The General History of the Christian Church: From Her Birth to Her Final Triumphant State in Heaven; Chiefly Deduced from the Apocalypse of St. John, the Apostle and EvangelistJ. Doyle, 1834 - 396 pages |
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Page 68
... expressed in the round number of a thousand years which confinement is to last to the time of Antichrist , in the latter days of the world , when Satan will again be let loose for a little time . Here then the Almighty is pleased to put ...
... expressed in the round number of a thousand years which confinement is to last to the time of Antichrist , in the latter days of the world , when Satan will again be let loose for a little time . Here then the Almighty is pleased to put ...
Page 73
... expression , of a fiery colour , agreeing with the character of heresy , which always kindles a flame of discord and violence . To him , the rider , it was given that he should take peace from the earth , and that they should kill one ...
... expression , of a fiery colour , agreeing with the character of heresy , which always kindles a flame of discord and violence . To him , the rider , it was given that he should take peace from the earth , and that they should kill one ...
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... expressed their detestation of it , retracted their sub- scription , and professed their adherence to the true faith . The formula subscribed at Arminium was sent to all the pro- vinces of the empire , with an order from Constantius to ...
... expressed their detestation of it , retracted their sub- scription , and professed their adherence to the true faith . The formula subscribed at Arminium was sent to all the pro- vinces of the empire , with an order from Constantius to ...
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... expression of the Apocalypse , in the hands of the Arians . In 364 , Valens was invested with the empire of the east by his brother Valentinian , who kept to himself the west . This last prince was a true Catholic ; but Valens was ...
... expression of the Apocalypse , in the hands of the Arians . In 364 , Valens was invested with the empire of the east by his brother Valentinian , who kept to himself the west . This last prince was a true Catholic ; but Valens was ...
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... expression seems to point at the character of the invaders of the Roman territory , who were all northern people , and consequently not being used to wine and oil , which are not produced in their countries , naturally neglected them ...
... expression seems to point at the character of the invaders of the Roman territory , who were all northern people , and consequently not being used to wine and oil , which are not produced in their countries , naturally neglected them ...
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Page 23 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 20 - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Page 207 - And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants, the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Page 196 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Page 154 - And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Page 119 - 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.
Page 208 - And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Page 99 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Page 92 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Page 215 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God.