 | Henry William Lovett - 1831 - 272 pages
...great men of the earth ; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24. " And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." This chapter exhibits a vision to which the last twelve verses of the preceding (xvii.) chapter contain... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pages
...blood, so that men could not touch their garments. Lam. iv. 12, 13, 14. In "her" ("Babylon") wax found w Re. xviii. 24. The blind of righteous Abel.] And Cain talked with Abel his brother ; and it came to... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1833 - 418 pages
...city of usurped Ecclesiastical dominion, founded in mystery and upheld by force — in which is found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth : Rev. xviii, 24. See also Ezekiel xxiv, 6, 9. This sentiment may in fact have been called up by his... | |
 | 1834 - 804 pages
...thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets ! for God hath avenged you on her. In her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." It must be obvious to any attentive reader, how remarkably Scripture involves places in the judgments... | |
 | B. A. S., Barbara Allan Simon - 1832 - 234 pages
...but of the supplanter of Jerusalem it is testified, " And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." In the common relations and concerns of society, guilt becomes more heinous in the degree that ingratitude... | |
 | Ethan Smith - 1833 - 422 pages
...the means of her and its own destruction. The last verse of our text assures that " in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Seas of the blood of martyrs, the papal power had actually shed for many centuries ; and the harlot... | |
 | 1833 - 360 pages
...great men of the earth, for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. CHAP. XIX. Christ's victory over the beast. AFTER these things I heard as it were the voice of much... | |
 | William Sheldon - 1833 - 184 pages
...indirectly, this is unquestionably true. We have already considered the assertion that in Babylon was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. But in a state of society, where the poorest have the substantial advantages of wealth, with many others... | |
 | Charles Walmesley - 1834 - 858 pages
...down the divine vengeance upon her,- was, V. 24. "And in her," says St. John, "was found thebloo.1 of prophets and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." In the exultation for the fall of pagan Rome in verso 20th, the apostles were mentioned, because their blood... | |
 | 1834 - 452 pages
...yet Jerusalem is not generally thought to be intended." — Again, ver. 24: " And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." To what city will this language so properly apply as to Jerusalem ? It forcibly brings to mind the... | |
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And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee ; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee : for thy merchants were the great men of the earth ; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.... 
