_BABYLON IS FALLEN. THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE COMMANDED TO DEPART OUT OF HER. THE KINGS OF THE EARTH, WITH THE MERCHANTS AND MARINERS, LAMENT OVER HER. THE SAINTS REJOICE FOR THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD UPON HER._ _Anno Domini 96._... [ Continue Reading ]
_REVELATION 18:1_.— In the former chapter, the angel interpreter has given us a key to the meaning of the prophesy, which describes this third and most lasting period, wherein the saints were to suffer for their faith and constancy; that they might expect a time of temptation and suffering; that the... [ Continue Reading ]
I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL, &C.— After the account of the state and condition of spiritual Babylon, here follows a description of her fall and destruction, in the same sublime and figurative style as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel have foretold the fall of Babylon and Tyre, the types and emblems of this spi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE KINGS OF THE EARTH, &C.— In the very solemn manner described in the verses before us, by an angel, and by a voice from heaven, is declared the fall of Rome, and her destruction by fire; and then are set forth the consequences of her fall, the lamentations of some, and the rejoicings of other... [ Continue Reading ]
A MIGHTY ANGEL TOOK UP A STONE, &C.— Farther to confirm the sudden fall and irrecoverable destruction of Rome, an emblem is given, similar to that in Jeremiah 51:63. _A mighty angel casteth a milstone into the sea,_ Revelation 18:21 declaring, that _with the same violence this great city shall be ca... [ Continue Reading ]