Revelation 20
DiodatiRevelation 20:4
ANd they] the Italian, persons; namely, the glorified Saints Iudgement] namely, power to judge the world, as Christs adsessors and assistants, who is the supreme judge, see upon 1 Corinthians 6:2-3. That were] that ha in any manner suffered martyrdom. In all this Prophecie it is better and more sure to expectand stay for the explication by the event, then to 〈◊〉〈◊〉without any certain ground.
Revelation 20:9
The camp] namely, the Church militant in the world, by a figure taken from the children of Israel, which encamped in the wildernesse.
Revelation 20:11
Him that] namely, Jesus Christ, everlasting King of his Church, and supreame judge of the world From whose face] that is to say, at the appearing of whose new Kingdom, all this forme and state of the world was changed in an instant, and vanished away.
Revelation 20:12
The books] termes taken from the publike judgements here amongst men, wherein are produced all the writings of the processe, informations, depositions of witnesses, &c. to shew that all actions, even the most secret ones, shall then be rehearsed and made manifest, 1 Corinthians 4:5. Another book] which represents the everlasting election to life and glory in Christ.
Revelation 20:13
And hell] namely, the places under ground where the bodies are laid after they are dead.
Revelation 20:14
Death] that is to say, There was no more neither death nor sepulchre for Gods Elect, the command of death over them was quite annihilated, and remained upon the damned, in whom death and the grave were changed into everlasting imprisonment and torments of hell.
