sidered as making the principal part of the warfare between the Dragon and the Woman, under their united ministry in his service. The period of forty-two months being mentioned in this chapter for the last time, presents itself for a minute enquiry into this and other concurrent periods of the same duration. There are three of these repeatedly mentioned in the Apocalypse, which will appear more evident from the following scheme, copied, after a careful review of it, out of my former work. Perfect success, however, is not to be expected in the development of prophecies as yet only partially enlightened by the occurrence of the predicted events. In exa mining these, we must be contented with the light afforded by past or present circumstances, and not presume to a foreknowledge, unsupported by direct. assurances of Scripture. The three periods are a. During this period, the saints, or times and laws, are given into the hand of the little horn, or king, rising after the ten kings. Dan. vii. 25; xiii. 7. b The woman is nourished in the wilderness from the presence of the serpent. Rev. xii. 14. c The Gentiles tread the holy city. Rev. xi. 2; Luke xxi. 24. d The beast continues to act against the saints. Rev. xiii. 5. e The witnesses prophesy in sackcloth. Rev. xi. 3. f The woman is nourished in the wilderness. Rev. xii. 6. Now if we compare a and d together, they will be found to relate the same history; therefore the periods contained under I. and II. appear to be the same. Again, compare b with f; they are the same periods, I. {%, II.{, III. Se history: therefore I. and III. are the same periods. But I. which thus appears to be the same with III., has been seen also to be the same with II.; therefore all three periods are the same. Thus these three prophetic periods are of the same length or duration: they measure the same quantity of time. But another question will arise; whether they measure the same identical period: for, although allowed to measure the same quantity of time, they may possibly succeed each other; or if they be cotemporary in some parts, yet it may not appear that they quadrate and agree in all: their beginnings and their endings may not be at the same points. Now it will not be difficult to show that all these Sa have some common b, d, If, coincidence; they are all contained under the sixth trumpet. a and d exhibit the same history, told by different prophets, viz. that of the antichristian oppressor expected to arise out of the Roman empire, after its division into ten kingdoms. b and f contain the same history, the nourishment of the woman in the wilderness, which, for a particular reason, is repeated.' But the beast, represented in a and d, receives his power from the dragon, (ch. xiii. 2, 5.) who is certainly described as cotemporary with the woman; and makes war against her seed, the seed of the woman in the wilderness, the saints. Therefore a and d, and b and ƒ, contain histories, some parts of which at least are of the same period. Again, any one who reads ch. xi. 2, 3, with attention, must perceive that c and e are purposely brought together, in order to show that they contain the same period, but e, in some of its parts, is certainly cotemporary with a and d; with the times of the beast. 1 See note, ch. xii. 14. T sidered as making the principal part of the warfare between the Dragon and the Woman, under their united ministry in his service. The period of forty-two months being mentioned in this chapter for the last time, presents itself for a minute enquiry into this and other concurrent periods of the same duration. There are three of these repeatedly mentioned in the Apocalypse, which will appear more evident from the following scheme, copied, after a careful review of it, out of my former work. Perfect success, however, is not to be expected in the development of prophecies as yet only partially enlightened by the occurrence of the predicted events. In exa mining these, we must be contented with the light afforded by past or present circumstances, and not presume to a foreknowledge, unsupported by direct assurances of Scripture. The three periods are a. During this period, the saints, or times and laws, are given into the hand of the little horn, or king, rising after the ten kings. Dan. vii. 25; xiii. 7. b The woman is nourished in the wilderness from the presence of the serpent. Rev. xii. 14. c The Gentiles tread the holy city. Rev. xi. 2; Luke xxi. 24. d The beast continues to act against the saints. Rev. xiii. 5. e The witnesses prophesy in sackcloth. Rev. xi. 3. f The woman is nourished in the wilderness. Rev. xii. 6. Now if we compare a and d together, they will be found to relate the same history; therefore the periods contained under I. and II. appear to be the same. Again, compare b with f; they are the same history: therefore I. and III. are the same periods. But I. which thus appears to be the same with III., has been seen also to be the same with II.; therefore all three periods are the same. Thus these three prophetic periods are of the same length or duration: they measure the same quantity of time. But an other question will arise; whether they measure the same identical period: for, although allowed to measure the same quantity of time, they may possibly succeed each other; or if they be cotemporary in some parts, yet it may not appear that they quadrate and agree in all: their beginnings and their endings may not be at the same points. Now it will not be difficult to show that all these periods, I. {%, II.{d, II., III.{, have some common coincidence; they are all contained under the sixth trumpet. a and d exhibit the same history, told by different prophets, viz. that of the antichristian oppressor expected to arise out of the Roman empire, after its division into ten kingdoms. b and ƒ contain the same history, the nourishment of the woman in the wilderness, which, for a particular reason, is repeated.' But the beast, represented in a and d, receives his power from the dragon, (ch. xiii. 2, 5.) who is certainly described as cotemporary with the woman; and makes war against her seed, the seed of the woman in the wilderness, the saints. Therefore a and d, and b and f, contain histories, some parts of which at least are of the same period. Again, any one who reads ch. xi. 2, 3, with attention, must perceive that cand e are purposely brought together, in order to show that they contain the same period, but e, in some of its parts, is certainly cotemporary with a and d; with the times of the beast. 1 See note, ch. xii. 14. T sidered as making the principal part of the warfare between the Dragon and the Woman, under their united ministry in his service. The period of forty-two months being mentioned in this chapter for the last time, presents itself for a minute enquiry into this and other concurrent periods of the same duration. There are three of these repeatedly mentioned in the Apocalypse, which will appear more evident from the following scheme, copied, after a careful review of it, out of my former work. Perfect success, however, is not to be expected in the development of prophecies as yet only partially enlightened by the occurrence of the predicted events. In exa mining these, we must be contented with the light afforded by past or present circumstances, and not presume to a foreknowledge, unsupported by direct assurances of Scripture. The three periods are a. During this period, the saints, or times and laws, are given into the hand of the little horn, or king, rising after the ten kings. Dan. vii. 25; xiii. 7. b The woman is nourished in the wilderness from the presence of the serpent. Rev. xii. 14. c The Gentiles tread the holy city. Rev. xi. 2; Luke xxi. 24. d The beast continues to act against the saints. Rev. xiii. 5. e The witnesses prophesy in sackcloth. Rev. xi. 3. f The woman is nourished in the wilderness. Rev. xii. 6. Now if we compare a and d together, they will be found to relate the same history; therefore the periods contained under I. and II. appear to be the same. Again, Again, compare b with f; they are the same |