The City of God: A Vision of the Past, the Present, and the Future Being a Symbolical History of the Church of All Ages, and Especially as Depicted in Some of the Scenes of the Apocalypse |
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Alethea amidst ancient angels Apostle appear Arian beautiful behold beloved Stranger bishop blessed building century character Christ Christianity Church City City of God cloud colour Constantinople corrupt dark depicted Diocletian divine doctrine Donatist earth edifice emperor empire enemies error evil Exarchate of Ravenna eyes faith Father fortress glory Gog and Magog Hall hand heard heaven heresy Heruli holy honour idolatry Justin Martyr king kingdom Lactantius light looked Lord manner martyrs ment mystery object observed Odoacer once pagan papal perceive perfect period persecution Philopolis picture Pope portion present priests prophecy prophets racter Reformation reign religion replied Resurrection Roman Roman empire Rome saints Satan scene Seal seemed seen Shekinah spirit superstition supposed symbol temple thee Theoria things thou hast throne tion tower Trumpet truth unto venerable virtue vision voice walls whole wonder words worship
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Page 269 - And HIS FEET shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east ; and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof, toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Page 99 - I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Page 212 - And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 299 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 270 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them : and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands ; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Page 238 - Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
Page 205 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Page 194 - Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Page 220 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 327 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure •offering : for my name diatt be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.