A Dissertation on the Prophecies, that Have Been Fulfilled, are Now Fulfilling, Or Will Hereafter be Fulfilled: Relative to the Great Period of 1260 Years; the Papal and Mohammedan Apostacies: the Tyrannical Reign of Antichrist, Or the Infidel Power; and the Restoration of the Jews. To which is Added, an Appendix, Volume 2Andrews and Cummings, Greenough and Stebbins, printers, 1808 - Bible |
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... observations from the last seal which comprehends all the seven trumpets . " And , when he had opened the seventh seal , " there was silence in heaven about the space of " half an hour . And I saw the seven angels " which stood before ...
... observations from the last seal which comprehends all the seven trumpets . " And , when he had opened the seventh seal , " there was silence in heaven about the space of " half an hour . And I saw the seven angels " which stood before ...
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... interpretation of the symbol ; but think it right to observe , that he has no warrant for denominating the star Hesperus . In the Apocalypse it is simply called a great star . St. St. John intimates , that the fall of this star [ 20 ]
... interpretation of the symbol ; but think it right to observe , that he has no warrant for denominating the star Hesperus . In the Apocalypse it is simply called a great star . St. St. John intimates , that the fall of this star [ 20 ]
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... observed in general : that the first describes the rise of the twofold Apostasy ; the second represents it in the zenith of its power , till the primary and only partial manifestation of Antichrist ; and the third exhibits its downfall ...
... observed in general : that the first describes the rise of the twofold Apostasy ; the second represents it in the zenith of its power , till the primary and only partial manifestation of Antichrist ; and the third exhibits its downfall ...
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... observed a luminous cloud around his head , which preserved him from the too intense rays of the sun ; perceived the dry trees , upon which he sat , instantly to put forth branches clothed with ver- dant foliage , to serve him for a ...
... observed a luminous cloud around his head , which preserved him from the too intense rays of the sun ; perceived the dry trees , upon which he sat , instantly to put forth branches clothed with ver- dant foliage , to serve him for a ...
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... observe , that the death of a beast and the death of a community do not mean the same thing . The death of a beast denotes the extinction of those idolatrous principles which cause a pagan empire to be symbolized by a beast : whereas ...
... observe , that the death of a beast and the death of a community do not mean the same thing . The death of a beast denotes the extinction of those idolatrous principles which cause a pagan empire to be symbolized by a beast : whereas ...
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