1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org

its last sta e of Papal Rome, u and yet is,'' In the oamo
spirit. for Fapa Rome ia but an image of paganism, u
says the Apostle, 2 Thesa ii 67, U And now ye know
what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time,
for the myster of iniquity doth already work." And, 1
John ii 18, "Lttle children, it is the last time, and aa
ye hnvo heard that anti-Christ shall come, even ww an,
there many anti-Christs, whereby we know it is the last
time." And aqnin, Rev. xvii 9, ((And here is the mid
which hath wlsdom ;" evidently refemn John right
back to our text, &Here is wisdom; let %in that h.th
understandin the same as mind in the above quotation
UThe seven !:a& are seven mountains on which the
woman sitteth, and there are seven kings ; five am fallen,
one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he
cometh, he must continue a short space, and the bcd
that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the
seven, and goeth into perdition." These texta explain
the whole matter; fur it in evident that the h t hem
alluded to was the seven-headed monster who was then
in existence when Jolln wrote, for five of its executive
forms of government (of which kings and mountains are
figures) hnd fallen. Republican Rome had five differea
offices under that particular form uf government her
aenaforiol, bilrcnatc, anrsular, deccmvir, sad triwrmvolc.
These were fallen. One k, that was when John wrote
his prophecy,) and t 6 e other had not et come,
A, I which is the same as the ten horn $or when
thevestern Empire fell Rome was divided into ten
kingdoms, "And the ten lrornu which thou =weat are
tonskings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but
receive power as kings one hour with the beast." Tllaae
have one mind, (that is, were all converted to the Catholic
faith,) and shall give their power lu~d strength unto
the benpt, Papal Rome. cLl'hcse shnll wake war with
the Lamb, and the Lamb shdl overcornu them ; for he is
Ilord of lords and King of kings ; and they tint are with
11i1n are called, and choirrn,ana faithful." And altimgh
thia beast, whntcver forni it [nay aesulne, whether
Pow or Papnl, may for a seaJon tyrnnniza over and
trample on the followcra of Christ, tllrough LLc agency