Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this Prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. -Rev. i. 3. EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY OLIVER & BOYD, AND SOLD BY WM. OLIPHANT, AND BROWN & WARDLAW, EDINBURGH ; CHALMERS & COLLINS, GLASGOW; AND JAMES DUNCAN, LONDON. 1826. 100.745 109. CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. PAGE .......... ........ v.1-5. 66 82 LECT, XXXIII. CHAP. iv. I. Symbolical Language, and an Outline of the Book of Revelation .... 96 XLI. vi. 3—4. Second Seal,.. 117 XLII. vi, 5-6. Third Seal,.... 135 XLIII. vi. 7-8. Fourth Seal, 150 XLIV. vi. 9-11. Fifth Seal,.... 164 XLV. vi. 12-17. Sixth Seal,...... 181 XLVI. vii. 1. The Storm of the Four Winds........... 203 XLVII. ........ vii. 2–8. The Sealed Company,............. 214 XLVIII. vii. 9–12. The Innumerable Multitude, 228 XLIX. vii, 13–17. 238 L. viii. 1-6. Seventh Seal............ 256 LI. viii. 7. First Trumpet, 268 LII. viii. 8-9. Second Trumpet,.... 279 viü. 10, 11. Third Trumpet, 289 LIV. viii. 12, 13. Fourth Trumpety. 308 LV. ix. 1-12. Fifth Trumpet,.. 317 LVI. ix. 13–19. Sixth Trumpet,..... 342 LVII. ix. 20, 21. The Religion and Morality of the Church of Rome,........... 358 LVIII. ........ X. 1-11. The Angel and the Little Book,......... 384 LIX. xi. 1-3. The Measuring Reed, .. LIII. ........ ....... 404 LECT. LX. CHAP. xi. 4-6. The Olive Trees and the Candlesticks, 419 LXI. xi. 7-13. The Slaying of the Witnesses,.......... 427 LXIII. xi. 14–17. Seventh Trumpet, LXIV. xi. 18, 19. The Judgment of the Dead and the Reward of the Living Saints, ....... 482 LXV. xii. 1-4. The Woman and the Dragon,........... 499 LXVI. xii. 4-9. The Wars of the Church with the Dragon, 517 LXVII. xi. 10–12. The Victory of the Church over the LXVIII. ..... xii, 13—17. The Woman's Flight into the Wilder- LECTURES ON THE REVELATION. LECTURE XXXIII. INTRODUCTORY. Rev. iv. 1. After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven. John was commanded to write the things which he had seen, those which then were, and such as should be hereafter, chap. i. 19. The first and second of these divisions were formerly considered. It is now proposed to direct your attention to the numerous and interesting subjects comprehended under the third. These last are strictly prophetical; and as they are wrapt up in the highest style of figure and allegory, and as a very considerable portion of them remains to be accomplished, they are confessedly the most difficult parts of the Revelation, either to understand or explain. To assist our future inquiries, it will be necessary to offer the following introductory remarks. 1st, This part of the Sacred Scripture is presented in the form of a detailed account of facts, of which the prophet himself was an eye or ear witness. But as they were only the signs VOL. II. А |