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dragon, though his aspect is like that of the
lamb. p. 254.
(4.) The second beast exerciseth all the power of the
first beast before him. p. 255.
(5.) The second beast causeth the earth and all that
dwell therein to worship the first beast. p. 256.
(6.) The second beast performs pretended miracles.
p. 257.
(7.) The second beast deceives the inhabitants of the
earth, so as to induce them to set up an
image for the adoration of the first beast.
p. 258.
(8.) The second beast gives life to the image, so that
it speaks. p. 263.
(9.) The second beast causes those to be slain, who
refuse to worship the image. p. 265.
(10.) The second beast causes all persons to be mark-
ed with the name of the first beast : and pro-
hibits, from buying and selling, all, who refuse
to be thus apostatically branded, p. 267.
II. The parallel prophecy relative to the harlot. p. 272.
1. The harlot is universally allowed to be Rome : hence
the only question is, whether she represents Rome
Pagan or Rome Papal. p. 276.
(1.) The theory of the Romanists, as drawn out by
Bp. Walmesley, is contradicted by history.
p. 277.
(2.) The same theory is equally contradicted by (3.) The third characteristic. p. 284.
Scripture. p. 279.
2. The whole character of the harlot forbids us to iden-
tify her with Rome Pagan. p. 281.
3. She must, therefore, be Rome Papal ; as, indeed,
every
circumstance in her character tends to demon-
strate. p. 282.
(1.) The first characteristic. p. 282.
(2.) The second characteristic. p. 283.
(4.) The fourth characteristic. p. 285.
(5.) The fifth characteristic. p. 287.
CHAPTER VI.
Respecting the fifth section of the little open book, or the vision
of the Lamb with the hundred and forty four thousand
saints. p. 288.
The fifth section of the little book comprehends the vision of the
Lamb with the 144,000 saints. p. 288.
1. The
appearance
of the Lamb with his redeemed saints on
mount Zion. p. 288.
1. The present vision relates to the same chronological
period as the four preceding visions of the little
book. p. 290.
2. The several articles which compose the first portion
of the vision. p. 292.
(1.) The 144,000 have the name of the Father writ-
ten on their foreheads. p. 292.
(2.) They sing as it were a new song. p. 294.
(3.) They are enabled to sing it, because they are re-
deemed from the earth.
p.
295.
(4.) They are virgins. p. 296.
(5.) They follow the Lamb, whithersoever he goeth.
p. 297.
(6.) No guile is found in their mouth. p. 297.
(7.) They are faultless before the throne of God.
297.
II. The flight of the three angels. p. 298.
III. The harvest and the vintage. p. 302.
1. The harvest is a harvest of judgment. p. 303.
2. The imagery of the harvest and the vintage is bor-
rowed from the ancient prophets. p. 307.
3. The harvest and the vintage both belong to the
period of the seventh vial or to the time of the end.
p. 309.
(1.) The harvest is most probably the desolating war
of the wilful Roman king, which commences
at the time of the end. p. 309.
(2.) The vintage is the final overthrow of God's ene-
mies at Armageddon. p. 310.
BOOK VI.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE SECOND PORTION OF THE SEALED
OR LARGER BOOK OF THE APOCALYPSE. p. 311.
CHAPTER I.
Respecting the chronological junction of the two separated
portions of the larger sealed book of the Apocalypse. p. 313.
Since the sealed book, when its course was interrupted by the
insertion of the open book, broke off at the end of the
second woe-trumpet ; it must recommence, when the pro-
phet returns to it, with the sounding of the third woe-
trumpet. p. 313.
I. The first portion of the sealed book conducted us, in regu-
lar chronological order, from A. A. C. 657, to A.P.C.
1697, when the second woe passed away. p. 313.
II. To connect the two books together, the passing away
of
the second woe, and the speedy coming of the third
woe, are mentioned in the little book. p. 313.
III. Yet the speediness of the coming of the third woe is com-
parative, bearing a due proportion to the time which
intervened between the passing away of the first woe
and the coming of the second. p. 315.
CHAPTER II.
Respecting the joint characteristics of the three homogeneous II. The historical character of the second woe. p. 319.
woes of the Apocalypse. p. 317.
The three woes must be homogeneous in character. p. 317.
1. The historical character of the first woe. p. 318.
III. The historical character of the third woe; on the ground,
that the seventh trumpet or the third woe-trumpet
began to sound A. P. C. 1789. p. 322.
1. The chronological badge of the third woe is quick-
ness of succession to the second.
324.
2. Its geographical badge is the circumstance of its
being a woe to the platform of the Roman Empire.
325.
3. Its characteristic badge, like that of its two prede-
cessors, is rapid military conquest and furious
hatred to Christianity. p. 327.
CHAPTER III.
An analysis of the summary account of the third woe-trumpet,
which, as a chronological link, is given in the little open
book. p. 331.
A syllabus of the contents of the seventh trumpet is given in
the little open book, preparatory to a more full account
of them in the second portion of the larger sealed book.
p. 331.
1. An analysis of the syllabus of the seventh trumpet. p. 332.
1. The first clause. p. 332.
2. The second clause. p. 339.
3. The third clause. p. 341.
4. The fourth clause. p. 343.
5. The fifth clause. p. 344.
6. The sixth clause. p. 344.
7. The seventh clause. p. 351.
II. When St. John returns to the larger sealed book, he
describes more fully the effects of the third great woe
in the septenary of the vials, all of which are com-
prehended within the period of the seventh trumpet,
and all of which conjointly constitute the third great
woe itself.
352.