Second advent library

"PTCRBISIJS szcorm comma.&Pphemed God, because of their pains and their sores.*'And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the greatriver Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up,that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared."The scene has nowchanged from Europe toTurkey. The "river Euphrates " means, in prophecy, thepeople of that countryr bordering on the river, and, ofcourse, refers to the urkish power, as I have formerlyshown in my lecture on the iitth and sixth trumpet."VVater thereof was dried up," is an emblem of thepower and strength of that kingdom being diminished,or taken away. This vial waspoured out on Turkey,by the loss of a great share of the empire ; first, Russia onthe north, in her last war with the Turks, took awayanumber of provinces ; then, by the revolt of Ali Pacha;then, by the rising of the Greeks; since, by the Albaniansand Georgians, and other distant parts ofthe empire,becoming disaffected ; which, all together, have sowasted the power of the Turks, that, now, it is verydoubtful whether she can maintain her power againsther own intestine enemies; and, to compare her nowwith her former greatness, would be like comparing afordable stream with the great river Euphrates;so thatthe way now appears to be prepared for the kings tocome up to the battle of the great day, in which thefalse prophet is now to take his part,as we shall see inour next verse."And I saw three unclean spirits like comefrogs outof the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of thebeast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet; forthey are the spirits of devils working miracles, which goforth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world,to gather them to the battle of the great day of GodAlmighty." Now, if we can decipher this passage, wecan tell what are now and what will be the signs of thetimes. "Three unclean spirits." B this we must understandthree wicked principles. ligogs" l understand"to show us that it is political. As camefrogsover theland in the judgmentonEgypt, and pervaded everyhouse,even the palace of the king, so do politics."Mouth" denotes orders or commands. The dragon il