LECTURES,

EXPOSITORY AND PRACTICAL,

ON

THE BOOK OF REVELATION.

BY THE LATE

REV. ROBERT CULBERTSON,

KUIUTER OF THE GOSPEi., 1.EITR.

A NEW EDITION, IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

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CONTENTS
OF VOLUME SECOND.

PAGE
Symbolical Language, and au Outline
of the Book of Rnelation . l
XXXIV. ........ iY. 1-4. The Throne of God,..................... 17
XX.XV. - iv. 6-8. ------. 31
XXXVI iY. 8-11. ------ 46
Tho Throne of the Lamb,............... 66
XXXVII . v. 1-5.
----- 66
XX.XVIII. ........ Y. 8-10.
XXXIX. - Y. 11-U.
------..... Bll
XL. . Yi., 1-ll. Fini Seai, ....; ... 96
117
XLI. Yi. 3-4. Second
XLII. Yi. 6--6. Third Seal, .. 136
XLIII. . Yi. 7-B. Fourth Seal, .. 160
XLIV. Yi. 9-11. Filth
164
XLV Yi. 12-17. Sixth
181
XLVI Yil. 1.
The Stonn of the Four Winds, 203
XLVIL Yil. 2-8. The Sealed Company, 214
XL VIIL Yil. 9- lll. The Innumerable l\l ultitude, it8
238
XLI.X. Yil.13-17.
L. . viii. 1-6. Seventh
266
Foo Trumpet, ............................. 268
LI . Yiu. 7.
LU. viii. 8-9. Second Trumpet,........................... 279
Lill - Yi:ii..10, 11. Third Trumpet, ., 289
LIV Yi:ii..12, 13. Fourth Trumpet,. 308
LV ix. '1-12. Filth Trumpet, 317
LVI ix.13-19.Sixth Trumpet, ............................. 842
LVII ix.20, 21. The Religion and Morality of the Ch
of Rome, 368
LVIII . ........ x. 1-11. The Angel and the Little Book, 384
LIX . .. xi. 1-3. The Measuring Reed, .. 404

LscT. XXXIII. CBAP. iv. I.

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LECT. LX. CRAP, xi. 4-6. The Olin Trea-ud the Candleaticb, 419
LXI. ........ xi. 7-13. The Slaying or the Witn-,.......... 427
443
LXII. . .. xi. 7-13.
LXIII... :xi. 14--17, Seventh Trumpet, ........................ 468
LXIV. ... ,: ... xi. 18, 19. The Judgment or the Dead and the
Re,rllll or the Living Sainta, , 482
LXV. ........ xii. 1-4, The Woman and the Dragon, ........... 499
LXVL ........ :xii. 4-9. TheWanortheCburchwiththeDragon, 617
LXVII. ........
10-lt. The Victory or the Church over the

m.

Dragon, ............................... 684

. LXVIII. ........ xii, 13-17, The Woman' Flight into the Wilder-

ne., .............. 66t

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LECTURES
ON

THE REVELATION.
LECTURE XXXIII.
INTJI.ODUCTORY,

Rev. iv. I.

4fter thia I looked, and, behold, a door r.rNU opened

in heaven.

Jo'IDi was commanded to write the things which he /,ad seen,

those which t,\en rHre, and such as 81,,ould be hereafter, chap. L
19. The first and second of these divisions were formerly con
dered. It is now proposed to direct your attention to the
numerous and interesting subjects comprehended under the
third. These last are strictly prophetical ; and as they are
wrapt up in the highest style of figure and allegory, and as a
very considerable portion of them remains to be accomplished,
t&ey are confessedly the most difficult parts of the Revelation,
either to understand or explain. To assist our future inquiries,
it will be necessary to off'er the following introductory remarks.
la, This part of the Sacred Scripture is presented in the
form of a detailed account of facts, of which the prophet him.
self was an eye or ear witness. But as they were only the sign s
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