THE SEALING TO SPARE FROM SLAYING. Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matt. v. 4; Ezek. ix. 4. Ezek. ix. He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, "Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand!" And, behold! six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side: and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar. And The Glory of The God of Israel was gone up from the cherub (Rev. iv. 6-8) whereupon He was, to the threshold of the House. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side; and The Lord said unto him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof." Rev. vii. 1-8; xvi. 12—16. And I saw another Angel ascending from the East, having the seal of The Living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four Angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads! And I heard the number of them who were sealed:-144,000 of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed 12,000— [Of each of the twelve tribes, 12,000 sealed:-] Rev. xvi. 12-16. 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. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the Dragon, and out of the mouth of the [wild-] beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils [atheism, revolution, fanaticism?] not your eye spare, neither have | working miracles (Matt. xxiv. 24; 66 The Then said He unto me, iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment; for they say, 'The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and The Lord seeth not!' And as for Me also, Mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head." And, behold! the man clothed with linen, who had the ink-horn by his side, reported the matter, saying, "I have done as Thou hast commanded me." 2 Thes. ii. 9), which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great Day of God Almighty. "Behold! I come as a thief! Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame." [There was a custom among the Jewish priests, that one, who was called the Night-Levite, should go round during the night and look to the conduct of those whose duty it was to guard the temple. If any one of these guards was found sleeping, his outer garment was taken from him and burnt; so that in the morning his fault was exposed to all.] COALS OF FIRE SCATTERED FROM THE MEDIATOR'S GOLDEN CENSER OVER THE CITY AND UPON THE EARTH. Ezek. x. 1-7 (18—20); xi. 5, 8—10. Then I looked, and, behold! in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a Throne. [Ex. xxiv. 10. And the seventy elders saw the place whereon The God of Israel stood (Septt.): and there was under His feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, as it were the body of heaven in its clearness.] And He spake unto the man clothed with linen, "Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill the hollow of thy hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in in my sight. Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the House, when the man went in, and the Cloud filled the inner court. Then The Glory of The Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the House; and the House was filled with the Cloud, and the court was full of the Brightness of The Lord's Glory. And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court, as the Voice of The Almighty God when He speaketh. (Rev. i. Rev. viii. 1-6, ix; 20, 21. And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the 7 angels which stood before God, and to them were given 7 trumpets. And Another Angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto Him much incense (Rev. i. 13; Heb. vii. 24, 25; ix. 24; Ex. xxiii. 20-23), that He should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before The Throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of The Angel's Hand. And The Angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.. And the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can 15, xiv. 2, xix. 6.) . And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim (Ex. xxv. 17—22; Lev. xvi. 12-14), and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen; who took it, and went out. And The Ezek. xi. 5, 8-10. Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, "Speak! Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel! for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. . . Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God. And I will bring you out of the midst of [this city], and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments upon you. Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am The Lord. see, nor hear, nor walk: neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. Rev. x. [Here occurs a season of delay, and a Revival of religion corresponding with the Reformation of the 16th century, less than 360 years before the End,-so, this Revival is less than one year (a time, x. 6) before the End.] Rev. xv. 1, 5-8, xvi. And I saw another Sign in heaven, great and marvellous, 7 Angels having the 7 last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And after that, I looked, and, behold! the Temple of the Tabernacle of The Testimony in heaven (Ex. xxvi. 30) was opened. And the 7 Angels came out of the Temple, having the 7 plagues, clothed in pure and white linen (Ex. xxxix. 27; Ezek. xliv. 17; garments of priests of The Lord :), and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the 4 living-creatures (cherubim) gave unto the 7 Angels 7 golden vials full of the wrath of God, Who liveth for ever and ever. And the Temple was filled with smoke from The Glory of God, and from His power; and no man was able to enter into the Temple, till the 7 plagues of the 7 Angels were fulfilled. And I heard a Great Voice out of the Temple, saying to the 7 And Angels, "Go your ways, and pour Rev. xiv. 17-20. And another Angel came out of the Temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle [14]. And another Angel came out from the Altar, who had power over fire; 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 [contrast John xv. 1], and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse-bridles, by the space of 1,600 furlongs. (Rev. xvi. 16, xix. 11-21; Isa. lxiii. 1—6; Rev. xvi. 6; Joel iii. 9-16; Zech. xiv. 1—5.) THE UNHALLOWED SACRIFICES OF A PEOPLE "DELUDED." Isa. xxx. 27, 28. (Dan. ix. 27; Isa. xxviii. 15—18; 2 Thess. ii. 11; Matt. xxiv. 24 ; John v. 43.) Hosea v. 6, 15. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek The Lord; but they shall not find Him. (John vii. 33, 34. "Yet a little while I am with you, and then I go unto Him that sent Me. Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me: and where I |