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Eureka

AN EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE
Sixth Edition, 1915
By Dr. John Thomas (first edition written 1861)

 

 

Chapter 9

Section 4 Subsection 3

Symbolic Period of the Loosing


 
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These four angel-powers of the Euphratean region of the globe, were loosed for the execution of a mission to be completed in a specific period -- "they were loosed that they might kill the third of the men at the end of, eis, until, THE hour, and day, and month and year," eniauton. Here was a whole period, which began with the complete preparation of the first angel-power, and ended with the consummation of the work of the four angels, which was the putting to death of "the third" (ver. 18). Of how many years was this period composed? The answer to this question is, of three hundred and ninety-one years and thirty days. The time of the preparation of each angel-power, is not stated. The transactions, which developed the angels beyond the Euphrates, do not enter into the vision; nor the time they consumed. The period of time has exclusive reference to the operations of the "two myriads of myriads of cavalry" against the Eastern Third peoples, after their crossing the Euphrates.

But, it may be further asked, How are these 391 years and 30 days arrived at? In answer to this it may be remarked, that it is absolutely certain from the historical illustration of the fifth trumpet, that the two periods of "five months" each, were periods of 150 years; and that the whole ten months, or 300 years, was the aeon, or cycle, allotted to the tormenting and injuring ascendancy of the Caliph-Angel of the Abyss. Events having clearly demonstrated the duration of five months, we are thereby instructed as to the number of years contained in one month. A symbolical month, then, is thirty years. When a month, therefore, is associated with "hour, day and year" in symbolic time, these must be relatively proportional. The year, eniautos, that which returns into itself, or a circuit of time, must be twelve times the length of "the month;" and "the day" one thirtieth of the month; and "the hour," one twelfth of "the day." In the case of the five months events have proved that apocalyptic time is based upon the principle of a day for a year. According to this, an eniautos or year, being twelve times more than a month of years, would be equal to three hundred and sixty ordinary years; a day, one year; and an hour, thirty days. These added together give the whole number of years for the period of the execution of the mission of the four loosed angel myriads of Euphratean cavalry, as stated above; and may be tabularly presented thus:

Years Days

An Hour, equal to................ 0 30

A Day, equal to.................. 1 00

A Month, equal to................ 30 00

A Year, equal to................. 360 00

Whole Period of the killing... 391 30

In the Greek text the definite article ten is prefixed only to horan, hour. It does not read, "for the hour, and the day, and the month, and the year;" but, one article is prefixed to the whole -- eis ten horan and so forth; "for, during or until the end of the hour," &c. This was, doubtless, significant; and designed to indicate, that the divisions of time were to be taken as proportional parts of a whole period.
 
 

 

 


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