The General History of the Christian Church: From Her Birth to Her Final Triumphant State in Heaven; Chiefly Deduced from the Apocalypse of St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist |
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... coming of Christ upon earth , to his second coming at the last day . " De . Civ . Dei . 1 , 2. c . 8. Some modern writers hold the same opinion . Besides these authorities , our own study of that mysterious book , dili- gently pursued ...
... coming of Christ upon earth , to his second coming at the last day . " De . Civ . Dei . 1 , 2. c . 8. Some modern writers hold the same opinion . Besides these authorities , our own study of that mysterious book , dili- gently pursued ...
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... coming of his divine Master : " I am the voice , " says he , " of one crying in the wilderness : make straight the way of the Lord . " John i . 23. In like manner he is here distinguished by the appellation of a great voice , and ...
... coming of his divine Master : " I am the voice , " says he , " of one crying in the wilderness : make straight the way of the Lord . " John i . 23. In like manner he is here distinguished by the appellation of a great voice , and ...
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... coming out more vigorous than before , he was banished to the isle of Patmos . The third Persecution under Trajan . The Christian religion , by the beginning of the second century , had prodigiously increased , and spread itself through ...
... coming out more vigorous than before , he was banished to the isle of Patmos . The third Persecution under Trajan . The Christian religion , by the beginning of the second century , had prodigiously increased , and spread itself through ...
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... coming from God who resides there : and delivering this order to the seven angels who hold the seven vials : " Go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth . " Conformably to the remarks we made before the opening ...
... coming from God who resides there : and delivering this order to the seven angels who hold the seven vials : " Go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth . " Conformably to the remarks we made before the opening ...
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... coming victorious from the Parthian war , brought the plague along with him , which communicated the contagion to all the Roman provinces through which he passed , and carried off multitudes of people . Severus , the fifth persecutor ...
... coming victorious from the Parthian war , brought the plague along with him , which communicated the contagion to all the Roman provinces through which he passed , and carried off multitudes of people . Severus , the fifth persecutor ...
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Page 23 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 20 - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Page 207 - And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants, the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Page 196 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Page 154 - And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Page 119 - These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy : and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Page 208 - And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Page 99 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Page 92 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Page 215 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God.