Sub specie aeternitatis.-Under the vision of eternity; as seen by God; considered absolutely.
Tertullian.-A Latin Christian writer of the second and third
Tetragrammaton.-The four consonantal letters
Victorinus.-Bishop of Pettau in Panonia, now in the southwest of Austria, in the fourth century who wrote commentaries on books of the Bible.
The larger departments of the book are indicated in the table of con-
tents. Many details of The Revelation as translated in Appendix I.,
are treated in the exposition of the passages in which they occur.
The numbers refer to the pages.
Agrippina, 31
Alexander the Great,
Sardis, 91
Alexandre, 21
Altar, in fifth seal, 123; of in-
cense, 136; the golden, 140; re-
ply of, 173
Angels, in Revelation of John, 28,
118; seven, 135, 170; four, 140;
the strong, 141; angel in mid-
heaven, 163; a second, 164; a
third, 165; of the waters, 173;
still another, 183; not to be wor-
shipped, 187; in the sun, 191
Antiochus IV, 15
Antiochus, captures Sardis, 91
Antiochus II, founds Laodicea,
Apocalypse, of Baruch, 22; of
Abraham, 24; of Elias and Zep-
haniah, 24; late Christian and
Jewish, 25; of Peter, 25; of
Paul, 25; of Sedrach, 25; of the
Virgin, 25; spurious of John,
25; Revelation of John as, 28
Apocalyptic Age, 13
Apocalyptic Literature, 13, 18;
rise and development of, 17;
characteristics of, 25; aim of,
26; contrasted with prophecy,
26; interpretation of, 26.
Apollyon, 139
Armageddon, 174, 175
Asia, extent, 33; religion in, 33;
features of, 33; people of, 34;
loyalty of, 34; Christianity in,
34; Jews in, 34
Babylon, fall of, 164, 176, 183, 185,
191; ready for judgment, 179;
call to leave, 183; lamentations
over, 184
Babylonian captivity, 13; books of,
18
Balaam and Balak, 79, 85
Beast, the great, from the sea,
157, 175; from the land, 159;
fate of worshippers of, 165;
those victorious over, 169;
throne of, 174; carrying the wo-
man, 179; battle with the war-
rior, 188; overthrown, 191
Benediction, 212
Bible, translated into Greek, 15
Book, of Jubilees, 24; of Eldad
and Medad, 25; the little, 141
Bowls, of seven angels, 171
Chaldeans, cruelty of, 14
Charles, Dr. R. H., 20, 22
Christ, in the midst of the
churches, 60; conqueror, 79;
bread of life, 80; son of God,
83; recognition of, 87; scrutiny
of, 87, 92; rewards of, 72, 75, 80,
87, 88, 93, 94, 99, 100, 106; meek-
ness and strength of, 116;
worthiness of, 118; coming of,
209; some characteristics of,
210; summary of teaching re-
garding, 217.
Church, churches, contrasted with
the Empire, 58, 112; Christ in
midst of, 60; messages to sev-
en, 64; representative character
of, 65; letters to seven, 66; an-
gels of, 67; condition of 128;
represented by John 142; and by
two witnesses, 145; conflict with
Empire, 146, 169; raised to life,
147; rejoicing over Babylon,
184; conflict with the world,
196; summary of teaching re-
garding, 219. See also Roman
Empire.
Cicero, visits Laodicea, 102.
City, the heavenly, 201
Claudius, 31
Clement of Alexandria, 61, 71
Conquest, 121
Constantine, edict of, 13, 15, 16, 33
Council of Jerusalem, 85, 88
Croesus, Lydian king, 90
Crown of life, 75
Cyrus, defeats Croesus, 91; cap-
tures Babylon, 175
Epilogue, 207
Ethiopic Enoch, 18
Euphrates, 140; dried up, 174, 175
Ewald, 21
Exile, 13; return from, 14
Explanations, 253
Ezekiel, book of, 18
Ezra, 14
Fire, 136; lake of, 192, 196, 197,
198
Fornication, 85
Fourth Ezra, 21, 22
Galba, conspiracy to enthrone, 32
Genesis, writings based on, 23
Glass, sea of, 169
God, summary of teaching regard-
ing, 217
Gog and Magog, 196
Greek Baruch, 23
Greek period, 14
Grotius and Jezebel, 87
Hades, in fourth seal, 123; cast
into lake of fire, 198
Hail, and fire, 136; plague of, 177
Harvest scene, 166
Heaven, war in, 155; a voice from,
165
Heavenly bodies darkened, 137
Heavens, rolled up, 124; and earth
197
Herodotus, 175
Histories of Adam and Eve, 24
Ignatius, Epistle to the Ephesians,
Imperial power, the real, 112
Incense, bowls of, 117; angel with,
136; altar of, 136
Introduction, II
Irenaeus, 71
Isaiah, non-canonical Books of, 24
Israel, tribes of, 129
Jerusalem, captured by Babylon-
ians, 13, by Greeks, 15, by Ro-
inans, 15; rebuilt, 14; city of,
146; the new, 202
Jewish war of independence, 15
Jews, in Babylon, 13; in Persian
period, 14; in Greek period, 14;
crises of, 17; in Asia, 34, 99,
103; at martyrdom of Poly-
carp, 75
John, in Patmos, 51, 60; com-
manded to write, 61; summoned
to heaven, 108; shown the judg-
ment of Babylon, 179; forbid-
den to write, 141; as a prophet,
142
Judah, conquest of, 13
Judas Maccabaeus, 15
Judgment, portents of, 125; ex-
pected, 127; at hand, 149, 163,
167, 171, 177; executed by Christ
190; given to the faithful, 194;
last, 197
Lagoras, climbs the cliff at Sar-
dis, 91
Land smitten, 172
Laodicea, city,
church in, 102
Law, destroyed, 15; given to
Moses, 110
Living creatures, the four, 110,
186
Locusts from the pit, 139
16, 30; parentage, 31; reign of,
31; reign of terror under, 32;
accomplishments of, 32; death
of 32; redivivus, 32, 158, 180
Nicolaitanes, 71, 79, 85
Nineveh captured, 13
Number, 28, 35, 45, 160
Octavia, 31
Octavianus, 30
Otho, 31
Parthians, 120, 175
Patmos, 60
Paul, imprisoned, 30; appealed to
Caesar, 31; ascension of, 25;
visits Ephesus, 70
Pergamum, city, 77; letter to
church in, 77
Persecution, in Greek period, 15;
of the Christians, 16, 31, 124
Persian period, 14
Persians capture Sardis, 90
Philadelphia, city, 95; letter to
church in, 95
Pit, the abysmal, 139
Plagues, the seven last, 169, 172;
of Egypt, 172
Pliny, letter to Trajan, 160
Polycarp, martyred, 74; tests of,
Ramsay, Sir Wm., 51, 67, 121, 154,
159, 184; re. the seven churches,
64
Resurrection, the first, 193; a sec-
ond, 199
Revelation, book of, excellence of,
II, 28; as an apocalypse, 28;
characteristics of, 28, 49, 50, 56,
212, 217; aim and purpose of 28,
43, 56; prophecy in, 29; pseu-
donymity of, 29; historical set-
ting of, 30; date of, 18, 38, 148,
180; unity of 39; destination of,
43, 57; symbolism of, 45; con-
tents and plan of, 46; interpre-
tation of, 49, 56, 215; title of,
55; preface in, 55; sources of,
55; importance of close atten-
tion to, 56, 208; introduction in,
57; author of, 37, 57, 60; vi-
sions of, 46, 108; immediate ful-
filment of, 209; penalty for al-
tering, 210; inspiration of, 220;
practical value of, 220
Revelation, certified genuine, 208;
not to be sealed, 208
Revelations of Stephen and
Thomas, 25
Roman Empire, extent of, 30; at-
titude to religion, 30; to Jews,
154; to Christianity, 30, 156; in
first century A. D. 33; con-
trasted with God, 112; condition
of, 128; people of, 147; under
sway of Satan, 155, 180; fate of
158; overthrown, 183, 192; con-
quered by Christ, 192
Roman period, 15
Rome, great fire in, 16, 31; perse-
cution in, 16, 31; summary of
teaching regarding, 218
Sacrifices required, 15
Sagaris, martyr, 103
Sardis, city, 90; letter to church
in, 90
Satan, depths of, 88; in the Em-
pire, 155; bound, 193; loosed,
195; power finally settled, 196;
see Dragon
Schürer, Prof. E. and Jezebel, 87
Scorpions, 139
Scott, Prof. C. Anderson, 111, 160
Sea affected, 137, 172
Sealed book and the Lamb, 114;
opening of, 120; significance of,
125
Sealing of one hundred and forty-
four thousand, 129
Sibyline oracles, 21, 136
Silence of half an hour, 135
Slavonic Enoch, 20
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