1912 edition
Contents
PREFACE
The Book Of Daniel
RESPONSE OF HISTORY TO THE PROPHECY OF DANIEL .... p. 19
CHAPTER 1 --
DANIEL IN CAPTIVITY .... p. 24
---Characteristics of the Sacred
Writings -- Five Historical Facts -- Prophecy of
Jerusalem's Captivity -- The Holy City Three Times
Overthrown -- God's Testimony against Sin -- Condition and
Treatment of Daniel and His Companions -- Character of King
Nebuchadnezzar -- Signification of Pagan Names -- Daniel's
Integrity -- The Result of His Experiment -- Daniel Lives
till the Time of Cyrus. p. 7, Para. 3.
CHAPTER 2 --
THE GREAT IMAGE .... p. 32
---A Difficulty
Explained -- Daniel Enters upon His Work -- Who Were the
Magicians? -- Trouble between the King and the Wise Men --
The Ingenuity of the Magicians -- The King's Sentence
against Them --Remarkable Providence of God -- The Help
Sought by Daniel -- A Good Example -- Daniel's Magnanimity
-- A Natural Character -- The Magicians Exposed -- What the
World Owes to the People of God -- Appropriateness of the
Symbol -- A Sublime Chapter of Human History -- Beginning
of the Babylonian Kingdom -- What is Meant by a Universal
Kingdom -- Description of Babylon -- The Heavenly City --
Babylon's Fall -- Stratagem of Cyrus -- Belshazzar's
Impious Feast -- Prophecy Fulfilled -- Babylon Reduced to
Heaps -- The Second Kingdom, Medo-Persia -- Persian Kings,
and Time of Their Reign -- Persia's Last King -- Alexander
the Great -- His Contemptible Character -- The Fourth
Kingdom -- The Testimony of Gibbon -- Influences which
Undermined Rome -- A False Theory Examined -- What the Toes
Signify -- Rome Divided -- Names of the Ten Divisions --
Subsequent History -- God's Kingdom Still Future -- Its
Nature, Location, and Extent. p. 7, Para. 4.
CHAPTER 3 --
THE FIERY ORDEAL .... p. 78
---
Nebuchadnezzar's Image vs. God's -- Devotion of Idolaters --
The Jews Accused -- The King's Forbearance -- The Fiery
Furnace -- Its Effect on the Chaldeans -- The Course of the
Three Worthies -- The Wonderful Deliverance -- Its Effect
on the King's Mind -- Integrity Honored. p. 8, Para. 1.
CHAPTER 4 --
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DECREE .... p. 85
---The
Oldest Decree on Record -- Humiliation Confessed -- A Good
Example -- Nebuchadnezzar's Condition -- God's Dealing with
the King -- The Magicians Humbled -- A Remarkable
Illustration -- Mercy in Judgment -- An Important Key to
Prophetic Interpretation -- Angels Interested in Human
Affairs -- The King's Acknowledgment -- Daniel's Hesitation
-- His Delicate Answer to the King -- Judgments Conditional
-- The Lesson Unheeded -- The Blow Falls -- The King's
Restoration -- The End Gained -- Nebuchadnezzar's Death --
Summary of His Experience. p. 8, Para. 2.
CHAPTER 5 --
BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST .... p. 94
---Closing
Scenes of Babylon's History -- Celebration of the Conquest
of Judea -- The Sacred Vessels Desecrated -- God Interferes
with the Revelry -- The Phantom Hand -- Change of Scene --
Daniel Called -- The Lesson to the King -- The Writing
Interpreted -- The Fulfilment Follows -- Edwin Arnold's
Prize Poem. p. 8, Para. 3.
CHAPTER 6 --
DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN.... p. 106
---Date
of the Persian Kingdom -- Cyrus Sole Ruler -- Paul's
Reference to Daniel's Experience -- Extent of the Persian
Kingdom -- A Fiendish Plot -- Righteousness Daniel's only
Fault -- False Witness of the Conspirators -- Daniel
Undisturbed -- The Decree Secured -- The Victim Ensnared --
The King's Dilemma -- Daniel Cast into the Lions' Den --
His Wonderful Preservation -- Fate of Daniel's Accusers --
Daniel Doubly Vindicated -- The King's Decree. p. 8,
Para. 4.
CHAPTER 7 --
THE FOUR BEASTS .... p. 113
---Chronological
Connection -- Rule of Scripture Interpretation --
Signification of the Symbols -- The Kingdoms Identical with
Those of Daniel 2 -- Why the Vision is Repeated -- Change
in Babylonish History -- Deterioration of Earthly
Governments -- The Symbol of the Bear Explained -- Grecia
the Third Kingdom -- Rapidity of Its Conquests -- Testimony
of Rollin -- Signification of the Four Heads of the Leopard
Beast -- The Nondescript -- Signification of the Ten Horns
-- A Little Horn among the Ten -- The Judgment Scene -- A
Temporal Millennium Impossible -- Character of the Little
Horn -- Gradual Development of the Romish Church --
Opposition of the Arians -- The Three Horns Plucked Up --
Millions of Martyrs -- A Feeble Defense -- Paganism Outdone
-- Meaning of Time, Times, and a Half -Date of Papal
Supremacy -- Date of Papal Overthrow -- Rome a Republic --
The Power of the Papacy Waning in Its Stronghold -- A Later
Judgment -- The Ecumenical Council -- Victor Emmanuel's
United Italy -- End of the Pope's Temporal Power -- Its
Coming Destruction. p. 9, Para. 1.
CHAPTER 8 --
VISION OF THE RAM, HE-GOAT, AND LITTLE
HORN .... p. 145
---Change from Chaldaic to Hebrew -- Date
of Belshazzar's Reign -- Date of This Vision -- Where was
Shushan? -- A Prophecy of Isaiah Fulfilled -- The Angel
Explains the Symbols -- How the Goat Represents the
Grecians -- Alexander the Great -- Battle at the River
Granicus -- Battle at the Passes of Issus -- The Great
Battle of Arbela -- Subversion of the Persian Kingdom, B.C.
331 -- Alexander's Famous Reply to Darius -- The World Will
not Permit Two Suns nor Two Sovereigns -- Increase of Power
-- Alexander's Disgraceful Death -- Division of the Kingdom
-- The Roman Horn -- How It Came out of One of the Horns of
the Goat -- Antiochus Epiphanes not This Horn -- Rome the
Power Symbolized by the Little Horn -- What is the "Daily"?
-- Two Desolating Powers Brought to View -- When Oppression
of the Saints Will End -- The 2300 Days not Here Explained
-- The Sanctuary Explained -- What the Cleansing of the
Sanctuary Is -- The King of Fierce Countenance -- By What
Means the Romans Prospered -- The Explanation not Finished
-- The Reason Why. p. 9, Para. 2.
CHAPTER 9 --
THE SEVENTY WEEKS .... p. 183
---The Short
Time between the Visions -- Daniel's Understanding of
Jeremiah's Prophecy -- Daniel's Wonderful Prayer -- Gabriel
again Appears -- Vision of Chapter 8 Explained --
Connection between Chapters Eight and Nine Established --
The Time Explained -- The Seventy Weeks -- The Meaning of
"Cut Off" -- Testimony of Dr. Hales -- Date of the Seventy
Weeks -- The Decree of Cyrus -- The Decree of Darius -- The
Decree of Artaxerxes -- The Year 457 before Christ -- Date
of Christ's Baptism -- Date of Christ's Crucifixion --
Invention of the Christian Era -- Intermediate Dates --
Harmony Established -- The Genuine Reading -- Ptolemy's
Canon -- The End of the 2300 Days. p. 10, Para. 1.
CHAPTER 10 --
DANIEL'S LAST VISION .... p. 213
---Time of
Daniel's Various Visions -- How Cyrus Became Sole Monarch --
Daniel's Purpose in Seeking God -- Scriptural Fasting --
Another Appearance of the Angel Gabriel -- The Effect upon
Daniel -- Daniel's Age at This Time -- The Answer to Prayer
Sometimes not Immediately Apparent -- Who Michael Is --
Daniel's Solicitude for His People -- The Relation of
Christ and Gabriel to the King of Persia and the Prophet
Daniel. p. 10, Para. 2.
CHAPTER 11 --
A LITERAL PROPHECY .... p. 222
---Succession
of Kings in Persia -- The Rich King -- The Largest Army
ever Assembled in the World -- Meaning of the Phrase "Stand
Up" -- Alexander in Eclipse -- His Kingdom Divided among
His Four Leading Generals -- Location of the King of the
North and the King of the South -- Macedon and Thrace
Annexed to Syria -- The Syrian Kingdom Stronger than the
Kingdom of Egypt -- Divorce and Marriage of Antiochus Theos
-- Laodice's Revenge -- Berenice and Her Attendants
Murdered -- Ptolemy Euergetes Avenges the Death of His
Sister -- Syria Plundered -- 2,500 Idols Carried to Egypt --
Antiochus Magnus Avenges the Cause of His Father --
Defeated by the Egyptians -- Ptolemy Over come by His Vices
-- Another Syrian Campaign against Egypt -- New
Complications -- Rome Introduced -- Syria and Macedonia
Forced to Retire -- Rome Assumes the Guardianship of the
Egyptian King -- The Egyptians Defeated -- Antiochus Falls
before the Romans -- Syria Made a Roman Province -- Judea
Conquered by Pompey -- Caesar in Egypt -- Exciting Scenes --
Cleopatra's Stratagem -- Caesar Triumphant -- Veni, Vidi,
Vici -- Caesar's Death -- Augustus Caesar -- The
Triumvirate -- The Augustan Age of Rome -- The Birth of Our
Lord -- Tiberius, the Vile -- Date of Christ's Baptism --
Rome's League with the Jews -- Caesar and Antony -- The
Battle of Actium -- Final Overthrow of Jerusalem -- What is
Meant by Chittim -- The Vandal War -- The "Daily" Taken
Away -- Justinian's Famous Decree -- The Goths Driven from
Rome -- Long Triumph of the Papacy -- The Atheistical King
-- The French Revolution of l793 -- The Bishop of Paris
Declares Himself an Atheist -- France as a Nation Rebels
against the Author of the Universe -- The Marriage Covenant
Annulled -- God Declared a Phantom, Christ an Impostor --
Blasphemy of a Priest of Illuminism -- A Dissolute Female
the Goddess of Reason -- Titles of Nobility Abolished --
Their Estates Confiscated -- The Land Divided for Gain --
Termination of the Reign of Terror -- Time of the End, l798
-- Triple War between Egypt, France, and Turkey --
Napoleon's Dream of Eastern Glory -- He Diverts the War
from England to Egypt -- His Ambition Embraces all
Historical Lands of the East -- Downfall of the Papacy --
Embarkation from Toulon -- Alexandria Taken -- Battle of
the Pyramids -- The Combat Deepens -- Turkey, the King of
the North, Declares War against France -- Napoleon's
Campaign in the Holy Land -- Beaten at Acre -- Retires to
Egypt -- Called back to France -- Egypt in the Power of
Turkey -- Tidings out of the East and North -- The Crimean
War of l853 -- Predicted by Dr. Clarke from this Prophecy
in 1825 -- The Sick Man of the East -- The Eastern
Question; What is It? -- Russia's Long-Cherished Dream --
The Last Will and Testament of Peter the Great -- Startling
Facts in Russian History -- The Prophecy of Napoleon
Bonaparte -- Kossuth's Prediction -Russia's Defiant
Attitude in 1870 -- The Russo-Turkish War of l877 -- The
Berlin Congress -- Turkey Bankrupt -- The Whole Empire
Mortgaged to the Czar -- Wonderful Shrinkage of Turkish
Territory -- The Wonder of Statesmen -- The Eastern
Question in the Future. p. 10, Para. 3.
CHAPTER 12 --
CLOSING SCENES .... p. 293
---The Reign of
Christ -- The Grand Signal of Its Approach -- What Events
are Next in Order -- The Time of Trouble -- The
Resurrection -- The Key to the Future -- Some to Life, Some
to Shame -- Promised Rewards of the Coming Day -- The
Sealed Book Opened -- Knowledge Wonderfully Increased --
The Progress of a Thousand Years Made in Fifty -- The Wise
Understand -- Daniel Stands in His Lot. p. 11, Para. 1.
The Book Of Revelation
RESPONSE OF HISTORY TO THE PROPHECY OF REVELATION .... p. 321. p. 12, Para. 1
CHAPTER 1
-- THE OPENING VISION
.... p. 323
---The Title and Character of the Book -- Its
Object -- Christ's Angel -- His Benediction -- The Churches
in Asia -- The Seven Spirits -- Prince of the Kings of the
Earth -- His Coming Visible -- The Church's Response --
John's Experience -- The Cause of Banishment -- In the
Spirit -- The Lord's Day -- Alpha and Omega -- The
Revelation to be Understood. p. 12, Para. 2.
CHAPTER 2
-- THE SEVEN CHURCHES .... p. 345
---The Church
of Ephesus -- Definition -- The Cause of Complaint -- The
Nicolaitanes -- The Promise to the Victor -- The Tree of
Life -- The Church in Smyrna -- Tribulation Ten Days -- The
Overcomer's Reward -- The Church in Pergamos -- Satan's
Seat -- Antipas -- The Cause of Censure -- The Promise --
The New Name -- Thyatira -- The Woman Jezebel. p. 12,
Para. 3.
CHAPTER 3
-- THE SEVEN CHURCHES -- CONTINUED .... p.
363
---Sardis, Definition of -- White Raiment -- The Book of
Life -- Philadelphia Defined -- The Key of David --
Signification of Laodicea -- Neither Cold nor Hot -- The
Counsel -- The Final Promise. p. 12, Para. 4.
CHAPTER 4
-- NEW VISION -- THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY .... p.
384
---Four and Twenty Elders -- Seven Lamps of Fire -- The
Sea of Glass -- The Happy Unrest. p. 12, Para. 5.
CHAPTER 5
-- THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY -- CONTINUED .... p.
391
---The Book -- The Angelic Challenge -- Christ Prevails
-- The Anticipation -- A Clean Universe. p. 12,
Para. 6.
CHAPTER 6
-- THE SEVEN SEALS .... p. 402
---Symbols
Explained -- Souls Under the Altar -- The Great Earthquake
at Lisbon -- Darkening of the Sun and Moon -- Falling of
the Stars -- An Objection Answered -- The Great Prayer-Meeting.
p. 13, Para. 1.
CHAPTER 7
-- THE SEALING .... p. 435
---Symbols Explained
-- The Seal of God -- The 144,000 -- The True Israel -- The
New Jerusalem a Christian City -- Out of the Great
Tribulation. p. 13, Para. 2.
CHAPTER 8
-- THE SEVEN TRUMPETS .... p. 452
---
Encouragement for Christians -- Complement of Daniel's
Prophecy -- Testimony of Standard Historians -- Rome
Divided -- The Western Empire Extinguished -- Alaric,
Genseric, Attila, and Theodoric. p. 13, Para. 3.
CHAPTER 9
-- THE SEVEN TRUMPETS -- CONTINUED .... p. 469
---
Rome and Persia -- Chosroes Overthrown -- The Rise of
Mohammedanism -- The Bottomless Pit -- The Five Months'
Torment -- An Established Date -- Surrender to the Turks --
Constantinople Taken -- The Use of Firearms Foretold --
Cessation of the Ottoman Supremacy -- A Remarkable Prophecy
Fulfilled. p. 13, Para. 4.
CHAPTER
10 -- PROCLAMATION OF THE ADVENT .... p. 488
---The
Book Opened -- The Time of the End -- Close of the
Prophetic Periods -- Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet -- The
Sweet and the Bitter. p. 13, Para. 5.
CHAPTER
11 -- THE TWO WITNESSES .... p. 497
---An Important
Message -- The French Revolution of l793 -- Spiritual Sodom
-- Crush the Wretch! -- The Bible Triumphant -- The Nations
Angry -- God's Temple in Heaven Opened. p. 13, Para. 6.
CHAPTER
12 -- THE GOSPEL CHURCH .... p. 509
---A Wonderful
Scene in Heaven -- Definite Data -- Satan Defeated -- The
Trial of the Church -- The Coming Joy. p. 14, Para. 1.
CHAPTER
13 -- PERSECUTING POWERS PROFESSEDLY CHRISTIAN
.... p. 520
---A
Change of Symbols -- The Papacy --
Comparison with the Little Horn of Daniel 7 -- Deadly Wound
-- How It was Healed -- Another Beast -- The United States
in Prophecy -- Wonderful Growth of our Country -- "A Place for
Everything, and Everything in its Place" -- The Coming Crisis -- The
Path of Safety -- The Beginning of the End -- The Number of His Name.
p. 14, Para. 2.
CHAPTER
14 -- THE THREE MESSAGES .... p. 582
---A Glorious Culmination -- The 144,000 -- The Proclamation of the
Advent -- A Moral Fall -- The Severest Denunciation of
Wrath in All the Bible -- The Commandments of God -- A Blessing on the
Dead -- Wickedness Swallowed Up. p. 14, Para. 3.
CHAPTER
15 -- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES .... p. 638
---
Preparation for the Plagues -- An Impressive Scene -- God's
Judgements Righteous -- Mercy Withdrawn from the Earth --
The Sea of Glass -- The Glorious Victory -- Well with the
Righteous. p. 14, Para. 4.
CHAPTER
16 -- THE PLAGUES POURED OUT .... p. 641
---The
Plagues of Egypt -- Death in the Sea -- Fountains of Blood
-- A Scorching Sun -- Egyptian Darkness -- Decay of Turkey
-- The Eastern Question -- Spirits of Devils -- The Battle
of Armageddon -- The Air Infected -- Babylon Judged --
Terrific Effects of the Great Hail -- Close of the Scene.
p. 14, Para. 5.
CHAPTER
17 -- BABYLON -- THE MOTHER .... p. 657
---Church
and State -- Different Forms of Roman Government -- The
Eighth Head -- Waning Away of Papal Power -- Symbolic
Waters. p. 14, Para. 6.
CHAPTER
18 -- BABYLON -- THE DAUGHTERS .... p. 663
--- Popery beyond Reformation -- Its Influence still Felt -- Apostate
Christendom --
Separation between the Good and the Bad -- Amazing Judgments -- The
Will for the Dead. p. 15, Para. 1.
CHAPTER
19 -- TRIUMPH OF THE SAINTS .... p. 680
---The
Marriage of the Lamb -- The Bride the Lamb's Wife -- The
Marriage Supper -- Heaven Opened -- A Startling Contrast -- The Beast
Taken
-- The Lake of Fire. p. 15, Para. 2.
CHAPTER
20 -- THE FIRST AND SECOND RESURRECTIONS .... p.687
---The Bottomless Pit -- Binding of Satan -- Exaltation
of the Saints -- The Second Resurrection -- The Second Lake
of Fire -- The Sentence Executed. p. 15, Para. 3.
CHAPTER
21 -- THE NEW JERUSALEM .... p. 702
---The New
Heaven and Earth -- The Holy City -- Wonderful Dimensions --
Precious Stones -- The Rainbow Foundations -- No need of
the Sun. p. 15, Para. 4.
CHAPTER
22 -- THE TREE AND THE RIVER OF LIFE .... p.
716
---The Home of Peace -- The Tree of Life -- John's
Emotions -- Without the City -- The Gracious Invitation --
"Through the Gates" -- The Lord's Promise -- The Church's
Response -- God All in All. p. 15, Para. 5.
APPENDIX .... p. 729 p. 15, Para. 6.
INDEX OF AUTHORS .... p. 745 p. 15, Para. 7.
INDEX OF TEXTS .... p. 748 p. 15, Para. 8.
GENERAL INDEX .... p. 752 p. 15, Para. 9.
| Illustrations (not all are available) |
|
|---|---|
| Portrait Of Author | Front piece |
| The Great World-Kingdom Image, Dan. 2:34, 38 | 41 |
| Babylon Taken By Cyrus | 50 |
| Alexander Removing The Ruins At Babylon | 52 |
| Alexander Commanding The Conflagration Of Persepolis | 56 |
| Map Of The Four Kingdoms (In Four Colours) | 65 |
| The Three Hebrews Refusing To Bow To Nebuchadnezzar's Image | 78 |
| The Three Hebrews In The Fiery Furnace | 81 |
| The Humiliation Of Nebuchadnezzar | 89 |
| Daniel Interpreting The Writing On The Wall | 97 |
| Daniel In The Lions Den | 109 |
| The Lion - Symbol Of Babylon | 113 |
| The Bear - Symbol Of Medo-Persia | 115 |
| The Leopard - Symbol Of Grecia | 116 |
| The Fourth Beast - Symbol Of Rome | 117 |
| The Little Horn - Symbol Of The Papacy | 118 |
| Prominent Martyrs | 138 |
| The Ram - Symbol Of Medo-Persia | 146 |
| The He-Goat - Symbol Of Grecia | 148 |
| The Little Horn Of Daniel VIII | 151 |
| The Temple At Jerusalem In The Time Of Christ | 165 |
| The Angel Gabriel Again Visiting The Prophet Daniel | 187 |
| Diagram Of The 70 Weeks and 2300 Days | 191 |
| The Battle Of Actium, Fulfilling Dan. 11:25 | 247 |
| Storming Of The Bastile, In The French Revolution | 268 |
| p. 16, Para. 1. | |
| The Goddess Of Reason | 270 |
| Peter The Great | 285 |
| Map Illustrating The Eastern Question (In Four Colours) | 289a 289b |
| Increase Of Knowledge, Plate I | 308a |
| Increase Of Knowledge, Plate II | 308b |
| John Writing The Revelation | 321 |
| The Isle Of Patmos | 336 |
| Meteoric Showers, Or Falling Stars Of Nov. 13, 1833 | 422 |
| The Vandals Invading Africa | 459 |
| Attila, King Of The Huns | 462 |
| Woe, Woe, Woe, To The Inhabiters Of The Earth! | 469 |
| Mohammed And Mohammed II | 473 |
| Saracenic Warrior | 476 |
| Turkish Warrior | 482 |
| The Angel On Sea And Land | 488 |
| The Gospel Church | 509 |
| The Dragon - Pagan Rome; The Leopard - Papal Rome | 512 |
| The Reformers Preaching The Gospel | 516 |
| Eminent Reformers | 518 |
| The Two-Horned Beast - Protestant America | 527 |
| Map Showing Territorial Growth Of The United States | 537 |
| The Tiara | 578 |
| The Everlasting Gospel | 585 |
| The Three Messages Of Revelation 14 | 619 |
| The Seven Angels Pouring Out The Seven Last Plagues | 644 |
| The Great Earthquake | 652 |
| The Message of Rev. 18:1 | 663 |
| Babylon Falls, Like A Millstone Thrown Into The Sea | 678 |
| The Angel Showing John The Holy City | 706 |
| Colours In The Foundation Of The New Jerusalem | 712 |
| The Banyan Tree, Illustrating The Tree Of Life | 718 |
| p. 17, Para. 1. | |
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