Revelation:14:1-5
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And I looked ,
and ,
lo ,
a Lamb (
note :)
The history of the Church of Christ being finished for more than a 1300 years at which time Boniface the eighth lived as has been said :
there remains the rest of the history of the conflicting or militant church ,
from there to the time of the last victory in three chapters .
For first of all ,
as the foundation of the whole history ,
is described the standing of the Lamb with his army and retinue in five verses ,
after his worthy acts which he has done and yet does in most mighty manner ,
while he overthrows Antichrist with the spirit of his mouth ,
in the rest of this chapter and in the two following .
To the description of the Lamb ,
are propounded three things :
his situation ,
place and attendance :
for the rest are expounded in the former visions ,
especially in the fifth chapter .(:
note )
stood on the mount Sion ,
and with him Prepared to do his office see (
Act_7
:56 ),
in the midst of the church ,
which mount Zion pictured before .
an hundred forty [
and ]
four thousand ,
having his Father '
s This retinue of the Lamb is described first by divine mark (
as before in ) (
Rev_7
:2 )
in this verse .
Then by divine occupation ,
in that every one in his retinue most earnestly and sweetly (
Rev_14
:2 )
glorify the Lamb with a special song before God and his elect angels .
Flesh and blood cannot hear this song ,
nor understand , (
Rev_14
:3 ).
Lastly by their deeds done before ,
and their sanctification in that they were virgins ,
pure from spiritual and bodily fornication ,
that is ,
from impiety and unrighteousness .
They followed the Lamb as a guide to all goodness ,
cleaved to him and are holy to him ,
as by grace redeemed by him .
In truth and simplicity of Christ they have exercised all these things ,
sanctimony of life ,
the guidance of the Lamb ,
a thankful remembrance of redemption by him and finally (
to conclude in a word )
they are blameless before the Lord , (
Rev_14
:4-5 ).
name written in their foreheads .
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And I heard a voyce from heauen ,
as the sound of many waters ,
and as the sound of a great thunder :
and I heard the voyce of harpers harping with their harpes .
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And they sung as it were a newe song before the throne ,
and before the foure beasts ,
and the Elders :
and no man could learne that song ,
but the hundreth ,
fourtie and foure thousand ,
which were bought from the earth .
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These are they ,
which are not defiled with women :
for they are virgins :
these followe the Lambe whithersoeuer he goeth :
these are bought from men ,
being the first fruites vnto God ,
and to the Lambe .
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And in their mouthes was found no guile :
for they are without spot before the throne of God .
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