Lamb thou art no other but God And thy blood is no other but the blood of God though called the blood of the Lamb. Because of that twofold state and condition thou wert in And as the work of Redemption is of greater value to the redeemed ones than their Creation was therefore it is that those who are washed in the blood of the Lamb have Harps given them to sound or sing this new Song of Praise and Thanksgiving unto him that hath washed them in his own blood And the new song which the Beasts and Elders and Saints doth sing is set down in the 12 verse Saying with a loud voice Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing And so to the end of the Chapter giving praise unto the Lamb for their Redemption And this is that new Song which the Beasts and Elders and Saints shall sing to eternity It is called a new Song because it is the Song of the Lamb. For there is but two Songs in all to wit the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb and blessed and happy are all those that can truly sing the song of the Lamb to know they are redeemed and washed in his blood CHAP. XV. NOw I have given the interpretation of the things that are of most concernment in the 5th Chapter I shall proceed to open the chief things contained in the 6th Chapter In the first verse of this chapter John saw in his vision the Lamb opening the Seals and at the Lambs opening of the first Seal John heard as it were the noise of thunder And in the vision one of the four Beasts said unto John Come and see As for the four Beasts you may remember I have shewed what they are before and now these four Beasts doth present to Johns understanding in the vision four other Beasts as in a figure to be four Horses Namely a white Horse a red Horse a black Horse and a pale Horse I would have the Reader to minde the interpretation of these four Horses and their Riders For there is one called he that sate on every one of these four horses Also there was some great and wonderful work done by every one of these that sate on these Horses Therefore called the opening of the Seals And at the opening of the first Seal John heard as it were in the vision the noise of thunder and after that there was presented unto his view in the vision a white horse And he that sat on him had a bowe and a Crown was given unto him and he went forth conquering and to conquer Now this white Horse which John saw in the vision it is the righteousness of the Saints And the righteousness of Saints is the righteousness of Faith For it is Paith that makes the soul pure and white in the blood of the Lamb. According to that saying Revel 7. and 13 and 14 verses One of the Elders answered saying unto me What are these which are arayed in white Robes and in the 14 verse And he said to me these are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. So in the 6 chapter and 11 verse where it is said And white robes were given to every one of them meaning those which were slain under the altar that is they were slain for the testimony of Jesus Therefore said to be under the altar because Christ is the altar it self Many more places of Scriptures might be named for this purpose to prove that the righteousness of Faith is those white robes which the Saints souls are cloathed with Their hearts being purified by faith in the blood of the Lamb. For faith doth dip its soul in his blood so that all original and actal sin is washed away as clean as if there had never been any sin at all So that the Saints or Seed of Faith are cloathed with the white robes of righteousness of faith it being the righteousness of Christ He being the author of it by washing their souls in his own blood So that they become as white as snow and this righteousness of the Saints is that white Horse and the first horse that John saw in the vision For I would have the Reader to understand that the righteousness of faith is a real spiritual substance as the righteousness of the Law is yet none of them both can be seen by the visible eye of sense Not as they be in their essence or seed but by the effects or fruits they are known For effects or fruits doth proceed from an invisible spiritual root or substance which roots and substances is faith and reason And there is a righteousness that doth arise from each of these which hath their several effects or several fruits So that the tree may be known by the fruit that is the righteousness of the Law may be known and distinguished from the righteousness of faith Yet the life and spirit of these two trees are so secret and invisible that they cannot be seen by the eye of sense as I said before Yet they be two real spiritual substances that doth bring forth a righteousness according to their natures That is the righteousness of the Law and the righteousness of faith But it is those souls that are cloathed with the white Robe of Christs righteousness of faith that have been washed in his blood and this is that white horse John speaketh of For this I would have the Seed of Faith to minde that the spirit of Revelation in John doth compare the righteousness of the Saints to a white horse Also this I would have you to minde though the Saints that are cloathed in white be thousands and millions and innumerable Yet they are called by the revelation of the spirit but one white horse Now whether John did see in the vision the