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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 9rrata to pelure, >n d n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 w wiilill liTirnXVary I III liiarii tiiittld'itltltlttttliiti^^mi M^n Mtjii !■ r'miiiii > l^: 2/initfo^ d-s a :•, ll.ln^l.»lc(l "hotluinlcss ;)ii" — Rev. ix, i, 2 — should he hterally ;uui more 'oricdly translated "•■ie pit of the abyss"; then people might r '^ easily perceive that it is \\ • llihle which is here referred to as "the , : .if the abyss" of eternal \' )\vled.:^e; for the l!il)Ie is evidently the alphabet, as it were, of eternal ivnowledgc: and it was the Bible which was "opened"' to many thousands if |)eople, so as to give them an obscured spiritual light for the 150 years interval between its translation into a modern language, and the great Refomution which ultimately resulted therefrom. It is a remarkable historical fact that from the time that "WicklifTc's ejectment was confinned by the I'ope in 1370," until Luther's triumph- ant success in 1520, is exactly 150 years; or the "Ave months" of years predicted in Rev. ix, 5. 10 — and this historical fact provides us with a very satisfactory- date, from which we may confidently calculate how near we now are to the lime when "the kingdoms of this world [must be prepared to] liccomc the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ;" for xhc i»eriod of the Reformation, or of the triumph of Sectarianisni, en- durc!- but for "an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year" of years. — Rev. ix, 15. More than the "year" of years has already passed away since the beginning of the greai Reformation in 1520; consequently, we have now but the •'month" of years, and the "hour, and a day," to wa' for "the kingdoms of this world [to be prepared to] become the kingdoms of our Ixjrd and of his Christ." Much, however, may now be accomplished in a very short time, for "the number of the army of the horsemen" (or of people who are now in a position to exi>edite matters) is declared to be no less than "two hundred millions." — Rev. ix, 16. This large number, of course, includes the Roman Catholic p'.-ople, as well as the Protestants gener- ally. The Roman Catholics representing the Conservative element, and the Protestants the Reform element, of this great "army," which has al- ready advanced in civilization and modern progress far beyond all other peoples and nations, that it may now be in a condition to accomplish the beneficent purposes of God bo'.h speedily and eflcctually. The nations of Christendom, together with the Jews and Mahoni- mcdans, cotistitute now about "the third part of men"; but the other two-thirds of men still continue heathen, as predicted in Rev. ix, 15, 18, 20, 21: where this is very plainly foretold to be precisely the state of af- fairs when a "mighty angel" is represented as coming "down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was U[ion his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire; and he had in his hand a little book open; and he set his right foot upon the sea, and. his Icit foot upon the earth, and cried with a loud voice as when a lion roar th; and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices; and when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not — and the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to hea\en, and sware by him that liveth forever that there should be time no longer; but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should " be finished, as he hath declared to his servants, the prophets." — Rev. X, 1-7. This prophecy certainly refers to our own time, and to the present generation, and therefore should be specially interesting to us. "The sea" is symbolical of all heathendom, and "the earth" is s}Tnbolical of the peoples and nations who are elevated above the heathen, as the earth is elevated above the sea. TIiC "jiillars of fire" are symbolical of the "division" (Luke xii, 49, 51) or disscntions, which shall now pre\'ail among the heathen, as well .is among the nations of Christendom: in conse(]uence of the great light now suddenly coming u|x>n the whole world, as is so plainly indicated by the "face" of the •'mighty angel'' being "as it were the sun," and the "little book in his hand" being "open." The "iwo witnesses" of God (Rev. xi, 3) are "the elect" among the Jews and Christians— they are represented as being "clothed in fockcloth'' fur the last "1260 days," or years, to indicate their poverty, y> IS 0- ^ •^/^•-• - ■*/^r • ■.»/'.",-■' ^■A{ ■v »^ ^ afllictinn, nnd humiliation hitherto, in comparison with their ultimate exaltation. The CIreek words tes ahiisioti, incorrectly translated "iMUtomless pit," Rev. xi, 7, should he correctly translated "of the abyss" (The Greek words for "the pit" are not in the original (Jreek, either in Rev. xi, 7, or in Rev. ix, 11; xvii, 8; xx, i, 3; but merely the words tes alms- sou "of the abyss.") When thus correctly translated, it may perhaps be easier to perceive that the power "that ascendeth out of the abyss" of eternal knowlcdf^c is certainly modern Christendom (the Protestant and English-speaking nations especially), whose ascendancy is unquestion- ably caused chiefly by that degree of eternal knowledge which Christen- dom has already derived from the Hible and modern science. The eternal knowledge of "the elect" (whether Jews or Christians) has hitherto been but as lam|)-light in the surrounding darkness; where- as the eternal knowledge communicated by modern science, though as yet small in degree, is nevertheless as "the day dawn" in comparison with any intellectual light that has hitherto prevailed upon earth ; conse- quently the lamp-light, as it were, of "the elect" has naturally been overwhelmed by the present "day dawn." This is the obvious meanir^ of the prophecy concerning the "two witnesses" of (lod (i.e. "the elect" among the Jews and Christians) being ultimately "overcome" and "killed," and their "dead bodies" exposed to the gaze of all the nations who are advanced above heathendom. It is very plainly predicted however that "after three days and an half, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that saw them — and they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them. Come up hither — and they ascended up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and in the earthcjuake were slain of men seven thousand; and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven."— Rev. xi, 11-13. This remarkably clear and explicit prophecy appears to be fully due now; consequently, its fulfilment may now come upon us suddenly as "an earthquake" at any time; for "the spirit of life from God," or genu- ine "faith" and earnestness, n.ay now at any moment inspire thousands of Christians and Jews, and induce them to combine together in the ef- fort to save the world trom impending destruction and desolation; by causing the nations to agree to the erection of an International Tribunal, or Supreme Court, which should hereafter leave the nations neither ex- cuse nor occ.ision to war with each other. Christians and Jews are emi)hatically the "two witnesses" of God, either of them alone being more or less unreliable, as they might reason- ably be supposed to he intlucnced in some degree by natural and in- herited prejudices (religious or otherwise); but their combined testimony and earnest effort in favour of "mercy and truth, righteousness and peace" would doubtless have its due weight with the nations generally; and the question of an International 'i'ribunal being thus brought prom- inently before the world; its importance and its practicability would daily become more and more apparent: in proportion as it was discussed and examined in all Its as|)ccts, until at last it would certainly become an accomplished fact. That both Jews and Christians are now called upon to combine in this grand work is evident enough from the i)rophecies, Kzckiel xxxvii, 16-19, etc.; Jeremiah iii, 17, 18, xxxi, 31-34; Hosca i, 11; in which prophecies "judah," of course, refers to the Jews; but "Israel" refers to all the nations of (Christendom, who are descendants of "the ten tribes" of Israel, who became idolators and "mixed" themselves among the heathen people, by intormarri.ige, more than two thousand years ago, as predicted -Hosea iv, 17; vii, S. This fact, however, did not hinder them from inheriting the blood and many of the good - .l-i- ,;»% ■ ... ^^'^^ ..^ v>' .--» * f '• < t(iv<-- ■ ' ><',,i, 'V' J .t" -T^ ;a ' . u/.a^o fur tlic |)crniaiiciil hciiLru of tlicir fellow i.'\ . in particular, as -.. !l as for '"all nations" in general. However, K''>-''t ;is "' ill*-' interest of the Jews in il s (|iicstion, that ■ .! •.he nations ot Christendom is still greater, if posiil. . for the nations i' Christendom have "ten parts in Israel," as they aie descended from • ic ten tribes. " 'llje two»)^reat ljij;lish-speakin{: nations (being de- scended from I'-piiraiin, the son of the palrian h |ose|)h) iiave also "the birthright," and the "double portion," therefore the Knglish-s|)oakinn nations are now called upon to lake the initiative in this matter; for no people have ever yet been so highly favoured as the Protestant and Knglish-spcaking jieoplc, who already justify in a wonderful degree that very remarkable prediction concerning thorn, "ICphraim i.s the strength of my head" (I'salms Ix, 7; <;viii, 8), no people having ever yet mani- fested the creative and progressive faculty, which "incroaseth with the increase of Cod:' as the I'rotestant and English-speaking people arc al- ready now manifesting that Cod-like faculty, which ultimately fits the mind or spirll of man for the enjoyment of an eternal existence. — Jeremiah xx.xi, 6-9, 31-34. The immense prei)arations for war in these days indicate also pl.Tinly enough that it is the nations of Christendom who arc now threat- ened with the destruction so clearly foretold, "Come near, ye nations, to hear; f(jr the indignation of the Lord is U|)on all nations, and his fury upon all their armies; he hath uttedy destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter; for the Lord hath a sacrifice in iJozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Kdom; for it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of recompentes for the con- troversy of /.ion." -Isaiah xxxiv, i, 2, 6, 8. That "ICdom" and the nations of Christendom are here identical, is evident enough from the explanation given of "Kdom" by the prophet Amos, even "all the nations that are called by my name, .saith the Lord that docth this" (.\mos ix. 12), which of course can ai)ply only to "all the nations" of Christendom; f(jr, none other arc called Christian nations, or by the "name" of "the Lord [Jesus Christ] that doeth this." It is from this threatened destruction, that those represented by the 'two witnesses" of Cod, arc now called upon to rescue "all nations," raid "all their armies"; and in so doing, they will of course naturally j.ain the confidence of the nations generally, and thus easily rule the whole world, as is clearly enough predicted in the symbolical language c f the I'.ible, "and saviours shall come up on Mount /ion to judge the mount of Ksau (or "Edom," i.e. Christendom) and the kingdom shall be the Lord's." — Ob.adiah i, 21. Short as is the above communication in reference to "the seven trumpets;" anyone who really examines the question carefully may now see clearly enough that the seven very conspicuous and important events, therein pointed out; are most certainly the seven events which v.ere destined to follow in succession as the seven angels sounded. The calculation of "the time" as to the duration of the interval be- tween the sounding of the^ fifth and sixth trumpet, and the sixth and seventh trumpet, is also certainly correct: consequently we may be posi- tively sure that it is during this i)resent generation that the wonderful and almost incredible events, destined to cause 'the kingdoms of this world [to] become the kingdoms of our Lord .and of his Christ," are 'now actually about to occur "suddenly" and unexpectedly as an "earth- quake." My limited space doesn't admit of any thorough ex|)lanation of the symbolical language of the IJible, but perhaps it is better that the reader should be left to discover this for himself, by "comparing Scrii)ture with Sc.iipture;" for conviction of the truth may thus dawn upon him with ch more irresistible force than if he merely assented to any inter- -hbwever correct, and obvious such interpre- tation I . jn might be. might suggest - HKNKV Ottawa, Canada, 20th July, 1888. WENTWORTH ^MOVK