T O THE JEWISH ,NATION. Descndcrrr of

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THE great Apoalk of the Oeadlw who was e. " Hebrew of the Hebrews," and whom b u t &hetiom were ever exercised on t b e h h a l f of bL o m natkn, dray. inculaled od the mindr of the Gentilr disciples, who had embnged h e faith of Christ, a .imilw disposidon t o a d the seed of Abraham, u an essential durp. For your d e s did he declare hirmrelf'rilling to relinquish any sdsmugm which he either possessed or expected, if such d m could h e been thq rneana of wring " hie brethren, hie W e n a m d i g to the flesh:" and 80 those who "were LneliLeS did he ssse* when b e a d d r e d the Romw, tbat " pertained the adoption, and lk &y, and the cmnoatr, m d the g i o k 4 the lam, md tbe , h c c of God, and lk p r m i r M ; whose are the fdh&irr, and of whom, an con=&ing ;hefish (") CArirt, (or the Anointed One,) who ir over dl, G a l bkrued f i r ever." Aninuted by a similar regad to your nation, as WM by rhis holy Apoatle. I submit to ,,our attention many c l c u m s t ~ ~ f ewhich a concern your future welEw. . In enumerating these p t and e m l d ~ r i & ~ of s yarr Nstion,Phieh ad very soon be prored to ~ p p r & LO you, .s your real wi mubsuntial inberillace; your diat i n g " h d Countryman, who w u bmugha up at the k t 01" Gnnuliel, of your m e t cebbntad RPbbiea, m d who wes hm~aad in yo- Iaw, and in dl the pmmise. of

DEDICATION.

you M a people, lad who pbiniy which. according to the mi=, nsraions of Pmvidonce, we= at upon you; &at intelligent man be'wrs then witbg, that IIM

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your oppemm, io v e W m ofrb.

rhrt the Kingdm dd %avert," or t b6 c d w o o l , 1. i s oigh st hand," nnd thrr your " DeLlomr, who ir to ' a m e cut of Ziw," rapdly

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'I. A more pcdm pic(ura d r h e PBiicLioru (PeradcB your Nati,.u .iooe rhe 6 z s d o o b i o n w h c a i t . b m & a , a ths p k of Io ba said to be wr away, could not bsre bkn by -1 LQOLW nvutnly h.nd. The ruaa pmphet rrpmwmt. yars Ltvra prosperity by r Lib flgurr 'tbe tree lxtumth her h i t ; the rxmnjza .nd I& & 86 y k l d theu s t r e w : ii. eP. Then i. it t h t .U Lhe p r o mi= ~ ~ f m bJOIY , g N h n ue (9 bs v& in m&h whits."

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C h h r 6, when he prrdiewd hi& o m r.coad c b d v w ofyour N h ; md, #@.Ofit, hold tbo W I O - ? ~d ~ , dl Ilb Irsc., when

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tirim are drily prcrntad by y t h e throne of Lbe Lord GCd of y would .bower down his hssring

rho sow in Lhe dumt 7 yet aem tbs f o d m t b o t . of droerrs g w r cams among ahs foremat rn p a down rho rtoof Zion, .od by rue her d r a l l i n g - w . CPn

(id,h r e each of them doclad, &I, a h yau reptrt and c o h your AN, posn though you ?so urn1 out 60 Lhs moat h t par@ of rbe d. men In Ih M of yolu enemlca, u w n g n rhcse by w b m you m y hs hdd cap4iye. IOU Oh.U obtain kvour, nnd be .g.in @ml h m nmong.~ them. T h e " bro-rak" oil Jud.h in Iho now boating fonh, .od il ia a polidvs bok- (by a u Ddireter rill speedily appear. You k not i-ruible that then bere ari.sn, in ' r h e a latter day4 w y wcietia. who devote themwlvea to Qrctlrrough dl ~ t i o n cbe r =red recoda o m dcpodred in your truat; wd that t h y h v a .en& Brih m m in mery diroctim ro rouw the attention of the worM to Out Holy Volumw, end p m p g n c rbe mlh. which i t 1 =OR+ If LhB " I I M ~ P . " mp-a y o u Nation, rben do Ihe : d4.w &re*" ~pokenof by Cbrisr qudy 6ymbol.b otbsr mtwm For a prod d th4 I W Q ~ mkr you to your QWR hophe\, &hid, r h o p r d h th.C-rbsn rh d -pl IL &kt &-h g/. g l u *qfLvbawn.h.U k=~pls&npm cbe"high mcrun(da and -mi," even " upon Ihs raouobin 0 t h b a h t IWI." rad beumse a md ~ v e - ~ p r u d j l rtm, g Ibsn."rh.ll dl r L r r ~ e ~ g / . r L e ~h h' r w h s ~o.d bu 4% b diy ~ V C(of h 1 ) to &d." E d .rr6. L&-M liopfd a pkma hare thrt rbe n ~ , b 'bfrhaar(baiJi ~ \ o m t & ~ * o t h l ~ , . n d ~ , h n g c r c w h h u a b r u i b l c lo tba .yc& t n ~ t b - d i a JoUr dv o l U r ~ ;eqd h Out book, dm, rbifb hd, m n of. y w rution have minen . : , the a m ' u ?cur ~ ~ tab$ of pur rptodaa ate Ma ah* fa& rbcir

'rhe b s , l n u r g tk OnJih.: duril~grhlchJ e n d m Ir robe tmdden down of the Gentiles, u d e e m by Christ, .nd by the ~ p s t l ePaul, as w e l l u by the h e o p k ~ J o b ~ in his vision of rhs two aitru.urs, are cbembre w u e * tionably the '"ii~11, lime#, a d 5 iblL''p r e d i c a by h e pmphet Dmiel, when yotu desolation b to eeore; md he define#thesetimes to be ~ w k o A r d c d o l d rirry Joy# or wrr. The kingdom of the Kvmana, which a- IIX fourth kingdam predicted by Daniel, M "the feet and tool iron .nd. of the tyrnnniul inloge, ud a.the fouah be-8, "dredfuil a r d terribk opd dr0.g c r o e e k , ;.gly,'. ia certainly atill in existonce. About cighreen hundred y u r s since, it proved iwY u dreadful emmy of your Nation, m d -pled your Kingdom under fmt ; but. bad the twelve h h o d d snd sixty or twelve baDdred md nioe* y m of Dlniel referred ro &at hihgdpm in partic&. as " the a b o m i ~ t i c nwhich d e t h desobk." then wMJd t l p e times hn;e l q rince efpired.--yo~lr dipp n i o n would hare r r d , - y o u would W W be ~ s t o d in your o m lu!d,* Lhe 1icb .nd and plLOtCd m d e g d to s b d m r p r y - of God would h r e dkpe.-d. d q e ; F e d of the you. But you we 'on of your ~ i o City; ~ g and, no c;nnO9 doubt s that the p t p h of God rill be lulhllld, the Rormru c a m h th-in, + i of, "ss,'rbe pbolninrtion which m&th dembte imn co.the # of twelve hund d and sixty, or of twelve hu@& ard ninety,y u n h r e

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mwd. d-&edlsar; a d , iElbs''nurlu." by which thy eompute their nrcpdz., M to Bedde Lhe Jurmkr gn of b&l, b y ue now in rhs thirtgaghth y c u of lba4 ; ~ r u m y . crpaci tha deliverance of your N+n Lorn a d bondap, a d the m&ornQo thL p w t ib of y w Peopb 0 h. A t tberitwm, is &I.edto ~ ~ & e n tiDm, urd co excite, in every h , ulAmu inqnirier w murg the r e r d dl of Ood. When & M as m Pmphet, and odoorced hi l y i q impcdhus, imp* it u a yoke upon the n & of tha ruribnr, be oommenecd I& damldoor by tha daughtsr ot y w ~ b k ulderteminared , a~ rirhi hi

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Thin mbjM b impnror, ard w u b l y daonw your *&on. h ~s Q p~ h,.nd by 7r-9, M y the writing. of &as embnosd mnd paothe Cluidm reli&n, &at io v n i g m 1 ~ 4ba

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Mi,r n h lr Lu which wage to a r t i mi duoktc no Jew w n d L

oF"hlior,pndofIhebcor,d ofthckp~d,dndof t k d d &a&;" yet it ia at ibs e l m of t b e a m ~ c it b o o r t b u tha Lord add-a Lhsm. ,' 0 L ~ e Lhou l Imst Be&mytd&jnelf;bat in me h Iby help. I WILL BB r a t K~uo." Ilij. 7-10. Then a b . when hhnigh* Chd inb a r p o u m thnir W,doen be declare-" I I rillrrsuob m trb pm.r of IleU; I aiD rodeno (hrm froma OD&Idlbat.pl.guer; OHuULI*iDba %hgdamction;"r. 14: b u t d m , "IwiD be sr L b d m , unro I m l : be nh.U gmr u the lib, ro8 u s t for& hlr mta M hhnon. Ifis bnmcha, rh.U . p d , d' hla b y .hJI be sr the oli*ruee, sod ht 4 a~ Eab-". rin. 5,6. Such ue the b L i which aba\od to knd upon !he dsELNction of tbe4.c irrplblieol e D d n d H s U , f o r t h e o d t h a L o r d h L F b a "K&T in Innel 1" s dahracion which coo& tk svbrrrrion of e r q c-y, dt b f d h e n t of ever), prumlr : d it b m d a t th.1 theas sneaie~are to be d s r q e d at Ibc rev b e when tha Kingdom of l r d ir O be -hod, snd i. to prasper. Tbc g c w of rhe hi.tory of L h a c d n m t i m Iba , ;h t pm*e'ic &IaJf aea o f t h a i I ~ ~ t , i 4 IthoNmTes-L Thed 1 k m o s a n " o f t h 4 ~ dom o f Inid. rile ma of a m b no more to go d a m , nor

. sa. The voice of prop of tbe cimem, ull

,mays,' and diligentli to cxapline.that w

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It u mt hprpb.bh (Bot many of tbe JsaLb Nstion m a y ha inclined to L u b t dhether .my w m r i o n rub~iau M e e n W prophsdes vhIch concern their future kingwbieh ssCIcr tbe Papal apo~tn.y,and the have c o w long wnlinwd to

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& ~ d . . t b c d d + & & u ~ ~ a ~ l ~ , u~urpad by rhs t y m m m d - d i e . , sway; and when tbe h a t eos* " Dauh and HoU, u+ clut imo the M e of Rm." Tbeae melurorabk evmlr, rra m v d d by St. J o b , r h o eqdy d&k thue de~lntors, on their f l r s l going lo& upon b f-A Roman home, o> during .the rlmn

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Prophet Holeq rim. by " DdA .nd Hell," and whom find jvJgmsoi composdc rilh the h e a of Daniel, ri.. Ihe helve hundred and ndixty, or lwclve h u w and *, y w , &odd be brought under review. If che

mrrhburbj6drilleumineforahePlsh d b b B R 1 h g a o f S~John,.ndother p l ~ o f t h h e e w T a w &M well u (he m r d n of lboi o m propheb. ' ' Wiht them ta rady rhs Chris& Ycriptures im a t of vier, it u euentisl to lhe attain-

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OodofLnol;.ndtotke~~yoP~boacridcca&a srcobof mr). day bau the r a ~ adccidtd l -my. Tme it b, Ihy u Chhtrima. we have hitkern . I Bordad you %& ccauDn to I+&& reU, of rbe Ifpselrgo.bcrercrrdLo,theRiL aan . ~ D D R B . ( U . ~ V C ~yon@ HJFa,.ndLbo r~6.w ar kdWd upon ~oln Mtlga.testify +r u@. Ja, we bare pmksed b

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k n too long Lhe p r d c a to interpet. u e r c b i * d y aur bhDhrcrr pmm4 lo 70% M yrmr p u in on$ of the dme i d o r u of m t h , ml tbc . c c u m u l l c J . ,hagun of eternity. BFclsrprineiph.,howarc., now begin to ~ r ~ unor l ; ia it to be daubted that you are fuily entitkd to tbe a m p k t LIBbent 'of dl rbe p m k made to you u a mliun;

lgd (h.5 n f ~ t w d q , at the s w m a c o ~ r ~ofnthe Yemi&, your kingdom will bo er&d .bare all Ibc kingdew of the world, like the goodly c e d u of Lebanon, planted rlpon the "high munuin und eminent." moagnt the bumbb treu of the Beld. Thun will those wba rned t h m l v a of you, mom bowing d o m befon you at che tev w b of ywt fee5 ~d mckw~wledgeyou M a peo& whom Ibs Lad h c h b l e a d . Yen, " that b g d m .rd " u yo? dminble propbst &&I deelu+m, t rene you, dull &." T o bbs *cry awm eIFEcr d o n our o m h v i volume ~ t i f y .urdLl tha B v of be "great a d bly n'ly, l k ncw J e u s a m ;" into which. it i dmlued. " d l k n&nu drb #&A &all hiw r b i r h m a d r k p . g b r y . "

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DIIDICITIOM.

To rb. Joalb P i h i o n ,Imm

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thapamcd~~,riiobpmnu~aotim prrdi&dby~l RA "rbs Kingdom ol tb. &in@," ar " Bmpk ef pbe H d y Onoq"in6nitely~blasirillbe~ourirr adu&g-aLba&m. Iernn~SLbsrsTorr, kut bob Potward dL Dpturr ud exuluricn to &a day d e n tb. Iard Ood of 1-1 wiO rsornnber hi. w-6 .pdc&iw&Situte you b N ~ ~ O R ;andwhen, e a ( o t e n

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m i q g Bvour, yw till b again &.red b j hla04 rod p l n a ed ,W w. suah meat rill k cbo preltda of&l day of rW rbs Prophet L.i.h hu apokm, wban " rhe tad rill k your mrbe k W k rad y a u u, your g h . " Thrr Iba Ood of Lnel will # b o d y m m i k hia fivour,-rbk, before n very far y e a n .aa prred away, .wcm dedrirs t n h of m g d rill be dimrerad b w d n

surbrill.rabah.rdsnrobjeatdc+Vdrilyp.gsrs, b&bhgnrdLrraulrh, bsagreerbktoehs D i v i n s d l .

4. A. B. I)

TO THE CHRISTIAN R E A D E R .

Tas invatigotioo

of scriptural aubjwb is a t all

&imm masorable; bur, i n s d a y like the prerenh when, co use &a lnoguap o f e n ingenious a n d tempereta intarpreter of proplrecy. " IAe #mu?n w l d h s l m n ahahen. ibp

the rea qf

fhr0101 i d o Y + C T E ~ ~I d t , men arc mwcd by o &mot d e f y sad dread of the t h i n g s which a r e iiaS Lo cons mpn the earth." a n inquiry in &N

a n d r8c kart, of

such infinite q o m e n k prewit11 i Nor can thaw ponnta, " p a t b s i o ~ l l i l p n mind. t which concern the future welfare o f the human ram, srld I d to a n anticipation of the early iulfilmant of thoso g ~ p even& t which a r e upotCu of i n tbe Scripturw of T r u t h , by t h e " Wooderful Numbewr," wbao "the sorclrary a k d bc Where, however, a m t h k e n who sigh nad cry .for the a h m n i n s t i o n ~o f the earth, ur wbo joyfully hail &a p a m n i d eigon o f tbe predicted .dvsnt oE\&e Maainb, o r t h o or8eblirl1mer1t o f hia kinadon, above the kiogdoma of the world? T h e I1

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lnsdons of r l ~ eearth, and allnoat cvrry individual o f the human mq ,,are p,cting bad,po 7 nrfch!ms@m. i fI tthey i s @m . tiue. \ ecpgunt - ~ ,*ire a b that, whilst men am cryiug, " Pc~ceand eahty, than sudden destruetio;;^eometh u p n them;" and, as i n @a dPy8.4NNOQ11,p h i b t d r e n o e to them aa mcaaion r e q l r i d . Hnd i t been deninble bare e r p d a h a I ooocaive to be armneour. or to h u e mrda fmm them, to ahow their m v m l di.~gwmentn,tbia work might have h e n .greatly aalsrgcd; but the m & r would not have been pru6le.l. If I base fail& in prebenting any tbmg on this gaent a d intereating aubjmt worthy 0b.tbk3tio~, 1 #ball die content to bear the Ims; rhs mrad pls~nurenurived i n thia panuit being m amp* cornpenastion for any labour batowed : on Ibs other hand, my conviction ir strung, that them M much W esaourage the Chriutian mind, a d , above all, the benrt of the afflicUd Jew ; and if rhese obtain wnwlstion, ta God be all the glory.

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It may he further ulnawed, rhat althoual~mu*t

of the expmiriona are " new." and the wholo marter original, except i n mme quobtio~~s lmln Elom, to irnprerson the n!ind of the d s r tbedrmdfulda voat&ionsrornroitceJ. by rhat la.~t~rauuicsll lmwer. the 'l'urkiah, wlllch ir to be deatm>yd. and which i s dntined ere long (o drink to the vary drfga the cop of :wrath yet i L i s by no roans dtwired that such circumatnncra bhould ba\e tbn alighted influence on the n1111dof the render. Llet the h . f p

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tLpreeented ta l ~ i vatle~~tion br aittPll by the most critical ncunben, and deckled by Scripburr w t i n r n ~ ~ mud, y. i f found b Im wrntiuv, let thela t~ mjecred. I n m mucb diacuasion, i t i s not irnprnbnblo tlmt there may bt! mme cause for censum; and a p o l w may bt: due ta the public i n thin a(;.?of ~ntebligencq for poa*ibly a deficiency in atyk, m i t mrtpeou the phras;eulogy ut' mnny of its l w t * : i a-oulcl, however, deprecnk !he wrnll of &a m d e r and of the critic, n ~ u lexcite their attantion UI the ~ n n r ~ n ~Aqvilu . non cnpit mwcas." Of the or,grecl#teru of the geurnd prirriplw of

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inlerpntuLlon, s u p p r h l iu h e y am, or st Icmt aa they nppenr to m e to be, by numemau ohn,nu logical p e r i d , ell bearing tn &heir reqwtiwcr

p i n u . atrd ~nurunllyconfiro~ingaucl illustratin~ each nther, I canrwt permit 1nyw1F to cluubL I T rofrliru~new" wuld L*l n c l r u n d on t l l i a ~ m n d anel inbre.ttng ruhject. cryahle i l l < l r n l irs k t is d

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erhrudlng rLe in~olleotmd powen, of ~lk'hi* arcLaqpg61, t&se velumm should m& b e bsRl pmentad: to,&i publio I bat eominrsd h a t atb a r n i d in v~ndimtion , Id m&mit. them rmpcob folly, Lrr w i U ~perfed confide-, ta &I andid aidh 8 l .nine. The d r -Id &bnbly have deenled it EQR aurrpnieml, bad the arnngeroeht u6uall.T -by other m h h a , blbwul i n the dwebproent d the mpsltniea of h n i d and of St. Joba, which is now presentsd to his attention. It has, boaever, b e w conni&rod mefe expedient tn fix the prophetical ~wriodsas the tmsa of the work ; and, when oceasiyn required, to enter -11 the mmiderdliw oE rbe other .pans of prophecp whioh & k t i h e mbject, PI the rnys!erloma tlrnus coev m d r r di-uio~. 4u punning a more qvsbmalic plan, cli*putd p t n t n m k h t Lerebaxt r e ~ ~ d e rmore al ~ntrlli~ibk; but rh. chmnobqial pwinis, w111cb arr the olrj& of inquiry, m o l d not have o+aiot.tl s f a m w u~g*. In i t s yrcxnLaW&, the o p r a r i i n a of rbe writat's miad map be t d ; and. aq.rhis ~ n & of p r s s i f b e r h i n b t h a t a brtler knowkdp o m nrysteriwa has been ~ t t n i o s d ,than w o d d othemihu have k e n aoquired. T o tlloae d e s i ~ w a eE i~Jimnatidn,the author reoomnetdn pWrwtlp to lnvrstipta the i n ~ e r r d i npot111a ~ in tha dnbr wtbr.

I k ~ u p p l y however, . a rreore t~~@WicaI arrow ~ n e q kawl facilitate Lbe inquirer b cihs p&suit&" truth, aa weU an to put him in leading i c t a embraced i a t h e d i o 9 u ~ i o ~it, may be uselul to slrr(lB,,in a auccinciform, what may be deemed ra be tbe outline of the Apmdypw ; from the contidentioa of u,l~ichthe. wtbgr has ari.wn with (enfold o w v i c t i m , th* tBe propsiliooa which he has endevoured Lo elucidak are ersentially Lrue. 8CVEN O O L V E N CAN,OCEBTICK6.

m

the tripartite d k l i o n o f f the 8rs.0

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which takes p h a t Ib, b a u h . e 6 Ama@&u, when ampami w i L the propheoy oC hU&*1. m,it would appear that the * e p h l k a l earth, occupied a* it has ~ Iby IIbe foqr tyrannical monarchies, r i l l be again robdivided into &en p a r t s , &' pmrinab, ahdH-Ume M i n d and sepasata governmenla. .. THa e v e n .audlmnicks referring, id tile fin~hUmna,t ' l h t a sereh prcc o ~ u l e dr i h of Ais, a ~ ~ e r o d"loymy~0c$r:" are detkarad b r e l a +e the things wbieh &dl bs hmafbr ;"a d am deetaed to be s p h l i c a l af tb- sree Bitirionsof&oni&kal empi&. They cxhiMd the spiritmi c o n d k f &e kingdoma & h g the reign of tbe tyrannical sovemgntid'; h d wM& ere, in he labc days, to compdse the f M h mommby, or kingdem d tho asih*. udder t& pverfinent of the ChIld.born and the Solr

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~ in t l l t ~~ I I I ( ~ ~ O I I I ~ Civm." 'I'lle ~ w o l l , i wIUIUIC to ohair fi~rams w v of blanertlrbc~i Q O & ~ the crtunplrent r r i p 01' thv Ildmffler, by the agency d hie nn&nt p p l r ; and am, 1. Y* .u: Wsbkm. a, Rm?r~r+ - Mdo-Pernla. 3. P e p q o e , Mnmbnia. 4. t i Heme. a. Sadin -- Amyna. 6. L'hiledclphi~ Israel. 7. b d i c a .Egypt. Thebe ataten, therefon, are wnnidertxl as drvek~pingthe era? of tb? cl,umh in the p a s t , . r ~ ~ d as they ate to exist in future eger i each one m p w motiug &at pnrt of &heearth wbich ie.tsrri(orial 1 surface occupies. 4't.r

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T h e first openkg of ILe havemi @ Jokl which 1 deem ta, be the Jewish heaven, tlra object of all prophecy, iiomlucer Kiln to a,sceoe i n which be finds the Lord of lhe w b l s 9rtb errayed in aymbola of jdmwt: rld, in @ e . I u t ~ yart of tho ueme vkiou, be u h r q e o t b . . , b m b standing i n the zni&t,pf 1Re rhmne o f s r i w p 4 ihe whole k t of heaven. and l h b l ~ o d ,bowing M o r e binl. q n d p G a g hie =we. Tbundem. ligkningh +ud voiceq, ,tBa oftb

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vialun to be t l ~ neubon r of rbe lhivga whicla shall Iw Iiureafbr," or .' u&mg these" &urcbai. ' I ' l ~ l s scene corrmpundn will1 ttie judgturat of ljaniel'~ yrupllecy or1 t t ~ Ron~anb a t . &'

B E V L N SEALS.

St. John t b r r t obarrtea a reuled h o k . containlug, nu ~t w ~ l lappear, r l ~ ehidmy of the claurcl on earth dnrrng the rcngn of t h e y r q m i c a l morlarchieu , coal~prehendingthe wbole of tile m y s erioua dispensation, from the l i n t abanrjaarnent by Go11 of his ancient people, io tile moment of their final and everlasting triu~npb. l b e aynibolic characters: of the b u r horse8 nad ridem, wbich go fortfa an the opening uf tbe M four seals, compared w i t l ~tbolre of &$fih b e e and the n'der,who iti rha Son ou GOD,and forth to a r ~ ~ b l i shis b ompire, determine their h i d ~ r yLu be ~epre~enlative of I. 'I'he Babylonian tyranny. 2. The Mdc-Persian tyranny. 3. The rMzcedQnion tyranny. 4. The Hoerpr~yraaoy. Tb & A U ~ IWJW hw hva riders, wbmB are eonsklcdcdlo d . ~ * DBAT~.-The Papal apostasy.

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io othpr pnrta o f t h c A p o c a l y p s r : a n d w11at they revealed.

uttered ~ w n to a I ~ a vh r e n oftemanls

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Iuly,

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VISION

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>EVEN

VOICES.

1. S o l i n ~ g o tf l ~ e144,000 o f t l l r t r i b r s o f Israel.

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due ti or^

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EMPIItE.

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the whole

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I'ltf:I'Alr;~nnit-al

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T l ~ i sbeast occnpiew t h e aeat o f the clragon, a n d refer. t o the d o m i n i o n o f the M'estem empemr. a h r the i n u n d a t i o n o f the G o t h i c hordra ; a ~ n in l

by his .' r i s i u ~o u t o f t h e sea." Ite or impriak dynasties, ill like manner w i t h t h e d r a g o n , . k i ~ ~ gill fact hia repr* agmhlianl

rrrct.9 h i s \ever1 heads, aa.ntalite

i n t.he W c e t ~ r nl e r r i b r ~ ; rises o u t o f

tile Hea of r~ations. or i n l ~ l a c l a t i o to~f the G o t h i c tribes ; rulm

by tha d c l e g a d power o f the dragon.

r n c l r,ifluslly occupiea h i s \ V a t e r n lilrone; nyn-

rhrnniws w i t h the p ~ r i o dof the n p h t e w o m a n ; a l t d i s considered i n abeyance d u r i n g the she* liver1 hend, w h i c h erccts a new state o f empirp, as depictmi i r t the

l'wn-horned Beast. ' I his Ileaat r c l ) r r w t ~ W Imperiai Frnnce. or 1110 confedcraicd (Aernhnn empire under thc Nalwlmsic d r n n s t y ; erecb a l l

ilnpgc o f

the r n c i r n t empire, i n '

l i k e m e r t l w r ita the t y n n n i c a l kingdom..

rmc(rrl

n ~ y t n h > l i c ; u l image of' t h e Jawish k i n g d o m , o r i g i n n l l p d m t i n e d b y P n ~ v i d e n w tu v v e r n thr w o r l d ; a a d is t h e i n e t r l ~ n ~ e n ti .n the h a n d of P m vidcncr, o f i n f l i c t i n g the er.rrtl thunders o r judg-

m n b o n t h e nutlonu.

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as the t i n t

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whore ~ o f 0abylo11. ~ I in ~

hia ~a n t a p n n l r i m s l e

FA$,,

VlJlON OF THB BBVBS W L U H N

CANDLEBTICKII

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provide for its nubaiatrnce beyond the event of Bekhauais T b e eycaboliul "tree" existed in full pmsperity alter @e remsery of Nebuchadmsaq, when his glor). and honoyr mlumed unto hi; snd it is evident that his peign only cnnnd be inteoded, for nothing ir mid of tbe v i v d of the uee &I being eutdorn. His W o r n h t eqeforc lo be made aurc unto him,when convinced thnt " t e !leavens do kle,",orwhen that people, specidly faby God, to whose diiolution the towering d Bony uee pimd, do rule ; a d a spaciml prooliae is'gisen to,Nebucha neorar, alter the ex iration df the tymnniul lk. Accordingly we find, from j a i a A , chap.xi, that the kiiogdom uf Babylon ia m k o n e d a k i q d o m "pc~.#I," +er Le times which foUow the nelvemt uf the Son of roM, the .triple division of the glorious universal kiegdom,.when "nothing shsll hurt nor destmy in all the holy mountain of IJIE Lord i..$r it in miJ I k tion shaltept 8 t r a a Like the ox," ver. 7. In the deacriptioo of the uni~erealkhgdom, exhibited in viaion to Ncbuchodneza.~, there is particukr mention made that the " b~nnches," or provinm of the empire, fl were to be l o p l r d ' on;" ntxl "the h i t scatted,': the " tree cut down,"-" thi. beastaaF the field," or the doms conquered by the ndhsmh of Dabylan, and the fourla oFltesvett," ur thc Jewish qation, arc to be m y r e d lrom it, or get rnrey from under ~tssuthority." but the d u ~ p # h i . roda to bc Irjl ir Ike enrth? I t is rrrtein that, dun& itbe mslndy of ?de&lchndnezzur, no such event occurred; bn 'the contrary, it ia attributed to the wisdom of Daniel, t b t , during that painful di~pnsetion.the monarchy was p m w r r d entire. It is evident, therrfore, that the pmpbecg has reference to lome more i n l ~ & t event, beyond Ihe life-time ofNebuchadneuar. There eannot k p qumtioh I think, that it designaten the sphvcrsion of the tlapirr by the Medcs and .Pcraiapu, which atripped the D.Lmy of ita fruit and hranehaa, m d cut d m the me; nor can F the overthrow of a ponrful an11 there be a finer decease.

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Kwt, w l ~ c rtl~i. ~ 'Turhisl~ f i l o ~ ~ ~iql ~pht~ttctl. ~ l ~ ~ n 'Tlt~s,, alu~. will Irc l'~~ltillrdtltc propl~uticrrlturtalion : " Looh unto t h s (Furkial~)rwb w b e ~ ~ c e y u,',rc u t ~ bnum, ulal to tile hak the (wcatcnp httomlcas) 9 ~ 1 1 wl~cncc you uwrc cf~gc~l."--"FTUI)LI t w f 1411 cedar, nndua tl~eenq,pis&l,lroTal#young tfiyu by Unl,ylon nrnd ligypt; vlu~clbIsre cxpreauly wacrtea to dunoLv 1lvr cuptiriry o r 11% king nnd lirinew. li-u.1; of 1ls.w l r u p w e n plunred, it 3s mid, loung twiy*, a d wnterrd ~llern. that pln~ttcdby Did,ylon uely was 16, Ilourirl~,rud I,ccumr a npmdinp vine of lo*. stature ; i t Iwnuglrt rortlb brnnclic~ sncl ahot lunlt aprip. The onc p(n~ttedIryl5gyW wn. 1 8 1 r i t l ~ r un#l , Ix l~luckecla p by Llbr: ti,olx. :that lrmrl warn I& cxiat as o people *lurinUtltc alnul