empire. Fourth trumpet, empire established under Augustus.- Fifth
trumpet, first woe, or Nero and the ravages of the Jewish war.-Sixth
trumpet, second woe, or siege and destruction of Jerusalem under Titus.
V. Overthrow of the pagan persecuting power.-Seventh trumpet begins
to sound. Compendium of the little book.-Pagan Rome persecuting the
Church.-Spiritual agents in the conflict, and anticipated victory. --Perse-
cution continued.-Imperial magistracy of Rome the visible agents. VI.
Corruptions, temporal power, etc., of the nominally Christian Church.-
Symbol, dominion, and name of new persecuting power.-Gloomy picture
relieved by a vision.-Judgment on the papacy.-Seven vials, or plagues.
-First vial, priestcraft and degeneracy of the clergy.-Second and third,
Mohammedan power in the 7th, and Ottoman in the 13th century.- Fourth
vial, the Inquisition.-Fifth, Reformation.-Sixth, French Revolution.—
Seventh vial, symbols of destruction.-Seventh vial continued, woman on
a scarlet coloured beast.-Fall of spiritual Babylon.-Lamentations over
her, fall.-Rejoicing in heaven.-Final conflict and victory. VII. The
millennium.-Final destruction of Satan's power.-Resurrection and last
judgment.-Prelude to description of New Jerusalem.-The city described.
Its more spiritual elements.-The epilogue.