DISSERTATION IV.

Jacob's Prophecy concerning Judah

The Messiah limited to Judah, 348; The "sceptre shall not

depart until Shiloh come," 349; how fulfilled, 350; The

"gathering of the people," 351.

DISSERTATION V.

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Balaam's Prophecies....

His history and character, 353; Speaking of his ass, 354; Pro-

phecy of the Jews dwelling alone, 355; of their victories, 356;

superiority to Agag, ib.; Star of Jacob-Moabites, ib.; Edom-

ites and Amalekites, 357; Kenites and Chittim, 358.

DISSERTATION VI.

Moses' Prophecy of a Prophet like himself .....

.....

His superiority over other prophets, 362; His prophecy ful-

filled in Jesus Christ, 363.

DISSERTATION VII.

Moses' Prophecies concerning the Jews....

Their enemies coming from far, 366; The horrors of their

siege, 367; and subsequent sufferings, 368; Their disper-

sion, ib.; Desperation at Misada and York, 369; Serving

other gods, ib.

353

361

365

DISSERTATION VIII.

Other Prophets' predictions concerning the Jews....

Judah and Benjamin's tribes captured, but restored, 372; Ten

tribes totally dispersed, 373; but not extinct, ib.; Peculiar

preservation of the Jews, 374; their enemies extinct, ib.;

Desolation of Judea, 375; Infidelity and reprobation of the

Jews, ib.; Calling of the Gentiles, 376.

371

DISSERTATION IX.

Prophecies concerning Nineveh.

....

Its vastness, 381; Jonah—Nahum, ib.; Its mode of capture

and destruction, 382.

DISSERTATION X.

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Prophecies concerning Babylon..

Its splendour, 385; Destruction foretold by Isaiah and Jere-

miah, ib.; how fulfilled, 386; Its utter desolation, ib.;

Seeming contradictions fulfilled, 387.

DISSERTATION XI.

Prophecies concerning Tyre

......

Two Tyres, 389; Destruction foretold by Isaiah, Ezekiel, and

Joel, 390; fulfilled by Chaldeans, 392; restored again, 393;

Insular Tyre destroyed by Alexander, 394; also restored,

a flourishing Christian state, 395; finally destroyed,

ib.;

396.

DISSERTATION XII.

Prophecies concerning Egypt

Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's, 398; fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar,

399; Isaiah's prophecy-fulfilled by Cambyses and Ochus, ib.;

and by Alexander the Great, 400; Egypt converted to the true

religion, 401; became a base kingdom, 402; and continues

such, 403.

DISSERTATION XIII.

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of the Four Great Empires

Daniel's Prophecies written before the events, 407; Baby-

lonian Empire, 408; Medo-Persian― Macedonian, 409;

Roman Empire, 410; The Stone cut without hands, 411;

prefigures Christ's kingdom, 412.

DISSERTATION XIV.

Daniel's Vision of the Four Great Empires......

The Lion-Nebuchadnezzar, 415; Bear-Medo-Persians, 416;

384

389

397

406

414

Leopard-Alexander, ib.; Fourth Beast-Romans, 417; The

little horn-the Pope, 418; its persecuting deeds, 419; “A

time, times, and dividing of time," ib.; Messiah's kingdom,

420.

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DISSERTATION XV.

Daniel's Vision of the Ram and He-goat......

The Ram-the Persian Empire under Cyrus, 423; He-Goat

-the Macedonian under Alexander, 424; Subjugation of

Persians by Grecians, 425; Alexander's meeting with the

Jewish High Priest, 425; his government divided into four,

426; The little Horn-Antiochus Epiphanes, 428; The Romans

should be broken without hand, 430; To continue 2360 days,

431.

422

DISSERTATION XVI.

Daniel's Prophecy of things noted in the Scripture of Truth ......

Related by an angel, 434; Persian empire, ib.; Grecian em-

pire, 435; broken into four, 436; Kings of the North and

South, ib.; Antiochus Epiphanes' conduct, 437.

DISSERTATION XVII.

Daniel's Prophecy continued....

Arms," mean Romans, 441; Abomination of Desolation, ib. ;

Constantine's conversion, 442; but a "little help," ib.; Rise

of Antichristian power, 444; Mahuzzim,-Saints and Angels,

445; Christian Church corrupted and assailed, 447; by Sara-

cens and Turks, 448; Arabs free,-but Egypt tributary, ib.;

Unfulfilled prophecy as to the destruction of Turkish Power,

450; Consummation of all things, 451; "Time, times, and a

half," ib.; 1290 days, 452; Millenium, 453.

433

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DISSERTATION XVIII.

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Our Saviour's Prophecies concerning the Destruction of Jerusalem.. 455

Christ a Prophet, 456; His Prophecy concerning Jerusalem's

destruction, 457; The occasion thereof, ib.; The splendour of

the Temple, 458; its desolation and utter destruction, 459; The

precursory Signs, 460; False Christs-Wars-Famines, ib.;

Calamities upon Christians, 461; Extension of the Gospel, 463.

DISSERTATION XIX.

.....

The Signs during the Siege

Abomination of Desolation, 466; Jewess devouring her child,

467; Escape of Christians from destruction, ib.; The days

shortened, 468; False prophets and Christs, 469; The Roman

eagle, 471; Test of impostors' miracles, 472.

DISSERTATION XX.

The Signs after the Siege....

....

Sublime imagery respecting Jerusalem's destruction, 474; Im-

mense numbers led captive, 476; Jerusalem trodden down of

Gentiles, ib.; forgotten in the name of Ælia, 477; revived under

Constantine, ib.; Julian the Apostate, 478; Dreadful prodigies,

ib.; Omar-Crusades, 479; Saladin-Jews utterly dispersed,

ib.

DISSERTATION XXI.

The time of Jerusalem's destruction...

To occur soon, 482; exact period not divulged, ib.; Double

application of the prophecy to Jerusalem and the end of the

world, 483; Correspondence of the Jews' punishment with

their crime, 485; Josephus a providential witness, ib.

DISSERTATION XXII.

St. Paul's Prophecy of the Man of Sin.......

Occasion thereof, 488; An Apostasy first, 489; Man of Sin

corresponds to Daniel's little Horn, 489; "Him that letteth,"

the Roman power, 490: Man of Sin, the Pope, 491; Sitting

a

465

473

481

487

in God's Temple, 492; forbidding marriage, ib.; Apostasy

sown in Apostles' times, ib.; characteristics thereof, 493;

Anti-Christ the same as man of Sin, ib.; admitted by Pope

Gregory, 494.

DISSERTATION XXIII.

St. Paul's Prophecy of the Apostasy of latter times

Synchronizes with little Horn, 500; Apostasy consists in idol-

atry, 501; "Some" means a great number, 502; Doctrines

concerning demons, 503; Demons-middle powers amongst

ancients, 504; and deified mortals, ib. ; correspond to

Popish Saints, 505; Monkish frauds-Celibacy, 506; Ab-

stinence from meats, 508.

DISSERTATION XXIV.

Analysis of the Revelation of St. John.......

Rise and extent of Popery, 509; foretold, 510; Allegorical

obscurity of revelation, ib.; Chapter I.-The title, object and

character of the vision, 511; Chapters two and three, 514;

Seven Churches of Asia, 517; Ephesus-Smyrna, 518; Per-

gamos—Thyatira-Sardis, 519; Philadelphia-Laodicea, 520;

Chapters Four and Five, 521; The Four Beasts, 523; Chap-

ter Six, 524; First Seal, a Lion, 525; Second Seal, an Ox;

Third Seal, Justice, 526; Fourth Seal, War and Pale Horse,

527; Fifth Seal, Persecutions, 528; Sixth Seal, Revolutions

and establishment of Christianity, 529; Chapter Seven, 530;

Sixth Seal continued, 531; Season of peace, ib.; Sealing and

numbering of God's servants, ib.; Chapter Eight, 532; Seventh

Seal, containing Seven Trumpets, 533; First Trumpet, Goths,

Second Trumpet, Huns, Third Trumpet, Vandals, Fourth Trum-

pet, Heruli, 535; Chapter Nine, 536; Fifth Trumpet, Ma-

hommed, 537; Saracens' conquests, 538; and characteristics,

ib.; Sixth Trumpet, Turks or Othmans, 539; Othman State de-

caying, 540; Chapter Ten, 541; Western Church-Little

Book, 542; Chapter Eleven, 543; Church profaned " Forty-two

months," 545; The Two Witnesses, ib.; their character, 546;

ascend up after "three days and a half," 547; An unfulfilled

prophecy, ib.; Have existed in all ages of the Church, 548;

Seventh Trumpet,Third Woe Trumpet, 550.

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