Second advent library

REMARKS ON REVELATION.CHAP'.l'ER THIRTEENTH.Rrv. l. And I stood npon the sand of theses, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, havingoeven heads and ten horns, and upon his homs tencrowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy(IN this verse we aretaught that John hada vision, and saw himself standing amongthe tumultuous nations of the dearth ; and-he saw the Roman kingdom rise up out ofthe nations, having seven forms, or all kindsof govemments,sevenbeing a perfect numberin this prophecy. Heads denote governments,or supreme power: 1, Republican;2, Consular; 3, Decemvir; 4, --Dictatorial;5, Triumvirate; 6, Imperial ; 7, Kingly.John saw until the Roman was divided intoten- kingdoms, all jointly reigning at onetime 'over these ten separate kingdoms, denotedby ten crowns; and this kingdom was'a blasphemous power, because they claimed'theecclesiastical power or authority overmind, and dictated how and what»menshould worship.