Second advent library

I~-'rwr~:|.vs- mmnnsn un sirrr mrs. 35for- the mystery of _iniquity doth alreadywork: only he Vh0 now hindereth will hinder,until he be taken out of the way; andthen shall that wicked be revealed, whomthe Lord shall consume with the spirit ol`his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightnessof his coming."John says of the same power, Revelationxiii. 2: "And the beast which I saw waslike unto aleopard, (the Grecian kingdom,)and his feet were as the feet of a bear,(Persian,) and his mouth as the month of alion, (Babylon;) and the dragon gave himhis power, and his seat, and great authority."Also, in Revelation xvii. l2, 13: "And theten homs which thou sawest are ten kings,which have received nokingdom as yet;but receive newer as onekingshour withthe beast. 'lhese have one mind, and shallgive their power and strengthunto thebeast."In these passages we must expect to get aclue to know when and where we shall findthe beginning of the twelve hundred and~sixty years.1. We can satisfy any mind that it wasamong the ten kings; therefore, we cannotbegin it'before about A. D. 538. Then theten kings became, of course, of onemind;for when theywere all converted. to theChristian faith, then how natural that theyshould agree and give their kingdom untothebeast until the words of God shall be'fulfilled.