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 "add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book.

19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from these things that are written in this book.

20. He that giveth testimony of these things, saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

17. St. John, speaking in his own name, says that the Church, the bride of Christ, guided by the Holy Ghost, longs for the glorious coming of her divine Spouse. May all who hear her voice join in the self -same prayer. May those who thirst for the water of life receive it abundantly!

18, 19. The Apostle was aware of the risks his book would run at the hands of heretics who infested the churches of Asia Minor. He had been a witness to their shrewdness in interpolating and falsifying the most sacred texts. Hence he threatens with anathema anyone who may presume to mutilate his prophecies in any manner. This warning should be extended to the entire Scriptures of which the Apocalypse is but the final chapter.

20. Our Lord, who testifies to the truth of these prophecies, says: " Behold, I come quickly." From