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Vienna, and was "plucked up by the roots," yet his dominion was restored, and "given to him," by the little horn, A-bad-on, alias Nap; see the explanation of the eleventh verse of the ninth chapter of Revelations. Can any circumstance in either ancient or modern history more accurately fulfil the expression, for his dominion could not have been given him without having been previously taken away.

And now again" plucked up by the roots," and again "dominion given to it." And this is, I think, the fourth time he has received his "dominion."

The head of the new dynasty, Nap

is not improperly denominated the Corsican Usurper; or, as I should call him, the Corsican Scourge. The hangman at the gallows, or the scourger at the sessions, are always held in abhorrence. When the criminal is stripped, his hands tied behind him, the cord held, and the whip uplifted by the appointed person, a look is given over the shoulder, and perhaps an expression," be merciful," the surrounding crowd view the inflictor with detestation, and calls him A-bad-on. (Rev. ix. 11.) is the case with a human court of judicature for crimes of individuals; so it is in a more enlarged sense with the Great Inflictor. Emperors and Kings are his intruments for punishing nations for crimes of a higher and more complicated nature,

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VERSE 7. After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; (or having

great power); and it had great iron teeth, (cannon-a ship of war with the guns run out) it devoured (destroyed) and it brake in pieces, (separated), and STAMPED the residue (that part which remained) with the feet of it: (the FEET of the constitution. See the 2d verse of the 13th chap. Rev. As the feet is the lowest part of the human body, so the feet here must (being a figure) be taken as the LOWEST PART of the constitution. My readers are not surely "void of understanding,") and it was divers (in a different situation, or different from the others) from all the beasts (the three) that were before it, and it had ten horns.

See the explanation of the same ten horns in the 17th chapter of Revelations; and as a corroboration of this 7th verse the former part of the 13th chapter.

Those GREAT IRON TEETH have in the strict sense of the words broken in pieces the ten horns, or kingdoms. The glorious attack on Copenhagen, taken as a single instance, completely verifies every passage of the verse, it was a"sign to gather the kings of the earth together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." (Revelations, chap. xvi. ver. 14.)

VERSE 8. I considered the horns, (the ten), and behold there came up among them (situated among, but not one of them) another little horn, (meaning low in stature) before whom (in his presence) there were three of the first horns (the ten) plucked up by the roots, (of course Prussia, Russia, and Austria); and behold, in this horn (the little one) were eyes, like the eyes of a man,

(quick sighted and penetrating), and a mouth speaking great things.

Which means that he spoke with malice, anger, resentment, &c. The expressions are descriptive of a little quick-sighted, passionate, human being, "speaking great swelling words of vanity."

VERSE 9. I beheld till (or until) the thrones were cast down, (that is, I waited, or my opinion was withheld till that period), and the Ancient of days (which by an after passage in the verse must mean an old person) did sit.

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The former part of the verse by some translators is as follows: "I beheld till the thrones were placed." Have they not been plentifully placed" by A-bad-on, alias Napoleon? (Rev. ix. 11.) Yes they have been both "cast down" and "placed." The "Ancient of days" in this verse I take to be the same individual as he in the tenth chapter of Revelations only in a different scene of action, the one scene being upon the water, the other upon the land, ("thou must prophecy again") for the similarity is very strong in the next verse, and both of them emblematical of the light and information that would be given to mankind.

VERSE 10. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him (a representation of a stream of fire issuing from before him, or attached to the "throne," seat, or carriage), which was like (or a representation of) the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire-see the former versés. Thousands ministered unto him, (served, or attended upon him,) and ten thousand

times ten thousand stood before him, (or in his presence), the judgment (judgment is bitter) was set, (mentioned, explained or fixed in the books) and the books were opened, (" and he had in his hand a little book open.") See therefore, and compare this with the tenth chapter of Revelations. Likewise compare these verses with the 14th, 15th, and 16th verse of the first chapter.

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VERSE 11. I beheld then, (at the time looked at, or examined them---the books) because of the voice (or the report) of the great words (or great things") which the horn (" little horn"). spake (a similar expression to that in the eighth verse, being haughty, proud, imperious) I beheld (the books) even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

The passage means that the books would be issued, and in circulation till the period abovementioned took place.

VERSE 12. As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion (power) taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The vision of the 13th and 14th verses is evidently a restoring of Christ's kingdom, a "kingdom which shall not be destroyed."-Compare the former part of the 13th verse with the 27th verse of the 21st chapter of Luke, and let due consideration be had to the whole of the chapter.

From the 15th to the 25th verse is a repetition 66 or sum of the matters" mentioned in the

former part of the chapter, I shall therefore only make a few remarks on the 24th verse. And the ten horns out of (not belonging to) this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be divers from the first, (the one he succeeds, and not of the same family,) and HE (personally) shall subdue three kings.

The latter passage therefore means that he will bring them under, or make them subservient to his will-how literally this has been fulfilled.

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VERSE 25. And he shall speak great words against the Most High (speak, or act against, or contrary to, the law of God,) and think to change times and laws: (explained by Napoleon's divorcing his wife Josephine, and marrying another, Whosoever shall put away his wife except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery.") and they (the laws) shall be given into his hand (that is, he shall be permitted to execute the "change") until (or just before) a time and times and the dividing of time.

The time as mentioned in the 12th chapter and 7th verse, and so variously specified in the Revelations.

VERSE 26. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

Which probably means that "they" who he had set up, would in the end, take away his dominion and destroy it.

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