"And the nations were angry [Ps. lxxxiii. 4], and Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead that they should be judged,

[In the first resurrection one shall be taken and the other left, xx. 4, 5; Dan. xii. 3; John v. 25, 28; as with the living, Matt. xxiv. 40.] ́

and that Thou shouldst give reward unto Thy servants the Prophets, and to the Saints, and them that fear Thy Name, small and great; and shouldst destroy them who destroy [corrupt] the earth."

And the Temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His Temple The Ark of His Covenant: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake [xvi. 17, 18], and great hail.

[Matt. xvii. 1-9. After six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them and His Face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light. And, behold! there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with Him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, "Lord! it is good for us to be here; if Thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias!" While he yet spake, behold! a Bright Cloud overshadowed them: and, behold! a Voice out of The Cloud, Which said, "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him!" And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

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Luke ix. 28-36. About an eight days [a week, including the two Sabbaths] after these things, He took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His Countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering. And, behold! there talked with Him two men, who were Moses and Elias: who appeared in glory, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they who were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw His glory [John xvii. 24; xiv. 3], and the two men that stood with Him [Zech. iv. 14]. And as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, "Master! it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias!" not knowing what he said. While

And as they came down from the Mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, "Tell the Vision to no man, until The Son of Man be risen again from the dead!"

he thus spake, there came a Cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into The Cloud. And there came a Voice out of The Cloud, saying, "This is My Beloved Son: hear Him!" And when The Voice was past, Jesus was found alone.

And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

Thus The Lord fulfilled the promise, "Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here who shall not taste of death till they see The Kingdom of God,―till they see The Son of Man Coming in His Kingdom [Matt. xvi. 28; Luke ix, 27];-in His own glory and His Father's, and of the holy Angels" [Luke ix. 26].

Peter remembers this foreshadowing as the ground of his blessed hope, the Manifestation of The Great God and Saviour to His chosen disciples: "We have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the Power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God The Father honour and glory, when there came such a Voice to Him from The Excellent Glory, 'This is My Beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased.' And This Voice Which came from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy Mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place [a lamp giving light in a murky place], until Day dawn, and The Day-Star arise, in your hearts" (2 Pet. i. 16-19). When Peter thus wrote, he and his fellowdisciples no longer thought that The Kingdom of God would immediately appear, Luke xix. 11; and be restored to Israel, Acts i. 6; they had learned that, before the Feast of Tabernacles could be enjoyed, the previous Feasts of the Passover, and the Pentecost, or "Feast of Weeks," must reveal in the Spiritual Kingdom the blessings and glories long veiled behind their types.]

Matt. xxiv. 27-31. As the lightning cometh out of the East, and shineth even unto the West; so shall also The Coming of The Son of Man be.

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Immediately after the Tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken [Isa. xiii. 10; Ezek. xxxii. 7, 8; Joel ii. 10, 31, iii. 15; Amos v. 20, viii. 9] and then shall Appear The Sign of The Son of Man in heaven [Rev. i. 7, xiv. 14; Matt. xxvi. 64]: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see The Son of Man Coming in the Clouds

[In a Cloud, Luke xxi. 27; Acts. i. 9, 11; "attended by many chariots," Ps. civ. 3; lxviii. 17; 2 Kings vi. 17; (as is usual in a Royal procession) Himself borne on one of superior magnificence."]

of heaven with power and great glory.

And He shall send His Angels, with a great sound of a Trumpet [with a Trumpet and a great Voice, John v. 25; 1 Thes. iv. 16], and they shall gather together His Elect from the four winds, from -one end of heaven [Mark xiii. 27, aкpov, sig. any extremity] to the other.

Rev. xiv. 14-16. And I looked, and behold! a White Cloud,

[Bright, xix. 8, margin; Matt. xvii. 5: by night the Cloud-symbol of The Divine Presence was a pillar of Fire, Ex. xiii. 21; xl. 38: a Light to His people, a dark Cloud to His enemies;-but "in the Morning-watch The Lord looked through the pillar of Fire and Cloud and troubled the host of the Egyptians." Ex. xiv. 20, 24.]

and upon the Cloud One sat like unto The Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown [Song iii. 6-11, comp. xix. 7, with the many crowns xix. 12], and in His hand a sharp sickle [John xiv. 3].

And another Angel came out of the Temple, crying with a loud voice to Him Who 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 [dried, Matt. iii. 12; Ps. i. 4; Lev. xxiii. 15-17.— John xx. 24-29; Rev. vii. 9-17, xv. 2-4]. And He Who sat on the Cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

Rev. xv. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous,

Seven Angels having the Seven Last Plagues; for in them is filled the wrath of God.

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And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the Victory over the Beast, and over his image, and over his mark of his number or of his name [xiv. 11], standing on [at] the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the Song of Moses the Servant of God [Ex. xv. 1-21; Deut. xxxi. 30-xxxii-43], and the Song of The Lamb, saying, "Great and marvellous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty! just and true [vi. 10, xviii. 20, xix. 4-6] are Thy ways, Thou King of nations! Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord! and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art Holy: for all nations shall come and worship before Thee; for Thy Judgments are made manifest."

And after that I looked, and, behold! the Temple of the Tabernacle of The Testimony [xi. 19] in heaven was opened and the Seven Angels came out of the Temple, having the Seven Plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four living-creatures [iv. 6; Ezek. i. 5-14, x., xi. 22, 23] gave unto the Seven Angels Seven golden Vials full of the wrath of God, Who Liveth for ever and ever. And the Temple was filled with the smoke from the Glory of God, and from His power [Ex. xl. 34, 35; 2 Chr. v. 7-14; Isa. vi. 1-4]; and no man was able to enter into the Temple, till the Seven Plagues of the Seven Angels were fulfilled.

THE SEVEN VIALS OF THE WRATH OF GOD

ARE POURED OUT, IN LITERAL PLAGUES,

ON THE KINGDOM OF THE ANTICHRIST.

AND THIS BABYLON, WHICH HAD BEEN GRADUALLY FALLING, ACCORDING TO THE SAYING OF THE ANGEL (REV. XIV. 8), IS NOW VIOLENTLY THROWN DOWN, AND SHALL BE FOUND NO MORE AT ALL (REV. XVIII. 21).

Rev. xvi.

And I heard a great voice out of the Temple, saying to the Seven Angels, "Go your ways, and pour out the Vials of the wrath of God upon the earth!”

And the first went, and poured out his Vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon them who worshipped his image.

And the second Angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.

And the third Angel poured out his Vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the Angel of the waters say, "Thou art Righteous, O Lord! Who art and wast [omitting "shalt be," as xi. 17: The Holy !—i. 8, iv. 8], because Thou hast Judged thus. For they have shed the blood of Saints and Prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy." And I heard the Altar say [phraseology i. 12, ix. 13, xi. 1; Job xxxii. 7], “ Even so, Lord God Almighty! true and righteous are Thy Judgments."

And the fourth Angel poured out his Vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were burned with great heat, and blasphemed The Name of God Who had power over these Plagues: and they repented not to give Him glory.

And the fifth Angel poured out his Vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed The God of heaven because of their pains and their sores [from the first Angel's Vial], and repented not of their deeds [ix. 20, 21].

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 of the East might be prepared [ix. 13-21]. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the Dragon, and out of the mouth of the Beast, and out of the mouth of the False prophet [Atheism, Revolution, Fanaticism-("Spiritualism? ")]. For they are the spirits of devils working miracles; I saw them go