An Historical Exposition of the Prophecies of the Revelation of St. John (Volume 2 ); Shewing Their Connection with Those of Daniel, and of the Old T (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. THE SEVENTH VIAL; OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE LAST GREAT REVOLUTION, AND SUBSEQUENT RUIN. Important events of our times--Gibbon's Observation--Mr. Burke's--Mr. Pitt's--Great future events of the Seventh VialLimited extent of the effects of the former Vials--The expression applied to this--The great coming Revolution--Present Revolutionary appearances--Empire divided into three parts--The Ten Kingdoms to fall--The fall of Babylon, or the idolatrous Latin Empire--All its kingdoms to fall--England not excepted--Only the Saints preserved--Why England cannot expect exemption--The Popery of England--The coming judgments are for 1260 years' guilt--Catholic Emancipation Act--Quotation from Dr. Croly--The hail-storm of wrath, the northern nations signified--Alarm respecting the designs of Russia--Quotation respecting another design upon Constantinople--Supposed plan for uniting the Slavonian nations--" Great hail out of heaven " explained--Present relative position of Europe--Our present awful situation. 180 CHAPTER XIX. THE SEVENTH VIAL; OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE LAST GREAT REVOLUTION AND SUBSEQUENT RUIN. "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 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. " And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon was in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about t...