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forces or confederates with Russia. This would be natural, as they were upheld and preserved by Russia. We may, therefore, look for these in the south, and east, and middle of Europe. What powers they are, or will be, let time determine.

"These shall make war with the lamb." The lamb coincides with the man with many crowns; and of course these European states, backed by Russia, will make war upon the United States. "And the lamb shall overcome them." Europe will be defeated by us. "For he is Lord of lords and King of kings." The name or attributes of God are here given to his Christian Israel, and shows that he will be with us. "And they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful." As this combat is a military one, the true and faithful symbolize the American people, ever true and faithful to Christian republicanism.

3. The Harlot Babylon.-"The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth, are people, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the woman which thou sawest, is that great city which reigneth over the kingdoms of the earth." Church and state union in the Roman empire, are, in these descriptions, mentioned twice: first, the whore in many waters; and second, the woman on the scarlet-colored beast. It includes the papal power and all of Christianity, united to the state in any form or kind, and in all stages of the empire. A harlot is, among the prophets, a common symbol of a corrupt church. Extended proofs of our position here are useless; for all can see that the dragon and beast with a wounded head, coincide with the beast and harlot, and that church and state in union, are represented by them

*Numbers vi. 27.

severally. The capital of the harlot's empire is Italy. "And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and burn her with fire." These are symbols of terrible destruction. Observe, then, that the European kingdoms will destroy this church and confiscate its property; and as Italy is its capital, we may expect the destruction to begin there. "For God hath put it into their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled." Here, a confederacy of these European kingdoms with Russia is distinctly announced, and the destruction of the state church in Europe will be the consequence. It is the will of God that this should be, so as to execute judgment on the corrupt church. We may remark that the term city symbolizes all Europe; the term great city symbolizes the whole political church system.

4. Destruction of Babylon.-The destroyers of Babylon, the harlot, we have seen, will be the European kingdoms in conjunction with Russia: the destruction itself most demands attention; the description is too lengthy to copy, and we refer the interested to it, as detailed in Rev. xviii. An angel came down and filled the world with glory, and "cried mightily with a strong voice, Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great." "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins." Although the political church of the Roman empire has been very corrupt, yet thousands of the pious have lived and do live in its communion. This call is to all of them to reject it and leave it quickly. "Her plagues shall come in one day, destruction and mourning and famine." "For in one hour is so great riches come to naught." "And a mighty angel took up a stone, like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence

shall that great city Babylon be thrown down and found no more at all." The destruction will not only be terrific, but it will be sudden. "And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." It has been computed that not less than 50,000,000 of Christians have been put to death by the church since its union with the state, and this is a small estimate. God has not forgotten this long career of blood, and he calls upon all to reward this church as it rewarded Christians in past ages. He says, "Rejoice over her, thou heaven, (or church,) and ye holy apostles and prophets, for God hath avenged you on her." And who would not rejoice on an occasion when God rejoices to avenge the sufferings of helpless innocence for ages. Immediately on the destruction of this power, we find the nations filling the world with shouts of salvation and alleluias, on account of this destruction. As soon as this event transpires, the gospel will fly like lightning over Europe, and prepare its way for republicanism. We have seen, in this episode, the two great characters to be destroyed in the seventh vial period, and also their destroyers, but we now come to a full view of the destroyer of the beast.*

*Trinal and absolute sovereignty over the earth is the faith of Rome, and whatever disasters may befall her, she will still anticipate real supremacy in the end. Her confidence that she will be in the ascendant in the United States, is not likely to be shaken, and this faith will affect her conduct and lead to the subversion of religious liberty here, if in her power. We may, therefore, well suppose that she is now laboring to establish her throne among us, by becoming a politico-religious element in our elections, and at her fall in Europe we may anticipate that she will redouble her efforts to destroy Bible democracy. She will fail of her ends, for Providence will bring means to thwart her; Jesuits will be met by organizations possessed of as much intelligence as themselves; and American shrewdness

CLAUSE III.

Third View. The Man with Many Crowns on a White Horse, or the United States of America.-1. "And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True." A man, we have seen, symbolizes a body of government, and a white horse the Christian religion. These two, therefore, represent a Christian nationality, and the terms faithful and true, symbolize the truthfulness of the civil power to the principles of Christianity.

2. "In righteousness he doth judge and make war.” The term "doth judge," signifies that the mode of his government is just, for a nation judging, is a nation ruling. This could not be a monarchy, for God hates monarchy as the spawn of the devil. The making war in righteousness, or on account of right principles, is another characteristic of this nation, and indicates its disposition to treat all nations uprightly, but to fight them if they do not reciprocate righteousness.

3. "His eyes were as a flame of fire." Eyes symbolize watchfulness; and eyes as a flame of fire, symbolize the activity of his vigilance; as, "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

4. "And on his head were many crowns," (diadems). A diadem signifies a sovereign power. A head symbolizes the ruling power; and the "symbols about the head

will foil the jugglery of priestcraft; and European fanaticism will quail before the common sense of our countrymen. We must be up and doing; we must fight with their armor; we must meet fire with fire, and secrecy with secrecy, and dexterity with dexterity; and ever remember that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. We long for some scheme to be organized that shall take the beast and give its body to the burning flame;" and we know that we shall not wait in vain.

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show the extent and power to rule."--(Sym. Dic.) Many crowns about the head show that the ruling power of this Christian nationality was made up of distinct sovereignties united, or confederated states.

5. "And he had a name written that no man knew, but he himself." “The name of a person, or thing, according to the Hebrew style, frequently imports the quality, or state thereof."-(Sym. Dic.) This name, therefore, imports that the great quality possessed by this nation, was possessed by no other nation upon earth.

6. "And he was clothed in a vesture dipped in blood." This symbolizes that his origin was through blood. A garment signifies character; and a vesture dipped in blood shows past scenes of warfare, to attain redemption for himself, and his preparedness to be the political redeemer of others.

7. "And his name is called the Word of God.” "And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them."-Numb. vi. 27. As a symbol, the word of God is called the "sword of the Spirit." This nation was, therefore, to be the great agent of God, in avenging his cause on earth. name may, and does, imply its Christian character.

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8. "And the armies which were in heaven." Heaven symbolizes the place of the church on earth. The armies. coincide with the many diadems, or sovereignties, for there were many; the states are thus doubly symbolized. 9. "Followed him upon white horses;" this shows. that all of the states held to the true religion.

10. "Clothed in fine linen, white and clean:" this symbolizes the practically Christian character of the states composing the nation; and that their governments were just.

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