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@<Rev1 -:1 > The book of Revelation of St. John the Divine
Notes from "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge" (not
necessarily the opinions of the person typing in the data to
computer database.)
The obscurity of this prophecy, which has been urged against
its genuineness, necessarily results from the highly figurative
and symbolical language in which it is delivered, and is, in
fact, a strong internal proof of its authenticity and divine
origin. 'For it is a part of this prophecy' as Sir Isaac Newton
justly remarks, 'that it should not be understood before the
last age of the world; and therefore it makes for the credit of
the prophecy that it is not yet understood. The folly of
interpreters has been to foretell times and things by this
prophecy, as if God designed to make them prophets. By this
rashness they have not only exposed themselves, but brought the
prophecy also into contempt. The design of God was much
otherwise. He gave this, and the prophecies of the Old Testament,
not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow
things, but that, after that they were fulfilled, they might be
interpreted by the event; and his own prudence, not the
interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the
event of things, predicted many ages before, will then be a
convincing argument that the world is governed by Providence.
For, as the few and obscure prophecies concerning Christ's first
coming were for setting up the Christian religion, which all
nations have since corrupted, so the many and clear prophecies
concerning the things to be done at Christ's second coming, are
not only for predicting, but also for effecting a recovery and
re-establishment of the long-lost truth, and setting up a
kingdom wherein dwells righteousness. The event will prove the
Apocolypse; and this prophecy, thus proved and understood, will
open the old prophets; and all together will make known the true
religion, and establish it. There is already so much of the
prophecy fulfilled, that as many as will take pains in this
study may see sufficient instances of God's promise; but then,
the signal revolutions predicted by all the holy prophets, will
at once both turn men's eyes upon considering the predictions,
and plainly interpret them. Till then we must content ourselves
with interpreting what hath already been fulfilled.' And, as Mr.
Weston observes, 'if we were in possession of a complete and
particularly history of Asia, not only of great events, without
person or place, names or dates, but of the exactest biography,
geography, topography, and chronology, we might, perhaps, still
be able to explain and appropriate more circumstances recorded
in the Revelation, under the emperors of the East and the West,
and in Arabia, Persia, Tartary, and Asia, the seat of the most
important revolutions with which the history of Christianity has
ever been interwoven and closely connected.' History is the
great interpreter of prophecy. 'Prophecy is, as I may say.'
observes Bp Newton, 'history anticipated and tracted; history is
prophecy accomplished and dilated; and the prophecies of
Scripture contain the fate of the most considerable nations, and
the substance of the most memorable transactions in the world,
from the earliest to the latest times. Daniel and St. John, with
regard to those latter times, are more copius and particular
than the other prophets. They exhibit a series and succession of
the most important events from the first of the four great
empires to the consummation of all things. Their prophecies may
really be said to be a summary of the history of the world; and
the history of the world is the best comment upon their
prophecies....and the more you know of ancient and modern times,
and the farther you search into the truth of history, the more
you will be satisfied of the truth of prophecy.' The Revelation
was designed to supply the place of that continued succession of
prophets, which demonstrated the continued providence of God to
the patriarchal and Jewish churches. 'The majority of
commentators on the Apocolypse,' says Mr. Townsend, 'generally
acted on these principles of interpretation. They discover in
this Book certain predictions of events which were fulfilled
soon after they were announced; they trace in the history of
later years various coincidences, which so fully agree with the
various parts of the Apocolypse, that they are justly entitled
to consider them as the fulfillment of its prophecies; and, by
thus tracing the one God of Revelation through the clouds of the
dark ages, through the storms of revolutions and wars, through
the mighty convulsions which at various periods have agitated
the world, their interpretations, even when they are most
contradictory, when they venture to speculate concerning the
future, are founded on so much undoubted truth that they have
materially confirmed the wavering faith of thousands. Clouds and
darkness must cover the brightness of the throne of God, till it
shall please him to enable us to bear the brighter beams of his
glory. In the mean time, we trace his footsteps in the sea of
the Gentile world, his path in the mighty waters of the
ambitions and clashing passions of man. We rejoice to anticipate
the day when bondage of Rome, which would perpetuate the
intellectual and spiritual slavery of man, will be overthrown,
and day-spring of united knowledge and holiness bless the world.'
1-3 The preface 4-6 John's salutation to to the seven churches
of Asia 7- The coming of Christ 8-20 His glorious power and
majesty Revelation Chapter 1, Verse 1 * Revelation # <DAN2 -:28
> , 29 AM 3:7, RO 16:25, GA 1:12, EP 3:3, * which God # JNO 3:32,
8:26, 12:49 * to shew # 22:6, PS 25:14, JNO 15:15 * Which must
# <REV1 -:3>, <REV1 -:19> , <REV4 -:1>, <REV22 -:10>, 2PE 3:8 *
and he # <REV22 -:6>, <REV22 -:16>, <DAN8 -:16>, <DAN9 -:21>,
<DAN9 -:23>, * John # <REV1 -:4>, <REV1 -:9> <REV21 -:2> The
book of Revelation of St. John the Divine 1-3 The preface 4-6
John's salutation to to the seven churches of Asia 7- The coming
of Christ 8-20 His glorious power and majesty Revelation Chapter
1, Verse 1 * Revelation # <DAN2- :28 > , 29 AM 3:7, RO 16:25, GA
1:12, EP 3:3, * which God # JNO 3:32, 8:26, 12:49 * to shew # 22:
6, PS 25:14, JNO 15:15 * Which must # <REV1 -:3>, 19, 4:1, 22:10,
2PE 3:8 * and he # <REV22 -:6>, 16, DA 8:16, 9:21,23, * John #
<REV1 -:4>, 9 21:2 @<Rev1 -:2 > Revelation 1:2
* bare # <REV1 -:9>, 6:9, 12:11,17 JNO 1:32 12:17 19:35 21:24
1CO 1:6 2:1 # 1JNO 5:7,11 3JNO 1:12 * and of all # <REV1 -:19>
JNO 3:11 AC 4:20 22:15 26:16 1JNO 1:1 4:14 @<Rev1 -:3 >
Revelation 1:3
* blessed # Rev 22:7 PR 8:34 DA 12:12,13 LU 11:28 * for #
<REV22 -:6>, 10,12,20 RO 13:11 JA 5:8,9 1PE 4:7 2PE 3:8 @<Rev1 -:
4 > Revelation 1:4
* John (see Rev 1:1 references) * to the # <REV1 -:11> ,20 2:1,
8,12,18 3:1,7,14 AC 19:10 1PE 1:1 * grace # RO 1:7 1CO 1:3 2CO 1:
2 1PE 1:2 * him # <REV1 -:8 > EX 3:14 PS 90:2 102:25-27 IS 41:4
57:15 MI 5:2 JNO 1:1 # HE 1:10-13 13:8 JA 1:17 * from the #
<REV3 -:1>, 4:5 5:6 ZEC 3:9 4:10 6:5 1CO 12:4-13 @<Rev1 -:5 >
Revelation 1:5
* who is # <REV3 -:14> PS 89:36,37 IS 55:4 JNO 3:11,32 8:14-16
18:37 1TI 6:18 # 1JNO 5:7-10 * and the first # AC 26:23 1CO 15:
20-23 COL 1:18 * and the prince # <REV11 -:15> 17:14 19:16 PS 72:
11 89:27 PR 8:15,16 DA 2:2 7:14 # MAT 28:18 EP 1:20-22 1TI 6:15
* him # DE 7:8 23:5 JNO 13:1,34 15:9 RO 8:37 GA 2:20 EP 2:4 5:2,
25-27 # 1JNO 4:10 * washed # <REV7 -:14> ZEC 13:1 JNO 13:8-10 AC
20:28 1CO 6:11 HE 9:14 1PE 1:19 # 1JNO 1:7 @<Rev1 -:6 >
Revelation 1:6
* made # <REV5 -:10> 20:6 EX 19:6 IS 61:6 RO 12:1 1PE 2:5-9 *
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