A Dissertation on the Prophecies, that Have Been Fulfilled, are Now Fulfilling, Or Will Hereafter be Fulfilled, Relative to the Great Period of 1260 Years: The Papal and Mohammedan Apostacies, the Tyrannical Reign of Antichrist, Or the Infidel Power, and the Restoration of the Jews ; to which is Added, an AppendixM. and W. Ward, and E. Duyckinck, 1811 - 583 pages |
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... Prophecy . On these grounds I have ever been per- suaded , that a commentator discharges his duty but very imperfectly , if , when he advances a new interpretation of any prophecy that has been already interpreted , he satisfies himself ...
... Prophecy . On these grounds I have ever been per- suaded , that a commentator discharges his duty but very imperfectly , if , when he advances a new interpretation of any prophecy that has been already interpreted , he satisfies himself ...
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... prophetic symbol its proper definite meaning , and never to vary from that meaning ; 2. To allow no interpretation of a prophecy to be valid , except the prophecy agree , in every particular , with the event to which it is supposed to ...
... prophetic symbol its proper definite meaning , and never to vary from that meaning ; 2. To allow no interpretation of a prophecy to be valid , except the prophecy agree , in every particular , with the event to which it is supposed to ...
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... prophecy may be understood in a figurative sense , as it is by Bp Newton , no less than in a literal one : I , on the other hand , will venture explicitly to assert , that it is incapable of any other than a figurative sense . In short ...
... prophecy may be understood in a figurative sense , as it is by Bp Newton , no less than in a literal one : I , on the other hand , will venture explicitly to assert , that it is incapable of any other than a figurative sense . In short ...
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... Prophecy , and Mr. Galloway's Commentary on the Revelation , I have read with much attention but I have risen from the perusal of them unconvinced . Both of these respect- able authors appear to me to have fallen into several ...
... Prophecy , and Mr. Galloway's Commentary on the Revelation , I have read with much attention but I have risen from the perusal of them unconvinced . Both of these respect- able authors appear to me to have fallen into several ...
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... prophecy , delivered in symbols which admit of no specific definition , may safely bid de- fiance to the most elaborate efforts of the most acute commentator . This injudicious method of exposition has , I am persuaded , excited a ...
... prophecy , delivered in symbols which admit of no specific definition , may safely bid de- fiance to the most elaborate efforts of the most acute commentator . This injudicious method of exposition has , I am persuaded , excited a ...
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Page 41 - But the judgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.