of the same human order, excepting the One, Christ, who, we have seen, received the second vial from His Father, and had it in His own hand: He was both human and Divine. All that is meant by these angels, or sent ones, being clothed in pure and white linen, is, clothed in the justifying righteousness of Christ, and in the life of their High Priest. (Heb. vii. 16; Exod. xxxix. 30.) And the "golden girdles" signify the complete panoply of Truth, and of Scripture knowledge, without which nobody can read this Book of the Revelation, or take a vial from Scripture, from the hand of the Lord. Then, upon this subject I will now say no more than what I have before said, but which I repeat with the most profound humility, reverence, and fear, even with the right spirit of a servant,-" I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Rev. xix. 10.) But while the instrument sent retires humbly, the Spirit within proclaims boldly, "I took the cup," or, this third vial, "at the Lord's hands." (Jer. xxv. 15-17.)

"Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger." (Ps. viii. 2.)

"He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen." Which means, the faithful witness in all the Churches,-"Even so come, Lord Jesus."

CONCLUDING REMARKS.

HAVE I failed to establish my theory of seven dispensations? Let me take a summary glance. In the first chapter, we see it in the seven candlesticks, which are the seven Churches. In seven Spirits before the throne, which are One Eternal Spirit, but of the seven ages. In the seven stars, or seven angels, which are the seven representatives of the seven bodies of the priesthood.

In the second and third chapters, we see it in the seven addresses of the angel to the seven angels, or seven representatives of the seven Churches; and in the seven injunctions to hear what the seven Spirits say unto the seven Churches. And again, in the progression and climax of those seven Churches.

In the fourth chapter, we see it in the seven lamps burning before the throne, which are the "seven Spirits of God."

In the fifth and sixth chapters, we see it in the book with seven seals, and in the breaking of those seven seals by the Lion of the tribe of Judah; and in the pro

gress and consummation of the Church's glory under the seven seals (vii. 12, 16, 17).

In the eighth, ninth, and tenth chapters, we see this theory of seven in the seven angels, the representatives of the priesthood of the seven dispensations with the seven trumpets of the everlasting Gospel, and in the sounding of those seven trumpets.

In the eleventh chapter, the computation of the seven dispensations is plain: the two dispensations before the two witnesses had finished their prophecy; the three dispensations and a-half seen in the eleventh verse; the half dispensation which then intervenes before the sounding of the seventh trumpet, and the completion of the seven by the sounding of the seventh trumpet.

In the twelfth chapter, we see it in the seven powers and seven crowns of the great red dragon; and the time and times and half a time, which evidently mean three dispensations and a-half from the ascension of Christ, as the three days and a-half of the eleventh chapter do; which brings it to five dispensations and a-half: and then it is under the seals, that we find the woman, the Church, sealed from the power of the dragon and from harm.

In the beast, or the man of sin, in the thirteenth chapter, the seven dispensations are lucidly set forth from the beginning to the end. His spiritual age is seven dispensations.

The "sealed ones," in the fourteenth chapter, are

the same as seen under the sixth seal (xiv. 1; vii. 4); so that this dates the vision to the seventh verse to be distinctly the sixth dispensation; and then from the eighth verse, the seventh, the last dispensation of the world's history, is clearly given.

In the 15th chapter the computation of the seven dispensations is seen in the seven angels, or seven representatives of the priesthood, with the seven vials which close each dispensation; the seven Spirits of the seven Churches speak in them,-"The Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things." They are seen to take the vials full of the wrath of God from one of the four beasts, or representatives of inspiration, and by that means they announce the vials as they approach.

In the 16th chapter my theory of seven dispensations is established in the pouring out of these seven vials at the close of the seven dispensations. Seven voices from God to convince of, or to teach the doctrine of sin.

In the 17th chapter the theory is clearly established by the seven mountains on which the Antichristian Church is seen to sit during the seven periods of time; and the seven kings, which mean the seven powers of the prince of this world during the seven dispensations. So that there are only four chapters in this remarkable vision where the theory is not so taught that a child might read; and they are the winding up of the world's history, and the description of its restored beatitude.

But, still unsubstantiated by the Old Testament, I should have utterly failed in establishing my theory of seven dispensations, therefore I can now only direct attention to the books of Esther, Ezekiel, and Jonah.

I feel how feebly I have performed my task in attempting to unfold this Revelation from God to man, luminous as it is. His Spirit has been too often grieved, and the labour interrupted by the many frivolities and avocations of time; who can escape those beguiling enemies of the life and service of God? And I may add, too, it has been interrupted by assaults of the wicked one. If, in saying this, the Church of Pergamos, to whom the Spirit is speaking, condemns me as Satanic, her dead state and shameful ignorance of that fearful enemy of our God and Father, as by Him made known to us, is all that is evidenced thereby. And we may say it is most fortunate that our Saviour did not live at the end of this refined, selfholy, and self-perfected dispensation, or relating, as He did, the deadly assaults of that enemy, He would not have escaped this world in the opinion of it, "The Holy One," but blessed be God He did, and engraved upon its unclean portal (Ezek. viii. 8, 9, 10), for the encouragement of all His saints and servants," The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have