Chapter II: Preface: To Fourth Edition

The reception accorded this work when it was first submitted to the public was more than gratifying to the author. The lapse of time has only tended to confirm still more strongly the fundamental nature of the principle of interpretation adopted. In order to supply the constant demand, the fourth edition is now issued.

I have taken advantage of this opportunity to make certain revisions necessitated by an increase of knowledge since the work was first written, nearly twelve years ago. This revision, however, did not require an entire re-writing and does not involve a change in fundamentals.

F.G. Smith. _Anderson, Ind., Mar. 1, 1918_.

CONTENTS.

Preface Nature of Symbolic Language

CHAPTER I.

Introduction, verses 1-11 Vision of Christ, verses 12-20

CHAPTER II.

Message to Ephesus, verses 1-7 Message to Smyrna, verses 8-11 Message to Pergamus, verses 12-17 Message to Thyatira, verses 18-29

CHAPTER III.

Message to Sardis, verses 1-6 Message to Philadelphia, verses 7-13 Message to Laodicea, verses 14-22

CHAPTER IV.

Vision of God's Throne

CHAPTER V.

The Book with Seven Seals

CHAPTER VI.

First Seal Opened, verses 1, 2 Second Seal Opened, verses 3, 4 Third Seal Opened, verses 5, 6 Fourth Seal Opened, verses 7, 8 Fifth Seal Opened, verses 9-11 Sixth Seal Opened, verses 12-17

CHAPTER VII.

God's Servants Sealed, verses 1-8 The White-Robed Company, verses 9-17

CHAPTER VIII.

Seventh Seal Opened, verses 1-5 First Trumpet Sounded, verses 6, 7 Second Trumpet Sounded, verses 8, 9 Third Trumpet Sounded, verses 10, 11 Fourth Trumpet Sounded, verses 12, 13

CHAPTER IX.

Fifth Trumpet Sounded, verses 1-12 Sixth Trumpet Sounded, verses 13-21

CHAPTER X.

The Rainbow Angel

CHAPTER XI.

Temple and Holy City, verses 1, 2 The Two Witnesses, verses 3-6 The Witnesses Slain, verses 7-10 The Witnesses Resurrected, verses 11-14 Seventh Trumpet Sounded, verses 15-19

CHAPTER XII.

Woman and Man-Child, verses 1-6 Michael and the Dragon, verses 7-12 The Woman's Flight, verses 13-17

CHAPTER XIII.

The Leopard Beast, verses 1-9 "The Faith of the Saints," verse 10 The Two-Horned Beast, verses 11-18

CHAPTER XIV.

The 144,000 on Mount Sion, verses 1-5 The Three Angels, verses 6-11 "The Patience of the Saints," verses 12, 13 Harvest of the World, verses 14-20

CHAPTER XV.

Seven Last Plagues

CHAPTER XVI.

The First Vial, verses 1, 2 The Second Vial, verse 3 The Third Vial, verses 4-7 The Fourth Vial, verses 8, 9 The Fifth Vial, verses 10, 11 The Sixth Vial, verses 12-16 The Seventh Vial, verses 17-21

CHAPTER XVII.

"Babylon the Great," verses 1-6 Beast and Ten Kingdoms, verses 7-18

CHAPTER XVIII.

Fall of Babylon

CHAPTER XIX.

Marriage of the Lamb, verses 1-10 Coming of Christ, verses 11-21

CHAPTER XX.

The Dragon Bound, verses 1-6 The Dragon Released, verses 7-10 The Judgment Scene, verses 11-15

CHAPTER XXI.

New Heaven and Earth, verses 1-8 The Heavenly Jerusalem, verses 9-27