Another Sign of Christ's Second Coming from Heaven is that great Tribulation, which our Saviour foretold his Disciples would be immediately before his Second Coming, and Appearance, Matth. 24.21, 29, 30. For then shall be great Tribulation—And immediately after the Tribulation of those days—they shall see the Son of Man Coming in the Clouds of Heaven, &c. This great Tribulation will cause Distress of Nations with great perplexities, Mens hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming upon the Earth, Luk. 21.25, 26, 27. Read Dan. 12.1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, &c. This great Tribulation will be such as never was since the world began, Mat. 24.21. WOE, WOE, WOE, to the Inhabitants of the Earth, Rev. 8.13. and of the Sea, Rev, 12.12. And the ⟨p. 19⟩People of God (especially his two Prophetical Witnesses, to wit, the separated Churches, and their faithful Ministers) shall not be exempted from the Tribulation of those Days; for they shall suffer Persecution, 2 Tim. 3.1, 12. This know also, that in the Last days perilous Times shall come. Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer Persecution. And when the two Prophetical Witnesses of Christ shall have finished their Testimony (that is to say, have Preached the Gospel of the Kingdom of Christ, King of Nations, Jer. 7.10. and Matth. 24.14.) The Beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless Pit, shall make War against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them, Rev. 11.7. See my Exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelation, where I have proved, That before the Second WOE be past, Rev. 11.14. The Papal-Beast shall ascend, that is, Rise and Reign; and He shall overcome, that is, the Papists will prevail against the Protestants, and will kill the Two Witnesses, that is, they will persecute the separated Churches of Saints, and their Ministers; scatter their Assemblies, disperse their Congregations, ⟨p. 20⟩break their Meeting-places, imprison some, banish others, and condemn some to Death, and will burn them, kill and slay them. And the Second WOE being past, the Third WOE will come quickly, Rev. 11.14. to wit, the Seven Vials of the Last Plagues of God Almighty shall then be poured out upon the Papal-Antichristian Beast, the great Whore, and the false Prophet, whose Name is Mystery-Babylon, Rev. 17.5. See my Book entitled Mystical-Babylon unveiled.
Another Sign of Christ's Second Coming from Heaven is that great Tribulation, which our Saviour foretold his Disciples would be immediately before his Second Coming, and Appearance, Matth. 24.21, 29, 30. For then shall be great Tribulation—And immediately after the Tribulation of those days—they shall see the Son of Man Coming in the Clouds of Heaven, &c. This great Tribulation will cause Distress of Nations with great perplexities, Mens hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming upon the Earth, Luk. 21.25, 26, 27. Read Dan. 12.1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, &c. This great Tribulation will be such as never was since the world began, Mat. 24.21. WOE, WOE, WOE, to the Inhabitants of the Earth, Rev. 8.13. and of the Sea, Rev, 12.12. And the ⟨p. 19⟩People of God (especially his two Prophetical Witnesses, to wit, the separated Churches, and their faithful Ministers) shall not be exempted from the Tribulation of those Daies; for they shall suffer Persecution, 2 Tim. 3.1, 12. This know also, that in the Last daies perillous Times shall come. Yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer Persecution. And when the two Prophetical Witnesses of Christ shall have finished their Testimony (that is to say, have Preached the Gospel of the Kingdom of Christ, King of Nations, Jer. 7.10. and Matth. 24.14.) The Beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless Pit, shall make War against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them, Rev. 11.7. See my Exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelation, where I have proved, That before the Second WOE be past, Rev. 11.14. The Papal-Beast shall ascend, that is, Rise and Reign; and He shall overcome, that is, the Papists will prevail against the Protestants, and will kill the Two Witnesses, that is, they will persecute the separated Churches of Saints, and their Ministers; scatter their Assemblies, disperse their Congregations,
