An Historical Exposition of the Prophecies of the Revelation of St. John: Shewing Their Connection with and Confirmation of Those of Daniel, and the Old Testament in General; Particularly in Their Most Important Aspect on the Present TimesJ. Nisbet and Company, 1841 - 312 pages |
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... attention of all who have any respect for what God says , to more earnest inquiries on this subject , and to a deeper sense of its overwhelm- ing and practical value . And how much better will it be , how much more reasonable it is , in ...
... attention of all who have any respect for what God says , to more earnest inquiries on this subject , and to a deeper sense of its overwhelm- ing and practical value . And how much better will it be , how much more reasonable it is , in ...
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... attention , as forming the nucleus of St. John's prophecies . Those of this description that have most particularly attracted our notice have been , 1. The destruction of the undivided Roman em- pire , represented by the cutting down of ...
... attention , as forming the nucleus of St. John's prophecies . Those of this description that have most particularly attracted our notice have been , 1. The destruction of the undivided Roman em- pire , represented by the cutting down of ...
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... the principles that may be deduced from them , for the interpretation of the greatly enlarged history of the Christian Dispensation , which is here given ; as an attention to such principles must assuredly xxii INTRODUCTION .
... the principles that may be deduced from them , for the interpretation of the greatly enlarged history of the Christian Dispensation , which is here given ; as an attention to such principles must assuredly xxii INTRODUCTION .
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... attention to such principles must assuredly tend to throw much light upon the subject , and be the means of preventing many mistakes . In the first place , it will be perceived , from a care- ful consideration of the nature of events ...
... attention to such principles must assuredly tend to throw much light upon the subject , and be the means of preventing many mistakes . In the first place , it will be perceived , from a care- ful consideration of the nature of events ...
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... attention to the twelfth chapter of this work . I am anxious that on the breaking out of this power from the bottomless abyss , the church should then know where she is , and not be involved in the RAPIDS with which she will be ...
... attention to the twelfth chapter of this work . I am anxious that on the breaking out of this power from the bottomless abyss , the church should then know where she is , and not be involved in the RAPIDS with which she will be ...
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Page 40 - And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth.
Page 94 - AND after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Page vi - God is not a man, that he should lie;. neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Page 119 - For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment...
Page 10 - And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
Page 20 - And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices ; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God : and before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal.
Page xli - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 23 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 5 - I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Page 5 - JOHN to the Seven Churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the Seven Spirits which are before his throne ; and from Jesus Christ...