CHAPTER IX.

Fifth Trumpet Sounded, verses 1-12
Sixth Trumpet Sounded, verses 13-21

CHAPTER X.

The Rainbow Angel

CHAPTER XI.

Temple and Holy City, verses 1, 2
The Two Witnesses, verses 3-6
The Witnesses Slain, verses 7-10
The Witnesses Resurrected, verses 11-14
Seventh Trumpet Sounded, verses 15-19

CHAPTER XII.

Woman and Man-Child, verses 1-6
Michael and the Dragon, verses 7-12
The Woman's Flight, verses 13-17

CHAPTER XIII.

The Leopard Beast, verses 1-9
"The Faith of the Saints," verse 10
The Two-Horned Beast, verses 11-18

CHAPTER XIV.

The 144,000 on Mount Sion, verses 1-5
The Three Angels, verses 6-11
"The Patience of the Saints," verses 12, 13
Harvest of the World, verses 14-20

CHAPTER XV.

Seven Last Plagues

CHAPTER XVI.

The First Vial, verses 1, 2
The Second Vial, verse 3
The Third Vial, verses 4-7
The Fourth Vial, verses 8, 9
The Fifth Vial, verses 10, 11
The Sixth Vial, verses 12-16
The Seventh Vial, verses 17-21

CHAPTER XVII.

"Babylon the Great," verses 1-6
Beast and Ten Kingdoms, verses 7-18

CHAPTER XVIII.

Fall of Babylon

CHAPTER XIX.

Marriage of the Lamb, verses 1-10
Coming of Christ, verses 11-21

CHAPTER XX.

The Dragon Bound, verses 1-6
The Dragon Released, verses 7-10
The Judgment Scene, verses 11-15

CHAPTER XXI.

New Heaven and Earth, verses 1-8
The Heavenly Jerusalem, verses 9-27

CHAPTER XXII.

River and Tree of Life, verses 1-5
Christ's Coming and Eternity, verses 6-21

Nature of Symbolic Language.

Before proceeding with the interpretation of this wonderful book, it
will be necessary for us to pause and make inquiry concerning the nature
of the language employed in its prophecies and concerning the mode of
its interpretation. It will be seen at a glance that it is wholly unlike
the common language of life; and it will be useless for us to undertake
to ascertain its signification unless we understand perfectly the
principles upon which it is founded.

The question may be asked, "Is the language intelligible at all?"
Considering the variety of interpretations placed upon it by expositors
and the opinions generally held respecting it, we might conclude that it
is not. The majority of the people look upon these prophecies as "a mass
of unintelligible enigmas," and are ready to tell the student of
Revelation that this book "either finds or leaves a man mad." But are we
to look upon its language