Revelation 13:9 Revelation 13:9-10 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. This exhortation of our blessed Lord Jesus Christ, implies two things; first,  that the matter we are to hear is of great moment, and ought diligently to be hearkened unto; as Isaiah 55:3; Psalms 8:5-9. Secondly,  some men’ s affected deafness, and indisposition to hear what the Lord speaks by his prophets and messengers unto them. \ That which Christ would have them to hear, is expressed \ He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity; he that killeth with the sword, must be killed with the sword. These words contain a commination of the righteous judgments of God relating to mystery Babylon, as was threatened prophetically. \ Here is the patience and the faith of the saints; that is, the exercise and trial of the patience and faith of the saints, (who are sanctified believers) under the persecutions and tribulations, which the beast, the great whore, and the false prophet, will inflict upon them; during the time of forty and two months, that the gentiles, that is, the idolatrous papists shall tread the holy city, that is, the Church of God, under foot; during which time of forty and two months, the beast will exercise his coercive power, in persecuting the saints. \