An exposition of the book of Revelation, the substance of 44 discourses - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 edition. Excerpt: ...nature, representing the true Church in the wilderness during the period of twelve hundred and sixty years, so repeatedly alluded to in the prophecy.--He looked, and behold a Lamb, the emblem of Christ, stood on Mount Sion; where the temple was built, which was a type of the true Church, and of heaven itself. The beast which he had lately seen, was like a lamb in respect to its horns, but it had nothing of the lamb in its nature. Here, however, he has a sight of the true Lamb of God, who had been slain as a sacrifice for sin, standing on Mount Sion, the city of the living God, where Jesus the Mediator dwells. With the Lamb were "an "hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Fa"ther's name written in their foreheads." Many manuscripts and translations read this clause, "Hav"ing His name and his Father's name written on "their foreheads." This reading is received by Griesbach, ami is probably genuine. This holy company denoted the true Israel of God, and formed the same contrast to an apostate church, which the twelve tribes, that served God day and night, formed to an apostate world. The number, which is mystical, seems to represent, that there was a vast multitude of true Christians who held the doctrine of the Apostles, and marched under their banner, in the most degenerate times. The followers of the beast were designated by his mark and seal; and the followers of the Lamb, the true disciples of Christ, had his name and that of his Father marked in legible characters upon their foreheads. They were the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, the image of God was stamped upon their character, they made an open and honourable profession of the Gospel in the worst of times; and thus they evidently shewed that they belonged to God, and were a...