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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

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 And therein is also shewed what the ISRAEL of God ought to do in this DAY By H. K. a Servant of Jesus Christ Isa 26.20 21. Come my people enter thou into thy Chamber and shut thy doors about thee hide thy self as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast For behold the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the Inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity The earth also shall disclose her blood and shall no more cover her stain London Printed in Year 1667. To all the Saints that in every place call upon the Name of the LORD Jesus Christ My Brethren THey that would serve God in their Generation according to his Will ought to inquire diligently into the particular Truths of the Age they live in which are Recorded in his Holy WORD The dayes wherein we live being not onely the latter Times of the first Apostasie prophesied of by the Apostle 1 Tim. 4.1 2 3. but the last dayes of those perilous Times mentioned by him 2 Tim. 3.1 5. I conceive that the last part of God's revealed Will to wit the Book of the Revelation hath in it those Truths which more peculiarly belonged unto this Age wherein we live which consideration hath made me willing as my occasions and daily Imployment would permit to be searching them out And though I cannot say that I have in all things found the Truth which principally and above others may be called the Truth of this Age and of our Generation Yet being incouraged by that Blessing promised Rev. 1.3 I have crouded my self into the number of those that run to and fro to find it And have by searching the Prophesies of this Book of the Revelation found three Mysteries wherein are some things that seem to relate unto this Age and Generation wherein we live viz. That of the two Witnesses of the seven Vials and of the two Kingdoms to wit of Christ and of Antichrist Which I have made the Subject of this little Treatise in the reading whereof I doubt not but you will find some Truths that are necessary for the Saints in this Age and present Generation to know and also some duties which the ISRAEL of God ought to do in this DAY and Age wherein we live Dear Brethren How ever others may censure me for presumption in offering my Opinion in those things that are in their judgment too high and deep Mysteries for me to meddle with Yet you that are Saints know how to bear those infirmities and weaknesses of your unworthy Brother which happily you may discern in reading this Treatise And notwithstanding them all may receive any glimmerings of light that is held forth to you in the Exposition of these Prophesies that so you and I who have our Fathers Name written in our Foreheads may go hand in hand like loving Brethren about our Fathers WORK following our LORD the Lamb wheresoever he goes The Divisions Contentions and Separations that to this Day remains among the Professors of this Age causeth me to think That God hath not done all his WORK upon Mount Sion There are some sufferings yet behind which will purge away that dross by the Spirit of Judgment and by the Spirit of Burning And this is one Reason among others which makes me think the two Witnesses are not yet slain And though many of Gods Servants have suffered for the Testimony which they held yet there remains a Remnant of their fellow Servants and Brethren which shall be killed as they were and this must be fulfilled For as there was such a Dispensation under the seven Seals Rev. 6.9 10 11. before God would avenge their Blood so there shall be such a Dispensation under the seven Trumpets before the seven Vials of Gods last Plagues be poured out Rev. 11.7 18. And when I consider the Congregations of Saints Churches of several perswasions in this Age how unlike they are to the Churches of God recorded in the Scripture with respect unto Ministry Gifts and Discipline or Government besides what is amiss in the Worship of God It makes me think That the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in Heaven is not opened out of which Temple John saw the seven Angels come who had the seven golden Vials of the seven last Plagues of God Rev. 15.1 5 6. And if so then the seven Vials are not yet any of them poured out upon Mystical Babylon for those seven golden Vials were given them after they were come out of the Temple Rev. 15.5 6 7. and they had not a command to pour out any of the seven Vials till after that Rev. 16.1 2 3. Lastly The late Apostacy of some who have fallen in with the corrupt self-seeking interests of this sinful and superstitious Generation and the Zeal of others who have separated themselves from their Brethren judging them to be defiled with the sins of the times and therefore dare not have and hold Communion with them though they hope they are Saints and the dear Chilaren of God hath given me occasion to publish my Testimony at this time for the Kingdom of Christ and against the Kingdom of Antichrist wherein I have said some things that may by the blessing of God tend unto the recovery of some backsliders and to the rectisying of the Judgments of my zealous Brethren and to the reducing of those Saints unto repentance who have been defiled with any sins of this Age or Generation not of wilfulness but through weakness and that either for want of light or through the strength of some temptation who being overtaken with a fault should be restored in the spirit of meekness Gal. 6.1 2. Which blessings of God shall please to effect by these my poor endeavours and labour of love as I know he will not forget it so I pray for you and beg your prayers for me that neither I nor you may forget to give him the glory This done I remain your Brother in the best Bonds H. K. Apocalyptical MYSTERIES The First Part Touching the two WITNESSES Rev. 11.3 14. And I will give power unto my two Witnesses and they shall prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore days cloathed in sack-cloth The second Wo is past and behold the third Wo cometh quickly IT is not my intent to expound every verse and interpret each particular thing therein contained but to offer my Opinion briefly touching some things which I conceive are of more general concernment and may be of more special use unto the Saints at this DAY The Particulars which I have thought most necessary to treat of touching this Subject are principally these 1. Who are the two Witnesses and what is their Testimony 2. What is their Power and the time of their

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