Horae Apocalypticae; or, A commentary on the Apocalypse, critical and historical; including also an examination of the chief prophecies of Daniel . egard to which several territorialdivisions, it may be well to remind the reader that eachone included its third of the Mediterranean or Romansea,^ as well as its third of the land ; and each one also itsown characteristic stream of the three great frontier rivers,the Rhine, Danube,^ and Euphrates.—In order yet more toaid the imagination, I shall make the attempt, before enter-ing on historical events and fulfilment, to describe the im-agery of the
Horae Apocalypticae; or, A commentary on the Apocalypse, critical and historical; including also an examination of the chief prophecies of Daniel . egard to which several territorialdivisions, it may be well to remind the reader that eachone included its third of the Mediterranean or Romansea,^ as well as its third of the land ; and each one also itsown characteristic stream of the three great frontier rivers,the Rhine, Danube,^ and Euphrates.—In order yet more toaid the imagination, I shall make the attempt, before enter-ing on historical events and fulfilment, to describe the im-agery of the successive visions, so as I conceive it to havepassed over the landscape of the Roman world before the 1 Matt. iv. 8 ; The Devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, andshoweth him all the kingdoms of the world, &c. See p. 99 supra. - The Mediterranean was often spoken of by the Romans as their sea, marenostrum. Hence, when the word sea was used by itself, this would be the meaningattached to the word by them. ^ The higher third of the Danube indeed belonged to the Western division ; butits whole lower stream to the CHAP. III.] IOUR FIRST TRUMPETS IN SYMBOL. 367 eye of tlie Evangelist:—always taking care that thereshall be in this no unlicensed play of the fancy; and no-thing inconsistent with that faithful adherence to thewritten descriptions which is due to every word of GodsHoly Book.—I have already hinted that it is one and thesame Western tliird of the Empire to which I apply alikeall the four first Trumpet visions ;—its land territory, itsnuiritime dependencies, its frontier nV^r-valleys and foun-tains, its sun and stars. This the unity of these fourvisions seems to me to require. I. The imagery of the preliminary altar-court ACTION IN THE APOCALYPTIC TEMPLE, AND OF THE FOURFIRST TRUMPET-VISIONS CONSEQUENT. Behold, then, the Angel-priest has come forth from offer-ing the incense of his faithful ones in the inner temple : hiscenser still in han
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