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Beverley: the Beast’s reign ends and Christ’s kingdom succeeds in 1697 interpretation
On: authority to continue forty and two months
Source quotation · The Wonderful Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697 (1697), attributed to Thomas Beverley The Wonderful Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697, Deriv'd from the 42 Moons of the Beast, then Ending; Given by Prophecy, so as to be Calculated according to the Famous Cycle of the Moon, styl'd, the Golden Number, found out first by the Famous Athenian Astronomer, Meton, about the Year of the World, 3574. Embraced by the Fathers of the Nicene Council, about the Year of our Lord 325. for the settling their Antipaschal, or Easter, supposited to the True Christian Paschal of the Lord's Supper, and of the Lord's Day, Ordained by Christ: Digested into these Propositions following.
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Augustulus then being the Last of those Christian Emperors of Rome, who made up the Seventh King, when he went off, immediately the Eighth King came on, at 38 years after, the 1260 days of years began, or at Just Two Nineteens, Order'd by Providence so, to Lead by the Golden Number, to Time of the Moon.
That being at 475. ending, and in the Year 476. the proportion of Lunar Time will Allow but 1222 Years to the Forty Two Months of Years: So then hereby it is most certainly known, that the Beast's Reign must End at 1697 For so 1222 Added to 475 make. And thus that so Celebrated Golden Number Assures the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession at 1697. seeing the same Law of Succession holds in the Kingdom of Christ, that, as in all Successions, Admits no Gap.
And then according to the Law of Intercalation, the Beasts Months are supplied by the Gentiles Months; because the Beast had Time, Times and Half a Time; and he not coming into Succession time enough for that Time, Times and Half a Time, the Months of the Gentiles, as his People, intercalate, or supply the Beast's Months; where they are to be supplied, and where there is Supply ready for them: And then the Gentiles Months become one with the Beast's, as they must needs; because Power was given to him over Tongues, People and Nations, as the Time, Times, Half Time were given to Him also.
Thus every way that Great Position, That the Kingdom of Christ shall be in its Succession 1697. is Assured to us, and this way particularly, I cannot but look upon it assured beyond any Possibility of Doubt; For we do but thus plainly Reckon; The Beasts Moons or Months Begin 475 Ending, They can, as Time of the Moon or Eves of years, make no more than 1222 years; These from 475, end therefore with the 1260 days of years at 1697. And therefore I heartily pray, we may take notice, the Kingdom of God is come nigh to us.
The Wonderful Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697 · The Wonderful Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697 ([London], 1697), four-page tract without title page, author not named in the text; library cataloguing (EEBO/Wing) attributes it to Thomas Beverley. Caption title (p. 1) and the whole of p. 4 (Internet Archive bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_the-wonderful-confirmati_beverley-thomas_1697, leaves n0 and n3); pp. 1–3 propositions omitted and marked […]. An ink blot in this copy covers part of “Confirmation” in the caption title; the reading follows the catalogue title and the running text. Long s (ſ) rendered s; ligatures expanded; roman and italic type not distinguished; line-end hyphenation joined; spacing normalized (one space after punctuation, paragraph breaks as blank lines); running heads, catchwords, signatures, marginal notes and reference asterisks omitted; spelling, capitalization, u/v and i/j usage and punctuation otherwise as printed; omissions inside the selection marked […]. Transcribed from the Internet Archive page images and checked against the item's OCR text layer.
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The Wonderful Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697, Deriv'd from the 42 Moons of the Beast, then Ending; Given by Prophecy, so as to be Calculated according to the Famous Cycle of the Moon, styl'd, the Golden Number, found out first by the Famous Athenian Astronomer, Meton, about the Year of the World, 3574. Embraced by the Fathers of the Nicene Council, about the Year of our Lord 325. for the settling their Antipaschal, or Easter, supposited to the True Christian Paschal of the Lord's Supper, and of the Lord's Day, Ordained by Christ: Digested into these Propositions following.
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Augustulus then being the Last of those Christian Emperors of Rome, who made up the Seventh King, when he went off, immediately the Eighth King came on, at 38 years after, the 1260 days of years began, or at Just Two Nineteens, Order'd by Providence so, to Lead by the Golden Number, to Time of the Moon.
That being at 475. ending, and in the Year 476. the proportion of Lunar Time will Allow but 1222 Years to the Forty Two Months of Years: So then hereby it is most certainly known, that the Beast's Reign must End at 1697 For so 1222 Added to 475 make. And thus that so Celebrated Golden Number Assures the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession at 1697. seeing the same Law of Succession holds in the Kingdom of Christ, that, as in all Successions, Admits no Gap.
And then according to the Law of Intercalation, the Beasts Months are supplied by the Gentiles Months; because the Beast had Time, Times and Half a Time; and he not coming into Succession time enough for that Time, Times and Half a Time, the Months of the Gentiles, as his People, intercalate, or supply the Beast's Months; where they are to be supplied, and where there is Supply ready for them: And then the Gentiles Months become one with the Beast's, as they must needs; because Power was given to him over Tongues, People and Nations, as the Time, Times, Half Time were given to Him also.
Thus every way that Great Position, That the Kingdom of Christ shall be in its Succession 1697. is Assured to us, and this way particularly, I cannot but look upon it assured beyond any Possibility of Doubt; For we do but thus plainly Reckon; The Beasts Moons or Months Begin 475 Ending, They can, as Time of the Moon or Eves of years, make no more than 1222 years; These from 475, end therefore with the 1260 days of years at 1697. And therefore I heartily pray, we may take notice, the Kingdom of God is come nigh to us.
Beverley’s apology after 1697 retrospective response
On: authority to continue forty and two months
Linked by Rainbow Watch. The apology does not cite Revelation 13; it is attached to the same parent as the 1697 tract whose failure it addresses.
Source quotation · Thomas Beverley, A Review of What God hath been Pleased to do This Year (London, 1698), p. 1 A Review Of what God hath been pleased to do this Year according to Prophecy, and particularly near the 23d of the Month we stile, August; with a most humble Apology and Defence concerning the falling short of Events, of what was expected according to the Interpretation of that sure Word of Prophecy.
Having made so Long, and Large Declarations of what I have drawn from the Sure Word of Prophecy, concerning this Present Year 1697. And particularly near the 23d of the Month we Call, August; And that nothing of so Great an Appearance hath yet been vouchsafed by our Good and Gracious God; It may be looked upon as my Duty, to make either an Humble Acknowledgment of my mistake, and the Deception, that the Just and Holy Lord hath left me to therein, or to offer some Apology and Defence for my self.
Now in the first Place, I would make the lowest and most self-abasing Acknowledgment; That I am most unworthy of any such Gracious Communication, or Manifestation from God in his Word; And most worthy, whom He should give up to Error and Mistake: And that therefore, It would be no wonder, nor any thing strange, If He in just Wrath and Displeasure have so left me; All I have to say, or plead against its being so, is Infinite Riches of Grace, Mercy and Compassion in Christ to the Cheif of Sinners.
But this being first Acknowledged, there is yet the Great Honour I owe to the Word of Truth, and to the weighty Reasons and Arguments I have derived from it; and the obligations that Lye upon me, to make the most Lowly and Thankful Declarations for any Communications of Light to me, and of what God hath been pleased to begin to do this Year, and so hath not left wholly exposed, what I have spoken with Relation to 97. I would render therefore the best Accounts I could, in Points of so Great weight and concernment to the Churches of Christ, and even to the World in General, and to my self in Particular.
A Review of What God hath been Pleased to do This Year, According to Prophecy · T. Beverley, A Review of What God hath been Pleased to do This Year, According to Prophecy … with A most Humble Apology and Defence concerning the falling short of Events (London: William Marshal and John Marshal, MDCXCVIII [1698]); dedication to the Lord Mayor signed “Tho. Beverley” and dated “Mo. 9. D. 12th. 1697.” Selected unit: section heading and first three paragraphs of p. 1 (Internet Archive bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_a-review-of-what-god-hat_beverley-thomas_1698, leaf n8). Long s (ſ) rendered s; ligatures expanded; roman and italic type not distinguished; line-end hyphenation joined; spacing normalized (one space after punctuation, paragraph breaks as blank lines); running heads, catchwords, signatures, marginal notes and reference asterisks omitted; spelling, capitalization, u/v and i/j usage and punctuation otherwise as printed; omissions inside the selection marked […]. Transcribed from the Internet Archive page images and checked against the item's OCR text layer.
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A Review Of what God hath been pleased to do this Year according to Prophecy, and particularly near the 23d of the Month we stile, August; with a most humble Apology and Defence concerning the falling short of Events, of what was expected according to the Interpretation of that sure Word of Prophecy.
Having made so Long, and Large Declarations of what I have drawn from the Sure Word of Prophecy, concerning this Present Year 1697. And particularly near the 23d of the Month we Call, August; And that nothing of so Great an Appearance hath yet been vouchsafed by our Good and Gracious God; It may be looked upon as my Duty, to make either an Humble Acknowledgment of my mistake, and the Deception, that the Just and Holy Lord hath left me to therein, or to offer some Apology and Defence for my self.
Now in the first Place, I would make the lowest and most self-abasing Acknowledgment; That I am most unworthy of any such Gracious Communication, or Manifestation from God in his Word; And most worthy, whom He should give up to Error and Mistake: And that therefore, It would be no wonder, nor any thing strange, If He in just Wrath and Displeasure have so left me; All I have to say, or plead against its being so, is Infinite Riches of Grace, Mercy and Compassion in Christ to the Cheif of Sinners.
But this being first Acknowledged, there is yet the Great Honour I owe to the Word of Truth, and to the weighty Reasons and Arguments I have derived from it; and the obligations that Lye upon me, to make the most Lowly and Thankful Declarations for any Communications of Light to me, and of what God hath been pleased to begin to do this Year, and so hath not left wholly exposed, what I have spoken with Relation to 97. I would render therefore the best Accounts I could, in Points of so Great weight and concernment to the Churches of Christ, and even to the World in General, and to my self in Particular.
Beverley’s Catechism of the Kingdom, 1696: the 1260 begun at 437 and the Beast’s 42 months both end in 1697 interpretation
On: forty and two months
Linked by verbal allusion. Beverley counts “the Beasts 42 Months, or Moons” from 475, the forty and two months given to the beast in Revelation 13:5.
Source quotation · Thomas Beverley, The Catechism of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, second edition (London, 1696), p. 18 […] I hence by express Letter of Scripture conclude, 1080 of his 1260, expired at 1517; and consequently that 180 only Remain'd; and that therefore the 1260 begun at A.D. 437, and shall end 1697.
Q. Is there any further proof of the 1260 days, beginning at 437, and ending at 1697, from express Scripture?
A. Very Great, from the Beasts 42 Months, or Moons, beginning at the end of 475, by exact Succession to the Christian Empire, then ceasing, according to the Fore-explained Rev. 17: which being adjusted to the Time of the Sun, are 1222 years, and so ending, 1697. For 1222 Eves of the 1260, given to the Beast, or Children of the Night, and 38 Eves of Years given to the Gentiles, at the very beginning of the 1260; make up Time, Times, and Half a Time, given to the Beast, and to his People to prepare for Him before his Rising; And this is according to the very Law of Equalling Time of the Sun and Moon by the Golden Number; and is a very wonderful Dispose of Wisest Providence, and is signified by the Churches being cloathed with the Sun, and having the Moon under its Feet, Rev. 12. 1.
The Catechism of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Thousand Years · [T. Beverley], The Catechism of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Thousand Years. The Second Edition with Considerable Additions, in Relation to the Kingdom of Christ (London: Printed for and Sold by William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-Street, and also by John Marshal at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street, 1696). P. 18 (leaf n21), from “I hence by express Letter of Scripture” to “Rev. 12. 1.” (Internet Archive bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_the-catechism-of-the-kin_beverley-thomas_1696; title page n0). The title page does not print the author’s name (a manuscript note on this copy adds “By Thomas Beverly”); the “Catalogue of Late Books By That Reverend Divine Mr. Thomas Beverly” printed at the end of the volume (leaves n24–n27) lists the Catechism and its second edition. A pen stroke after “437,” is left out. Long s (ſ) rendered s; ligatures expanded; roman and italic type not distinguished; line-end hyphenation joined; spacing normalized (one space after punctuation, paragraph breaks as blank lines); running heads, catchwords, signatures and marginal notes omitted; spelling, capitalization and punctuation otherwise as printed; omissions inside the selection marked […]. Transcribed from the Internet Archive page images and checked against the item’s OCR text layer.
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[…] I hence by express Letter of Scripture conclude, 1080 of his 1260, expired at 1517; and consequently that 180 only Remain'd; and that therefore the 1260 begun at A.D. 437, and shall end 1697.
Q. Is there any further proof of the 1260 days, beginning at 437, and ending at 1697, from express Scripture?
A. Very Great, from the Beasts 42 Months, or Moons, beginning at the end of 475, by exact Succession to the Christian Empire, then ceasing, according to the Fore-explained Rev. 17: which being adjusted to the Time of the Sun, are 1222 years, and so ending, 1697. For 1222 Eves of the 1260, given to the Beast, or Children of the Night, and 38 Eves of Years given to the Gentiles, at the very beginning of the 1260; make up Time, Times, and Half a Time, given to the Beast, and to his People to prepare for Him before his Rising; And this is according to the very Law of Equalling Time of the Sun and Moon by the Golden Number; and is a very wonderful Dispose of Wisest Providence, and is signified by the Churches being cloathed with the Sun, and having the Moon under its Feet, Rev. 12. 1.
Innocent III: the beast’s 666 years, almost 600 completed interpretation
On: his number is Six hundred and sixty and six
Source quotation · Innocent III, Quia maior (1213), PL 216, col. 818; English translation by Rainbow Watch (2026) Et quidem omnes pene Saracenorum provincias usque post tempora beati regorti Christiani populi possederunt; sed ex tunc quidam perditionis filius, Machometus pseudopropheta, surrexit, qui per sæculares illecebras et voluptates carnales multos a veritate seduxit; cujus perfidia etsi usque ad hæc tempora invaluerit, confidimus tamen in Domino, qui jam fecit nobiscum signum in bonum, quod finis hujus bestiæ appropinquat, cujus numerus secundum Apocalypsin Joannis intra sexcenda sexaginta sex clauditur, ex quibus jam pene sexcenti sunt anni completi.
New Rainbow Watch translation (2026):
And indeed Christian peoples possessed almost all the provinces of the Saracens until after the time of blessed Gregory; but from then on a certain son of perdition arose, the false prophet Muhammad, who by worldly enticements and carnal pleasures led many away from the truth. Although his faithlessness has prevailed up to these times, we nevertheless trust in the Lord, who has already given us a sign for good, that the end of this beast is approaching, whose number, according to the Apocalypse of John, is enclosed within six hundred and sixty-six, of which almost six hundred years are already completed.
Quia maior · Innocent III, Quia maior (1213), letter XVI.28 “Universis Christi fidelibus per Maguntinensem provinciam constitutis. De negotio terrae sanctae”, in J.-P. Migne, Patrologia Latina 216 (Paris), col. 818 (Internet Archive patrologiaecur216mign, leaf n412). Transcribed from the page image. The print’s “regorti” (for Gregorii) and “sexcenda” (for sexcenta) are retained as printed; æ ligatures retained; line-end hyphenation joined. Followed in the note by a new AI-assisted English translation (Rainbow Watch, 2026), labelled as such; the translation renders the intended Gregory.
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Et quidem omnes pene Saracenorum provincias usque post tempora beati regorti Christiani populi possederunt; sed ex tunc quidam perditionis filius, Machometus pseudopropheta, surrexit, qui per sæculares illecebras et voluptates carnales multos a veritate seduxit; cujus perfidia etsi usque ad hæc tempora invaluerit, confidimus tamen in Domino, qui jam fecit nobiscum signum in bonum, quod finis hujus bestiæ appropinquat, cujus numerus secundum Apocalypsin Joannis intra sexcenda sexaginta sex clauditur, ex quibus jam pene sexcenti sunt anni completi.
New Rainbow Watch translation (2026):
And indeed Christian peoples possessed almost all the provinces of the Saracens until after the time of blessed Gregory; but from then on a certain son of perdition arose, the false prophet Muhammad, who by worldly enticements and carnal pleasures led many away from the truth. Although his faithlessness has prevailed up to these times, we nevertheless trust in the Lord, who has already given us a sign for good, that the end of this beast is approaching, whose number, according to the Apocalypse of John, is enclosed within six hundred and sixty-six, of which almost six hundred years are already completed.
Irenaeus on 666, rival names and Antichrist’s reign interpretation
On: Six hundred and sixty and six
Source quotation · Irenaeus, Against Heresies V.30.1–4, complete chapter; Alexander Roberts and William Rambaut translation, Ante-Nicene Fathers I (1885), CCEL transcription. Editorial footnote apparatus excluded. 1. Such, then, being the state of the case, and this number being found in all the most approved and ancient copies [of the Apocalypse], and those men who saw John face to face bearing their testimony [to it]; while reason also leads us to conclude that the number of the name of the beast, [if reckoned] according to the Greek mode of calculation by the [value of] the letters contained in it, will amount to six hundred and sixty and six; that is, the number of tens shall be equal to that of the hundreds, and the number of hundreds equal to that of the units (for that number which [expresses] the digit six being adhered to throughout, indicates the recapitulations of that apostasy, taken in its full extent, which occurred at the beginning, during the intermediate periods, and which shall take place at the end),—I do not know how it is that some have erred following the ordinary mode of speech, and have vitiated the middle number in the name, deducting the amount of fifty from it, so that instead of six decads they will have it that there is but one. [I am inclined to think that this occurred through the fault of the copyists, as is wont to happen, since numbers also are expressed by letters; so that the Greek letter which expresses the number sixty was easily expanded into the letter Iota of the Greeks.] Others then received this reading without examination; some in their simplicity, and upon their own responsibility, making use of this number expressing one decad; while some, in their inexperience, have ventured to seek out a name which should contain the erroneous and spurious number. Now, as regards those who have done this in simplicity, and without evil intent, we are at liberty to assume that pardon will be granted them by God. But as for those who, for the sake of vainglory, lay it down for certain that names containing the spurious number are to be accepted, and affirm that this name, hit upon by themselves, is that of him who is to come; such persons shall not come forth without loss, because they have led into error both themselves and those who confided in them. Now, in the first place, it is loss to wander from the truth, and to imagine that as being the case which is not; then again, as there shall be no light punishment [inflicted] upon him who either adds or subtracts anything from the Scripture, under that such a person must necessarily fall. Moreover, another danger, by no means trifling, shall overtake those who falsely presume that they know the name of Antichrist. For if these men assume one [number], when this [Antichrist] shall come having another, they will be easily led away by him, as supposing him not to be the expected one, who must be guarded against.
2. These men, therefore, ought to learn [what really is the state of the case], and go back to the true number of the name, that they be not reckoned among false prophets. But, knowing the sure number declared by Scripture, that is, six hundred sixty and six, let them await, in the first place, the division of the kingdom into ten; then, in the next place, when these kings are reigning, and beginning to set their affairs in order, and advance their kingdom, [let them learn] to acknowledge that he who shall come claiming the kingdom for himself, and shall terrify those men of whom we have been speaking, having a name containing the aforesaid number, is truly the abomination of desolation. This, too, the apostle affirms: “When they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction shall come upon them.” And Jeremiah does not merely point out his sudden coming, but he even indicates the tribe from which he shall come, where he says, “We shall hear the voice of his swift horses from Dan; the whole earth shall be moved by the voice of the neighing of his galloping horses: he shall also come and devour the earth, and the fulness thereof, the city also, and they that dwell therein.” This, too, is the reason that this tribe is not reckoned in the Apocalypse along with those which are saved.
3. It is therefore more certain, and less hazardous, to await the fulfilment of the prophecy, than to be making surmises, and casting about for any names that may present themselves, inasmuch as many names can be found possessing the number mentioned; and the same question will, after all, remain unsolved. For if there are many names found possessing this number, it will be asked which among them shall the coming man bear. It is not through a want of names containing the number of that name that I say this, but on account of the fear of God, and zeal for the truth: for the name Evanthas (ΕΥΑΝΘΑΣ) contains the required number, but I make no allegation regarding it. Then also Lateinos (ΛΑΤΕΙΝΟΣ) has the number six hundred and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the Latins are they who at present bear rule: I will not, however, make any boast over this [coincidence]. Teitan too, (ΤΕΙΤΑΝ, the first syllable being written with the two Greek vowels ε and ι, among all the names which are found among us, is rather worthy of credit. For it has in itself the predicted number, and is composed of six letters, each syllable containing three letters; and [the word itself] is ancient, and removed from ordinary use; for among our kings we find none bearing this name Titan, nor have any of the idols which are worshipped in public among the Greeks and barbarians this appellation. Among many persons, too, this name is accounted divine, so that even the sun is termed “Titan” by those who do now possess [the rule]. This word, too, contains a certain outward appearance of vengeance, and of one inflicting merited punishment because he (Antichrist) pretends that he vindicates the oppressed. And besides this, it is an ancient name, one worthy of credit, of royal dignity, and still further, a name belonging to a tyrant. Inasmuch, then, as this name “Titan” has so much to recommend it, there is a strong degree of probability, that from among the many [names suggested], we infer, that perchance he who is to come shall be called “Titan.” We will not, however, incur the risk of pronouncing positively as to the name of Antichrist; for if it were necessary that his name should be distinctly revealed in this present time, it would have been announced by him who beheld the apocalyptic vision. For that was seen no very long time since, but almost in our day, towards the end of Domitian’s reign.
4. But he indicates the number of the name now, that when this man comes we may avoid him, being aware who he is: the name, however, is suppressed, because it is not worthy of being proclaimed by the Holy Spirit. For if it had been declared by Him, he (Antichrist) might perhaps continue for a long period. But now as “he was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the abyss, and goes into perdition,” as one who has no existence; so neither has his name been declared, for the name of that which does not exist is not proclaimed. But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem; and then the Lord will come from heaven in the clouds, in the glory of the Father, sending this man and those who follow him into the lake of fire; but bringing in for the righteous the times of the kingdom, that is, the rest, the hallowed seventh day; and restoring to Abraham the promised inheritance, in which kingdom the Lord declared, that “many coming from the east and from the west should sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Against Heresies · Alexander Roberts and William Rambaut translation, Ante-Nicene Fathers I (1885), CCEL text
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3. It is therefore more certain, and less hazardous, to await the fulfilment of the prophecy, than to be making surmises, and casting about for any names that may present themselves, inasmuch as many names can be found possessing the number mentioned; and the same question will, after all, remain unsolved. For if there are many names found possessing this number, it will be asked which among them shall the coming man bear. It is not through a want of names containing the number of that name that I say this, but on account of the fear of God, and zeal for the truth: for the name Evanthas (ΕΥΑΝΘΑΣ) contains the required number, but I make no allegation regarding it. Then also Lateinos (ΛΑΤΕΙΝΟΣ) has the number six hundred and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the Latins are they who at present bear rule: I will not, however, make any boast over this [coincidence]. Teitan too, (ΤΕΙΤΑΝ, the first syllable being written with the two Greek vowels ε and ι, among all the names which are found among us, is rather worthy of credit. For it has in itself the predicted number, and is composed of six letters, each syllable containing three letters; and [the word itself] is ancient, and removed from ordinary use; for among our kings we find none bearing this name Titan, nor have any of the idols which are worshipped in public among the Greeks and barbarians this appellation. Among many persons, too, this name is accounted divine, so that even the sun is termed “Titan” by those who do now possess [the rule]. This word, too, contains a certain outward appearance of vengeance, and of one inflicting merited punishment because he (Antichrist) pretends that he vindicates the oppressed. And besides this, it is an ancient name, one worthy of credit, of royal dignity, and still further, a name belonging to a tyrant. Inasmuch, then, as this name “Titan” has so much to recommend it, there is a strong degree of probability, that from among the many [names suggested], we infer, that perchance he who is to come shall be called “Titan.” We will not, however, incur the risk of pronouncing positively as to the name of Antichrist; for if it were necessary that his name should be distinctly revealed in this present time, it would have been announced by him who beheld the apocalyptic vision. For that was seen no very long time since, but almost in our day, towards the end of Domitian’s reign.
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1. Such, then, being the state of the case, and this number being found in all the most approved and ancient copies [of the Apocalypse], and those men who saw John face to face bearing their testimony [to it]; while reason also leads us to conclude that the number of the name of the beast, [if reckoned] according to the Greek mode of calculation by the [value of] the letters contained in it, will amount to six hundred and sixty and six; that is, the number of tens shall be equal to that of the hundreds, and the number of hundreds equal to that of the units (for that number which [expresses] the digit six being adhered to throughout, indicates the recapitulations of that apostasy, taken in its full extent, which occurred at the beginning, during the intermediate periods, and which shall take place at the end),—I do not know how it is that some have erred following the ordinary mode of speech, and have vitiated the middle number in the name, deducting the amount of fifty from it, so that instead of six decads they will have it that there is but one. [I am inclined to think that this occurred through the fault of the copyists, as is wont to happen, since numbers also are expressed by letters; so that the Greek letter which expresses the number sixty was easily expanded into the letter Iota of the Greeks.] Others then received this reading without examination; some in their simplicity, and upon their own responsibility, making use of this number expressing one decad; while some, in their inexperience, have ventured to seek out a name which should contain the erroneous and spurious number. Now, as regards those who have done this in simplicity, and without evil intent, we are at liberty to assume that pardon will be granted them by God. But as for those who, for the sake of vainglory, lay it down for certain that names containing the spurious number are to be accepted, and affirm that this name, hit upon by themselves, is that of him who is to come; such persons shall not come forth without loss, because they have led into error both themselves and those who confided in them. Now, in the first place, it is loss to wander from the truth, and to imagine that as being the case which is not; then again, as there shall be no light punishment [inflicted] upon him who either adds or subtracts anything from the Scripture, under that such a person must necessarily fall. Moreover, another danger, by no means trifling, shall overtake those who falsely presume that they know the name of Antichrist. For if these men assume one [number], when this [Antichrist] shall come having another, they will be easily led away by him, as supposing him not to be the expected one, who must be guarded against.
2. These men, therefore, ought to learn [what really is the state of the case], and go back to the true number of the name, that they be not reckoned among false prophets. But, knowing the sure number declared by Scripture, that is, six hundred sixty and six, let them await, in the first place, the division of the kingdom into ten; then, in the next place, when these kings are reigning, and beginning to set their affairs in order, and advance their kingdom, [let them learn] to acknowledge that he who shall come claiming the kingdom for himself, and shall terrify those men of whom we have been speaking, having a name containing the aforesaid number, is truly the abomination of desolation. This, too, the apostle affirms: “When they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction shall come upon them.” And Jeremiah does not merely point out his sudden coming, but he even indicates the tribe from which he shall come, where he says, “We shall hear the voice of his swift horses from Dan; the whole earth shall be moved by the voice of the neighing of his galloping horses: he shall also come and devour the earth, and the fulness thereof, the city also, and they that dwell therein.” This, too, is the reason that this tribe is not reckoned in the Apocalypse along with those which are saved.
3. It is therefore more certain, and less hazardous, to await the fulfilment of the prophecy, than to be making surmises, and casting about for any names that may present themselves, inasmuch as many names can be found possessing the number mentioned; and the same question will, after all, remain unsolved. For if there are many names found possessing this number, it will be asked which among them shall the coming man bear. It is not through a want of names containing the number of that name that I say this, but on account of the fear of God, and zeal for the truth: for the name Evanthas (ΕΥΑΝΘΑΣ) contains the required number, but I make no allegation regarding it. Then also Lateinos (ΛΑΤΕΙΝΟΣ) has the number six hundred and sixty-six; and it is a very probable [solution], this being the name of the last kingdom [of the four seen by Daniel]. For the Latins are they who at present bear rule: I will not, however, make any boast over this [coincidence]. Teitan too, (ΤΕΙΤΑΝ, the first syllable being written with the two Greek vowels ε and ι, among all the names which are found among us, is rather worthy of credit. For it has in itself the predicted number, and is composed of six letters, each syllable containing three letters; and [the word itself] is ancient, and removed from ordinary use; for among our kings we find none bearing this name Titan, nor have any of the idols which are worshipped in public among the Greeks and barbarians this appellation. Among many persons, too, this name is accounted divine, so that even the sun is termed “Titan” by those who do now possess [the rule]. This word, too, contains a certain outward appearance of vengeance, and of one inflicting merited punishment because he (Antichrist) pretends that he vindicates the oppressed. And besides this, it is an ancient name, one worthy of credit, of royal dignity, and still further, a name belonging to a tyrant. Inasmuch, then, as this name “Titan” has so much to recommend it, there is a strong degree of probability, that from among the many [names suggested], we infer, that perchance he who is to come shall be called “Titan.” We will not, however, incur the risk of pronouncing positively as to the name of Antichrist; for if it were necessary that his name should be distinctly revealed in this present time, it would have been announced by him who beheld the apocalyptic vision. For that was seen no very long time since, but almost in our day, towards the end of Domitian’s reign.
4. But he indicates the number of the name now, that when this man comes we may avoid him, being aware who he is: the name, however, is suppressed, because it is not worthy of being proclaimed by the Holy Spirit. For if it had been declared by Him, he (Antichrist) might perhaps continue for a long period. But now as “he was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the abyss, and goes into perdition,” as one who has no existence; so neither has his name been declared, for the name of that which does not exist is not proclaimed. But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem; and then the Lord will come from heaven in the clouds, in the glory of the Father, sending this man and those who follow him into the lake of fire; but bringing in for the righteous the times of the kingdom, that is, the rest, the hallowed seventh day; and restoring to Abraham the promised inheritance, in which kingdom the Lord declared, that “many coming from the east and from the west should sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Jurieu: the Antichristian empire falls between 1710 and 1715 interpretation
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Linked by Rainbow Watch. Jurieu reckons “the 1260 years of Antichristianism”; the excerpt does not cite Revelation 13:5. Linked because the forty-two months are the period he converts to 1260 years.
Source quotation · Pierre Jurieu, The Accomplishment of the Scripture Prophecies (English translation, London, 1687), title page and Part 2, Chap. V Proving, that the Papacy is the Antichristian Kingdom; and that that Kingdom is not far from its Ruin. That the present Persecution may end in Three years and half, after which the Destruction of Antichrist shall begin; which shall be Finisht in the beginning of the next Age: and then the Kingdom of Christ shall come upon Earth.
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CHAP. V.
That we must look for the point of the birth of Antichristianism in the fifth Age. It must end about the year 1710, or 1715.
[…] Then therefore from the wrecks of the Roman Empire were formed. 1. The Kingdom of the Britains in Britanny. 2. Of the Saxons. 3. Of the Franks. 4. Of the Burgundians in the Gauls. 5. Of the Visigoths in the South of Gaul and in Spain. 6. Of the Sueves in Gallicia and Portugal. 7. Of the Vandals, first in Spain, and then in Africa. 8. Of the Allemans in Germany. 9. Of the Ostrogoths in Pannonia. 10. Of the Greeks in the East. They took their power with the Beast, that is to say, with Antichristianism; therefore Antichristianism received its birth and power with the ten Kings. That is its Epocha, or Date.
According to which, we shall place the future fall of the Antichristian Empire in the beginning of the 18th Age. I believe it would be very difficult, to set down precisely the very year. For God doth not so exactly observe Chronology in his Prophecies. A few years more or less, signify nothing. However one may say, that according to all appearance, it must happen between 1710, and 1715.
The Accomplishment of the Scripture Prophecies · Pierre Jurieu, The Accomplishment of the Scripture Prophecies, or the Approaching Deliverance of the Church, anonymous English translation “from the New French Edition” (London, 1687): title page; Part 2, Chap. V heading (p. 48) and p. 54 (Internet Archive accomplishmentof00juri, Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, leaves n4, n371, n377). Title-page statement, chapter heading, and the two paragraphs on p. 54 from “Then therefore from the wrecks” to “between 1710, and 1715.”; intervening text omitted and marked […]. Superscript “th” in “18th” lowered. Long s (ſ) rendered s; ligatures expanded; roman and italic type not distinguished; line-end hyphenation joined; spacing normalized (one space after punctuation, paragraph breaks as blank lines); running heads, catchwords, signatures, marginal notes and reference asterisks omitted; spelling, capitalization, u/v and i/j usage and punctuation otherwise as printed; omissions inside the selection marked […]. Transcribed from the Internet Archive page images and checked against the item's OCR text layer.
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Proving, that the Papacy is the Antichristian Kingdom; and that that Kingdom is not far from its Ruin. That the present Persecution may end in Three years and half, after which the Destruction of Antichrist shall begin; which shall be Finisht in the beginning of the next Age: and then the Kingdom of Christ shall come upon Earth.
[…]
CHAP. V.
That we must look for the point of the birth of Antichristianism in the fifth Age. It must end about the year 1710, or 1715.
[…] Then therefore from the wrecks of the Roman Empire were formed. 1. The Kingdom of the Britains in Britanny. 2. Of the Saxons. 3. Of the Franks. 4. Of the Burgundians in the Gauls. 5. Of the Visigoths in the South of Gaul and in Spain. 6. Of the Sueves in Gallicia and Portugal. 7. Of the Vandals, first in Spain, and then in Africa. 8. Of the Allemans in Germany. 9. Of the Ostrogoths in Pannonia. 10. Of the Greeks in the East. They took their power with the Beast, that is to say, with Antichristianism; therefore Antichristianism received its birth and power with the ten Kings. That is its Epocha, or Date.
According to which, we shall place the future fall of the Antichristian Empire in the beginning of the 18th Age. I believe it would be very difficult, to set down precisely the very year. For God doth not so exactly observe Chronology in his Prophecies. A few years more or less, signify nothing. However one may say, that according to all appearance, it must happen between 1710, and 1715.
White calls for a worldwide warning interpretation
On: And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark
Source quotation · Ellen G. White The most solemn truths ever entrusted to mortals have been given to us to proclaim to the world. The proclamation of these truths is our work. The world is to be warned, and God’s people are to be true to the trust committed to them. They are not to engage in speculations, neither are they to enter into business enterprises with unbelievers; for this would hinder them in doing the work given them.
Christ says of his people, “Ye are the light of the world.” It is not a small matter that the counsels and purposes and plans of God have been so clearly opened to us. It is a wonderful privilege to be able to understand the will of God as revealed in the sure word of prophecy. This places on us a heavy responsibility. God expects us to impart to others the knowledge he has given us. It is his purpose that divine and human instrumentalities shall unite in the proclamation of the warning message.
John writes: “I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” This message is to be proclaimed, not in a few places only, but to the whole world.
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice. If any man worship the beast and his image, ... the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.”
To John was given a view of the remnant people of God, and as he beheld their character and their work, he exclaimed, “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
“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.”
“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.... And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
In the issue of the great conflict, there will be only two classes in the world,—those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark. Although church and state will unite their power to compel “all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,” to receive the mark of the beast; yet the people of God will not receive it. The prophet of Patmos beheld them “that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God,” and singing the song of Moses and the Lamb.
But of those who trample on God’s law, and oppress his faithful people, the terrible prediction is uttered:
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation.”
On which side are we standing? Have we placed ourselves fully under the direction and protection of the Holy Spirit, and are we giving the message for this time? Does every effort we put forth tend to advance the proclamation of the message? So far as his opportunities extend, every one who has received the light of truth is under the same solemn and fearful responsibility as was the prophet of Israel, to whom came the word: “Son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”
Are we to wait until the fulfilment of the prophecies of the end before we say anything concerning them? Of what value will our words be then? Shall we wait until the judgments fall upon the transgressor before we tell him how to avoid them? Where is our faith in the word of God? Must we see the things foretold come to pass before we will believe what he has said? In clear, distinct rays light has come to us, showing that the great day of the Lord is at hand, “even at the door.” Let us read and understand, before it is too late.
Study carefully the following scriptures:
“Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, ... and upon all the hills that are lifted up, and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.”
“The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of man shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.”
“Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?”
The Lord has declared the judgments and calamities that must fall upon those who continue to dishonor him. Warnings have been given by God, and these warnings should be kept before the people. God’s appointed messengers are to give the call to flee from the wrath to come.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children: ... let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
“Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen.”
“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the [vats] shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.”
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.”
The World to Be Warned · Review and Herald, 28 July 1904, The World to Be Warned; EGW Writings digital transcription. Source paragraphs retained; site reference-code labels removed, whitespace normalized, typographic emphasis rendered plain. Digital historical transcription. Source ellipses and bracketed [vats] retained.
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The most solemn truths ever entrusted to mortals have been given to us to proclaim to the world. The proclamation of these truths is our work. The world is to be warned, and God’s people are to be true to the trust committed to them. They are not to engage in speculations, neither are they to enter into business enterprises with unbelievers; for this would hinder them in doing the work given them.
Christ says of his people, “Ye are the light of the world.” It is not a small matter that the counsels and purposes and plans of God have been so clearly opened to us. It is a wonderful privilege to be able to understand the will of God as revealed in the sure word of prophecy. This places on us a heavy responsibility. God expects us to impart to others the knowledge he has given us. It is his purpose that divine and human instrumentalities shall unite in the proclamation of the warning message.
John writes: “I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” This message is to be proclaimed, not in a few places only, but to the whole world.
“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice. If any man worship the beast and his image, ... the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.”
To John was given a view of the remnant people of God, and as he beheld their character and their work, he exclaimed, “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
“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.”
“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.... And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
In the issue of the great conflict, there will be only two classes in the world,—those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark. Although church and state will unite their power to compel “all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,” to receive the mark of the beast; yet the people of God will not receive it. The prophet of Patmos beheld them “that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God,” and singing the song of Moses and the Lamb.
But of those who trample on God’s law, and oppress his faithful people, the terrible prediction is uttered:
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation.”
On which side are we standing? Have we placed ourselves fully under the direction and protection of the Holy Spirit, and are we giving the message for this time? Does every effort we put forth tend to advance the proclamation of the message? So far as his opportunities extend, every one who has received the light of truth is under the same solemn and fearful responsibility as was the prophet of Israel, to whom came the word: “Son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”
Are we to wait until the fulfilment of the prophecies of the end before we say anything concerning them? Of what value will our words be then? Shall we wait until the judgments fall upon the transgressor before we tell him how to avoid them? Where is our faith in the word of God? Must we see the things foretold come to pass before we will believe what he has said? In clear, distinct rays light has come to us, showing that the great day of the Lord is at hand, “even at the door.” Let us read and understand, before it is too late.
Study carefully the following scriptures:
“Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, ... and upon all the hills that are lifted up, and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.”
“The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of man shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.”
“Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?”
The Lord has declared the judgments and calamities that must fall upon those who continue to dishonor him. Warnings have been given by God, and these warnings should be kept before the people. God’s appointed messengers are to give the call to flee from the wrath to come.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children: ... let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
“Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen.”
“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the [vats] shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.”
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.”