is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation. * * And they have no rest, day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." As these particulars designate the British empire, and this threat is first addressed to those who honor the Roman church, and those who sustain the English church, or to Romish Ireland and Puseyite England, Scotland comes in for its share, as having in its imperial church the "mark of his name." As this threat follows the doom of Romish Europe, it must allude to the new and threatening attitude affairs will then assume, with regard to the church question in England and Ireland, and, finally, in Scotland. The utter destruction of these churches will follow, as is indicated by the spiritual torments they will receive in the world to come, which symbolize annihilation forever. "Here is the patience of the saints; that is, the end of their waiting. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: " this passage is peculiarly appropriate to this period, or it would not have been asserted here. Why it should be so, let events determine. Doubtless it signifies that the laborer's works will never be interfered with, but will prosper in accumulating usefulness, without any interruption, to the end of time.

CLAUSE V.

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Fifth View. Overthrow of Europe by America."And I looked and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle." This symbolizes the United States. A cloud represents a body of power and people; as "a great cloud of witnesses." Being white, it denotes a Christian people; and, being raised from the earth, shows its superiority

over all opposition. A man symbolizes a body of gov ernment resting on Christianity; the diadem of gold on his head, shows his imperial or supreme power over the nations; the gold of his crown shows that his government is a unity and precious; his sickle shows his warlike power, and preparation for the harvest of war. The cloud, and the man upon it, coincide with the dual form of Israel restored; and, being in the image of the Son of man, confirms its application to the Israel of Christ. As he was to reap the earth, or Roman Europe, he coincides with the stone from the mountain; the ancient on his throne; the man child from the woman; and the man with many crowns, on the white horse; and, as these coincide with the United States, so must he also.

"And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice, to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and reap, for the time is come for thee to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." The angel from the temple is an agency from the civil government, calling upon the United States to strike for the world's redemption from monarchy. The time being come, shows that the war would not have been seasonable at an earlier period, but that now forbearance was no virtue.

"And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped." This single thrust of the sickle coincides with the single stroke of the stone upon the feet of the image, and is the battle of the great day. How swift the work of overthrow will be! how dreadful the fray when the thrones shall be cast down by our republic!

CLAUSE VI.

Sixth View. Overthrow of Britain.-"And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle." As the temple represents the

civil department of Christ's Israel, this other angel with a sickle must represent some warlike Christian power, about to attack England. This angel must be identified with the man on the white cloud, since, in the taking of the beast, the false prophet is taken with him, by the man on the white horse, who coincides with the man on the cloud. Attempts may be made by the liberals of England to change their monarchy, and we shall be involved. The Irish, or Scotch, it would seem, then, may coincide with this angel primarily, or the liberal party in England.

2. “And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire." That is, a war-producing agency was to be manifested from the religion of the country. "And cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe." This was a call from religion, or a Christian people, to the civil power of Christianity, to enlist in war, or in a revolution.

3. "The vine of the earth," must be that empire which grew up from the Roman empire, and coincides with the two-horned beast from the earth, or the British empire. This application must be correct, for the reaping of the earth and the vine, coincides exactly with the taking of the beast and false prophet. A vine represents a church, and its clusters represent the government which grows up out of it. The gathering of the clusters will, therefore, represent the overthrow of the British. monarchy. Its grapes will soon be fully ready to be trodden out.

4. “And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God." This reaping

implies the declaration of war, and grappling with the mighty power of Britain. The wine-press of the wrath of God, symbolizes the most terrific destruction by war.

5. "And the wine-press was trodden without the city." This represents that the great war would not be on the continent of Europe, but outside of it. The term city is, throughout Revelation, used to designate Roman Europe, in one of its forms, either the church or state; hence, the war was not to be in its limits. Perhaps it will be on the island of England.

6. "And the blood came out of the wine-press, even unto the horse-bridles, by the space of a thousand six hundred furlongs." This represents the greatest slaughter spoken of in the history of the world. The extent of the country over which it spreads, or the real battlefield, is stated to be 1600 furlongs, or 200 miles. This will coincide with the length of England, but, if a furlong be taken for a mile, it will coincide with the United States, as the battle-field. These two great battles coincide with Joshua's two, in the conquest of Canaan; in the first, he met the five powers of Canaan, and afterward the remnant, in confederacy; and so the United States will meet five great powers of Europe, and then the rest in confederacy, and slay them all.

CLAUSE VII.

Seventh View. The Millennium.--One of the seven angels, at the pouring of the last vial, gave John a full description of Roman Europe, church and state, and also of the powers that were to destroy them; and gives two descriptions of the opening of the Millennium; one by a view of the chaining of the dragon, and the other by the symbol of the marriage supper of the Lamb. Now, one of these two views appropriately belongs to

each panoramic history of the seventh trumpet period, to complete the harmony; and the marriage supper, appropriately, belongs to the panorama we are now viewing. It is recorded in the nineteenth chapter, beginning with the sixth verse.

1. "And I heard as it were, the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him, for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." This represents the end of the time of the end. Monarchy, in Europe was now overthrown; Babylon was in ashes; the nations were free, and a new order of things appears; and, at the dawning glory, the millions of the liberated fill the world with songs of thanksgiving to God; the battle was over, the victory gained, and the saints possessed of the kingdom, and the Christians ruled the world, and each man was now himself a king and priest to God, and the Christians "reigned on the earth." This period is the Millennial one, because it can be nothing else. The lamb symbolizes, as we have seen, the civil government of Christianity, with Christ as its only head. The lamb's wife, most appropriately symbolizes the true universal Christian church, as all will allow. As the harlot and beast, or imperial church and state, were removed, a new church and state necessarily and naturally succeed in their room; the former had lived together incestuously, but the new relationship of lawful union is represented by marriage. The union of the lamb and the bride represents, therefore, this new government, in which the Christian church and state fill their own sphere without unholy interference. The bride making herself ready, represents that the church