Page A.D. 395 Introduction to the trumpets, denoting a 400-403 Invasion of Italy by Alaric 405 407 223 223 224 226 229 230 231 233 Seat of empire transferred to Ravenna army 408-410 Sieges and sack of Rome, by Alaric 413 427 CHAPTER XV. SECOND TRUMPET.-Scene, the sea. Ravages of Genseric along the coast and Heraclian, Count of Africa, revolts against 238 Boniface, governor of Africa, revolts, and 238 429-430 Genseric, king of the Vandals, lands in Africa, desolates the coast, and destroys the maritime colony of Hippo 457-458 Destruction of the fleet of Majorian; and naval wars of the Vandals CHAPTER XVI. 240 240 242 THIRD TRUMPET.-Scene, the rivers and fountains of waters. Attila in Northern Italy. 441, &c. Attila attacks and lays waste the eastern empire 246 A.D. 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. Great Page 248 256 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- CHAPTER XVIII. FIFTH TRUMPET, OR FIRST WOE. Fall of a great star upon the earth. cens. 591-616 Reign and magnificence of Chosroes, king 263 264 265 265 269 272 274 A.D. 627, 628 Flight of Chosroes. He is deposed and murdered 632 Invasion of Syria by the Saracens. Propa- Saracens commanded not to touch the grass 718-767 Empire of the caliphs-prevalence of their 936 CHAPTER XIX. THE SIXTH TRUMPET, OR SECOND WOE. The four angels that were bound in the The empire of the Turks identified with 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 Page 276 278 288 292 297 299 303 306 307 309 310 313 314 316 A.D. Conquests of the Ottomans Period of preparation, 396 years, 103 Purpose for which the Turks were pre- 1353 1421 1451 1453 1453 Reunion of the Ottoman empire Mahomet II. on his ascension to the Period of preparation completed on the The siege of Constantinople, and its fall 1453-1500 The papal kingdoms of Europe continue Page 318 320 324 326 328 328 326 329 331 342 354 355 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- The maritime countries of Denmark- of the Reformation Protestant states of Germany The angel cried with a loud voice, as Reformation consolidated by the pacifica tion of Passau Seven thunders, denoting wars, uttered 1569-1607 I. THUNDER.-Civil and religious wars Pag 1 5 9 14 14 16 17 |