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A.D.

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Introduction to the trumpets, denoting a
new series of predictions
Temporary suspension of the judgments.
The angels prepare themselves to sound
Revolt of the Goths, &c.

400-403 Invasion of Italy by Alaric

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Seat of empire transferred to Ravenna
Emigration of the Northern Germans
Desolation of Gaul. Revolt of the British

army

408-410 Sieges and sack of Rome, by Alaric

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CHAPTER XV.

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SECOND TRUMPET.-Scene, the sea.

Ravages of Genseric along the coast and
Roman colony of Africa. Naval wars
of the Vandals and Moors against the
Romans, 237-244.

Heraclian, Count of Africa, revolts against
Rome, and sails, with an immense fleet,
against Italy

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Boniface, governor
invites the Vandals

of

Africa, revolts, and

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429-430 Genseric, king of the Vandals, lands in Africa, desolates the coast, and destroys the maritime colony of Hippo

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457-458 Destruction of the fleet of Majorian; and naval wars of the Vandals

CHAPTER XVI.

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THIRD TRUMPET.-Scene, the rivers and fountains

of waters.

Attila in Northern Italy.

441, &c. Attila attacks and lays waste the eastern

empire

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452

Invasion of Northern Italy by Attila

461-467 Sedition of the Roman army at Tortona, in Liguria, or Piedmont. Ricimer reigns over Northern Italy, at Milan. mortality in the countries around the Po

CHAPTER XVII.

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FOURTH TRUMPET.-Scene, the third part of the sun, &c. smitten.

Extinction of the imperial power of Rome. 476 or 479 Extinction of the western empire by Odoacer. Xeno sole emperor; but imperial power not discontinued over Rome. Theodoric, the Ostrogoth, subdues Italy, takes Rome, assumes the purple, and reigns over Italy, &c. Extinction of the consulship

493

541 552

622

senate

Subsequent restoration of the western em-
pire by Charlemagne, A.D. 800

CHAPTER XVIII.

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FIFTH TRUMPET, OR FIRST WOE.

Fall of a great star upon the earth.
Opening of the bottomless pit. Dark-
ening smoke out of the pit. Locusts out
of the smoke. Mahometanism. Sara-

cens.

591-616 Reign and magnificence of Chosroes, king
of Persia. He invades the Roman em-
pire, and besieges Constantinople
Rise of Mahomet. Mutual destruction of
the Roman and Persian empires. First
expedition of Heraclius against the Per-
sians, and the commencement of the
Hegira, or Mahometan era, same year

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627, 628 Flight of Chosroes. He is deposed and murdered

632

Invasion of Syria by the Saracens. Propa-
gation and rapid progress of Mahome-
tanism

Saracens commanded not to touch the grass
of the earth, &c. but to destroy idolaters
Prophetic and historical marks and descrip-
tion of the Saracenic woe

718-767 Empire of the caliphs-prevalence of their
conquests. Foundation of Bagdad
Fallen state of the caliphs of Bagdad

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CHAPTER XIX.

THE SIXTH TRUMPET, OR SECOND WOE.

The four angels that were bound in the
river Euphrates, loosed-prepared for
a day, a week, a month, and a year, or
396 years, 103 days-intermediate his-
tory-armies of horsemen-siege of
Constantinople, the capital of the
eastern Roman empire-establishment
of the authority of the Turkish paschas
-continued impenitence of the papal
kingdom of Europe.

The empire of the Turks identified with
the King of the north, Dan. xi. 44, &c.

980-1038 Emigration of the Turks-they defeat the

1057

Gaznevides, and subdue Persia

The sultan invested by the caliph

1065-1071 The conquest of Armenia and Georgia by the Turks. The Roman emperor defeated and taken prisoner

1076-1096 Division of the Turkish empire into four sultanies. Conquest of Jerusalem by

the Turks

1096-1295 The Turks bound in the Euphrates by

the crusaders

1227-1295 Conquests of the Moguls

1299-1326 Reign of Othman, and loosing of the

Turks

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A.D.

Conquests of the Ottomans

Period of preparation, 396 years, 103
days

Purpose for which the Turks were pre-
pared
Retrospective view of the history of the
Turks from the investment of the sul-
tan by the Caliph, to the taking of
Constantinople, and final submission of
the eastern Roman empire
Establishment of the Turks in Europe
1396-1402 Bajazet defeated the confederate Chris-
tian armies, and threatened the de-
struction of Constantinople, but was
conquered by Tamerlane

1353

1421

1451

1453

1453

Reunion of the Ottoman empire

Mahomet II. on his ascension to the
throne displays hostile intentions against
Constantinople

Period of preparation completed on the
fortieth day of the siege, and the fate
of Constantinople could no longer be
averted

The siege of Constantinople, and its fall
The eastern Roman empire divided into
Turkish pachalics

1453-1500 The papal kingdoms of Europe continue
idolatrous and impenitent. Gross vices
of the Roman Catholic clergy at the
close of the fifteenth century

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VOL. II.

CHAPTER XX.

Another mighty angel descends from heaven clothed with a cloud-a rainbow upon his head-his face as the sun-his feet as pillars of fire—a little open book in his hand-his right foot on the sea-and his left upon the earth-he cried with a loud voice -when he had cried seven thunders uttered their voices, and when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, the angel sware that there would be time (delay) no longer. The era and the symbol of the Reformation.

A. D. 1517

1555

Reformation commenced

Significancy of the similitudes. Trans-
lation of the Scriptures-book from
heaven opened

The maritime countries of Denmark-
Sweden-Britain-Holland-chiefseat

of the Reformation

Protestant states of Germany

The angel cried with a loud voice, as
when a lion roareth. The Reformation
a most momentous event, and glorious
moral revolution

Reformation consolidated by the pacifica

tion of Passau

Seven thunders, denoting wars, uttered
their voices, after the Reformation was
established

1569-1607 I. THUNDER.-Civil and religious wars
in Holland and Zealand against Spain.
Holland cast off the Spanish_yoke.
War against the Hugenots in France.

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