THE VISION OF PATMOS; OR, THOUGHTS ON REV. i. 12-18. BY THE REV. W. R. STEPHENS, M.A., BRITISH CHAPLAIN AT BRUSSELS, FORMERLY SCHOLAR, SENIOR MODERATOR, ETC., ETC., TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, BODLEIAN BRARY The profits from the salon Boll de applied towards building a new English Church at Bussels. OXFORD. CONTENTS. Place, Time, and Circumstances of it-Candlesticks Interpreted Christ's Priestly Office-Necessity of a Priesthood-Such God's Appointment-Superiority of Christ's Priesthood over the Aaronic in Four Particulars-Mode of Consecration-Duties of Christ as Priest Threefold-The High Priest's Dress-The Breastplate The Bearing of Three Burdens-The Girdle- Such Shown by both His Divine and Human Natures-Fore- shadowed under the Law by a Twofold Type-Witness to this in Christ's Life-Purity of Service and Thought De- manded from us-Means by which our Title and Fitness for Christ's Eyes Searching, Irresistible, Consuming-Instances of PAGE I whom His Omniscience is Forgotten or Abused-Necessity of Prayer Shown-Comfort Derived from this Doctrine- Christ Knows the Persons, Circumstances, Enemies, Need, THE UNCHANGEABLENESS OF CHRIST. Such Manifested in His Purposes, Promises, and Love-Warn- ing against Partial Views of Truth-Christ Shown to Exe- cute Judgment-Distinction between Harvest' and 'Vin- tage Christ's Character Taught in Parable-Marks of Christ's Enemies-End of such Declared-Certainty and The Duty of Christ's Ministers to Show Light-Whence such Derived-The Minister's Strength and Dependence-Duty of Hearers Twofold-Relation of Science to Religion-Tes- Meaning of Sword' here--Testimony to Christ as a King- His Kingdom Obtained both by Inheritance and Purchase- Previous Manifestations of Christ's Glory-Foreshadowed in the Temple Service- Recognised amid His Humiliation- Effect Produced on John by Sight of Christ's Glory-God's Twofold Revelation of Himself in Christ-Hooker's Testi- PAGK REVELATION I. 12-18. "I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire; and His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in His right hand seven stars; and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last : I am He that liveth and was dead, and, behold I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." |