The Apocalypse: Expounded by Scripture. Abridged from the Four Volume Edition 1851

Excerpt from The Apocalypse Expounded by Scripture. John was to write what he saw. It appears, from hints dropped in the course of the prophecy, that John wrote at once, While the objects were before him, and while the words were sounding in his ears. Out of the throne are proceeding lightnings iv. A great hail is descending out Of heaven on men (xvi.. God Himself charged that these sights should be described. How important then! How merciful the transmission by writing Had, they been handed down by memory how much would have remained now? What God thinks worthy of being written, may we account worthy of all diligent study!. About the Publisher. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.