A REVELATION symbolically and dramatically exhibited of the enmity between the Serpent and his Seedy and the Woman and her Seedy as especially developed in the conflict between Christ and His Brethren with Daniel's Fourth Beast System of Powers: of the judgments retributively affecting these; of the sufferings of Christ's Brethren in the conflict; of their subjugation until the Ancient of Days appear; of the subsequent overthrow and destruction of the Powers of the World by Christ and His Brethren; and of the consequent establishment of the Kingdom and Throne of David promised to the saints, and never to be destroyed.
Gen. 3:15; Dan. 2:44; 7:21,22,26,27; Apoc. 6-20:5; Heb. 2:11-14.
TIME OF DEVELOPMENT
From A.D. 107 to A.D. 1905 = A.M. 5995.
I. The Seven Apocalyptic Epistles to the Seven Representative Ecclesias. II. The Seven-Sealed Scroll. III. The Little Open Scroll containing the utterances of the Seven Thunders from the throne, which John was forbidden to write. IV. The prophecy of Millennial Blessedness. V. Prophecy of the “Little Season.”
I. THE SEVEN APOCALYPTIC EPISTLES
(See the First Volume, page 428)
II. THE SEVEN-SEALED SCROLL
1. FIRST GENERAL DIVISION OF THE SCROLL
The First Four and the Sixth Seals representative of the judicial manner of “taking out of the way” the Pagan Constitution of the “Dreadful and Terrible Fourth Beast,” which withheld the revelation of “the Lawless One;” (Dan. 7:7; Apoc. 6; 2 Thess. 2:3-9) and the consequent manifestation of the Catholic Mystery OF Iniquity, or Man-of-Sin Power, in the Heaven of the said beast, or “Great Red Dragon” (Apoc. 12:1-5, 7-13).
TIME OF EVENTS
From A.D. 107 to A.D. 325
2. SECOND GENERAL DIVISION OF THE SCROLL
The Seventh Seal, Seven Trumpets, and the Six Vials to the appearing of Christ “as a thief;” exhibiting the development of the Ten Horns of the Fourth Beast, in the wounding of the Sixth Head and establishment of the Seventh (Apoc. 7,8); the subversion of the Greek Catholic Dynasty of Constantinople (Apoc. 9); the rising of Daniel’s Episcopal Horn, or Eighth Head, that speaks blasphemies and “as a dragon” (Apoc. 13:1-5,11-18; 17); the war of the saints with this power; their subjugation, death, resurrection, and ascension to the heaven, at the ending of the Sixth Trumpet (Apoc. 11:3-12; 12:14,16,17; 13:6-10); judgments upon their enemies, the Horns, Eighth Head, and Image (Apoc. 6:1-11), and the preparation of their way (Apoc. 16:12-14).
TIME OF EVENTS
From A.D. 325 to the Fall Seasons of A.D. 1864-8, or thereabouts.
- THE LITTLE OPEN SCROLL
The Seventh Seal, Seventh Trumpet, Seventh Vial, and Seven Thunders from the manifestation of Christ and his Brethren as the Lamb in the midst of the 144,000 redeemed from the earth, to the full establishment of the Millennial Throne and Kingdom of David upon the utter destruction of Daniel’s Dreadful and Terrible Fourth Beast; and the subjection of the first three, or the Lion, the Bear and the Leopard.
Apoc. 4:5; 5:5-14; 7:9-17; 10; 11:15-19; 13:10; 14; 15; 16:15-21; 17:14; 18; 19; 20:1-6, 11-15; 21:8.
TIME OF EVENTS
“The Time of the End,” (Daniel 8:17; 11:40; 12:1-4) from the Quadrennial Epoch, A.D. 1864-8 to A.D. 1905.
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- THE PROPHECY OF MILLENNIAL BLESSEDNESS
Millennial blessedness and glory pervade the earth, and all its nations are “blessed in Abraham and his Seed,” according to the Gospel. The government of the world being in the hands of Jesus and his Brethren, there is “glory to the Deity in the highest heaven, over the earth peace, and good will among men,” who all rejoice in their great deliverance from the tyranny and misrule of the spirituals of wickedness in the heavenlies of Church and State.
Daniel 7:14,27; Apoc. 5:13; 14:13; 15:3,4; 20:6; 21:9-27; 22:1-5.
TIME OF EVENTS
From A.D. 1905* to A.D. 2905
V. PROPHECY OF THE “LITTLE SEASON”
The Postmillennial “Little Season,” when the Adversaries of righteousness administered by the saints in Church and State, will get up a widespread rebellion against their government. War ensues, and their camp and capitol are invested; but the power of the administration prevails; and with the suppression of the insurrection, the time comes to consummate the work of “taking away the sin of the world,” in the destruction of “the last enemy” — of “that having the power of death,” and of “the works of the Devil.”
Apoc. 20:7-10; 21:1,3-7; 22:3; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; Heb. 2:14; 1 John 3:8.
TIME OF EVENTS
From A.D. 2905 to A.D. 2910 = A.M. 7000
V. PROPHECY OF THE “LITTLE SEASON”
The Postmillennial “Little Season,” when the Adversaries of righteousness administered by the saints in Church and State, will get up a widespread rebellion against their government. War ensues, and their camp and capitol are invested; but the power of the administration prevails; and with the suppression of the insurrection, the time comes to consummate the work of “taking away the sin of the world,” in the destruction of “the last enemy” — of “that having the power of death,” and of “the works of the Devil.”
Apoc. 20:7-10; 21:1,3-7; 22:3; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; Heb. 2:14; 1 John 3:8.
TIME OF EVENTS
From A.D. 2905 to A.D. 2910 = A.M. 7000
* Dr. Thomas’ anticipations of the time of the Lord’s return proved premature. See comment upon this fact, and the suggested reason for it on p. 10.
- THE FIRST SIX SEALS ACT I. — SEAL 1
The Archer of the white horse goes forth from the Lamb with his bow, on a career of conquest — ch. 6:1,2.
ACT II — SEAL 2
The rider of the red horse puts an end to the previous peace, and involves the populations of the Fourth Beast polity in bloody civil wars — ch. 6:3,4.
ACT III — SEAL 3
The Greco-Latin Horse black with lamentation, mourning and woe — ch. 6:5,6.
ACTS IV — SEAL 4
War, famine, pestilence, and barbarian invasion combined, sickly over the Roman Horse with the pale cast of death and corruption — ch. 6:7,8.
ACT V — SEAL 5
A period of great resistance unto blood on the part of the Bowmen engaged in the conquest of the paganism of the Fourth Beast — ch. 6:9-11.
ACT VI — SEAL 6
A great earthquake inaugurates this judicial period. War in the heaven, (Apoc. 12:7) resulting in an eclipse of the sun, in the moon becoming blood, in stars of the heaven, the stars drawn by the tail of the Dragon, falling to the earth, and in the casting out thereinto of the great red dragon (Apoc. 12:4). The heaven of the Dragon-polity departs as a scroll rolled up; and every mountain and island change their places. The angels of the dragon are cast out with him (Apoc. 12:9). No place for them any more in the heaven from which they are ejected having been effectually conquered by the Archer — the fellow servants and brethren of the souls under the altar; who conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, on account of which they were slain, not loving their lives unto death (Apoc. 12:11; 6:9). Great rejoicing in the heavens by them who succeed the ejected dragon and his officials, who rage with great fury in the earth and sea of their late dominion (Apoc. 12:12). The great day of wrath upon paganism.
The woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, the Laodicean Apostasy, imperialized, and the Man-of-Sin power revealed (Apoc. 2:20; 3:16; 12:1-5).