Second advent library

meanin_`fcnais-r's sacozm CUKING. 211luifered martyrdom. This was ihlilled in the death ofthe apostles and others.Verse 12, " Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye thatdwell in them." It was a matter of great joy among theprimitive Christians, to be counted worthy to suffer per-"Woe to the inhabitants ofsecution for Christ's sake.the those who live under the Roman earth,"- government-" --and of the sea,"the principaldom among the ten kingdoms. lgrance king-izvlgeneralymeant by sea in this "prophecy. For the d is comedown unto you, having t wrath, because he knoweththat he hath but a siloert time." The devil meansdestroyer, and the three woes, and seven last plagues,were all to be sentutpon the earth and sea, which denotewars, revolutions, an changing of governments. Thesethings would prevail in the close of this Romandom, and war would be king-the closing up of the earth yscene of this fourth kingdom which Daniel saw undJohn has been describing under the Egure of the " greatred dragon."Verse 13, " And when the dragonsaw that he wascast unto the earth,"-when the Roman govemmentsawthey could have no control in the things of Christ'skingdom, the hated the church and the doctrine thattaught that Cyhrist's kingdom was not of this world, andthey " persecuted the woman that brought forth the manchild," which is the church that had a Savior born untoher, Christ Jesus, the Lord of life and glory.Verse 14, " And to the woman wasgiven twoof agreat eagle,"- by wingswhich wings I understand emeans Godused betweenthe Arian and Papal controversy,at the time ofthe division of the Greek or eastemchurch fiom the west or Roman church, which happenedin the reign of Justinian, emperor of the east, about A.D. 538, when the controversyarose concernin theworshipping of departed saints, and theimages, infzilibilityof the church at Rome. I.n this controversy, manyprivately withdrew themselves,and settled in the northwestpart of Asia and in the north-east part of Europe,and atb: a number of years colonies were-sent by them