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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 12
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. The reason of the inserting of the explication here, would also be observed, 1. That it cometh in well on the back of the 11. Chapter, where two things were shortly hinted,
1. Concerning the beast which was to destroy the witnesses. And, 2. their persecution and prophecy, 1260. days: both which were but named there; here they are much cleared in their forerunners and other circumstances. 2. It is seasonably premitted to the vision of the seven vials, which bringeth the overthrow of the beast, which certainly could not be well understood, did not this express description of the beast proceed. 3. It insinuateth, that now, at the seventh trumpets blowing, this prophecy that concerneth Antichrist will become more clear to the Church in that time, wherefore it is subjoined here, as also to give together a general view of the Church, and of the beast in two distinct representations, the one more general, which is past; the other, more particular, which followeth.
1. Concerning the beast which was to destroy the witnesses. And, 2. their persecution and prophesie, 1260. dayes: both which were but named there; here they are much cleared in their forerunners and other circumstances. 2. It is seasonably premitted to the vision of the seven vials, which bringeth the overthrow of the beast, which certainly could not be well understood, did not this expresse description of the beast preceed. 3. It insinuateth, that now, at the seventh trumpets blowing, this prophesie that concerneth Antichrist will become more clear to the Church in that time, wherefore it is subjoyned here, as also to give together a generall view of the Church, and of the beast in two distinct representations, the one more generall, which is past; the other, more particular, which followeth.