. Illustrations of prophecy : particularly the evening and morning visions of Daniel, and the apocalyptical visions of John . at sea agitated, is a fit emblem,and is often used in the scriptiires to denotethe earth and its inhabitants, as thrown intoperpetual convulsions by ambitious princes,who amid the confusion and wild uproar,usurp dominion. The wicked are like thetroubled sea whose waters cannot beasts signify the same as thefour parts of Nebuchadnezzars was to his carnal mind splendid em-pires, represented by a magnificent image,was to the pious mind of Daniel, od
. Illustrations of prophecy : particularly the evening and morning visions of Daniel, and the apocalyptical visions of John . at sea agitated, is a fit emblem,and is often used in the scriptiires to denotethe earth and its inhabitants, as thrown intoperpetual convulsions by ambitious princes,who amid the confusion and wild uproar,usurp dominion. The wicked are like thetroubled sea whose waters cannot beasts signify the same as thefour parts of Nebuchadnezzars was to his carnal mind splendid em-pires, represented by a magnificent image,was to the pious mind of Daniel, odious anddestructive governments, aptly denoted bywild devouring beasts. 4 The first waslike a lion, and hadeagles wings : I be-held till the wingsthereof were pluck-ed, and it was liftedup from the earth,and made stand up-on the feet as a man,and a mans heartwas given to it. The Babylonian empire which rose out ofthe tumultuous sea of Assyria, Chaldea, andother eastern nations, arrived at its zenith ofglory under Nebuchadnezzar, (B. C. 603,)and now dechning under Belshazzars ad-ministration, (B. C. 555,) was intended by. EVENING VISION, 51 this beast. The lion, was an emblem ofNebuchadnezzars courage, and success, inacquiring dominion over liis eagles wings denote the rapidity,and vigor, with which he prosecuted his vic-tories. After the death of Nebuchadnez-zar the wings thereof were plucked. I beheld till the wings thereof wereplucked, and it was lilted up from theearth, and made stand upon the feetas a man, and a mans heart wasgiven to it.
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