. Illustrations of prophecy : particularly the evening and morning visions of Daniel, and the apocalyptical visions of John . inuance ofthis peaceful state of the church and world,or the solemn expectation excited on the oc-casion. But primarily it was an allusion toa ceremony among the Jews, in the templeworship. See. 2 Chron. xxix: 25— informs us, that the incense usedto be offered before the morning, andafter the evening sacrifice. The trumpetssounded while the sacrifices were the priest went into the temple toburn incense all were silent, and the peo-ple prayed without t
. Illustrations of prophecy : particularly the evening and morning visions of Daniel, and the apocalyptical visions of John . inuance ofthis peaceful state of the church and world,or the solemn expectation excited on the oc-casion. But primarily it was an allusion toa ceremony among the Jews, in the templeworship. See. 2 Chron. xxix: 25— informs us, that the incense usedto be offered before the morning, andafter the evening sacrifice. The trumpetssounded while the sacrifices were the priest went into the temple toburn incense all were silent, and the peo-ple prayed without to themselves. Luke i:10. This vision was in the morn- THE SEVEN SEALS. 813 ing of the church, and agreeable tocustom the silence preceded the soundingof the trumpets. When the first seal wasopened there was the voice of thunder,and when the sixth seal was opened therewas a great earthquake. But at the open-ing of the seventh it was a time of peaceand silence of the elements. They were soonhowever, to be put in commotion again. Verse 2 And I saw seven angeis which stood beforeGod, and to them were given seven
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