Contents

INTRODUCTION

Rules of Interpretation—The Structure of the Book—Reference to Old Testament—Emblems Interpreted by Light of Jewish Scriptures and Ritual—Particular Attention to Numbers

PART I

The Seven Churches of Asia, or the Kingdom as it Actually was in the Days of the Apostles and is Now

PART II

Fundamental Principles on Which the Kingdom is Based—Emblem of the Seals—Opening of the Seals—The Sealed Elect

PART III

The Means by which the Kingdom of Christ is Advanced—Natural Providences—The Two Witnesses, or the Supernatural Scriptures

PART IV

The Foes of the Kingdom—The Dragon—First Wild Beast, or Spirit of Worldliness—Second Wild Beast, or Spirit of False Prophetism—Anticipations of Victory

PART V

The Counterfeit of the Kingdom, or the False Church—The Judgments of God—Vision of the Vials—Babylon and its Doom—Methods of Success Reiterated

PART VI

Progressive Steps by Which the Ideal Kingdom is to be Realized—Restraints upon the Power of Satan—Outpouring of the Holy Spirit under the Emblem of Resurrection—Union of Christian Believers—Final Triumph over Barbarism under the Emblem of Gog and Magog

PART VII

The Ideal of the Kingdom—Its Distinctive Features—The Central Principle of the Kingdom—Negative Characteristics—Fruits and Results