_A MIGHTY STRONG ANGEL APPEARETH, WITH A BOOK OPEN IN HIS HAND; HE SWEARETH BY HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER, THAT THERE SHALL BE NO MORE TIME. JOHN IS COMMANDED TO TAKE AND EAT THE BOOK._ _Anno Domini 96._... [ Continue Reading ]
I SAW ANOTHER MIGHTY ANGEL COME DOWN, &C.— St. John, in the conclusion of the last chapter, having touched upon the corruption of the Western church,proceedsnowtodeliversome prophesies relating to this lamentable event: but before he enters upon this subject, he, and the church with him, are prepare... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ATE IT UP, &C.— See Jeremiah 15:16. Our blessed Saviour uses the same metaphorical expression with the prophet and St. John, when he speaks of himself as the _bread of life,_ in many passages of the sixth chapter of St. John's Gospel. The author of the _Observations_ on sacred scripture remarks,... [ Continue Reading ]