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LONDON: .JOONSTO NE & HUNTER, PATERNOSTER ROW.
GLASGOW: DAVID ROBERTSON. ABERDEEN: O. &I R. KING.
PERTH: T. RICHARDSON.
CRIEFF: A. M'DONALD.
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In this is exhibited the third grand division of the book, in ite three
dift"erent scenes or sub-divisions.
l,t Scene.-The opening of the book with seven sea.ls, which brings the
whole characters into the field.
2d Scene.-The seven trumpets introduced by the opening of the seventh
seal. The rise and reign of Antichrist.
3d Scene.-The vials introduced by the blast of the seventh trumpet, under
which the Antichristian system is brought to min.
NoTE.-Under the blast of the six trumpet, the kingdom of Antichrist is
here seen increasing (from the angle at the first trumpet to the line of the
eeven Tia.la) nntil the seventh trumpet sound, which proclaims ite downfall,
and introduces the seven vials. TheBe vials discharge their contents npon
that system, and bring it down in the same order in which it arose (decreas
ing from the line of the seven trumpets to the angle at the seventh vial)
until the seventh vial is poured into the air, which brings it to close,
lnd purifies both the Church and the world from the whole effects of the
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PREF ACE.
WERE any apology necessary for presenting to the public a.
New Commentary on the Book of the Revelation, we might
refer to those streams of light which the providence of God is
in the present day shedding upon Scripture prophecy. This
deeply interesting, sublime, and mysterious department of the
Word of God has for ages occupied the attention of many
learned, intelligent, and pious commentators, a great portion
of whom, although mighty in the Scriptures, owing to the times
in which they lived, or the circumstances in which they were
placed, had to plod their way amid darkness which is now fast
disappearing. With such disadvantages, it need not surprise
us although they often stumbled or mistook their path. But
are we, on that account, to throw aside their commentaries, or
discard their labours as useless? By no means. Many of these
are the production of powerful minds, of sanctified genius and
talent, and to the student of prophecy are highly valuable.
They may not have been able to penetrate into all the myste
rious depths of this rich mine of prophetic truth, or to explore
aJI its hidden treasures; nay, they may have often wasted their
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OUTLINE
Tera book appean to form three grand divisions, the preceding being
symbolic of the one which follows it. The tint division is contained in
Chapter I. In this chapter is the opening scene-Christ in the midst of the
lleTen golden candlesticks, arrayed in all the emblems of his future dispen
utions to his Church. Thia is symbolic of the two following depart
ments, and is a mmmary of the whole. In the 20th verse Christ shews the
connexion between this and the following division.
Chapters II. and III. contain Christ's seven epiatles to the Seven Churches
of the Lesser Asia, which is the second grand division of this prophetic book,
-wider exte111ion of the first division, and symbolic of the third; Christ's
epistles being directed to the Church in all the T&rious periods of her
exiatence-" he that bath ears to hear let him hear," and these Churches
uhibiting the characteristics of the Church in all her future hiatory.
The third grand division of the Book is contained in the remaining portion
of it, from Chapter IV. to the end, and is just the expansion of the two pre
eeding diTisions, and contains a prophetic narrative of the history of tho
Church and of Christ's dispensations towards her to the end of time.
In Chapter IV., before the prophetic operations of the scene begin, John
baa a view of the glory of the ETERNAL, and of the awful aplendour of his
throne, erected amid the myriads of bis worshippers both in heann and in
earth.
In Chapter V. the glory of God i11een beaming around his throne, while
.He that sits on it holds in his hand the book containing the future destinies
of tho Church, and his future dispe!lll&tions toward her. Christ takes this
book, and proceeds to open it, and to reveal the whole scheme in regular and
well-ordered departments. These departments, into which this third grand
division of the book is sub-divided, are three1. The 18TeU seals ;
2. Tho seven trumpets ;
3. Tho seven vials.
These form the three great divisions of the prophecy in its expanded Conn.