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B03979 Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to wit, of Christ, and of Antichrist, expounded. Wherein is contained some things necessary for the saints in this present generation to know ... By H.K. a servant of Jesus Christ. Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691. 1667 (1667) Wing K704; ESTC R225382 40,331 114

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of Moses and Elijah and other Prophets brought material Plagues and temporal Judgments upon Egypt and other Countries upon the Inhabitants of the world yet the Plagues and Judgments here mystically described are if not onely yet principally of a Spiritual kind such as the Lord Prophets of old also had Power to do Isa 6.9 10. and Mat. 13.13 14 15. The Time of their Prophesying is 1260 dayes verse 3. The same number of 1260. the WOMAN that is to say the Church of God is fed in the Wilderness chap. 12.6 to wit by those Ministers and Prophets who are the Witnesses of Christ as aforesaid Which 1260. dayes counting 30. dayes for a month make forty two months which is the time that the holy City viz. the Church of God shall be troden underfoot by the Gentiles vers 2. that is to say by the Papists and Popish Idolaters who for their Spiritual Idolatry in the Worship of God are called Gentiles as the great City Mystical Babylon Spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt vers 8. And the number of forty two months is the time that was given unto the Beast viz. Antichrist that Man of Sin and Son of Perdition to wit the Antichristian Politick and Ecclesiastick Power and Dominion to continue and to prevail Chap. 13.5 7. Hereby it doth plainly appear that as the time of the Gentiles who tread the holy City underfoot chap. 11.2 and the time of the Beast that doth make war with the Saints and Witnesses of the LORD and overcome them and kill them chap. 13.5 7. 11.7 are one and the same time of forty two months so the time of the WOMAN who is fed in the Wilderness chap. 12.6 and the time of the two Witnesses prophesying in Sackcloath chap. 11.3 are one and the same time of 1260. dayes And it hereby also appears that all these four are contemporary all beginning and ending together and besides that which is noted touching these four and their time in the Scripture of Truth both the Antiquity of Ecclesiastical History and the late Expositors of this Book of the Revelation do give a Testimony unto the same affirming that when the Beast began to exercise his Tyrannical Power and Antichristian Dominion over the Saints then the Holy City began to be trodden under foot then the Woman fled into the Wilderness and then the two Witnesses began to Prophesie in Sackcloath Which time of the exercise of the Beasts Antichristian Politick and Ecclesiastick Power coercively was say they about the Year of our Lord 407 409 410. or thereabouts As may be seen in Symsons History of the Church lib. 4. Socrat. Hist. Eccles cap. 3. Helvicus in Concil Taurinatens cap. 7. The Councel of Toled● in Spain Anno Dom. 400. as saith Helvicus Magdeb. Cent. 5. cap. 10. It is not my work at present to determine either the beginning or ending of this time but onely to give the Interpretation of these 1260 dayes which contain the time of the Witnesses prophesying in Sackcloath The 1260. dayes are not to be understood litterally of so many natural dayes for that is but three years and an half which is intended by the three dayes and an half vers 9. when the dead bodies of the slain Witnesses lie unburied called a Time and Times and half a Time chap. 12.14 and Dan. 7.21 25. But we must understand those 1260. dayes prophetically that is to say each day for a year according unto those Scriptures Numb 14.34 and Ezek. 4.5 6. So that The whole time of the two Witnesses prophesying in Sackcloath is 1260. years So long the holy City is to be trodden under foot so long the Woman is to be in the VVilderness and so long the Beast's Power is to continue for the times of all these four do begin and end together and are but one time to wit 1260. years As touching the third Particular viz. Who the Beast is and how he kills the VVitnesses The great Monarchs and Monarchies of this WORLD have been figured forth by wild Beasts God shewed his Prophet Daniel the four Kingdoms by a Vision of four Beasts Dan. 7.3 4 5 6 7. The first like a Lyon the second like to a Bear the third like a Leopard the fourth Beast to wit the Roman Kingdom was so dreadful that he had no Name so monstrous that he had no resemblance unto any one Beast but is described by such things as doth manifes● him to be a Monster to wit partly a Man by his two Iron Legs by his Feet and te● Toes part of Iron and part of Clay Dan. 2.33 which is expounded of the fourth Kingdom vers 40 41 42 43. and partly a Beast by his great Iron teeth by his te● Horns and a little Horn that came up among them Dan. 7.7 8. which is also expounded of the fourth Monarchy verse 24 25 or Roman Kingdom And our LORD Jesus Christ gave the like Description of the fourth Monarchy or Roman Kingdom unto his Servant John under the similitude of a Beast namely 〈◊〉 great red Dragon Revel 12.3 Which Beast was terrible and monstrous as that which Daniel saw all spotted like a Leopard his feet like a Bear and his mouth a● the mouth of a Lyon chap. 13.3 with seven Heads and ten Horns chap. 17.3 ascending out of the bottomless Pit and goeth into Perdition v. 8. And this is the Beast which shall kill the VVitnesses chap. 11.7 The Beast in this Prophesie is sometimes mentioned alone without any distinction and then we are thereby to understand the whole complex Body of the Roman Antichristian Politick Ecclesiastick State and Government as chap. 14.9 11. And in other places of this Book the Beast is mentioned with some other as if he were two as the Beast that rose out of the Sea and the Beast that rose out of the Earth chap. 13.1 11. Beast and Woman chap. 17.3 the Beast and the false Prophet chap. 19.20 And thereby we are to understand a ●wo-fold Power mixed and exercised together that is to say by the Beast is meant ●he Political and by the Woman the Ecclesiastical Power of the Roman Govern●ent So then by the Beast that kills the VVitnesses vers 7. we are to understand the ●oman-Antichristian-Politick-and-Eccle●astick-State and Government exercised ●ercively over mens Consciences in any ●lace or Case whatsoever This Beast that shall kill the two VVitnesses is more distinctly though more My●ically described Rev. 17.8 11. by ●●ee particular things First By his past ●esent and future State The Beast that WAS and IS NOT and yet IS Secondly By his twofold number even he is the EIGHT and is of the SEVEN Thirdly By his RISE and RUINE He shall ascend out of the bottomless PIT and go into PERDITION The Beast that WAS Chap. 17.11 that is to say the fourth Monarchy or Roman Kingdom and the Political Government thereof WAS a Kingdom which God set up and a Power which God ordained Dan. 2.40.7.7 23. and Rom. 13.1 7.
Verse 12. And they heard a great Voice from Heaven saying unto them The Witnesses being raised and spirited for the WORK of the LORD are now called thereunto which call is by a great Voice from Heaven that is out of the Temple of God opened in Heaven chap. 11.19 to wit the Church of God on Earth whose Spiritual Glory is described chap. 12.1 by a Woman cloathed with the Sun c. This Voice is the Voice of the Remnan● of the Womans Seed who kept the Commandments of God viz. Christs Gospel Institutions Acts 1.2 and have the Testimony of Jesus viz. a Spirit of Prophesie amongst them chap. 19.10 even then and all that time of the three years and an half when the Witnesses are killed and their dead Bodies lie in the Street of the great City Which Remnant of the Womans Seed do call upon the raised Witnesses saying unto them Come up hither vers 12. that is to say Come and joyn with us and worship God with us Come and help us to carry on the Work of the LORD his Kingdom c. and to pull down the Kingdom c. of the Beast which call or invitation of the Remnant the Witnesses did straightway answer as followeth And they ascended up to Heaven in a Cloud wers 12. This signifies a glorious change in the state of the VVitnesses attending their Resurrection which they now attended by their Testimony called a Cloud in which respect those eminent Believers Heb. 11. Chapter are called a Cloud of VVitnesses Heb. 12.11 And the VVitnesses swift ascension or going up unto those that called them is fitly resembled unto a bright Cloud as the Conversion of the Gentiles and their coming into the Jews after their glorious Conversion Isa 60.1 2 3 4 5 8. VVho are these that flee as a Cloud c. And the same hour was there a great Earthquake Vers 13. By this Earth-quake we are to understand great Commotions overturnings and downfals in the Kingdoms of Antichrist as chap. 6.12 and Mat. 24.7 which great Change is said to happen the same hour with the Witnesses Ascention that is to say at the same time when the VVitnesses rise the Papists fall And the tenth part of the City fell Verse 13. By the City here is meant the whole Roman Antichristian Kingdom of the Beast as vers 8. and chap. 17.18 And by the tenth part of the City we are to understand one of the ten Kingdoms of Mystical Babylon for the whole City consisting of ten Kingdoms chap. 12.3 13.1 and 17.12 the tenth part of the City must be understood of some ONE of the ten Kingdoms to wit that Kingdom where the VVitnesse● lay slain called the STREET of the great City vers 8. And the Retaliation which follows seemeth to favour this Interpretation And in the Earth-quake were slain of men seven thousand vers 13. viz. seven thousand men of Name which fall of so many eminent Persons of the Antichristian Party will become a means of Conversion unto many others of that Party vers 13. And the Remnant were afrighted and gave glory to the God of Heaven Verse 14. The second VVOE is past and behold the third VVOE cometh quickly By the second WOE we are to understand all the Troubles Plagues and Judgements of the sixth Trumpet recorded from chap. 9.13 unto chap. 11.14 which are now past and ended And the third VVOE cometh quickly to wit upon the sounding of the seventh Trumpet which is the third WOE trumpet which is to be sounded by the seventh Angel chap. 8.13 which seventh Trumpet brings in the Dispensation of the seven Vials of the last Plagues of God upon Babylon which is fitly called the third or last WOE Touching which third WOE or Vials of the last Plagues of God upon Babylon I have something to offer in the second Part of this little Treatise which I judge meet for the Saints in this Generation to know And therefore I shall pray that God will open the Scriptures unto you that shall read it and open your understanding that you may know the Truth and what you ought to do in this day of your Generation Amen Apocalyptical MYSTERIES The Second Part Touching the Seven VIALS Revel 16. Chapter LONDON Printed in the Year 1667. Apocalyptical MYSTERIES The Second Part Touching the Seven VIALS Revel 16. Chapter THis Chapter containeth the Angels Commission to execute the wrath of God upon the Beast and their execution thereof gradually by pouring out one Vial after another until all the seven Vials of the seven last Plagues be poured out upon Babylon unto whom is given the Cup of the Wine of the fierceness of the wrath of God vers 19. of which Cup every one that worshippeth the Beast and his Image and receiveth his Mark in his Forehead or in his hand shall drink Chap. 14.8 9 10 11. The Angels Commission is in the first verse of this Chapter And I heard a grea● Voice out of the Temple saying Go your wayes and pour out the Vials of the wrath of God upon the Earth In this Commission observe Christ's Command for the execution of the wrath of God upon Babylon wherein you have first The Divine Authority of it A great Voice out of the Temple Secondly The Persons to whom the Command was given Saying to the seven Angels Go now Thirdly The work which they were commanded to do Pour out the Vials of the wrath of God upon the Earth This great Voice was the Voice of the LORD Isa 66.6 A Voice from the Temple the Voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his Enemies It is called a grea● Voice not onely to shew us that it is the Lord's Voice but his Voice out of Zion which is his Temple as was prophesied Joel 3.16 The LORD also shall roar o●● of Zion and utter his Voice from Jerusalem and the Heavens and the Earth shall shake Yea to declare that the great day of the LORD is near it is near and hastned greatly Zeph. 1.14 15. which dispensation of the day of wrath the Prophet calleth The Voice of the Day of the LORD Zeph. 1.14 15. And such is that Voice which is uttered out of the Temple of Heaven from the Throne saying It is done vers 17. of this Chapter upon the pouring out of the seventh Vial. The Temple in this first verse is called The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in Heaven chap. 15.5 and the Temple of God opened in Heaven chap. 11.19 And in the 17. verse of this Chapter the Temple of Heaven Not that we are to understand it to be in Heaven in respect of place for John saw no such Temple in the holy and Heavenly City chap. 21.22 But by the Temple of Heaven or in Heaven is meant the Heavenly State of the Church of God on Earth restored to its Apostalical institutions and Primitive purity called the Temple of the Living God 2 Cor. 6.16 It is called the Temple of the Tabernacle