20. References are sometimes made to Non-Canonical Books, which yet were true and contemporary histories.
Numbers 21:14
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon.
Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
2 Samuel 1:18
(And he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
1 Kings 4:32; 11:41; 14:19; 15:7; 16:5,20,27; 22:39
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five....And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?....And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel....Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?....Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?....Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?....Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?....Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Chronicles 29:29
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer.
2 Chronicles 9:29; 12:15; 20:34; 26:22; 28:26; 33:18,19; 35:25-27; 36:8
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?....Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies?....Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel....Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write....Now the rest of his [Ahaz] acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel...Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold they are written among the sayings of the seers....And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they are written in the lamentations. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord, And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah....Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah...
21. (a) God's promises and threats are frequently conditional.
Genesis 2:17; 15:18
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die....In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Isaiah 38:1
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
Jonah 3:4
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Matthew 18:32
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me.
Acts 27:24,30
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee...Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
(b) Promises and threats are to be understood as referring to the present condition of man.
John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extrotioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
22. Distribution is expressed in a variety of ways:
(a) by repeating the cardinal number "two, two" as in:
Genesis 7:9,15
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah...And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
Mark 6:7
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits.
(b) by repeating the noun ("heaps, heaps" as in Exodus 8:14; "companies, companies" as in Mark 6:39)
Exodus 8:14
And they gathered them together upon heaps; and the land stank.
Mark 6:39
And he made them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Also Mark 14:19
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
John 8:9
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Romans 12:5
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Revelation 21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
23. Various readings are to be duly studied and weighed.
Matthew 1:25; 2:23; 6:4,6,18.
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS....And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene....That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly...But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly...That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Mark 6:20; 11:30-32
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly....The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Luke 2:14; 10:6; 12:49; 14:5; 16:9; 18:7; 21:34,35
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men....And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again....I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?...And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?....And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations....And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?....And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Romans 4:22; 5:1; 8:1
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness....Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ....There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 3:4; 6:20; 9:23; 11:29; 15:29
For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?....For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's....And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you....For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body....Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Galatians 4:14
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:11
If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Colossians 2:18
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.
1 Timothy 3:16; 6:12,18,19
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory....Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses....That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
2 Timothy 4:1,14
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom...Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works.
Hebrews 4:2
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
1 Peter 3:14,21
But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled....The like figure whreunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:3; 2:18
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue....For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
1 John 5:7,8,13
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one....These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
2 John 9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Jude 1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.
Revelation 1:5,6; 2:9,13; 17:8; 20:14,15
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen....I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (But thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan...I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth....The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is....And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
24. Interpolations are never to be adduced as proof texts. (That is, the following verses are not in all ancient texts. This does not mean that they are not true or are doctrinally unsound, but that other scriptures should be used whenever possible to assert their content.)
Matthew 6:13; 16:2,3; 21:44; 23:14
...For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen....When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?.....And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder....Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Mark 7:16; 9:44,46,48; 11:26; 15:28; 16:9-20
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear....Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched (verses 44,46,48)....But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses....And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors....Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen or her, believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Other ancient authorities add after verse 8 the following: "But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.")
Luke 17:36; 23:17; 24:12,40
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left....For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast....Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass...And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
John 5:4; 7:53; 8:11
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had....And every man went unto his own house....She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Acts 8:37; 15:29,34; 24:7; 28:29
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God....And from things strangled...Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still....But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence, took him away out of our hands....And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
25. The order of events is frequently disregarded.
John 2:13 cf. Matthew 21:12
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found into the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting....And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves.
(Compare also) Judges 17:1 ff. cf. 18:30,31 (regarding Micah's graven image); 19:1-21,25 cf. 1:34
26. Scripture writers frequently use round and common numbers.
Genesis 15:13
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
Exodus 1:5; 12:40
And the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls....No the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
Acts 7:6,14
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years....Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart.
Mark 9:2
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
Luke 9:28
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
27. A part of a thing is frequently put for the whole.
Genesis 1:5
...And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.
Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Romans 1:16; 10:9,13; 13:1
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek....That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved...For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved....Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
28. The whole is frequently put for a part.
(a) "the world" for the Roman Empire or Palestine.
Matthew 4:8; 24:14
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them....And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Luke 2:1; 4:5
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed....And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Acts 11:28; 17:6,31; 19:27; 24:5
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar....And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also....Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead....So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth....For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Romans 10:18
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Revelation 3:10; 12:9; 16:14
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth....And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him....For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
(b) "every creature" for the human race.
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Colossians 1:15,23
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature...If ye continue in the faith grounded and settle, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister.
Revelation 5:13
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
(c) "all flesh" (as above)
Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Psalm 145:21
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Isaiah 40:5,6; 66:23
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field....And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
Matthew 24:22
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Luke 3:6
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
29. A definite number is frequently used for an indefinite.
Genesis 4:15; 31:7
And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him....And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Exodus 20:6
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Leviticus 26:18
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
1 Samuel 18:7
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial, I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Psalm 62:11
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Isaiah 4:1; 40:2
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach....Speak ye comfortable to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
Daniel 7:10
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Matthew 12:45; 18:21,22; 19:29
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation....Then came Peter to him, and said, lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Mark 16:9
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
1 Corinthians 14:19
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Revelation 1:4; 2:1; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 20:2,7
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne....Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks....And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead....And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God....And I behold, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth....And he laid hld on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.
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