The 8888 which was shown me in bright goldencolour figures upon the wall of my bedroom, was the outcome of my seeking for information in earnest prayer, with regard to the final end of this earth.There is no definite time given for the final end: all the Scriptures supply us with, is the information of the dates only to the end of the Millennium. Yet the Scriptures portray the taking place of events subsequent to this period: thus necessitating my asking further upon the subject, and which resulted in my being shown the above four figures. As a great favour, I ask those into whose hands this work may fall, to peruse it unto the end; as they will be amply rewarded for sodoing, by meeting with some of those valuable messages which may be classified as diamonds in a field. This work must be considered historical, in a future sense; and will be found of an entertaining character. Nevertheless, I plead for extenuation of faults of imperfection in both style and expression,-for the work of man's hands must needs be defective! It is the opening of the hitherto figuratively-closed Revelations of God, and as such, is a work of instructiveness. This work, as originally intended, was the Seventh part of a theological work of seven subjects, on which I had been engaged for some time: but having been directed by the Spirit, to send, as I have already said, the prophetic subject to the Tsar of Russia, I proceeded with this work forthwith; and was then so led on by the Spirit, that the work grew, and became of such a size, as to make it too large for its original position: I therefore resolved upon making it a separate book. Although I have taken a firm stand at the prophetic Scriptures, it should be understood that it was by my searching the whole of God's Word, in the light of the Spirit; together with my seeing visions, dreaming dreams of a literal, and allegorical nature, and which portrayed the things it was desired to know: and the silent-whisperings of the indwelling, "STILL, SMALL VOICE," that I have been able to arrive at the truth, and portrayal, of the future events as contained in this work. Hearken, ye who would have treasures foretold; Yet praise it! 'tis written by inspiration. A.M. TO THE END OF TIME. CHAPTER I. Truth, the equilibrium of society, creates the highest grade of nobleness; and, if spiritually discerned, is the basis of all godliness: but a written lie sends forth a poison, which multiplies in proportion to the number of its readers. How void of truth, however, are the many written expositions of prophecy! what a mistake expositors have hitherto made! They have confounded king Nebuchadnezzar's four-kingdom dream, portrayed to him in a man-image, with that of Daniel's four-kingdom dream.-They have made these two dreams to appear as if they were one and the same prophetic message, and thus have they robbed, so to speak, Daniel's dream of its truth, and the world of God's portrayed future. This has been done, by these men of letters putting-forth four Gentile kingdoms only, instead of eight, which, without a doubt, the two dreams plainly, although symbolically, portray (see chaps. Danl. ii. and vii.). Truth, however, must come to the front at the time appointed, it being essentially stamped upon God's written word, which, throughout its pages, sets forth a perfect revelation of His divine will. In fact, time has worked out the truth: for we have not only the evidence of the fulfilment of the four kingdoms, portrayed in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, which, from Babylon to Rome, as nations, grew into mighty empires, and then dwindled down till they ceased to exist, but we have also the rising up of four other leading nations, two of which are already in existence-Great Britain and Russia. These are the four nations which were set forth in Daniel's dream (ch.vii.), and it is easy to perceive, were predicted to rise, and come into greatness subsequent to the fall of the last nation belonging to the first four, indicated by Nebuchadnezzar's image-dream (Danl.ii.). In the face of this, expositors, in order to overcome the difficulty arising from the fact that six leading nations, as answering to Scriptural symbolthe four of the image, and the lion, and bear, of Danl's dream-have been produced, and to still adhere to the theory of the two dreams (Danl. ii.—vii.) forming one message, have adopted the principle of stretching out the fourth one of the dream-image (Rome), into a continuous production of as many nations as the present, and future, may establish. The grounds upon which they work out this problem into a solution of feasibility, is, by their clinging tenaciously to the symbolic "iron-legs" and "feet " (Danl. ii. 33.) of the dream-image; this "leg-and-feet" figure, the fourth kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar's dream-image, represents Rome. Thus they endeavour to continue the existence of this nation, in other nations, which have sprung up since Rome's decease. But this is not teaching Scripture, as the word of a wise God! Dreams and visions, which were given to men, are, surely, of more value, and higher meaning, than that of simply repeating already-known predictions, such as we find portrayed in the first four-kingdom dream (Danl. ii.), and which is made plainer by Daniel's inspired interpretation (Danl. ii. 31-45.). There was no necessity for a second dream to be put forth in order to portray a former subject, which, expositors, as I have said, have represented Daniel's dream as doing. It is setting forth God's Word in a frivolous. light!-making Daniel's dream to appear as if given for no other purpose than that of confirming king Nebuchadnezzar's dream, which Daniel himself, by giving an interpretation, proves to be otherwise. God, in his wisdom, so worked out the TYPICAL HISTORY of the world,-that period which extended from the time of Noah's birth, down to the time of Christ's first Advent-that expositors, although good Christian men, are apt to get mixed in Scriptural |