B03979:163
Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to…
Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to wit, of Christ, and of Antichrist, expounded. Wherein is contained some things necessary for the saints in this present generation to know ... By H.K. a servant of Jesus Christ.
London : s.n., Printed 1667
Part 2: Apocalyptical MYSTERIES. The Second Part, Touching the Seven VIALS.
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But the strength of Mystical Babylon figured ⟨p. 25⟩forth by this great River Euphrates, (in this 12. verse) is the great Turk, and his numerous and mighty People; who will be at this juncture of time aiding and assisting the Beast, and Mystical Babylon, against Christ and his Zion; for which Cause God will pour out this Vial of his wrath upon both Turk and Pope, and upon all the People and Multitudes, who are the Waters of this great River, chap. 17.15. And the Reason why I rather incline to this Opinion, (than the former) is, because all Expositors do interpret the great River Euphrates, chap. 9.14. to be the Turks. Now considering that this great River is mentioned but in those two places of this Book of the Revelation.
First, Under the sixth Trumpet, chap. 9.14.
And secondly, Under the sixth Vial, chap. 16.12.
I conceive it is most probable that one sort or Nation of People is intended in both places, to wit, the Turks, who then did, and now do inhabit about that great River Euphrates; and as the loosing of the four Angels which were bound in that great River, chap. 9.14. signified the Turks breaking in and over-running the Nations,