Revelation 11:14 Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. When this second woe (which was to happen to the inhabiters of the earth) \ is past then we are to come to the period of the second principal vision, to with, of the seven trumpets, whereof six have been sounded by their respective angels; and the seventh angel is ready to sound: whereupon quickly followeth the third woe. Behold the third woe cometh, tacu, quickly. That is, without any delay \ without any intermission of time \ even as soon as the second woe is past, behold the third woe cometh speedily, suddenly and quickly. This third woe trumpet must be sounded by the seventh angel. The fifth angel sounded, and one woe passed. \ The sixth angel sounded, and the second woe passed. \ And when the seventh angel begins to sound there shall be time no longer (as Christ hath sworn) \ unto the Roman anti-Christian beast, for then the forty two months of his reigning power \ will be expired; then the thousand two hundred and three score prophetical days of Christ sackcloth witnesses \ will be fully ended, and then the kingdoms of this world will successfully, one after another, become the Kingdom of Christ, as here followeth in Revelation 11:15; and then this third woe follows immediately, which containeth the third principal vision, to wit, the seven vials of the wrath of God, which are the seven last plagues, that are to be poured forth upon the Roman anti-Christian kingdom, mystical Babylon, the beast, the whore, and the false prophet. \ Now, although I have a very honourable esteem for those godly and learned expositors of this Book of the Revelation, who have declared their judgments, and some reasons thereof; viz. that several of those seven vials have been poured out upon mystical Babylon, and upon the kingdom of the beast; yet, notwithstanding all that they have said, I do humbly confess, that I am not of their minds, but do rather think, that none of those seven vials are yet poured out. And the scripture grounds, which I humbly submit to the judgment of the judicious reader, for my opinion in this matter, are, first, because the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in Heaven, is not yet opened; out of which temple the seven angels must come, who are to pour out those seven vials of the wrath of God. \ The opening of the temple, is the restoring the Church of God on earth unto its apostolical constitutions, and primitive purity of worship, and spiritual gifts, and unto Christ’ s ecclesiastical government, which is not yet done. Secondly, because the second woe is not yet past; and therefore the third woe (which is the seven vials of the wrath of God, as hath been fully proved) is not yet come. \ That the second woe is not yet past, is evident; for Christ’ s prophetical witnesses are not ascended, nor the seven thousand men of name are not yet slain by the earthquake. Thirdly, because the seventh angel hath not yet begun to sound. \ For then, and not till then, those vials of Gods wrath and last plagues are to be poured forth one after another, as is revealed in the whole 16th chapter of this prophecy. As the seventh seal ushered in the seven trumpets \ so the seventh angel sounding, ushers in the seven vials, and brings in the dispensation of the Kingdom of Christ (which is not yet come) and the opening of the Temple of God in Heaven (which is not yet done). \ And out of the temple shall come the seven angels, having those seven last plagues. \ And after all these things (then, and not till then) the seven angels are commanded by a great voice from heaven, saying to them, go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. \ Fourth, because these last plagues come upon mystical Babylon in one day, death, and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: For strong is the Lord that judgeth her. (Compare Revelation 17:1-16 with Revelation 18:2; Revelation 18:5; Revelation 18:8; Revelation 18:21). And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all; kai ou mh eureyh eti and shall not be found thenceforth, after that, at all. A great millstone cast into the sea, doth not, cannot sometimes sink and sometimes swim; but always sinks even to the bottom, and never swims, no, never riseth again at all: So, whensoever mystical Babylon is once cast down and fallen, by the pouring out those vials of Gods last plagues upon her, she shall never, no never rise more, but be made utterly desolate for evermore. \