The restoration of the Bourbons by foreign bayonets, in 1815, was a heavy blow and great discouragement, but not destructive, of the re­volutionary spirit of 1789. A power had organized itself under the title of “the Holy Alliance,” consisting of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, who bound themselves by a treaty at Paris, the real object of which was to maintain despotic and arbitrary power, in church and state, and to sup­port each other against any revolutionary movement among their own subjects.

This is the only place in the Apocalypse where “frogs” are intro­duced. They are produced here by way of illustrating the character of the spirits that, in the period of the sixth vial, would issue forth from the Dragon, Beast, and False Prophet, governments to all the rulers of the earth and habitable; and in a parallel series with the series of events by which the power of the Euphratean Ottoman empire is drying up.

“And I saw out of the Mouth of the Dragon, and out of the Mouth of the Beast, and out of the Mouth of the False Prophet, three unclean spirits like to Frogs (for they are spirits of Demons working wonders) go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole habitable, to gather them together for the war of that great day of the Deity who is almighty”.

The Author of Eureka died March 5th 1871, and so did not live to see the fulfilment of many of his prognostications based on Bible prophecy. The continued “drying” of the politi­cal Euphrates has been even more dramatic and significant since his days.

Tillinghast, a commentator who wrote over 200 years ago, and quoted in Elliott’s notes, in exposition of this vial says, “By the river Euphrates we are to understand the Ottoman or Turkish empire. It is called the great river because of the multitude of people and nations therein. The people who at the present time are of all others accounted the greatest are the Turks; who therefore, and no other, are here to be understood; especially as the Euphrates in Apoc.

It is written in Dan. 9:27, “and because of an overspreading of abominations (there shall be) a desolating, even to destruction; and that determined shall be poured out upon the Desolator”. The subject of this desolation by successive abominations, begun by the old Roman power, is the Holy Land. It is to continue under the tramp of the Desol­ator to the consummation; and “until that determined” against the de­solating power, by whatever name it may be known at the consumma­tion, shall be “poured out upon” him.

PARTI

11. “And the Sixth Angel poured out his Vial upon the Great River Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up that the way of the Kings who are out of a Sun’s risings might be prepared.
12. “And I saw out of the Mouth of the Dragon, and out of the Mouth of the Beast, and out of the Mouth of the False Prophet, three Unclean Spirits like to Frogs (for they are Spirits of Demons working wonders) go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole

Napoleon’s policies were anti-papal, and in many ways he sought to embarrass the Pope. In 1814, however, Napoleon was defeated, and in April of that year, banished to Elba, whilst Louis XVIII was placed on the throne of France. Meanwhile, in March of that year, the Pope was liberated and again entered Rome (from where he had been previously banished), and “paid his humble thanks to St. Peter”. On 1st March 1815, Napoleon, having escaped, landed in France, and was enthusiastically received by the French.

“And they gnawed their tongues for the pain; and blasphemed the Name of the Deity, who hath power over these plagues, and they repented not to give glory to him, And they blasphemed the Deity of the heaven because of their pains, and because of their ulcers; and they repented not of their works” — Verses 8,11.