the even tide by john aquila brown, 1823

8/20/2019 The Even Tide by John Aquila Brown, 1823

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T O THE JEWISH NAT ION .

Descndcrrr

o l Ycnerobk Abruham

TH

reat Apoalk of theOeadlwwho

was e

Hebrew of

the Hebrews, and whom b u t hetiom were

ever

exer-

cised on tbehhalf 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 d

the

see

of Abraham,

an

essential

durp.

For your

d e s

did he

declare hirmrelf'rilling to relinquish any sdsmugm

which

he either possessed or expected, i such

m

ould

h e een thq rneana of

wring

hie brethren, hie W e n

a m d i g o the flesh: and 8 those who were

LneliLeS

did he ssse* when b e a d d r e d the Romw, tbat per-

tained th

adoption,

and l

y,

and th

cmnoatr

m d

the g i o k

th

lam md

tbe

h c c o

God

and l

prmirM;

whose are

the fdh irr,

and of whom, an con-

=&ing

;hef ish

( ) CArirt, (or the Anointed

One,)

who

ir

over

dl Ga l

krued f i r ever.

Aninuted

by

a

similar

reg d o your nation,asWM by rhisholy

Apoatle

I submit

to

our attention many clcumst~~feahich con-

cernyour future welEw.

In enumerating these p t nd e m l d

~ r i ~ s

f

yarr Nstion,Phieh d very soon

be

prored

to

~ p p r

LO

you,

.s

your

real

w

mubsuntial

inberillace;

your

dia-

t i n g h d Countryman, who w u bmugha up at the k t 1

Gnnuliel,

of

your m e t c ebbntad RPbbiea, md who

wes hm~aadn yo- Iaw, and in

l

the pmmise.

of


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DEDICATION

you

a

people, l d who pbiniy

which. ccording

t

th

mi=

nsraions of Pmvidonce we=

at

upon you; a t intelligent m n

be'wrs

then

witbg

that

M

ru

b ho voisa of ercy

Uki

o ~ r a n L ~ v ~ n o O o ~ .monposit


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, w m C i t p * a y ; &

b n n c b h f ~

m&h

whits. 4

I. A more p dm

pic(ura

rhe P iicLioru

(PeradcByour Nati,.u .iooe

rhe

z s

d o o b i o n

w h c a i t . b m a , a

ths

p f

o

ba

said

to bewr away,

could not

bsrebkn

by -1 LQOLW

nvutnly h nd

The ruaa

pmphet

rrpmwmt.

yars

Ltvra prosperity by r

ib

flgurr be

tree

lxtumth her h i t ; the rxmnjza

.nd

I 86

y k l

theu

s t r e w :

ii.

eP

Then

i

it

t h t

.U

Lhe

p r o

mi=

~ ~ f m b g

OIY N h n ue 9 bs v

in

.

Y W

Oyra olofhJ~ri .ht iogdmdid~

C h h r

6

hen

h e

prrdiewd

hi&o m

r.coad

IO

c b d v w fyour N h ;

d

[email protected],

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hold

tbo

W I O - ? ~ ~ , l I lb Irsc., when

now

o d ~ r x d w .

IX

T n * c i t L c h u I k n m c t J . r d w t b

your oppemm, iov e W m of

b.

rhrt the Kingdm dd %avert,

or

t 6 c d

o o l ,

1 i s oigh

st

hand,

nnd thrr your DeLlomr,

who r

t

'

a m e

cut

of

Ziw,

rapdly

thu he

iq'ul%

t r m are dr i ly prcrnt ad by y

the

throne

of Lbe

Lord

GCd of

would

.bower

down his hssring

in

Lhe

dumt ye t aem tbs

f o d m t b o t of

rho sow

droerrs g w r cams

among ahs

foremat rn

p a

down r o

rto-

of

Zion,

.od

y

ru

her d r a l l i n g - w .

CPn


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id, r e each of them doclad,

I,

a h

au

reptrt

and c o h our

AN

posn though you ?so urn1 out 6

Lhs moat h t ar@ of

rbe

d.en

In

Ih of

yo lu

enemlca, u w n g n

rhcse

by wbm you m y hs hdd

cap4iye. IOU Oh.U

obtain kvour,

nnd

be

.g.in@ml

m

mong.~ hem.

T h e

bro - r ak

oil

Jud.h

i n

Iho

now

boating fonh,

.od il

ia

a

polidvs

bok- (b

a u

Ddireter rillspeedily 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 Qrc- tlrroughdl ~ t i o n rbe =red recoda o m c-

podred in your truat; wd that t h y

h v a

en&Brih mm

in mery

diroctim

ro

rouw the attention of the worM to

Out Holy Volumw, end pm p g n c rbe mlh. which

i t

=OR+

If

LhB I IM ~ P . mp-a y o u

Nation,

rben

do Ihe

:

4.w &re* ~poken

f by Cbrisr

qudy

6ymbol.b otbsr mtwm For a prod d h4

I

W Q ~

mkr you to

your

WR hophe\, &hid, r h o p r d h

th.C-rbsn

rh pl

L

kt &-h g/. l u

qfLvbawn.h.U

k=~pls&npm

cbe high

mcrun-

(da

and -mi, even

upon Ihs aouobin

0 t h b a h t

IWI. rad beumse

a be

md

~ v e - ~ p r u d j l r gm,

Ibsn. rh.ll dl r L r r ~ e ~ g / . r L e ~ h w' r h s ~o.d

bu

4 diy ~ V C

ofh1)

o&d.d r6.

L -M

liopfd

a

pkma

hare

thrt

r e

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 o lU r ~; qd

h

Out

book, dm

bifb hd,

m n

f.

y w

ution have minen . : I

, the a m u ~ ~

cur

tab$

of

pur

rp t odaa

ateMa

ah*

fa

r cir

of & '

IQ-TUE,

mi

01

tba i . lmvaumsmdrbcumol ina~

LbrC l e d O cBe Y d .b

'rhe bs l n u rg

t OnJih : duril~grhlch

e n d m

Ir ro e tmdden down of the Gentiles,

u

e e m by Christ,

.nd by the ~ p s t l e

aul,

as

we l l u y 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

iblL''predica by

h e

pmphet

Dmiel,

when yotu desolation b to

eeore;

md he

define#

hese

times

to be ~ w k o

r d c d

o l d rirry Joy

or

wrr.

The kingdom of the

Kvmana,

which a X

fourth kingdam predicted by Daniel, M the feet and to-

ol ron

.nd.

of the tyrnnniul

inloge,

ud a. he

fouah

be-8, dredfuil ard

terribk opd dr0.g

croeek,

;.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

f Dlniel referred

ro

&at hihgdpm

in

par-

tic&.

as

he

a bo m i~ t ic n hich d e t h desobk. then

wMJd t l p e times hn;e

lq

ince efpired.--yo~lr dip-

p n i o n would

hare

r r d , - y o u wou ld

W W be

~ s t o d

.

and plLOtCd

in your o m

lu d,*

Lhe 1icb .nd

s b d m r p r y - of God would h r e

m d e

g d o

you. But

you

we

dkpe.-d. d q e ; F e d of the

on of

your

~ i o ~ gity;

and, no c;nnO

doubt

s

that the p t p h of God rill

be

lulhllld,

the Rormru

c a mh h- -in, + i f, "ss,'rbe pbolninrtion

which m&th dembte n

co.

he f

twelve

hun-

d d nd

sixty,or

of

twelve

hu@

ard ninety u n h r e


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O W ~ ~

.l

been m inrjocd by I b m

rod

by

L I ~ Lrc-

dkascn

bo wem

adhenm u of

thc@umm p b r , rp

mwd d-&edlsar; a d , iElbs' 'nurlu. by

which thy

ompute

their

nrcpdz.,

M

to Bedde

Lhe

Jurmkr

n

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

thL p w t b

a d ondap,

a d he

m ornQo

of

y w Peopb h. A t

ber i twm, is -

I.ed

o ~ ~ e n iDm urd

co

excite in

every

h

lAmu

inqnirier w

murg

the

r e r d

l

of Ood.

When M a s

m Pmphet,

and odoorced

hi

l y i q

impcdhus, imp

it

u

yoke

upon

the

n

of tha

ruribnr, be oommene d I

damldoor

by

tha

daughtsr o t y w b k ,lderteminared a~

rirhi

hi

sa. The voice

of

pro-

of tbe

cimem ull

,mays,'

and

diligentlit

cxapline.that

w e d

do.

It u

mt

hprpb .bh

(Bot many of tbe JsaLb Nstion

m a y ha inclined to

L u b t

dhether

. m y w m r i o n r u b ~ ia u

M e e n

W

prophsdes

vhIch

concern

their

future

king

wbieh

ss Icr tbe

Papal

apo~tn.y, nd the

have

cow

long wnlinwd to

p r e r d

in the w o r ~ . %

Thin mbjM b

impnror ,

ard

w u b l y daonw

your

* on. h Q p~

h

nd by 7

r-9,

M

y

the writing. of

as ,*

mbnosd mnd

pao-

the

Cluidm reli&n, at

io v n i g m 1 ~ 4 a

;I

L 7L

*

Mi

n h r u

which wage

to

a r t i mi

d u o k t c

no Jew wndL

o F h l i o r , p n d o f I h e b c o r , d o f t h c k p ~ d , d n d o f

t k d d &a&; yet it

ia

at ibs e l m of

tbea

m~cboor

t b u

tha

Lord add-a Lhsm

,

0 L ~ e l

hou 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

n-

b a r p o u m thnir

W

oen

be

declare- I illrrsuob

m trb

pm.r

of

IleU;

I

ai rodeno

(hrm

froma

O D & I d l b a t . p l . g u e r ;

OHuULI*iDba

% h g d a m c t i o n ;

. 14:

b u t d m ,

I

i D be

sr L b d m ,

unro I m l :

be

nh.U

gmr

u

he

l ib , ro8 u s t

for&

hlr

mt

M

hhnon. Ifis

bnmcha,

rh.U . p d ,d

la

b y hJI

be

sr

the oli*ruee,

sod ht

~ Ea-

b-

rin

5 6.

Such

ue

the

b L i

hich

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 wh i c h coo tk svbrrrrion

of

e r q

c-y,

d

b

f d h e n t

of

ever),

prumlr

: d t

b m d a t

h.1 theas sneaie~

re to

be

d s r q e d at

Ibc

rev

b e

hen tha Kingdomof

l r

r O be -hod,

snd

i. to prasper.

Tbc

g c w

of rhe hi.tory of

h a c

d n m t i m Iba

,

;ht ..m*e'ic

IaJf

aea

o f t h a i I ~ ~ t , i 4

IthoNmTes-L The-

d 1 k m o s a n o f t h 4 ~

dom o f

Inid . ril

ma of a m no more to go d a m ,

nor


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X I V

L)LDICATION.

&+

sol rirhdrsr its=& i

p m e d

n h a t vdyme u

~ d . . t b c d d + u ~ ~ a ~ l ~ ,

u~urpad

by

rhs tymmmd-d ie . ,

sway;

nd

when tbe hat

eos* Dauh and HoU,

u

clut

imo

the M e f

Rm.

Tbeae melurorabk

evmlr,

rra m v d d by

St.

J o b ,

rh o

e q d y d & k thue de~lntors,on their f l r s l going

lo&

upon A

Roman

home, o> during .the rlmn

.

Prophet Holeq

rim. by

DdA

.nd

Hell, and whom

find jvJgmsoi

o m p o s d c

rilh the h e a

of Daniel,

ri..

Ihe

h e l v e

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 ~ J o h n , . n dother p l ~ o f t h h e e w

T a w

well

u he

m r d n

of lboi

o m

propheb.

W i h t

' '

them ta

ra dy

rhs

Chris&

Ycriptures

im

a

t of vier, it u euentisl to

lhe

attain-

m ~ t d aight&*

fth eiI o m

ly~pbec'io

,

+at

chey

meditab

on

L h a e

mpk

ud

ucid

rsrskDion

2

-

O o d o f L n o l ; . n d t o t k e ~ ~ y o P ~ b o a c r i d c c a a

srcobof

mr . day

bau the r a ~ a l ccidtd -my.

Tme it b, Ihy u

Chhtrima.

we

have

hitkern .I

Bordad you

&

ccauDn

to

I+

eU, of rbe

I f p s e l r g o . b c r e r c r r d L o , t h e R i L

aan . ~ D D R B . U . ~ V C ~ on@

HJFa,.ndLbo

r~6.w

ar kdWd

upon ~o l n

tlga. estify +r u@.

Ja,

we

bare

pmksed

br

by

the

dic ta tea

of

your

sacred

volume,

il

har

k n oo long Lhe p r d c a

to interpet.

u

r c b i * d y

aur

bhDhrcrr pmm4 lo

70

M yrmr

p u in

on$

of the dm-

e i d o r u of m t h , ml tbc c c um u l l c J ,hagunf eternity.

BFclsrprineiph.,

howarc.,

now

begin to

~ r ~ u l ;

or

ia

it

to

be daubted

that

you

are

fuily

entitkd

to

tbe ampk t

LIBbent 'of dl rbe p m k made to you u a mliun;

lgd (h.5 n f ~ t w q , at

the

s w m a c o ~ r ~ n

f

the

Yemi ,

your

kingdom

wi l l

bo

er d .bare all Ibc king-

dew of the world, like the goodly c e d u

of

Lebanon

planted rlpon the "high munu n 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

~

mckw~wledge

you

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&.

o bbs *cry awm

eIFEcr

don our

o m v i volume ~ t i f y .urdLl tha

v

f

be great a d bly n ly, l k ncw e u s am ;

t

into

which.

t i

mlued. dlk

n&nu drb &A all

hiw r b i r

h m

k p . g b r y .

T b L i n g d o m , rhichn.tilltoba&uBpadbyLh

hj

d r h s ~ n a o i ~ m r t h a r r ~

ba guided mnd i i y

chF

Banof

r of

the ewcrknting ng.g~:

"of

rhs

ioc-


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X V J

DIIDICITIOM

To

rb. Joalb P i h i o n , mm w h w forehhn the

tjmnaid epeira, fmm c e

riroa

ot Nebaehdnscur to

thapamcd~~,riiobpmnu~aotim

r r d i & d b y ~ l

RA

bs

Kingdom ol

tb

&in@,r Bmpk ef p e H d y

O n o q i n 6 n i t e l y ~ b l a s i r i l l b e ~ o u r i r r

adu&g-aLba&m.

Iernn~SLbsrsTorr,

kut

bob Potward

d Dpturr

ud exuluricn

to

a

day

d e n tb ard Ood of 11 wiO rsornnber

hi

w-6

.pdc&iw&Situte you

b

N ~ ~ O R ;

ndwhen, e a ( o t e n

9 m i q g Bvour yw

till again

&.red

bj

hl-

a04

rod p l n a

ed ,W

w.

suah

me t

rill

k o preltda

of &l day of

rW rbs

Prophet

L i h

hu

apokm, wban rhe

tad

rillk

our

mr e

k

W k

ad y a uu our

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

f m g d rill e dimrerad b w d n

s u r b r i l l . r a b a h . r d s n r o b j e a t d c V d r i l y p . g s r s ,

b bhgnrdLrraulrh, bsagreerbktoehs

D i v i n s d l .

4.

A.

B.

I)

PREFACE.

/

--

T

T H E

C H R I S T I A N R E A D E R .

Tas

i n v a t i g o t i o o o f s c r i p t u r a l

aubjwb

is a t

all

&immm a s o r a b l e ; b u r , i n s d a y lik t h e p r e r e n h

w h e n , o use a l n o g u ap o f e n ingenious a n d

tempereta i n t a rpre t e r o f proplrecy. IAe

mu?-

n

w l h s

m n ahahen

i p

the rea qf

N

fhr0101 i d o Y C T E ~ ~ d t ,

a n d r8c

kart

of men arc mw c d

by o mot

d e f y

sad

dread

of the th in g s which

a r e iiaS

Lo

cons

mpn the earth. a n i n q u ir y i n

such inf in i te q om en k pre- wit11

i

p a

t b s i o ~ l l i l p n t

ind.

Nor can thaw

ponnta, .

whi ch conce rn t he fu t ure

welfare

o f th e h u m a n

ram

sr ld

I d o

a n a n t i c i p a ti o n o f

t he

early

iul -

f i lmant of thoso g ~ p tv e n & w h i c h a r e

upotCu

o f i n

be

S c r i p t u r w o f T r u t h , b y t h e W o o d er -

ful Numbewr,

wbao

t h e

sorclr ry a k d bc

Where, howeve r , a m

th

k e n

who

i g h

nad

c r y

.for the a h m n i n s t i o n ~ f t h e

earth, ur

wbo

o y f u l l y

ha i l

a

p a m n i d eigon o f

tbe

p r e d i c t e d

.dvsnt oE\&e Maainb, o r th o or8eblirl1mer1t o f hia

k i n a d o n ,

above the

k i o g d o m a o f

the

w o r l d ? T h e

I1


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lnsdons of r l ~ e arth, and allnoat cvrry individual

o f the human mq ,,are p,cting

i f

they bad,po

\ ecpgunt - ~ a*ire b nrfch ms@m.

I t i s

@.m

tiue.

that, whilst men am cryiug, Pc~ce nd

eahty,

than sudden destruetio;;^eometh u p n them;"

and,

as

i n@a

dPy8.4

NOQ11

p h i b t


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wcap J1 tbos & i n @ w h ~ c l ~b8I1

Q IM tn

pea,

and

b

nod tdhm the Sco &an."

Me bim wl f

u cLd tbe gm which shall precede bis

comcog:

and

ohall we," M an admired w n b r

.

very ju(~tIyo h m a , while the world

i*

rum-

bl io t away arouod us bs mtieficd w it h d n w i ~ g

i n our h g h b wirbio

rhe

circui t o f our own

om, sad,

lib he

b li nd b l a n c h o f

rha

Pacific

h n , ontract o ur view. 11 our island

eoonm

our world

? It is

not by cootmztmn, but by ex-

poCiop of though^ : a6 wc%- map the genema

doom

wbich overbanga the porld."

'

A

d e m o i m p re ~ ~ io nf @re rrotb o f prophecy;

nod ib susceptibility

of

di~fa@aryeqlarution,

hrs,pfuriog my whole life, led m UJ peg attention

h u ' b e n made bring into view the propbetial

thew depend. a rigb t estimate

portions o f pmpbecy. Muah

ikewiw @:en t co lh ten l pm

phdiee

;

since, ib pscbrtaining

one

point, rbe slbok

beoring &an ir ni ~o ma tsdenlpe otl,erwiaeobroure.

.< may

ha

cliutinctlb un d e m d .

\ ~elharn this. or

PRBTATT.

x t r

i n any other ma)*)rt, the object huu k n trsind.

m I tn Lhe j d v t

f the candid d r .

m been coenidcred of infinits mornent, by

n-denn commentators. to adduce proof that L ~ I W .

ofthe prophetical

periods

terwinnre at one and the'

' mne p i n t o f ti?$ ; but to bkn g htron8 oonfirma-

tion fmm theother propl~elic eriod*,

ip

cormbora-

tion of their p i l i on s , hrr nevar beell atknlpcal.

To me i t appeam that tha grounds upon wl l i rh

they have endenvoud

to

ntabliah al~eirp m m i w

may

lw

ahown ko

be

ermnroua. Ror n

this

911

opinion hm)ily formed, b u l

e r p d s e d

on r e p u l e d

occasions, many yearn sinoe.

If

however, i t br a

wnf3rmarion o f be truth o f any expoeition. then:

wil l

be

submitted

to

the ;ttentio; of the

r ~ aQe r

foor &moological , pe r i ods . fouodd on p: *

iodepodent data, and, by what i s mnccivrd ta ba

an abeolucaly nq.Eessary combinrtim vidence,

all termi@ing

in

the

same

yew.

nu

well

Y five

other periods, al l b r ~ n gn given

yoin

o f t h e ,

sevemlly iillustmling the cdrrectnm of the

argument, and which am alm cquallplrxsential to

be considered i s an enlsrgnl view of pmgheticnl

hlany p m n s have objected to a detiuire inter-

,

pretation of tba terms of prophecy. and tcs prr

bkeos o f presumption

;

vrhernenll mainiainiog

the absurd p m p i t i o n , that the Holy Spirit in-

tended that nothing should ba understood,

t i l l

I


11/33

I

v e d i~ a rime o i

hlozm,

doubted

mbelbar

i

d ge

bad

any p i r i v e

would probably beve

cle

U

mosinea chela

nrm wpa

11

Iland;

y e

~ I I hieb

(be 430 eom

f

I rwl ;

bul

h i r

udael ar-

V l K Y A l

L-

X LL I I

p a m i o w w p .

b u d ,

t

r b p ~ q l l 4 ~ 1 e u

n -

Lwd i o o a b l y , tlaair wriw d o ~ r e

ad's Cbri.1 r i a

aroilsll

Cr01rl

.a

@na1&5-

nlion n .&el of &a p+g,ofiLk\nml

;:ul&lruuglr

A

f m m w b 4 a

o p l a

h r a r

of:

bra , m

lrLe

bt

rlwbr

.nub, W u e

ia #lb#wHe,n

erder

m.

~ ; I ~ I ~ I R ~ u I I

f

hiln , rho Lu b rsiad,\up ,ue..us

"lbarn

of

l k ~ t i o b

n I h a hwur

o him .enant Jacob;"

m r l m + to li er

~ ; rd i l a .

no

. T B B

(;LO*T

O V

8 I I PDOPLB I ~uEL-

,

yeab (p.Dnos may

wal l

es&map a diligenr

to he pmpbaicsb

yea

rn

b

EdBlled;

-hi will

dab-

tbe,aawm-

plirhd

db

a( ox- mud u r l . i m l p l , a d

. h . m cdnri of tbya 1 b m y inw

&jat( iku. .ahicL

n

wast.mJy

m v m 4 1 q p k t

aoab

d g t h , m ,

f

no&hia$

c%?

hv,kmwn

m rroam ingk : .If Lt be pmbla, m. a

brmer

-, s r t .b t i

oni

wsd

-b mid. &?arc.bl

+pb. har

m r a i b e

b d

h i i t L 4 h 1


12/33

aaIv

o f b. kvasd

Fiber, who

b u

~ n h d

m In&

oicdy mpwmrn benefit on al

lbs

mbJ of pmpbscJ, bg rbs

bkm bshaaa Mobammcdiam

adopt web an uxpraaion,

pmra,

at

I-

c k d y

that cba iolnate then m b r n i t d wea net qoisrd.

and m+t i o d d h r e been ~psrsd.b r i n g

tn

rha mpet .b lc writera from w h a e r o r l u

it

b e

bwn chisfly compiled co epe k tbr

t b e m d r a

for, i n f ict ,

trotli~g

nm hru

bean . and

by

lbat e x p i c o r , on the sabjsel; and no t of

baP

Qaludonu an, erroneoun, am muat nmeemrily ba

@

rhe cane wheh

the

pralnincs are not well founded.

A very disb- a t b a t e of the 11remmt

oh

1

p r o p b t i a l m x p i h nhasbasn

h m e d ,

by @.p.

J

one o f h moat m a r k ~nd -bar-dlindd w 4

tbst

boa ever r p p a n d and

erfamily

jaih

n

.

tba anti taent raain(.inrdhy Rrobdmaon W&

h o w , tb 1 we am M yet

on

bhe v e r y thnahald

a4

mo d inwrprdar ioo. From ahe ia&rpael.t'ooa

mat annmonly l a o a i v d . " be obserse~. *'man

ot

the learn p . e d i t h l a l a n their ymtdn.

doubW bave been e x p d wlwahef we

m

yet in

pouassioo of the fortupace clamgo be d a ~ v e dfroco

humap ugw il y, or

Divine

ompimeion, or o f aha nc-

m i l k be

@ v u n l .

wby nu-

mt

a atkaioad i n thia cbprt meot

cd

D i i i m

r b ~u m

spirlied rbs pnr-

penis

of ScriFore, iodicarive of better

Gonos

P. ohiofly

.&Ling

Pmtmmnt mminunitkm

i

anal

bxz%uas

hey

have d i a n g a r d d

the

mom

bornble

aboolimtioru of M o b m a d i m , and last tbe

Keg.

of pmphecy, rb ich would Lava gone Tpr

b

do-

vebp tlra Mys (e r i e

f I h n i d and

of SL John.

by

mntarnp-mly dcapiaing tbb p p l e

of

.I

u a d u u W l y

rrrmkd

M

tbm

g w d

a d

sublime

obj of t h e pen of impindon.

e

uvls

elcmsou of b

p

h of Iba

.OM

sad

of tha

New

b r ~ s o l v e d n b the

pmyb r l iw l birmrp

of. the

Jarlds

lution. rTbaa ~ m p l r '

aa

bvn-

.w=

=c.bluhed amonsat ttbol. Tl~ey clre

kLolf One

P l a w ,

~d e pndieted t y w &

wow

hidup

a

avespw bis

m

u

Jio.

l lrer

day they s n tu c m f w

their

in iq ui h, and JW

w i n O b

reca ircd

im@ favour:

ill

tha

Divine prassom be n lhe miduqf

i n

IntioiW

efjulganw, p m b b l y mom glvriwu~

llrp an '.be

daym~f b m

bafom

him fall and b y &all ba

a e k r r l s d d by

rhe

wdons

o

Om

ouekh

..

w

a

v p 1 e V Y ~las Lord hu b 0 4 . " l 'b is -ma

to

bs Jl ~bvar iouaubjeo1

l

rbe propbroiea.

a l v i be rqul\jaill be

Ibal,

whun

I


13/33

Kupg an

;LH)o;'

s11dwbeu UI

hart ~f faraunk 8wr r r

r l ~ n r m

nng

(1.r.1

ad tl

ex.

mu be (kmur

clodad

from tlw [email protected] a d .

l l ~ m

ha

u n t b

a m

f

t bs& &all bnng

c s l Y I w

at

St .lobn, ~ t a

w d l ul

Lb ~ r r t l ~ l m - y i

h r or^ rd h w u r utEo Ihe N e w J s m

4

~ W L .

v a beau

wkxd

Iwr)rn,

k

roue

tw

A

mb.

m m d

o n t u p r b

I d

f

h --$i

ourcl:

nd

r h t

few

MI

m y

m m u r v u d s d a ~

powerful,.a nimpletnoing

ftb

euy

wbeodiWou tier h r emd ould,

in mamy

.LUII hW ~ e

pparsnt my&ry,

Ia qmmmntr W e k ; l ma

htliog under

Lba.osooorld

In .

ArcWmooo

bM[judged

aa

tbeir

p i i o n ,

who

with

r r b

mipit.sep s.d wi t se&ruipltiavisrr ,

e ow npon,r

crabjaa

o f suoh

drep -mh:

I

will, bowmar, sbslca cnydlf under

911ar ahhld

7

tbcm,ir r

Cnrb(orrnuturiouatohrdLBli inl: hut9k

ba*.riffiu. not M, mcvh fmmll l rns~mdthrur on

I

lanu,

as

f mn ~ Wept of utlan#ioo, d u da6 0cy

:

of

lbe

labour mquis i tc tu aoguim

s.

nanlad+

tba r s c d xy~nboln . ' l 'he.mur t bq and..-1

publicrrlionsof d m d ~ y are uccupiat th ia 3

hour,

a d

he

mid . tl~usv h~ h e u-

&red

i n e apb lu

at'

y u n u i w

L*r

ub jmru -u l -

{ tially u e m r y

lu

b l r r i d .

T&cr

war

,sIw

h a

w c u d trw

giraL

a

allare of tbs ti.rr ;

mbilat rbs

euroul

Iluse uC Lbs.(;lrrld~me,

&auld

have tron rha rupromv'

sulrjm\ of

w ~ a W n .

od rba min~imend.Boum&.hta.ompbytd

:

m

i r n m o r d

da s t h~ ~ y

d

a

W m f d . e ~ .

SU IN

7

gamed l p r a u ~ a 8 t(M m& i w ~ w n b i n

.

could not hnve

axis led.

.

Air-h

for

snetay y , L b n n baa li+


14/33

many y a m unalled; and, h.d 1 fdlowed th

w w l n

d

ensibb sod

sas

friends, ahould

we

aura

fuHy d i w rbem at an earlier pe

dud. The wb o h rendsnoy of r b e x p i t i o n now

rubil d,

is,

in

t s -0ial

park,

pwfearlg dif-

hunt

fton th.r

o f 'any b m e r m u n o t a t o r

d

pretending b any otbar skill

thPn

what

h u bean acquired fmm a earcful perusal of the

best worts on the sabject, and

fonniog

my own

opon

a

diligsnt eompnriacn with Scripturn ;

p t ~ b l i a b e d ,

s axlaivr;

t o be. on the

sacred

canon,

Ieel

mntldent that tha inFrpremtion i r as

troe BB

tba

@pinionsexp m ed are differant from

tbaa pnemlly received. I n penning my o bewe-

b aretaidasiddalmos every work n which

I

ormerly delighted, excepting> d r e n o e to them

aa

mcaaion

req l r id .

Hnd i t been

den inb l e

bare e r p d

h

ooocaive

to be

armneour.

or to h u e mrda

fmm

them, to

ahow

their

m v m l d i .~gwmen tn ,bia work might have h e n

.greatly aalsrgcd; but the

m r

would not have

been pru6le.l.

I f

I base fail&

in

prebenting any

tbmg on this

gaent

a d ntereating aubjmt worthy

0b.tbk3tio~, 1 #bal l die content

to

bear the Ims;

rhs mrad pls~nure urived i n thia pan ui t being

m amp* cornpenastion for any labour batowed :

on

Ibs

other hand, my conviction

ir

strung, that

them much esaourage the Chriutian mind,

a d , above all, the benrtof the afflicUd Jew

;

and if

rhese

obtain wnwlstion, ta God be all the glory.

PEgFACE. I X l I

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

of the expmiriona

are new.

and the wholo mar-

ter original, except in

mme

quobt io~~smln Elom

to irnprerson the n ind of

the

d s r bedrmdfulda

voat&ionsrornroitceJ. by rhat la .~ t~ rauu ic s l l

mwer.

the 'l'urkiah, wll lch ir to be deatm>yd. and which

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 in-

fluence on the n1111dof the render. Llet

the

h . f p

tL- preeented

ta

l ~ i v t le~~ tion

r

aittPll by the

most critical ncunben, and deckled by Scripburr

w t i n r n ~ ~ y .ud, i f found

b

m

wrntiuv,

let

thela

t~

mjecred.

I n

m

mucb diacuasion, i t s not irnprnbnblo tlmt

there may bt mme cause for censum; and a p o l w

may bt: due ta he public in thina ;.? f ~ntebligencq

for

poa ibly

a deficiency in atyk,

m

i t

mrtpeou

the phras;eulogy

ut

mnny of i t s lw t * : i a-oulcl,

however, deprecnk he w rn l l of

a

md er and

of the critic, n ~ u l xcite their attantion

UI

the

~ n n r ~ n ~ .qvilu non cnpit mwcas.

Of the or,grecl#teru of the geurnd p r i r r ip lw

of

inlerpntuLlon, s u p p r h l

u

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 ~nurunlly onfiro~ing ucl ill us tr at in ~

each nther, I anrwt permit 1nyw1F to cluubL T

rofr l iru~ ew" wuld L*l n 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

t

is


15/33

erhrudlng

rLe

in~olleotmd powen, of ~lk'hi*

arcLaqpg61,

t se

velumm should m b e

bsRl

pmentad: to, i publio

bat

eominrsd h a t at-

ar ni d in v~ndimtion

,

Id m mit.

them rmpcob

folly, Lrr

w i U ~

erfed

confide-,

ta

&I

andid

a i d

h8l

nine.

he d r Id &bnbly have deenled it

QR aurrpnieml, bad the arnngeroeht u6uall.T

-by other

m

a , blbwul

i n

the

dwebproent

d he

mpsltniea of h n i d and

o

St.

Joba which

is

now presentsd

to

his attention.

It

has

boaever,

b e w

conni&rod mefe expedient

tn fix the prophetical ~wriods

s

the tmsa of the

wor k ; and, when oceasiyn required, to enter -11

the mmiderdliw oE rbe other

.pans

of prophecp

whioh k t i h mbject, P 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 r a lore ~ n t r l l i ~ i b k ;

but rh. c h m n o b q i a l

pwinis

w111cb arr

the

olr-

j of inquiry, m o l d not have o+aiot.tl a m

w

u~g*. In i t s yrcxnLaW&,

the

opra r i ina of

rbe writat's

miad map

be

t d ; nd. aq.rhis

~ n & of p r s s i f be rh inb t ha t a brtler knowkdp

o m rysteriwa has been ~t tn iosd ,han wodd

othemihu have

k e n

aoquired. T o tlloae d es i ~ w a

e

i~Jim natidn , he author reoomnetdn pWrwtlp

to l nv rs ti pt a the i n ~ e r r d i n ~ot111a in tha dnbr

wtbr.

I k ~ u p p l y . owever a

rreore t~~@WicaIr r o w

~ n e q k wl 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 ~ ,

t

may

be

uselul to slrr(lB,,in a auccinciform, what may be

deemed ra

be

tbe outline of the A pm dy pw ; f rom

the contidentioa

o

u,l~ich he. wtbg r has ari.wn

with (enfold o w v i c t i m th*

tBe

propsiliooa

which he has endevoured

Lo

e luc idak are ersen-

tially Lrue.

8CVEN

OOLV N

CAN OCEBTICK6.

m

the

t r ipart i te dkl ion o f f

the

8rs.0

eiy

which

takes p h

t Ib auh.e6

Ama@&u,

.

w hen a m p a m i w i L the propheoy

oC

hU *1.

m,

t would appear that the * e p h l k a l

earth, occupied a i t has

~

y

Ibe

foqr tyran-

nical monarchies, r i l l be again robdivided into

&en p a r t s

&

pmrinab, ahdH-UmeM i n d and

sepasata

governmenla.

THa

even .audlmnicks

referring,

id

tile f in~hUmna, ' l h t a sereh

prc-

c o ~ u l e r i h f

Ais

a ~ ~ e r o d l y

o

my~0c$r:

are

detkarad r e l a +e

the things wbieh dl

bs

hmafbr

;

d m 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 tho asih*. udder

t pv erf in ent of the ChIld.born and the Solr


16/33

Civm.

'I'lle ~woll,iw~

UIUI

n t l l t ~ I I I ( ~ ~ O I I I ~

4't .r to

ohair

fi~ram w v of blanertlrbc~i QO&~

the crtunplrent r r i p

01

thv

Ildmffler,

by

the

agency ie nn&nt p p l r and

am,

1.

Y*u

W s b k m .

a, Rm?r~r+ - Mdo-Pernla.

3. P e p q o e Mn mb ni a.

4.

t i

eme.

a. Sadin

--

Amyna.

6.

L'hiledclphi~ Israel

7. b d i c a . Egypt.

Thebe

ataten,

therefon,

are

wnnidertxl as dr-

vek~ping he era? of tb? cl,umh in the past , . r~~d

as

they

ate to

exist

i n

future

eger

each one

mpw

motiug &at pnrt of &he arth wbich ie.tsrri(orial

surface occupies.

The

first

openkg of

ILe

havemi

@ .

J o k l

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 9r tb er-

rayed

in aymbola

of

jdmwt:

rld,

in @ e . I u t ~

yart of

t h o

ueme vkiou,

be

uhr qe o t b . . , bmb

standing

i n

the

zni t,pf 1Re

rhmne

o f s r i w p 4 ihe

whole k t f heaven. and l

bl~od , owing Mor e binl. q n d p G a g hie =we.

Tbundem. l ig kn in gh +ud voiceq, tBa o f t b

vialun to

be

t l ~ reubon 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 ~ on~an

a t .

B E V L N SEALS.

St.

John

t b r r t

obarrtea a reuled h o k . contain-

lug, nu ~t w ~ l l ppear, r l ~ e idmy of the claurcl

on earth dnrrng the rcngn of

the y r q m i c a l

mo-

rlarchieu coal~prehending he wbole of

tile m y s

erioua dispensation, from the li n t abanrjaarnent

by

Go11

of his ancient people, io tile moment of

their final and everlasting tr iu~npb .

l b e

ayni-

bolic characters: of the b u r

horse8 nad ridem

wbich go fortfa an the opening uf

tbe

our

seals, compared

w i t l ~bolre

of

& fih

e e nd

the n der,who iti rha Son ou GOD nd forth

to

a r ~ ~ b l i s bis ompire, determine

their

h i d ~ r y

u

be ~epre~enlativef

I .

I he

Babylonian tyranny.

I 2.

Th e Mdc-Persian tyranny.

3.

The rMzcedQnion

tyranny.

4.

The

Hoerpr~yraaoy

Tb

A U ~

WJW

hw hva riders, wbmB are

i

eonsklcdcdlo

d . ~ *

DBAT~. -The Papal

apostasy.

WL.-? be b l s b m d .

5 .

The

ciple aku.+ta

the W ywm.

C


17/33

.%

1 1 1 1 v IIRE~ACF.

t T h e ~ l r h l r u c t i o ~ r

i

l ~ c onran and Papa l ly -

r;~noiesb t lrc l i i t h mighlg horneman, wh o

- i s *

A I ~ c :

01

k ings and

I X H D

o f lord$."

7 ,

'Khe reat, or l,c.ace or the u r ~ i v e n a l hurch,

a n d nl' the nv~,rlcl. under the

reign

of

the

s i n t h arid ,,rhtt-lrt. lo overconles the la st

cl lemy ', Llr l , " i n secot~cl at t le svi r l~ l~r

I l o h n n ~ ~ o e d a nborsrrr, or ;OK and Megog ;

r i r l t r l l i c h the dr .cri lr tior~ o f the serenth

rwl

cln*s, h,v

~ y ~ n b u l i c

r t hquake .

I ' h r ao re r l t l ~

rsl

sy~~cl~rooi,t ,ait11 the revr lr t i l

I'BEPICL.

XXXV

l ' l r e two n e x l trurnlwtri relate to t h r subversion

o f l le l iasterr l Empire, a nd

desar ibr .

6 t h

7

-

- - Th r Turk ib h domin ion , c losing

wi th the bat t le of Armageddon.

711t, 'The great t r u m p t . subverting the whole

o f r ti e r y mn rt i cs l b y s t e ~ ~ ~ ,nd conrplet ing

i ts desolat ino b y t i re lmt l le of C o g and

1 Slagoh., a n d Hrr second ju dg ~r ~e l t t .

'I'his tru r~s pet synchrunisra

w i t h t h e s e v e ~ ~ t l l

BBIEY

'TRl.MPYIY.

I'ltf:I'Al


18/33

5

( ;nl lte r~n[( ul ' lh r

. I c w ~ .

t i .

( ' t . ~ n n m n d

k

~ ~ , u rbut he Vials.

7 . ' i ' r e u d l l l ~

of

t h kb111n11 1116pr21

L E V B ~

I I I ' N U P . ~ ~ ~

I rillote

aavrli n;im

I ~ r l

Lllu,r l z t l ne roar

1 s t

tbc?

augrl, rr

lticll al1akt.h liar I k t , w h i c l~ s con-

tirtlt,n,cl

to

b, t l i t c o ~ r i l , i ~ ~ r t lar of I tuaa in an d

.Au.tria, w i t h l urks~.

l k sevell W a r s are ~ool lc . r ie t iwi l h t he s l l ak i nK

f

tkte H .r st au l Iloop sn Llnlrirc? Lty

tlte

French

~ ~ e ~ o l u i i o t ~ .t l e t e r t ~ ~ i ~ v d t i o n

)I t ilc11

s o ~ l ~ d ~ l l g

IS

~ ~ ~ a r l t m iy a t* i u te rvn l o i a i l c l ~ce ,or

n

d i r t i ~ l c t

1rr;lty of peace.

1. \Var wit11 Austr ia ,-Pence 01 ' ( ' a r np -F orm io.

2. 4uslria,--Peace

of

1.uneviOe.

3. 12ngland, or Ha~rover , -Peace

of

Atnienu.

4.

---

Austria,--1'eace of Pr es bu rg b.

5. pruss ia , - -Pace of l ilsit

0

Austria,-Peace of Vienn a.

7.

R u m i n, a n d n i l t l ~ e o n e m ,- P es ce

of Par i s .

S E V E N

VIALBT

(or, probably, senen

Ligh in ings ,

are

poured

old

1,

O n tbc Ens t e rn

E mp i r e

a n d

the

p d h s r e n t a o f

tbe *ester0 Beast, poeoibly & u s p l a g u e d

bp the c n p t a m of I d r u d s m . h e Rise

of 1J1e

new

Jewi sh

Kingdom).

2

O I I i u r o p

or the

Sea

of

Nui ona .

: I

01

LIB@r m i e s

o

E u mp nnd Asia.

4

O n l b e l o ~ p r i a l LieC a n d K i n k (pmhblg in-

u t i p t i n g t h e ir a ae e nt a g e i n a t t h e

w i t n e w ) .

5

0 1 1

l lm A u n t r i a i ~

(erritanen;

o r ,

pos*blg,

t h r u u y l ~ o u t

he

whol a o f rha Wentern

Em-

p i n , ' a a t b a E a t o t h s b b .

8 O n he l ' u rk l oh Empire.

7.

O n

all

the oaemiem of the I ~ m bn the

M

a n d

i t ,

the Went.

. l ' ~ r e r1ns.F J U ~ O M ~ ~ Tn e h r o n i s r e w i th t b e

r b a b l l e o f A r o ~ n g e d d o n n d w i th t h e d e m l a t i o n o f lb e

I i o t ~ ~ a n

emt

o f I k n i e l c a m m e e m n t t b a bottle

of Armageddon and reaches lo l be c l ose o f t ha t

pmphe l ' s

1 % ~

e a r s a n d is ~LIbe cons i de red

as

t h e J u d g m e n t o f t b e W e o re rn

Empire

onl y .

THE

a a o n o J u o o ~ e n ~syncbronieea

w i t h

t b e

w ar of ' Gog a n d Magog, a t tb e c l w o f t b e 12W

yea rs, and ex t en ds

to

I b e

claw

o f t h e

335 yesm

of D anie l .

Thia is

a t t c n d e d

by

th e g en er al j u d p

ment, by t he ~ s u r r e c r i o n f all the dead ,

by the

descen t

of

C h r i a t

horn

bq ve n , by Lhe mhbllh-

m n t

of hi.

k in g d o m in r i g h ~ u m m ~ ,

nd by

t b e

e t e r n a l e x d t a t i o n o f t h e

k ie g d o m

o f

l a d , o m

b o l a by

t b e

New

Je ruml c rn , or

Bride of

I

Lamb.


19/33

L M B

t : W

J I W I S A L E M .

T h u qrer r l i

holy Cit.y the

.Vm J ~ r u s u i e m

i s b y t n h l i c r l i n

ih

c lrscen t o i h r ise o f the kill%-

t l o~e , and i n ~ t s~IIIl o ry IJ the e s t a b l i a l ~ n ~ c n t

oi'the U@~>IW t i I s rael , under the imn ~ed i a tx

)r l ic ;u l mage of' the Jawish k ingd om, or i -

g in nl lp d m t in e d b y P n ~ v i d e n w

tu

v v e r n

thr

w o r l d ; aad i s t he i ne t r l ~n ~en t .n t he hand o f

P m

vidcncr, of in f l ic t i ng the er.rr tl thunder s or judg-

m n b

o n th e nutlonu.

Scnrlel colnured eant.

,l.llr me as the t i n t beam5 hu t rxh ibi tec l with

lllhidellthe s p r e t e w om an o f th e w i l d r r m ,

or

~ ~ ~ I ~ ~hore o f 0abylo11. i n hia a n t a p n n l r i m s l e


20/33

FA$,,

VlJlON OF

THB BBVBS W L U H N CANDLEBTICKII

mu*

.Sd Pa ,,- of

11. Halaser

c',lu*lard ............

ti,

?so

tkd1.r~ < mmdlallc*. . . . . . . . . r . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . ern

caoYa0yu.k.. . . Ephsus

--

rn

.........

J 'X,d

m,m,s

-

a d

*%

T M . . . . . . . . . . . . p -

M d r i

..........

4ya

ul

...........

-

um.

...............

.11I

E M rnlra

- Asap.

. . . . . . . . . . . n .

b t h . .

. . . . . . . . . . h h w Am IYR L..

. . . . . . . . .

) )

. . . . . . . . . . .

,a. . . . . . . . . . .- I % ,, p i)

C u n c l 4 q ( b d s r w m the

B n r .

ehurcba

............... R U

3phk l Mu d bc

U r n

hm t o r ol rbr

Ch u mh a . . . . . . . .

TIlP LAhiB'J BIIIDE;

OR, RENOVATED KINGDOM OF

I S M L

I n u o d u n y ..........................

.. y

B , ~ b u l i s r l r i r ~ d l h ~ ' ‘ h ~ d ~ l ~ *

..............

J I J

~ p Q c c l e r ~ ~ ~ t A s J l r l P i W a i u ~ s a i r d...... dl7

I

~ x ~ p m duh

d at.

J a b

..................

I

.....

.....................

uUd ,

T u ~ p l r o u d c n d ..,. pg

ymbolid De&lipiuof Iba O e d Holy

Cig .

331

ClasbsOLuersariuor.. .

64

Rl%

PhRAPHRABB d 87

JOAN, I I @

.~plboLd

lyes, and

upkind

-Inp

br h g p n b u r . dlotruosd

l o e m p r r e e 8 q u ~

..........................

Noricelot&-

283

.......................................

3 0

01 the Rneh iom01 st.

John..

g

N ~ o n t b e R n p h r u a ( I n o e 3 )

..........................

616

E V E N T I D E .

-4

TBIB

o p h e t i c p n ~ I shave Biren rise to m y b le and

volutninuus

disaertaliunr.

F e w of the l e a d d l e n who

h a r e

treated

on h e subject, but have d e ,

a8

t he wle -

braced Sir 1 Newton aharrves, some

valuable

dineo-

.cries. T h e of their ~ReUent r i t inga

hsa af

forded

to

m y

o m mind

the

higheat artiafaction, am

ma

nifesting, hy t h & i l l u ~ t i o n ~ ,he risible Liplag of the

hmul

of I'rovidence

in

t he

*tf

of

men.

T h e

gr nd

event. of

rtbc

world hsving occ t im d sew rd ing lo t he pre

dictions uf ancient b e ave proved heyond doubt the

divine agency

of Him

who inspired the prophela. Th er c

tw

however, been so long a euaprnaiun of the viaible in-

rerpaitions of

Providence, observes Mr. Fakr, ' a u .

pension

oererthekesa foretold

by

I d hnt we . re apt ,

en

the present day, to feel n so n of hesitation in .adni;tting

tlut they will ever be renewed. The Jews prrpetunll)

require4

a

s ign of the h r d a t s he p e r i d

af

hi.

A r s l

ad-

vent : we, on the contmty, can. carcely bring ourselves LO

in terpret

Litedg

even t he most express preclictions r o b

l i ve to h i s ~ i racu louaand personal rnarufealation, st the

jwrio~lof hm w ~ o n d dvent.

5


21/33

Y

T ~ d a cluadved and Strly I m r r of

the

Th e uptwity and desolation oC t he Jews,

sinre

the

death of

Christ

l ave ever formed, in the eyes

o f men .

stnking and

perpetual mark

of the juat displeasure of

Almighly

God.

Tbeir dispersion and bondage have

no;

neuly filled up the era

of

those wrathful

andl

myseriow

times

.poke

of by 1)sniel and t he Evangelists. It

w s

pre-

dieled

by

the Saviour, the1

J e d e m

rhould be trwldcn

dour)

by

the Gentilea, rill th e times of the Gentilea be

CuMlld." Of the

m e

period, afrer the treadirlg under

foot of the sanctuary and the Itoat, doer Daniel declare,

,'

Then shall the

aoncruary

clesnwd." Th ei r deliver-

ance

therefore, will

be

that grand

epoch

which i. to

usher

in the second glorious advent of the hlersiah,

wlien 116

will again appear, not

as

an offering for sin but to their

salvntion. Th en will the

Son

of

man

be

=en ua

he

wa r

on

his departure from earth, but

conling

at t l ~ a time in a

cluod, with power and great glory.

T h e principal cammentalors, however, of the Weskrn

Empire, g lled with the ~ o k e f popry, and but newly

emancipated from her bondage at the time

of

the Re f om -

tion, ss well as others who have eonternplated st a dis-

tance her e m m o w s~lprs tition s nd degrading slaver),

treading fsithiui y in the

tracks

of their predeee:.sors,

have assumed it

as n

fact, tlrat the propbets 1)aniul slad

St. .John had

no

othar enemy of tl ~ c aviour in ri er ,

in

t1,we infinitely important outlinea s h ~ r l ~he) Im\e

+en

u in he prophetic pages, than tltr pal,nl. I t

w ~

eserved

k

this latter age

and

to

an

eminent clbeypiun of the in-

spired recorda, to point out the hrolulnnd illuminated lines

d t i c h diatinguirh papery from th st more I~or ribl e bomi-

natiun, the

imp08ture

o Mohornmc l.

Deeply as the truly

Chriatisn mind will sympnthise in tile indignitiea poured

on the Saviour by

a

church wllich declare* irself infal-

lible," snt l *.hove chief pat finute sine th

ao

God

in

the

temple of God, shewing himself that he

1s Ci


22/33

TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND

TWENTY YEARS. OR DURAWQN

OF

THE FOUR

TYRANNICAL

EMPIKES.

B.C. ~ 1 B I 1

D.

. -- ..

.

rC

<

A ~ r a m a ~

y

~ r g s

have

ban

~ ~ p m p h c t i w J

d o

f

.ga; )at,

rrner

e m u

tha

whjset, on which 1

mm h u t

t

o r remarhe

gbeuaod

u p n

bg UIJ

P P ~ .

Thaa rims

of

h e k t j n~vhsrr the

Petgo

c

L i a b O t h s t w J l p t h . d ~ ~ I b e ~

h w h d

and fin. +

tbiny

drys,

dl.

1 A

p

laen e n lr b on s cordd.er.cianof the burllorQq ad

M q o s , that it u t baa u ecay, or wmumptioe

of dominiolt. dueh

4.0 s sm to be,

though mom mpid

in -auteurion.

.nad

mnrkd

b y

Divioa

in~rpaitien.

X mu t

T h t

it

b

m

evonrful

time

1

atundd

by

mm

d ' i

tingddiog

mu

ill f doubt not, be nud

-if .

W l n orher b b hat

ju+t ,=la B N O y

w i t h

-

.Af

ths

t

j


23/33

h t d fyerra,m rpa.tiroq iato

bctMsdin

the

vimiau of Nshrchsdnc9nr. the

rbe

who

W m n n W over (Ise Perkb c h d rrd pccph Md

in t

h b t o r y d b L . u e c ~ ~ o n

Du l,intheim+erprstrtionof

the vimioo of the rym olic inueo. nddrraea

Ncbrrebd-

'rrrrurbul. Thou urlhLhad

ofgold.

P t q *

, t h m i o a , th a(

rhe

t + i

eqpk

m d v e

hen

o ~ m

m e w

s i e b u c h d m m r , h u b klt&.g

hia ~ u c e t l r o mn clie

Bsbylonie d y q ,

WM

a 6 7 d .

Ibe

80 bead

of the i-e ; asd.

m4e

it for

w r e d , that

no rrPder requires it

ta & pmvd

hat the image

iuelf sym-

b o l i he

whuk

of the tyaannkd m o n u c h i . I t r a

in

the

yesr 606,

hat

the

d e ~ r n M r n M o nr fin1 captivity of

the

k w b h d o n took ~ l n c e .and in 606

A.C.

thet Nehu-

chsdoe.aa~ ke nd ed ihe throne of

Babylon,

on

the dm&

o

his father or

meadfither.

N o mcrtd. u n i tm i r e d b v s

8 p M t

of

pyp ,

was

ever

u

hiih ly & u a d df h i e n

r i t h an inslght lnto fu@ rig i norm ever .o

&ted

by

t h e ~ i g n a l

tefFerenee

dl the Divine% i , n h b pu&h-

ment ; rind none mer

mkmWge4, in,

robably more

. i n m e and

decl ing

a e , he sovereian authority of

the .upreme Disposer o f ~ v e ~ u r ,h m ~ e b ~ h s d n e z u u . ~

I t i. impom ibk

ta

imam* bu t that the' interpretstion

of the fir; riaion, g ivm y Daniel

ta

~ e b u c l h n e u a r ,

muat have left s d e e p

and

indelible impreamion on the

mind o f he

monnrch,

constant

aelue

of the over-

d i n g

providence

of

God;

yet'

ru

e (whether

l i i

H a

z k i i , moouentarily, or not.

does

not

nppar)

W vp in

pride,--of all

evils

that-which c l i n g . c h a t to n fd len

and mined cra mre . 8uppochg ruch a

laan

to have been

perpetwly revolving in thought the deetinies of that

pm-

pire over which he

rulrd,md

with the.f e o k of n pareni

torarda a son,

the &

of' wbbse

kingdom had, however,

been inhrpreted

ta

him by sn tvpired messenger; hi t

improllable th at t he event foretold

wan

then the

eubject

of hir m idt~ ight reamm? or, that it r h d d

become

the

h ~ i s

f

some

further

revelation?

Pharaoh'.

dream*

were

doubled unto him, k t eo(ahlish the c rt ly of. the rerda:

aLhr&mB(tbPbr

h;n d t b a r & y n e n w i n t h e c a ~ d

.Id mro thaw m y t

b4.mdupiringtm

im@,.od

tbae Drnpira which

&h ~ . um u o ~ i n g , h o i s n r , ~ k - k dm , w h o b L bm~

'

*gitisl.re vem of

tbs

+ow; the --of tps

.

ear th eing themc a n w a d

hi

he

h f d

IIwhn*14 tr

, & @ d o a q / . - o d ~ ~ w l A i d & d a u ~ k P i U

'

Thii,

therdore,

e w y i d e d the viaion oft he mm n

k,r

prid

of

the

grand d&oy.of

bo four

d =d

morur+hla. It

L

of imp- to awidu

@t

C O ~ S N C -

ricn

of hesaicm,

a. ending, equally with that 0f tb .@-

'

bolic

image,

to o m

point; to&+

M

th.L

ridond-

r i t h m k n r

c-tll

$ n i b h&nito t b

bicb ' *'

c*

the prophetic

bbrory of

tho

a d

f eow

- A i d

dl lOIe As *logs

mkn#-

o d~5usdrb

&Ac&7s4rt4 DM.

i. 80.

pecting b e rpic ai *turn of the u c d ~ t u d o n *

both- h e y c o t l i p m p n o l e d r h i t m y b o b r e ,

t b 4 they

s h a d o r f&o;rlr tho16 eve& 8pd

hy rlhieh

Ood,

in

h i a i n f l n i t o m e r e ~

judgment, d d g ~o

C U ~T

on hi. work, tin

the

whole world bs'auhmitted t .

and

till it be rn~tored o

ita

o r i g l r l

a h a ,

shen, a. t &L

he,pqnounced all which he h d made verygood. ¶'hh

&nceivc to

be

th e predieled

rime

of

b

?sti@tim of

all t hl ng r; a nd k t h e' p to ph ee y

cf

Daniel will bheri

l r v e h n fulfilled,-sh shall fmm the tpCd of the

eanh ; and t l i en rlll hm whole

earth.

M p - 4

by

IeaiaL. be with

rh

dory o f ths

Lod.

Po-

pa

wel l

as t i,?minuLwem t i o n

am

t y p S t h v h o u t

the

YaeqJI

&rippurr@;nor I conceive a more flt lub-

jeer 10 reprewnt the pocen(otes of ch e h ,

rhm ir b

..

b uird in the

hisrory

ad p m n of N e h c l u d n a

even ot

him 110

Brat

aet

up

h e t y W i I i 0 . ~mnge,

rlx

'

nk

t h h

prewn6

t h e , c o n ti n u a

to

ord i t o lc r

Lho


24/33

Wihoub derogating from the dignity of

sorsr~ignr,

r

of

the

p a t of

honour which they

are

pnnittsd, doubtless

r

eiae puqwsea, to occupy

in

the wlteme of Divine go-

t., nt 1

would enly erprear my wish, that the

mlen

of

the honm aem sll auch as Nebuchadneszar

k a m e

at

'

h e closeof life, and thut, iaught by the

same

ri do m, they

e n t e r b i d h e ume hope of sharing irnmort.4 hanoun.

His LP.1 bequest to the world

m

to me

a

sufflcientpmof that

he attained at 1-6 to the posae@rian f true knowledge, a d

wan .ooeptsd of

Qd:

ut, in

hi

Rrat efforts to t m p l e

under foot md aubjset tilo church end people of the living

@ud,

ha

exemdified. undaubkdlv, that t v ~ n i c a lrincble

vMch

baa

b&n plrdaolimnt ina ll 4 L q u e n t en; e

liEa od hppineas of mm reiphbg not sgrais in the a

of aa uk u ambition nd worldly-minded w n d l e m e n t .

N e b u ch d n r s u a m a type, ps apP&

to nr,

of rhe

k w

of tbs trmnnical earth.

nd

hb

khd om of the t h m

mu sr+e &ommr which' wem to ai

uw

which.

horensr,

rbe

Son of msn

h~ d e w

o by the Lunih-

tion w of th e, to uubliah hi.

MY

w.s bqund mnd nRBkMd

fort ml ro rlle pc sy iq a of

-

rind

e m p i , dyrine

uvm ti~,

at w, as h i e l n

eAbelrln*nsla it,

he

8bu l d bs

prnLbed and dqflived of

w

5w m fl

he Fo r v o k o d Fapire

l8d

the

last. They &re re

t

bebound.

and

afflicp, dU hey

at;

rduc&

r

h a t congenial miate

d

&d which ri ll

induce them r acknowledge t4e o v e d i w of

God..and till they become

submianive to

rht:

Divine

d.

H.d the mree timesN

been

designed exclu8irely M

a u p e ~ n s l nd

private

judgment upon Nebu-

chdnssser

fcr

Ma pride, then

i

it probable thsp the yem

or

m e t i o n would

have

been symbolically expsesed M P

pebod

of seven day* for .even yem, ~greeably to

che

w l language of nymbob, and the conltmt pr of

the sac. historian; b u ~

p

it i. wid that during hi.

.&lion hi hairs grew ss eaglee' fenttten, and his

bird.'

chw,''

the decorurn of the symbol would

neosr-

&ly require longer period of natural for prophew

time for such m ,end to be

dbtdained.

But the7

I r i T

I wven &ma,

nd,

therefore, nmki be crken in (he m e

symbolical

una

as

other propbetkd

period*

od

tb0

,

time,

times, md r half; and, if thL opinbn ba

corn,

than murt the

b y

f Nehchadnesmr b caLcn

h ib

.

typicd

Lnrporr.

The

mreo

timrs

would, therebra, bn

ronddaral u gmn d r eek of yern, § w g

p i ad

of

h o thousud

Bve:

hundmd wenty yew#, mud em-

W i

be durdon of

the

four

r )R.~ lw l

m h i e a ;u

rhe

cloaa of which they

are o kun

ike Nebuehd-,

'

by the w n ; n d b f the h o udgmatn,

tM

l

bf H k h 4 6 t h

n #ha

kiddm of

nm icsfh i d o

Ds dU. Comn~encing,bfdbre, rhe ah

cbadnsesr kc.&% wh

, ,

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25/33

I S

T w

iOor.ardfivi

~ u d e diid

Twu y Vmra

Wb.1 & the ridon

of NebUchadnez.ar? Dma ir

.erne

k~

cay on thehmtory of se p m p h w y k o m

tllc

.

m o e e m e n t of these tymu~iul i m a

t

their

c b a e ?

. I

th@k

thii l b p l p r e n The vi i on $of

',

. at

tRe,w h b h grer a d waa W n g ,

4

t . w ig ht r c n e l ~ d

unto

b w *

or th e t k a n h t i n g c h i~ rc hof the living

God;

.nd i@

wk r sigbt obit, us to tbe en& of all the

ennh."

The

heaven

dm-ib

muss be comidered M the

: ew is h L v e n a n d e n nh , t h e m b je c t o f p ro p h my

;

fur it i s

ce& the Baby loni~ cmpin i lid not extend

i&f

bu t

to

am p r t of the l lkrn l da ; m d d cn ote s, t h e m

fore, Ule s ubvers ion of Iba t, kingdm which cmatituted

the

lleavcn and

earth

of l l i s faroum\ onrl beloved

po .

. 'The leaves

were

I5uTe in61 themof ntuclt,

M4in it

wsa

mc nt For all

f

i t

had

& onfore, tltp d m b h

of pma pr i ty ,

a d

o n w , m d b ea ut j, a@ f it ye : b l e d

of beeven, Pnd aa. if e netiona

sere

proteelcd, Fed, am1

p v c m e d b y i t T h e beaata of the Reid, o r

kink

of

th e world, ahadowed und er it," or aubntitted to it ;

nd

rul.9." Aa ot11.r tokcnr indicste tha t ille tyr h n im l ernpim

w a s to rurvivtj tllr P)eby onic d y n ~ k y , hc

cmn an d

to

L

o r D~mfiomflllc Forr

T y r rm dEmp i r e ~

s

leave

the

w m p

of the

tree-rook

.behind him, eems to

provid e for its

nub i trnce

beyond t he event of

Bekhauais

decease.

T b e eycaboliul " t re e" exis ted in full pmspe-

r i ty a l te r @e rem sery of N ebu cha dm saq , when his glor) .

and honoyr mlumed unto hi;

n

it is evident that his

.

peign only

cnnnd

be inteoded, for nothing ir mid

of

t b e

v i v d

of the uee

&I

being e u td o r n . H is W o r n

h

t eqeforc

lo

be made aurc unto

him

when convinced thnt

e leavens do kle, ,orwhen that people, specidly fa-

>

y God, to whose di iol ut ion the towering Bony

uee

pimd, do rule ; d

spaciml

prooliae is'gisen to,Ne-

bucha neorar, alter the ex iration df t he tym nniu l lk

Acco rdingly 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 e

times which foUow the nelvemt uf the on of roM, t he

.triple division of the

glorious

universal kiegdom,.when

"nothin g shs l l hur t nor des tmy in all the holy mountain of

IJIE L o r d i.. r it in miJ

I k

tion sha l t e p t

t r a a

Like the

ox," ver. 7.

In th e deacriptioo

of

the uni~erea lkhgdom, exhibited

in

viaion to Nc buc ho dne za.~ , here

is

particukr mention

made that the b~nnch es,"

or

provinm of the empire,

fl were to

be

l o p l r d ' on;

ntxl

" t he h i t s ca tt ed ,' : t h e

tree cut down, - thi. b eastaa F the field,"

or

t hee

doms conquered by th e ndh sm h of Dabylan, and

the

fourla oFltesvett," ur th c 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 .

r o d a to

bc Irjl

ir Ike

enrth? I t

is

r r r te in that d u n &

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 ~p ns eti on . he monarchy w s p m

w r r d e ntire. I t

is

evident, therrfore, that the pmpbecg '

h s reference to lom e

more

i n l ~ & t e ve nt , beyond Ihe

l ife- time ofNe bucha dneua r . There eannot qum tioh

'

I think, that it designaten th e sphvcrsion of the tla pir r

by the Medcs and .Pcraiapu, which atripped the D.Lmy

of ita fru it a nd hranehaa, m d c ut d m he me; nor can

,

. there be a finer

F the overthrow

of

a ponrful an11

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26/33

lo mm& gmeing ir the fl ~l d, neir ckd wiqlt bsnda of' ra,,

md imr ~d there.is no event i n he li lt .(imc o l Ncbu-

chrdueszar

whi

It ngreea in

m y rcspect rit l u the Bondn o f

b w a

m d

mn.

%'bee prupl~ctiesloketts

l t n d

nc;eriatcnec

nt thntzlmriml o l ime, n ~ n d cbr to future uvrnte.

ddnm \r, thouglt ~ks cri be tl the

"

lteocl

or

nu( no

hut nr i t respclc~l

l i a

L i n ~ -

. d m , a d

g d m m

m c ~ ~ I I ~ ~ ~ ~ I~ u ~ w r s e d e I

'I

y thc

M u

I inn kingdom.

I n like mmnncr, tl,yl#h

- he *m ' e a d p e r s u n d l y by judgmunl,

~IIF

prealictios

of

lopping r l~ o ranches and l el l i t l ~

he tree

r r le r l t o

u n i v a y s$~*hien. aa 6l1e ry m h l i c itnnga doea that

of.

the h b y l o n b m ~ t u r c h ynnd h e ~ueorwivh yrsnnicd

tingdmt

Wh 1 the true, in

ica

lul l va~duneand ample

c x p n a , h ut the Babylm ic rnu~mrcby

the

" alump

u l

tlar

trre-roots,"

but

the Medo-Ccrsie?

snd;

"hat tlte barnla of

DRAW

aml i n o ~ lmn@hetaih~ and conRtrpl thp original

m t o f empin; h ut the Y d n n i a n l lonan mu:

n u ~ h k u l hich mt ia 60 aubqiat ao barnled, tal ihe ty.

nrmiol

cmpircs

know

that

Ls

"

Most H igh m bt h

n

thr

kingdom of

Imn.

e d givelh it to r l ~ o m w r e r p

riU.

The

a v e n t h e n , thenlone, wh* arc

to

lmas over it, arp

1Ro g n n l prophetic

r e &

o f j e e p

or

p r i a l of %52n

y h n , w k n he

tymnical

t n r

b

t @ m k d up, unl thc

"goodly

I of

L s b n o n " bs

p rted on

r l~e h igh

s$unt+% end

emhami,

i n itp

mad;

iq 1817.

:

A v u i ~f s p h k id to m j nd a k n p d rc i~ iv e

: bu,the a v e d pru b in which they am

f w d

rek;

.

P48bB Ol(mlL

B r e a

mm,

u d w b ( P d b ~

Wkd of cha M m d o , u * l Roman Em p i R q

*

'

lokens t o , h

lormd

in

e,=h o r b phrrio.

Tken.is

r

q

p.rriwLr apbd%iieh

m

common to

n,, Drl-aliou oJlhc I . l u r

P j rn r .wwu l

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27/33

dently

to t h a kingdarn

whieh

*ll.dlfbc A d l y esuhlis18ptl;

and i t very . m r k a W c

thar

l l m same e lpewinn ia

adopted by N e b \ ~ c h w l m r u r ,who thus declares l1i3 lt ol r

bfslandiiog i n Lke bat day,^

ir

u . d cottecrning I)arric,l,

h u t

he shvuWv i n h is lot

of (he err

a

alcd,a,yr.

n

err

l l i v i l l a l i n

ol,iriim

a

t u

tbc.

turturr

yzEy

wi th r l t i c l ~ eh r- l l rdnesznr

wan

nmioc.al.

In

ro-er

v ~ a o n

r N c l ~ u c l ~ d n e z r ~ r r .lnc tymsnictll

4

.

mage. untluratronnl ,lyy dennrtml 1Iw

,

snivvrwl rrnlmirr,

all iul ramificntium.; era81 ibc ~ o l d c nrnnuv. wlnirlt h;

; Om

wards M u p p r o h l ~ l y n r rkranw to thr flr,lgl


28/33

I

d r n ~ ~ k p i i w i n

IIC

cxn.in I,TIIII? lbc~~amr , T l i ~ l ,J I ~ .

v .

4,

,

i,,

,? tl,ir,l

y,,,lr or

wy~ b,w~zur i" tiqiron

t,f

11u raw, u,,d

It* "t l lr ~ m l rl'~11l11,

f

a r f ~ v r , ~ f h r q r r , n4 rrl'hrrr;' i,tacl

1" ..&


29/33

am rid

hilkd

(a,

their

pdit*rl pruer

&en

a&y,

bar

bh i t

i~

paliticd

ror) hy rh s

p&x$ m p n d mot af

the works of &ir h d s

dl.1

dm). -1 worahig

de . (nr ~ rn-) u

al.ubd&

oul*ii%old k-

id Imc md

oC

mod. L riil br

a ~ l e e r v c J . w noa

only b a n i a

in thh

eaumwmliw

:

ur s

~ m t

tpuenpe

&a

sbmrver, Jlnt

iror

b

(he

symhrl

of

dlu

Roman.&

pLe.

Tile judg&nf sbrnc rnenti&ml vp. i t d i i c u r l

h t vmpim

in iaa

emf*

or Qreck

band ,

in ahicl~

prg

uh th rald

he

s k rhglhrm&% Are d i m & ? c x m k

d+r of ;

the on n~muling

yAlwl , t l l rr+m. inh

tern

bmCIh,

&li&It

i1,nfiwlr

tln:

rcstcm,

b * ' r l m , m t ;

fi r I I ION is rhe

typc

oF La111

brnnchcr

of

tlbe

'cmpim, a d

&wna

irn p m p r

wljulrt unl

uudouCtdIy

the umc.

pt-crled wn t i me~~taf

religious

dk.l(ianec ~rmvnikal

\

Med+Pcidinn,

Fred.ut, Ibn~an,

Sarscenie,

or

Tttjkirll,

"om null

a d o d ,

R I I ~

1111ck

wnuecj~ently

orn

bitu

d&;nratiun. rhc cxeluslatlunia orLlsnlly tlu( ofaaqn;f;

on

ohm iqg

that

thc

asme

principlca

dill

prevailed.

,

\

'

.

By

oh-wkiw

d d y msdc, a d t, prophecice at*

Iunlhat ta

qE

e~ucid~bd,t w i l l a p p ~ a t llat h e imr m.

.@irrs,

xcluxively, s~pamtemm

Jm

Sarudic or Turldrh

kin&q

will ba the site of be kiqdom

OF

'L laink

du

porlkclly subanitled n

lDtJ

Ytd wil) t the&pram

Wwb.

is rrillenlly of tho latter day

oE

gbq v i

.-hi& A p k s , I 17- El, w h m he

ubpks

illc

~ m b o l s , d d&rm thnr t l u

Lord

uhnU bp L-

,LtanIp

zml.nmnr

of

lia

. p p h

emt;

ur\

wh e n

the

*m

a d

m a ~ l f

the k r

y&e,n

slid pu mor be

m-

w h ~ i

i r i I

b o d

mi01

the

J

* I

I iz i

anLq krul

kpr b a

I will brhg r ~ i m l Fos

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30/33

I i

IZs

' I lpura#rl I>iir.cI£r re~ l t r~ lardu i c w y Yeur.,,

@

.

Kwt, w l ~ c r ~l~i. Turhisl~ f i l o ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ l ~ ~ nq pht~ttctl. 'Tl t~s, ,

alu~.will Irc l'~~ltillrdltc propl~utic rlturtalion : Looh

unto t h s (Furkial~) wb wbe~~ceyu t~

, ,rc

bnum, ulal to tile

h a k the (wcatcnp httomlcas) 9 ~ 1 1wl~cnccyou uwrc

cf~gc~ l . - -


31/33

Tbit

no condiiiond he deriah

w k n , a rre&

:

of (he &bybnu mnuc hy,

u awem

to

the

dewxipiion

orrer. @ and rh t thq remain to

be

fulfilkd, and

t h l duympboliu the 8f\hu n i v n u l m o m h y , h - slightest

i , p p a i o nof e m , mmpucd with Neb

lofty hce will latlk*orily clekmk.

"Thus ~ i t bhe

lad

d U

a l c

of

the

highert branch

of

the

l i i h

&,

.al i l l UZI it

; will

crop 8wn he top

of

ltia young

' twig I& o.c, ud mil l pbnt it upon w i&h norn lo i *

a l r ( r r i u r 8 .

wet. $2.

This surely mant refer to tlw

meed of Dnritl, ud prcdiN h t

a

wha d~ould

n ~ k

n

b r w h of I& d m oj dcree,'snd the s d hat ahdl

'

gmw w t of

hi

meb

s

of whom

1 4

eclares

th.1

hc

ahr l l judge the

vorkl

in righteomneu, u mpmve riUb

squity,

for

the mwk of the

earth.

A

they arc t l r

k t imen, vheli "the earth eb ll llkd wid1 the h o w -

k+e o f ' ~ d , s t h e rater s cover the =; o which the

p"9phet refers.

In the uowmtaim fl the height

Lnrd

rill I plant it: lu ith the Lonl..

Ba

many cxpresa predictions

eoneeming .tlr

t en i tmy

where his empire

in

Po

Lr

liahcd

in

full pmsp rit y, oughi to rcmove doubt froto the

'

mmt eeepticnl mind.

'' And it ahall bring fu-h 6owRhr,

and

lcnr

f ~ r i l ,

nd

goal11

ceclnr;

m d under it shull

dwell

all

farl o j c m y

wiug;

in the ~ltsdo w

f

thb brancltea

before ulvanoed, of

t w

Jowish

nntio; k i n g aymbalird

by h ~ e

juwlr d l h r

Imam;'' d et mation only: being I,ur

r a w & in the Babylonic day,

of

LC rmwledyeaf the etcr.

nd G d .

'But,

qnclcr the cn ~pi w f larael, or Melsinl~'"

kingdom,

owl4 @ m y

wing, or of every nution, sltall

come to wordtip the

Lord

of l~osts

n M & ~ I

lon. Cod.

whirl,

hah

it. brolche?, tmagb.jrril ,

and d

vi-, ~

-

,lendy dtnuie. the ~ l s t n i v e d empire, with the

barer.

frrif, h k , owb o f Wehch.llr*.1~?1's t m , d l e ~

e-t

be

a doubt,

1

&ink, that the

same

thing b int-d.4

t b ne

b e i y p

of tltc

fib

ighlmua ki~ ~gda m,

d

tho

other

o f

the

tynnniea\ cmpim

T h a

ie tb i' dif-

fcre-, that

I1 ths

& a i r , oj

rk &Id

dwc.ll umirr Ne

b t ~ c h a r ~ n r u n r * ~fe

;-nml h ~ r

IAC & l ~ l denote Y-

rannicsl kingdom.

In

thc vision

d

EuGcl, no ~ c u L ~ m

,

n l e n l i o ~ d ;bllt 8 mow c h a f e d symbol c r)brewa the

anroo thing, yct atlerka at the

same

dlnc u rtribng cbaugr

of ch.r.ster. T h e

kiigdoo,

of

dnc

McsaiJk is

rc@lrscntd

'

by

@IB co&r

;

tbc other kingdo- undcr hls reign.

by

6rcer

also, (;at L a a l a of the ficld,) evidently denoting

that they now

p + e

of the

same

character as that

pv rm me nt which

a q ~ x

>re-cminent

m o n g s i

tllem.

Thvr

the guorlly

reprernts t ic k i n ~ d m

f

f w d ,

is

marked by the crpresiion that

it

ir

the k y

r I~rae l , s existing s t the close of the

timen,

wlticll

aode

to

f i ,ur i rh.

Uaniel rkiel

Iulvr,

tllerc-.

, .vidently drawn thew ay m h b from the same sourm,

cgunlly refer U a'kilnr

even&.

T h e exlension

uf

ine knorkdbw, m d the aubrnisaion of the nations tu

'

the Divine rill, is, I think, clcnrly e r p d , when it i~

mid,

A d

011

the

lrcus

(not ha lt *) of tha field

rhaU

Cmon that I the Lord hnve brought down the high t m .

have

crn ted

the low tr rc, have d rk d up

the

gr wn tree,

run4

have mndo t he d r y Ircc

io

flourish: d ~ cdoldhsvc

.paken it, and have dane it:" and heincc ii

ia

c ~ i d c n t1181

it i a the -me tmo whirls was V n n rlre dnya of

uur

Lorcl, n t~ d

altorwurda

dviocl

up

whir11 ir, n o r tu lvc made

to flouri.h. The n~gnarcltien re tltce

TO

know

fknt the

/ Imrrrur

do rule.

Tla nymbal

of an

e s ~ l ca btnnd htl, in a~bcierit

rud

ntlorlern times

as

dencviptivc 16 univeranl monnrclry, or of

t .

it^

lrlletct~aions o it

;

or, na

in

tho prewnt day, llcriving

authority from it, 41s the tnwk of uncicnt rml~iw.

n)

1

Ilanisl, I I L ~nluits ~ t ~eathern o ~ l p

thr caglr arc

*PC-

IJO

l iuo

'IYLorrraad I'Fue Ilunrl,ad flirt1 T w c r /

I>n,r.

,

,

:

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32/33

cislly nolirrtl. and serve to carry on the hibeory of thc

M y o f universal empirs ;a i t s el extinctton.

In

its

f l n t rte Esak ie l r sp~eesn ta t n parfec t edglc, Long-

wi?@nl, and tLll of fea them ; bu t by tho tltr e.bned judg-

mpnt. BB

a

dcnuncint ion of wmth fur agpavat i t~g lle in-

bdal

punirhrnml of his people m d

a

mark that

its

s twngth

ma

Ilecnycd, ifa subatonce i s supprcased;

m ita lemblonoo is dewribell

as

uitll the pl uq og e nncl

with the h lom of

engk.

T h a w w h o ~ e c o l k c t he

n m r i p l

&grw

bf

the

stales bating tho two-neck&

e w k , w u 4dib nppnec i~ ta he flgire alhcp applied to

tho l h w n Empire, aa

tY

laat of the successive tyrannba.

It would be

c h s o th e inquiring mind, could all tlgc

taka be wer ained, w hic h d o p t ( hie h d g e o f th e

R o w Empire. Perhapa

It

would identify 111~.en

king%

who, in a

hem

day will bs found Jc8gugl with the be.

and

h h

h p h c t ,

pt

tha

b r i i

o f A m a g e d d o n .

T h e c no

yenn

of Emtiel'u. vialon speak the ume

hgwp the reapmu o f t h e monarchies are to

gra

vs a liiersl inimpretation

s

tho

bl.~,,,,I,t d o w n curdo ins1il:nrl

uf

n I r l ~ , a a ~ ~ ~ g

tn

J I l lt c

lllltiona vhicl,

inn

Ijcen guilty or t l~ r ir lutd,--pcrllnl,l, I

.ry, du ri ng (Ite wholu a r tlbc times.

I will not ullblld

the judgment

filar errdir

au

much

an

w o fk r any hlrtllcr

remsrk, i,, sup llar t of tl~ iapolition, hu t will laava it l o

w , , ~

o

decfrnniot. tho I,roin r m e ~ ni ng

f

thew

r v C l l

rs

comnarcd wit11 tllc aurcn mon l~a' burial of

and Mhgog.

If tl lu syrubolicnl nature of thc Moaaiutl in ~t i tu t ion

conBide&, n aur),riaing eorreaposdeecc rill)

LH?

found

in tho

j 6;ks

or ls rw l; tund that it

rnr

dc*iuncd 10

altvrlow forth thin gr to co rn ,

r e

hove the tratillloll~ f

a n A p 8 t l e well r e d in c l d r law, and brougltt nt tlbc

feel qrtlleir chief rabbics, in his Epistle d d r c - d (o tllc

H e br ew s . T h r c c an no t, I think, lx

a

daub1 tllet tlleir

jubi lee year

wna

designed, exprcady aym hd id t l~ n t c -

lirerartce wllich

w ~ s

o

be

elfcctcd in the

lml~nlf

of

a

sinful

a n d e ~ s l a v e dworld by t l~c.ord Jeaun in Inin auprelnc

snd righteous gbvenunent of it nt dte em1 of the dny*.

T h e y w e m

to

number

t

thenlselves

e v e n

weeka of ycara.

.

and the Rnicth year a w be n year of relcaae. when lhc 'u

I n d .

and houses, if pledged

or

sold, were

b

IR reawrcd. ;

Lltcir goods bc r c r u r n d

to

Illern, their lebtr renutterl,anrl,

whst

more

filly symbolised the spiri(ual &livcrsncc, wm

th at, lltcir d d s f prsann l l m & p w e r e

to

be cnd l e d ;

w d av ery mm was be liberty

to

return and

enjoy

his

p k

nlarirnnce. Surely, the

w e n

wcekb,

n

wwk for

u ime, . typikd to the Jewish vplioo tile wr en times, or

week of yosra, of Ihe iy&l emp ires, a year for a

day

upon t h m r i t t e i ~ ~ k b e r e s b n t i o n a d njoyment of

their land8 uul howa on the fifiieth par. the falure

.

b l r s a i n g ~ o p w e d out on d l Bern wlwn t h e n ~ h ,

delivered

fromdie

c u m , a hn ll h o m e h e

pdiq oCGal ,

na

i t w u in

the

day. uf

the

firat m ~ efore l l ~ r f d l ;

nd

the reJm ptiun of their permna hnm Ihone r l u , I~ad n-

sLvnl them,

th t

gloriousRA w h c ~ r h n d le ll o i

Lvcr

cart

in to t l a

bke

of

An.

end

11m tyrmniad

monarchBr

ni

the ror kl , nctuncf~l y l w infcrrlnl d i c e for cr cr cease 80

ex id . I r ls li rr not I rc ( tt r e r id tner than thc s rmd ~ r i w l

f

M

~bo

m ii r e ~ ~ a n r l r c ~

r l

T w m r r ,


33/33

v

b.t

Im

dready

r r u p -

tyw .n p;

~ I Y

n g d d y

d i i

re

ever

bosn

abwe

.I]

I .

onclub,

t h e d m

with

stating

the

point suggc.ts1,

that

From the ri a of tbe four mo mm hh ~, orn-

mneingW A C ta their Rnal dwaolution, lhcn

WIU I s

a

@and wmk o ycnra or 2 W year

and

will lcrmin.lc,

January

I 1917. 2

Tun suy~rt ow a bu t

tu be

a uh i t t a l to attelltion, Ira*

lung oocuyW Ole Isiglwt apntnl pose of angel8 df

m n

awl

Itarr deroaodd, from thc i n h y of the world, md

Wrn JIERmt fall of

mu,,

hs u

inleilip-.

with whifh

mycmml being ruever eodmred. It rc ll

bcwnra

us

to tr o d with u s t i a n

the

th&M

of

the wctuaa,md

to bow with the pmfoundeml humility uul

adurnlion

the even tide by john aquila brown, 1823

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