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The Seventh Vial Chapter XVII The Commencement And Termination Of The Twelve Hundred And Sixty Days

The Seventh Vial Chapter XVII The Commencement And Termination Of The Twelve Hundred And Sixty Days

We now come to discuss the question of time. There is a certain period fixed by God between the birth and death of every man. The same Providence, by an irresistible decree, has numbered the days of the Man of Sin. Between his appearance above the dark flood, and his descent into his burning grave, an interval will elapse of twelve hundred and sixty years. This number occurs in the Apocalypse, in connection with the existence of Antichrist, not less than five times.

The Seventh Vial Chapter XIII. Death Of The Witnesses

The Seventh Vial Chapter XIII. Death Of The Witnesses

On May 5th, 1514, the Lateran Council declared, “There is an end of resistance to the Papal rule and religion: opposers there exist no more.” Exactly 3 and a half years later, on Oct. 31st, 1517, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation!

The Seventh Vial Chapter VI. The Little Book

The Seventh Vial Chapter VI. The Little Book

The little book naturally suggests a larger book, with which it is contrasted. Had it symbolised the Bible, as some have thought, it would have been described simply as a book. But the little book in the angel’s hand is obviously contrasted with the Lamb’s book. It is represented with great propriety as a little book, because the space of time comprehended in it is much shorter than that included in the other.