Second advent library

N aacruas v. . .spirit, ltslsststageof forPapal Rome, "andyetis," inthe sameapal Rome is but an image of Paganism, Blsays the Apostle, 2 Thess. ii.6, 7,"And now ye knowwhat withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time,for themysterz of iniquity doth already work." And, 1John ii. 18, " ittle children, it is the last time, and asye have heard that anti-Christ shall come, even now arethere many anti-Christs, wherebywe know it is the lasttime." And again, Rev. xvii. 9, " And here is the mind"which hath wisdom ; evidently referrin John rightback to our text, "Here is wisdom; let that hathunderstanding," the same as mind in the above quotation."The seven heads are seven mountains on which theWoman sitteth, and there are seven kings; five are fallen,one is, and the other is not yet come; and when hecometh, he must continue a short space, and the beastthat was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of theseven, and goeth into perdition." These texts explainthe whole matter; for it is evident that the beast herealluded to was the seven-headed monster who was thenin existence when John wrote, for live of its executiveforms of government (of which kings and mountains areii ures) had fallen. Republican Rome had five diH`erentoéces under that particular form of govemment-hersemdonkxl, tribunals, consular, decemvir, and triumvirale.These were fallen. One is, was when John wroteélthat his prophecy,)Imperi1l, and e other had notwhich lvetHaag? come,is the same as the ten horns. or when_theestern Empire fell, Rome was divided into tenkingdoms, "And the ten horns which thou sawest areten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; butreceive poweraskingsone hour with the beast." Thwehave one mind, (that is, were all converted to the Catholicfaith,) and shall give their power and strength untothe beast, Papal Rome. "These shall make war withthe Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he isof ki ;and they that are with`°,of lords and King_are called, and chosen, annlgiaithfuh"And although1 beast, whatever form it may assume, whether'Or Papal, may for a seasontyrannize over andtrample on the followers of Christ, through the sgeno]