fiery lake, to join the beast and the false prophet in torment for ever and ever. 11. Then all the dead are judged according to their works. Death and the grave are thrown into the lake of fire, with all who are not written in the book of life. This is the second death.

Ch. xxi. 1. A more minute vision of the Millennium is now presented. Earth and heaven pass away, and a new earth and heaven arise. The New Jerusalem descends from heaven, and God will dwell with mankind in it. He who sits on the throne proclaims the blessedness of every one that conquereth, and devotes all the wicked to the "second death." 9. One of the seven angels of punishment carries the seer away in the spirit to a high mountain, where he sees the New Jerusalem, "the Lamb's wife," as it descends from heaven. A gorgeous description of it follows. Its extent, on measurement by the angel, proves to be 12,000 furlongs (about 1380 miles) square. 12. It has twelve gates, denoting the tribes of Israel; and its walls have twelve foundations (all of precious stones), denoting the twelve apostles of Christ. 22. There is no temple in this holy city, "for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it;" nor are sun and moon needed to light it. 24. The nations shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth shall bring glory and honour to it. Nothing that defiles shall enter it. Ch. xxii. 1. A pure river of living water, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb, flows along its streets; and between the street and the river, at intervals,* the tree of life grows, bearing fruit every month, and healing the nations by its leaves. 3. There the servants of God, with His name upon their foreheads, shall worship Him and behold His face, and reign for ever and ever.

6. The angel (Jesus apparently) asserts the truth of these visions, and their speedy fulfilment: "Behold, I come quickly; blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book." 8. John falls down at the angel's feet to do him homage (as once before), and is, as before, directed to worship God. 10. He must not seal up this prophecy, for the time is at hand. He that is unjust will now remain so, and he that is * ἐντεῦθεν και ἐντεῦθεν, apparently for ἔνθα και ἔνθα.

righteous will be righteous still. "Behold, I come quickly" (the angel pursues), "and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."

"Blessed they who do his commandments," the seer responds. 16. The angel resumes: "I, Jesus, have sent mine angel" (my messenger, John) "to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and offspring of David and the bright morning star. And the spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him that heareth say, Come! And let him that is athirst And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." 18. Imprecations are uttered by the seer against any who should add to, or take from, the words of this prophecy; and the book concludes with the often-repeated intimation that its fulfilment is immediately at hand:

come.

"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

POSTSCRIPT.

TO MY CHILDREN.-As this book began with expressing my obligations to the wise and good man whose instructions, long years ago, chiefly fitted me to write it; I now end it with a few words to you, my dear children, who, I hope, are likely, in due time, to be among its most careful readers. When I was little older than you now are, and was reading the Bible very diligently through, I sadly wanted just such a book; and that is the reason why I have written this for the use of those who are now young. That it may help you, and many other young persons, to understand the Scriptures, and teach you to value them, is the heartfelt prayer of

WAKEFIELD, April 2, 1855.

Your affectionate Father.

INDEX OF SCRIPTURE PASSAGES

EXPLAINED OR ILLUSTRATED.

This Index does not include those passages which are noticed in the regular
order of the Abstracts given of the books of Scripture. The order of the volumes
themselves will be a sufficient key for finding all such passages.

i. and ii. refer to the volumes; the Arabic numerals to the pages; and n means note.

Genesis.

i.-v., vol. i. p. 91.
iv. 26, i. 89.
vi.-ix., i. 93.
xii. 3, ii. 235.
xii. 6, i. 69.
xii. 13, i. 162.
xiii. 7, i. 69.
xiv., i. 175.
xxii. 1-, i. 156.
xxii. 18, ii. 235.
xxiii. 2, i. 69.
xxvi., i. 163.
xxviii. 12, ii. 231.
xlix., i. 181.
xlix. 10, i. 237.

Exodus.

iii. 14, i. 90 n.
vi. 3, i. 89.
vii. 1, i. 278.
xii. 11, 46, ii. 238.
XXV. 8, i. 197.
xxv. 9, 40, ii. 25.

Numbers.
xi. 11–29, i. 278.
xxi. 6-9, i. 232.

Deuteronomy.
vi. 13, 16, ii. 193.
vii. 1, i. 245.
viii. 3, ii. 193.
x. 20, ii. 193.

xvii. 16, ii. 172.
xviii. 9-22, i. 274, ii.
228.
xxiii. 3, i. 245.
xxiii. 24, 25, ii. 275.
xxv. 5-10, i. 246.
xxxiii. 17, i. 182.
xxxiv. 6, ii. 490.

*This Index is intended to aid in finding such matters as do not appear at once
in the Tables of Contents prefixed to each volume; which Tables, however, being
very full, will generally guide to the information specifically belonging to each of the
books of Scripture in its place.

i. and ii. refer to the volumes; the Arabic numerals to the pages; and n means note.

Abraham, the head of the Jewish | Apollos, ii. 401, 402.

Angels, i. 173, 358, 509, ii. 19, Baal's prophets, i. 285.

455 n, 464 n, 486, 504 n.
Antioch, ii. 368, 371 n.
Antiochus Epiphanes, i. 510, ii. 49,