A37035:2058
A commentary upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…A commentarie upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…
A commentary upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the series of the several prophecies contained in that book, deduced according to their order and dependence on each other; the periods and succession of times, at, or about which, these prophecies, that are already fulfilled, began to be, and were more fully accomplished, fixed and applied according to history; and those that are yet to be fulfilled, modestly, and so far as is warrantable, enquired into. Together with some practical observations, and several digressions, necessary for vindicating, clearing, and confirming many weighty and important truths. Delivered in several lectures, by that learned, laborious, and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, James Durham, late Minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. To which is affixed a brief summary of the whole book, with a twofold index, one of the several digressions, another of the chief and principal purposes and words contained in this treatise.A commentarie upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the series of the several prophecies contained in that book, deduced according to their order and dependance on each other; the periods and succession of times, at, or about which, these prophecies, that are already fulfilled, began to be, and were more fully accomplished, fixed and applied according to history; and those that are yet to be fulfilled, modestly, and so far as is warrantable, enquired into. Together with some practical observations, and several digressions, necessary for vindicating, clearing, and confirming many weighty and important truths. Delivered in several lectures, by that learned, laborious, and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, James Durham, late Minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. To which is affixed a brief summary of the whole book, with a twofold index, one of the several digressions, another of the chief and principall purposes and words contained in this treatise.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1658
AN EXPOSITION Of the BOOK of the REVELATION. › Lecture 1 › Chapter 11
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3. What is meant by the time, forty and two months, is not so easy to determine: we think in all this there is an allusion to Dan. 7.24, 25, &c. where Antiochus his trampling Jerusalem, was limited to a time, to wit, one year; times, to wit, two years; and the dividing of a time, to wit, half of a year, or some odd time more than three years: which holdeth forth in general, that as Antiochus got great power over the Jews and their Temple, so Antichrist shall get great power over the Church. 2. That as the people of God, His Ordinances and Service were brought very low by him (who may well be Antichrists type) so shall the Church be by Antichrist. 3. That as that cruelty was limited and bounded for years; yea, for days, so shall Antichrists be, who in many things is described from Antiochus for that end, as changing times, having a mouth speaking blasphemous things, &c. And that there is an allusion to this time of Daniel in all these times, Chap. 11.2, 3. 12.6. and 13.5. it appeareth by Chap. 12.14. where, what was spoken (vers. 6.) of the woman's flying, by days, he expresseth thereafter in Daniel's words, time, times, and half a time, &c. all coming to one sum. So that as Antiochus for so long, till the time set of God expired, trod on Jerusalem, Temple and Ordinances, so shall Antichrist during his appointed time: with this difference, the inner Court is reserved from Antichrist; though he cometh very near it, yet he wasteth not all: even as in Jezebels persecution (which probably was three years and an half) there were seven thousand reserved. The reasons moving us to expound times throughout this prophecy by a general indefinite time, rather than particularly to determine, are, not because they are not determined by God, for that is meant certainly; But, 1. because He hath reserved the discovery of times and opportunities especially in His own power, Acts 1.6. neither think we it edifying so much to insist in these. 2. Because there are so many difficulties in applying them particularly; for, it is not certain how many days ought to be assigned to every month, if to all thirty, after the Grecian account, or to some thirty one, after the Julian account, which goeth to make up the year to us: yet that doubt is helped here by the alteration of months into days, &c. 3.
3. What is meaned by the time, fourtie and two moneths, is not so easie to determine: we think in all this there is an allusion to