A Concise Exposition of the Apocalypse, So Far as the Prophecies are Fulfilled: To which are Prefixed The History of Christianity Epitomised: and A Vocabulary of Symbols, with Scriptural Authority for Their Interpretation ... |
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... writers . But instead of their works rendering superfluous the publication of his own , they have rather fur- nished ... writer has adopted as his guide ; whose translation he has for the most part preferred ; and from whose erudition he ...
... writers . But instead of their works rendering superfluous the publication of his own , they have rather fur- nished ... writer has adopted as his guide ; whose translation he has for the most part preferred ; and from whose erudition he ...
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... writer was , to compress the interpretation into as narrow a compass as the prophecy itself , and to devote not more than an equal space to historical references . Though unable fully to attain this object , he has adhered to it as ...
... writer was , to compress the interpretation into as narrow a compass as the prophecy itself , and to devote not more than an equal space to historical references . Though unable fully to attain this object , he has adhered to it as ...
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... writer , when the Exposition was first published . Besides these , the reader will find other additions , that will , it is hoped , render the work not less acceptable . Of these , the princi- pal is an interpretation of the four living ...
... writer , when the Exposition was first published . Besides these , the reader will find other additions , that will , it is hoped , render the work not less acceptable . Of these , the princi- pal is an interpretation of the four living ...
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... been more briefly treated of by the writer than others , for which the object in view will furnish , it is trusted , both a reason and an apology . THE scriptural reader is generally deterred from the study of vi PREFACE .
... been more briefly treated of by the writer than others , for which the object in view will furnish , it is trusted , both a reason and an apology . THE scriptural reader is generally deterred from the study of vi PREFACE .
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... writer has yet met with . The reason of this admits of easy explanation , as arising almost entirely from the prevailing attach- ment to the plan of political interpretation in a prophecy , the subject of which is altogether spiritu- al ...
... writer has yet met with . The reason of this admits of easy explanation , as arising almost entirely from the prevailing attach- ment to the plan of political interpretation in a prophecy , the subject of which is altogether spiritu- al ...
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Page 19 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Page 18 - And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Page 5 - I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth...
Page 12 - And another angel came and stood at . the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Page 85 - A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come : but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
Page 7 - And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood...
Page 5 - How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth ? and white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Page 10 - And all the angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying ; Amen ; Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 22 - And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
Page 38 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.