The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-30
Eighth District.
NAY 2SD, 1878.
View Of Revelations.
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siessrs. Editors:
Twelve is the we'll known signature of
Gods people. Twelve tribes of Israel,
twelve apostles of the New Testament,
woman with a crown of twelve stones,
Rev. xii. /; twelve gates, twelve angels,
twelve foundations of the new jerusalem,
twelve times twelve cubits of its walls, and
its tree of life that yields twelve harvests
year We also have the same number COM
bined with thousand. The general SYM
bols for a multitude, from each of the
twelve tribes of Israel are sealed twelve
thousand, Rev. vii. 4-8, making the twelve
times twelve thousand, hundred and forty
four thousand of the redeemed, and the
the walls of the new Jerusalem in every di-
rection is twelve thousand furlongS, Rev. xxi
IA; twelve tribes of Israel, twelve apostles of
the Lamb, Rev xvi; twelve thousand fur
longs fifteen hundred Roman miles, Rev.
xiii. 1.
And stood upon the sand of the sea and
saw beast rise up out of the sea, having
seven heads and ten horns. This beast is
a symbol of great evil and prosecuting
power Daniel vii. 81; this beast represents
the ten Kingdoms that arose out of the
ruins of the old Roman empire Daniel vii
49,. The dragon gave to him his power,
seat and authority. Satan, who had in past
! ages made use of Pagan names as an in
strument of prosecuting Gods church, now
| transfers to him the same power against
Christians (Rev. xiii. 81. And 1 saw one
of his heads as it was wounded to death,
and his deadly wound was healed and all
the wounded wandered after the beast. The
death of this beast seemed to DC the extinc-
ton of the old Roman empire about the
fifth century and its revival under Charlie
maigne, who was at the close of the eighth
century crowned by the Roman pontif as
as the emperor of Rome under the title Of
Caesar REV. i. ii, I5). This beast seems &c
be agent of the powers of darkness, and il
seems after the birth of Jesus Christ, whilC
Mary was in the wilderness, one thousand
two hundred and three score days or forty
two months, or twelve hundred and sixty
days REV xii. Ia. A time and times anC
, half 4 time, is three years and half. 4
time means one year, times mean two years
and half 4 time means six months. Al
; the while many we're in the wilderness
This beast sought to destroy the young child
, A great red dragon, the Pagan Roman EN-
pire, the agent of the devil and sever
heads Rev. xvii. 81, seven hills on sever
, forms of government which pervaded Rome
, seyep mountains, one on which Rome, tn
: seat Of her empire, and that Of the beas
which supported her were built REV. XII
! Al. and his tail drew the third parts OF th
stars of heaven and cast them to tn
earth.
: This Roman power was cast down out {
: power by the gospel being spread over il
] dominion, and the beast carried with him
p third part of the nations which signifies
! third part OF the stars (Rev. xii. y. An
there was war in heaven. Michael and h
angels fought against the dragon and tn
: dragon fought against him and his angel
representing the conflict for suprenfacy d
4 tween the truth of Christianity and the ol
4 system Of Pagan delasion. Michael seen
q here to represent all the agencies emplOye
n by Christ As the dragon, CliGs the dew
/ acting IS his agent, the sojourn OF Il
Church in the wilderness agrees with Il
prophc sizing Of the two witnesses in sac