The Revelation

April 24. 1680. SInce my Apartment to be Alone, a full Concourse doth now continually meet me; even such Company, as makes me spend my Hours and Days with all spiritual Mirth and Joy. For I am now come in truth (without Flattering, or crackling Sparks, that go out again) unto the everlasting burning Throne of the Deity. Where just and perfect Spirits do rise as so many lesser Flames, most numerously, as God’s encompassing Host, ministring all that may delight me. So that I find I am to be reserved for God’s Throne-Conversation; which is as the seven days Feast of Tabernacles, wherein nothing of servile Work is to be thought upon [Margin note: Seven days of Solitude from all of mortal Society, that might be avoided]. This is a time of an Holy Convocation, and for celebrating the Praises of the Lamb; who alone hath wrought the Victory for us. Oh! what shall let now, but that all within me may give the Trumpet-Sound, and great shout, that the Lord Omnipotent is come to Reign? Rejoyce ye Heavens without, within, and round about; for the Lord Jehovah hath only done it. He hath made Wars to cease, and keeps the Enemy without the Gates. Oh mighty Prince and Saviour! thou art entered into thy Throne-rest! Thou art become Lord of the Sabbath indeed: and therefore thou hast Power to Eternalize it, as a Memorial of thy redeeming Blood, which is become the quickning and reigning Life: Maintain my Love evermore in this new governing Sphere with Thee; for never knew I such a pleasant state, as since the time thou hast brought thy Kingdom into me, to rule over all in Peace and Love; and keep every Spirit under check, and reverend awe. Thy Throne is set; thy Council is fixed; the Urim and Thummim of sound and right Judgment is come down; and Decrees are herefrom gone forth, which all powerful Might will see executed within this all-hidden Realm of my Soul and Mind. The Prospect of all This which now is come, the Spirit (in Christ, my Lord’s Personality) did give me to see; and therefore to Prophesie; as hoping the Time is at hand: which is so in good earnest. For I am made to understand, that the holy and just One is come, in his first and early Reign to put all things to rights, that were found in confusion, in the fallen Properties of Nature: and to Harmonize whatsoever did put forth from the bitter Root Essence in Jars and Strife. Now to have a Cure come in, to relieve this fallen, weary, tired-out Life, that was in perplexed Strife, can do no less than give cause of Triumph; where-ever such a Dominion is known, and entred upon, though invisibly. None is privy to what is done or acted there, but the obedient Subjects that do wait upon the Throne, and are ready to fulfill all Royal Laws that are expressed from the High Counsel of the Trinity. And truly, I do find great Joy in keeping up to this Restriction, and Ordinances which do appertain to the Lord Christ’s Kingdom; although they be quite different, and of another kind, than what was allowed to be; and by the Just One winked at; before that Word, which is Spirit and Life did protest to me, “That he was come to make a total alteration; and to throw out all the Forms and Constitutions, which have passed for a Heavenly Formation; but which never reached to this new, most perfect and excellent Kingdom: which is so Chrystalline, as that the Spirit and Soul are realized in a circuled Glory; and so shut up, as no more to look out, or come down from off this high mounted white Throne; whereon the Reigns of a great and wonderful Government are to be held fast unto.” For which many cautional Words I have received. For it is the Abiding, and Perseverance, that will work out the most glorious Victory: Since no one that is shot up to the highest Stature in Christ, and so ripe for the Government, is yet come to be exempted from Assaults and Temptations; that will put forth from the satanical and earthly Kingdom, where all carnal earthly Senses, and rational Subtilty do still lie lurking. So that if the exalted Spirit that doth sit upon the Throne with Christ, should but venture down, and debase it self, by complying with what it hath rejected of this World’s Laws and Rudiments, it is possible the Kingdom may be rent away, as in Saul’s case: nay, in Solomon himself, God would not remit it; when he departed from the Lord in any degree, he received a Rebuke to purpose for it. All which was laid before me, for the holding fast the Scepter in Humility, Purity, Fear, Righteousness and holy Couragiousness: that I might so hold out in this first and invisible Reign of the Lamb of God; that he may come to be visibly magnified, for the Conviction of those that are yet alienated by a Spirit of Unbelief, not knowing the peaceable Fruits of this Kingdom within, which in no wise can mingle with what is of the Starry Government; it is quite of another Spirit: It neither careth nor seeketh for Regency or Dignity, from these inferior Planets; which give the World’s Wealth and Honour to the vilest and basest of Men. Wherefore it is little regarded by such, who have Eyes to see the workings of the superior Constellations, which move in the third Heaven, remote from all mortal sight; from which alone I have sought for Honour, Credit and Reputation: And now I am greatly satisfied to be esteemed of no Repute, and to be as a poor Lazarus for the joy of that Kingdom, which is already possessed by me: Yet not here so resting, as not to expect, and believe, but that this invisible Kingdom will so work out visibly; as it may make the Sun, Moon and Stars of this inferior Orb to bow before it. For the assurance of which, we can desire no fuller, nor better Evidence, than the total and victorious Reign of God over all the Sin-infected Properties. Let this be but finished, it will be a certain Introduction to the manifestative Reign of the Holy Ghost. Who will not fear to face the Locusts of the Earth, that have had their Fulness and Blessings from the Beast’s Kingdom; whose Glory will then certainly wither and dye away. Nay, they who are of the number of Israelites, and yet abide in the Abomination of Self-Love, will be so ashamed and confounded at the opening of this plentiful Store; that will so abundantly shower down upon them that sit on the Throne with Christ; that all those who have detained these worldly Goods, shall have such Indignation against themselves for it, that they shall throw their Gold and Silver to the Bats and Moles of the Earth, and take hold of the skirts of the Throne-Princes, and cry to partake of their Lot and Portion. For it will be of that Quality and daily increasing Substance; for the satifsfying of all kind of Requirings of the outward Body: that Jacob’s All and Enough will most surely be possessed, without Death, Curse or Sorrow. Which we know have attended the whole visible Treasury gotten by the outward Wisdom, and devised Art of Man. Who have thereby so Idoliz’d the Works of their Hands, that they have quite run themselves out of those Blessings, which come in, by and through, giving up their whole Mind and Will to be the Lord’s dominion. April 26. 1680. This is the surviving Kingdom, that shall spread from the Root of Christ risen up in his perfect stature, within and throughout the Soul’s Essence to deifie it, so that it may abide in the unalterable Substance of a Godded Nature; without the hazard of ever relapsing into Sin, Curse or sorrowful Weakness: which will be the most wonderful Salvation that ever yet was brought to manifestation. For which cause it will necessarily follow, that this visible Kingdom will be also established, and become as a lifted up Ensign; that all flesh may tremble and fall before it, which did so insult and lift up it self in Arrogancy. Where the Lord was but as yet come in his first Reign, no shew of Glory was there seen to outward appearance: but rather dark Clouds of Sufferings; which being rightly improved, make meet for the full possession of the first and second Kingdom, each one in their high graduation, for coming forth to Glorification; according as are now in the hidden Sphears. Where the high Throne-Glories are manifested in another manner, of Kingly Pomp and Splendor, than what ever hath, or indeed could possible be figured out here, till the Kingdom it self do work out Visibly. And then we shall know what we at present are known of our God for, in order to this excelling Reign, which is to answer to the Royalty, Purity and Pomp, that God himself is now with all in his Glorified Saints and Angels. It is fully assured me, that God hath taken into his Eye and Love election at this very day, those who shall come to sit in Princely Majesty, and great Dominion, in the inward Regency of the Soul conquering the thwarting motions of Sin, and their own Passions. Oh Faithfulness, Truth and Love to carry through here! they will be signs, and evidence sufficient, what God will further exalt unto. In the Interim, whosoever have attained to the first Kingdom, in Wisdom, Sanctification, and the excelling Charity; know that these will give the mighty onset for enterance, into the utmost bounds of this everlasting Kingdom. Which we shall not think it only sufficient to pray for, but to be Doing all that is required for it; in all comely order and fixed resolution, to hold fast what we have already gotten: that none may supplant us, of That which will be the lifted up Crown, to be seen every where upon the Heads of the Anointed Ones.