An Essay on the Revelation of Saint John: So Far as Concerns the Past and Present Times : to which are Added Two Dissertations, the One Upon Mark II. 25, 26. The Other Upon Matthew XXIV. and the Parallel Chapters : with a Collection of Scripture-prophecies Relating to the Times After the Coming of the MessiahPrinted at the University-Press; for B. Tooke, 1706 - 395 pages |
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... Roman Empire , in thofe places where he does not follow and explain Daniel's Numbers , uses that Empires Computation of 365 , or 3654 days . IV . The particular fort of Tear alfo refer'd to by a Day in feveral Prophecies , is partly to ...
... Roman Empire , in thofe places where he does not follow and explain Daniel's Numbers , uses that Empires Computation of 365 , or 3654 days . IV . The particular fort of Tear alfo refer'd to by a Day in feveral Prophecies , is partly to ...
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... Roman Empire , the last whereof Apoc . xvij . ro , was prefent in St. John's time , has been extinct above 1200 years ; and the feventh which was to continue but a short Space , can make no great difference in the Computation . All ...
... Roman Empire , the last whereof Apoc . xvij . ro , was prefent in St. John's time , has been extinct above 1200 years ; and the feventh which was to continue but a short Space , can make no great difference in the Computation . All ...
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... Roman Empire . This Propofition is fo plain at firft fight , upon the bare reading of the words of the Prophecy , and comparing them with the Hiftories of the paft Ages ; efpecially on Suppofi- tion that the three former Kingdoms were ...
... Roman Empire . This Propofition is fo plain at firft fight , upon the bare reading of the words of the Prophecy , and comparing them with the Hiftories of the paft Ages ; efpecially on Suppofi- tion that the three former Kingdoms were ...
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... Roman Empire by the following Arguments . 1. The plain Order and Series of the Kingdoms neceffarily implics , that the Fourth must be the Roman . The first is by all own'd to be the Babylonian ; and the Prophet almost tells us fo much ...
... Roman Empire by the following Arguments . 1. The plain Order and Series of the Kingdoms neceffarily implics , that the Fourth must be the Roman . The first is by all own'd to be the Babylonian ; and the Prophet almost tells us fo much ...
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... Roman Empire . And to be fure this Expofition is fo obvious and forcible , that nothing . lefs than fome ftrange prejudices , and deep prepoffeffions , could ever have prevail'd with any to recede from it : infomuch that Mr. Mede , the ...
... Roman Empire . And to be fure this Expofition is fo obvious and forcible , that nothing . lefs than fome ftrange prejudices , and deep prepoffeffions , could ever have prevail'd with any to recede from it : infomuch that Mr. Mede , the ...
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Page 195 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 195 - And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings ; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
Page 331 - In all their affliction he was afflicted, And the angel of his presence saved them : In his love and in his pity he redeemed them ; And he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Page 45 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 347 - Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and one king shall be king to them all ; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
Page 253 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Page 203 - These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy : and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Page 63 - And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Page 197 - And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer...
Page 263 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder...