Commentary on Revelation, Dramatis personae
THE APPARITIONS AND PERSONS MAKING UP THIS PROPHETICAL DRAMA, REVEALED IN SEVEN VISIONS.
In Viſion I. Chapters 1.2.3.
IOHN THE EVANGELIST, Actor, and interlocutor throughout.
Chriſt in a glorious form walking amongſt the ſeven Candleſtickes: The authour of the Revelation, and maker of the prologue.
In Viſion II. Chapt. 4.5.6.7.
The majeſty of God ſitting on the throne.
The firſt Chore of the foure and twenty Elders.
The 2. Chore of the foure Beaſts.
The Book ſealed with ſeven Seales in the hand of the ſitter on the throne.
A ſtrong Angell deſiring the booke to be opened.
The Lambe as it were ſlaine opening the booke.
The 3. Chore of Angels.
The 4. Chore of all creatures.
A white horſe with his Rider comming forth out of the firſt Seale.
A red horſe and his Rider, out of the ſecond Seale.
A blacke horſe and his Rider, out of the third Seale.
A pale horſe with death on him, hell following him, out of the fourth Seale.
The ſoules of the Martyrs under the Altar, in the fift Seale.
A great Earth-quake, out of the ſixt Seale.
Four Angels holding the foure winds that they should not blow.
An Angell from the Eaſt with the Seale of God.
The multitude of Sealed ones and Martyrs.
In Viſion III. Chapt. 8.9.10.11.
Seven Angels with ſeven trumpets, out of the ſeventh Seale.
An Angell with a golden cenſer at the Altar.
An Angell ſounding the firſt trumpet.
An Angell ſounding the ſecond trumpet.
An Angell ſounding the third trumpet.
An Angell ſounding the fourth trumpet.
An Angell ſounding the fift trumpet.
Locuſts comming up out of the bottomleſſe pit into the earth.
An Angell ſounding the ſixt trumpet.
Four Angels bound and looſed at Euphrates.
A ſtrong Angell cloathed with a cloud, and having a Book in his hand.
Iohn eating up the Booke, and meaſuring the temple with a reed.
The two witneſſes propheſying.
The Beaſt out of the pit, killing the witneſſes.
An Earth-quake overthrowing a tenth part of Babylon.
An Angell ſounding the ſeventh trumpet.
The firſt Chore of the foure and twenty Elders.
In Viſion IV. Chapt. 12.13.14.
A woman clothed with the Sunne, bringing forth a Man-child, & flying into the Wilderneſſe.
The ſon of the woman taken up into Heaven.
The red Dragon perſecuting the woman.
Michael fighting for the woman againſt the Dragon.
The fift uneertaine Chore.
The ſeven-headed Beaſt aſcending out of the ſea.
The two-horned Beaſt aſcending out of the earth.
The Image of the Sea-beaſt.
A company of Sealed-ones ſtanding with the Lambe on the Mountaine.
A ſixt Chore of Harpers.
An Angell flying with the everlaſting Goſpell.
An Angell publishing the ruine of Babylon.
An Angell denouncing punishments to the worshippers of the Beaſt.
Chriſt on the cloud with a sharpe ſickle.
An Angell proclaiming the laſt harveſt and vintage.
In Viſion V. Chapt. 15.16.
The ſeven Angels with ſeven Vials.
The ſixt Chore of Harpers upon the ſea of Glaſſe.
An Angell pouring forth the 1. Viall on the Earth.
An Angell pouring forth the 2. Viall on the Sea.
An Angell pouring forth the 3. Viall on the Rivers and Fountaines,
An Angell pouring forth the 4. Viall on the Sunne.
An Angell pouring forth the 5. Viall on the throne of the Beaſt.
An Angell pouring forth the 6. Viall on Euphrates.
Three unclean Spirits like frogs out of the mouth of the Beaſt, &c.
An Angell pouring forth the 7. Viall into the aire.
The rupture of Babylon by an Earth-quake.
In Viſion VI. Chapt. 17.18.19.
The whore riding on the ſeven-headed Beaſt.
The ſeven-headed Beaſt with his deſcription.
The ten Kings waging war with the Lamb: afterward burning the whore.
An Angell publishing the fall of Babylon.
An uncertain voyce calling the Godly out of Babylon.
Kings, Merchants, Sea-men, bewailing the ruine of Babylon.
An Angell caſting a milſtone into the ſea.
A fift uncertaine Chore.
The firſt Chore of the 24. Elders, and the ſecond Chore of the 4. Beaſts.
Iohn intending to worship the angell.
Chriſt with an heavenly armie rushing upon the Beaſt and the Kings of the Earth.
An Angell ſtanding in the ſun, calling the birds unto the prey.
The judgement of the Beaſt, Falſe-Prophet, Kings of the earth, and worshippers of the Beaſt.
In Viſion VII. Chapt. 20.21.22.
An Angell with the key of the bottomleſſe Pit, and a great Chayne.
The old ſerpent bound a thouſand yeers.
The martyrs and conquerours of the beaſt reigning with Chriſt a thouſand yeeres.
Satan let looſe ſeducing the Nations, and raiſing Gog and Magog againſt the Holy Citie.
The caſting of Satan into the Lake of fire.
The raiſing of the dead, and the laſt judgement.
The new Ieruſalem coming down from Heaven: the Bride of the Lambe.
God in the throne publishing the judgement.
Iohn ſeeing all theſe things, and intending to worship the angell.
The Concluſion, the Lord Ieſus putting an end to the Drama.