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wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the Serpent. And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood, after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth....And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.... And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

TIME-as announced in the last Section.

XXIII.

WAR OF ANTICHRIST ON THE SAINTS FOR FORTY AND TWO MONTHS.

xiii, 7, 5, 9, 10.

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them.... And power was given unto him to make war (Gr.) forty and two months.... If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints. TIME-as before.

XXIV.

THE SECOND SEAL OPENED--PRESENTING TO VIEW ANTICHRIST ON THE RED HORSE.

vi, 3, 4.

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, Come and see. And there went out another horse, that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon, to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. And there was given unto him a great sword.

TIME-from the day 1107 onwards.

XXV.

THE FALSE PROPHET.

xiii, 11, 12.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like the Lamb, and he spake as the dragon. And he exerciseth all the

power of the first beast before him; and he causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

TIME-as announced in the last Section.

XXVI.

THE THIRD SEAL OPENED EXHIBITING THE FALSE PROPHET, ON THE BLACK HORSE.

vi, 5, 6.

And when he had opened the Third Seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo! a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances (Gr. a yoke) in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, 66 A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny,' thou hurt not the oil and the wine."

TIME-as before.

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And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks, standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies; and if any man will hurt

them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

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TIME-the day 1137. Commencement of the 1260 days.

THE SEAL OF GOD

XXVIII.

66

INDICATING THE WINE," THAT 66 WAS NOT TO BE HURT."

vii. 1-8.

And after these things, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (Compare ix, 4.) And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. thousand.

Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve

thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

TIME--the 1260 days in progress.

XXIX.

THE MARK OF THE BEAST.

xiii, 16—18.

And he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding, count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man. And his number is six hundred threescore and six.

TIME-the 1260 days in progress.

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