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earth, Gog and Magog,* * * § ** to gather them together to battle; the number of 
whom is as the sand of the sea.-fi 
Q. And they went upon the breadth of the earth, and compassed the 
land of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from 
Gon out of heaven, and devoured them. 
10. And the Devil , that deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire 
and brimstone, where the Beast% and the false Prophet § are, and shall be 
tormented both day and night, for ever and ever. 
11. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from 
whose face the heaven and the earth fled away, and there was found no place 
for them. 
12. And I saw the dead , both small and great, stand before God; and 
the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of 
life: and the dead were judged out of those things which-were written in 
the books, according to their works. 
13 . And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and Death and 
Hell which were in them; and they were judged every man according to 
his works. 
14. And Death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the 
second death. 
15. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast 
into the lake of fired* 
Chap. xxi. 1. And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth; for the first 
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no sea.” 
* Great warriors; that is, two great thieves, and two great murderers, full of kingly pride and 
ambition. 
f These were the children of the righteous, who had forsaken the precepts of the Lord, 
j Buonaparte , as many conjecture, whose name even is prophetically designated. 
§ Mahomet, a prophet and a warrior! 
** We are not literally to understand this that the damned are cast into a lake of fire, eternally 
to endure torments, but only, that their sufferings will be great, and of an extraordinary kind, as 
many experience in this life, and of very long duration; but ail this is only preparatory to another 
state of existence, for “ God keepeth not his anger for ever ; for God is love.” John, iv. 8. And 
gt. Paul says, “ that this is acceptable in the sight of God, who wills that all men shall be 
saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.” l Tim. ii. 3. Again: “ For there is one God, 
and one Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself a ransom for all/’ l Tim. ii. 4. Again: 
« Therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the 
saviour of all men.” 1 Tim. iv. to. And we are also told of Christ appearing to the wicked in 
Paradise. “ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the wicked, that he might 
Irina • us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit: by which also he 
went and preached to the spirits in prison, which long ago were disobedient , when formerly 
