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CANDLE, is light. Jer. xxv. 10. Matt. v. 15. Luke xi. 36. xv. S.

CANDLESTICKS. The means of light; as the kingdom of Christ, the two witnesses, and seven churches, are called candlesticks. Dan. v. 5. Zech. iv. 2, 11. Rev. ii. 5. xi. 4.

CARMEL. The vineyard of God. Mich. vii. 14. CHAIN, signifies the laws of God; or man, in prophecy. Ps. cxlix. 8. Acts xxviii. 20. Jude 6. CHITTEM. Those that bruise. Dan. xi. 30. CITY OF GOD. New Jerusalem. Heb. xii. 22. Rev. iii. 12.

CITY OF NATIONS. Antichrist, or Babylon. Rev. xvi. 19. xvii. 18.

The streets of the great city are the ten kings. Rev. xi. 3, 13.

CLOUD, or TO RIDE ON A CLOUD, is an emblen of power and great glory. Matt. xxiv. 30. Sometimes it means heavy judgments, as in Joel ii. 2. Zeph. i. 15.

CROWN. Dignity and honor. Prov. xvi. 31. Isa. xxviii. 1-5. lxii. 3.

CRY OF CRIED. To be sensible of want. Prayers and petitions for relief; or forerunner of war. 2 Kings iv. 40. Ps. xxx. 2-8. Rev. xiv. 18. DARKNESS. Ignorance, unbelief, and every evil work, confusion and horror. Prov. iv. 19. Isa. lx. 2. Eph. v. 11. DAY, is one year-revolution of the earth in its orbit. Num. xiv. 34. Eze. iv. 5, 6. Dan. ix. 24. DAY OF THE LORD. Judgment day, or 1000 years, 1 Thes. v. 2. 2 Pet. iii. 8-10. Rev. xx. 4—7. DEATH. Separation from body, from holiness, from God; inactive, separate from former state. This is the proper sense.

DESERT, OF WILDERNESS. Paganism, or away from the force of the laws of the Romish Church. Isa. xl. 3. Eze. xlvii. 8. Rev. xii. 6.

DEVIL. Roman government; pagan and papal, when used as a symbol. Rev. ii. 10. xii. 9. xx. 2. DEW AND RAIN, signify the pouring out of the Spirit

and heavenly blessing. Ps. cxxxiii. 3. Prov. xix. 12. Hosea xiv. 5.

DOGS. Wicked men and teachers. Isa. lvi. 10. Rev. xxii. 15. Phil. ii. 2. Ps. lix. 6-14. DRAGON. Rome pagan. Rev. xvii. S. Afterwards papal. Persecuting governments.

DRUNKENNESS. Intoxicated with worldly riches, plea sures and honors. Isa. xxix. 9. Matt. xxiv. 49. Luke xxi. 34.

EAGLE, denotes a people hid, or out of sight. Rev. xii: 14. iv. 7. Matt. xxiv. 28. EARTH. The Roman kingdom. Rev. xiii. 12, and xix. 2.

EARTHQUAKE. Revolutions. Hag. ii. 21, 22. Rev. vi. 12. xvi. 18.

EAT. To consume or destroy. Rev. xvii. 16. James v. 3. Rev. xix. 18.

ELDERS, TWENTY-FOUR, denote the whole priesthood, taken from twenty-four courses. 1 Chron. xxiv. FIRE, is used to denote destruction, and justice of God. Ps. lxviii. 2. Heb. xii. 29. Word of God. Jer. v. 14.

FLESH. Riches and honors of the world. 2 Pet. ii. 10-18. 1 John ii. 15, 16. Rev. xix. 18. FLOOD. Great numbers. Isa. lix. 19. Dan. ix, 26.

Rev. xii. 15, 16.

FOREHEAD. Public profession, or character. Jer. iii. 3. Eze. ix. 4. Řev. vii. 3. xiii. 16.

FROGS. The symbolic meaning of frogs (say some is flatterers or impostors. See Rev. xvi. 13. GARMENTS, denote the character, as white denotes

purity or righteousness; rags, filthy; sackcloth, mourning. Dan. vii. 9. Zee.iii.3, 4. Rev.xvi.15. GOD, when used as a symbol, denotes a prince, ruler, or magistrate. 1 Cor. viii. 5. Gal. iv. S. GRAVE. To hide in secret; put out of memory. Job

xiv. 13.

GRASS, means people, as green the righteous, dry or stubble the wicked. Isa. xl. 6, 7, 9. 1 Pet. i. 24. Rev. viii. 7. ix. 4.

HAIL, denotes wars, slaughter and desolation, by

some Northern government. Isa. xxviii. 2, 17. Xxx. 30, 32. Rev. viii. 7.

HAND. Symbol of action and labor. Isa. x. 13. xlviii. 13. Rev. xx. 1. Dan. viii. 25. HARLOT. An idolatrous community, or church. Isa. i. 21. Jer. iii. 1-8. Rev. xvii. 5.

HARVEST. The gathering of men to their final destiny. Matt. xiii. 39. Jer. li. 33. Joel iii. 13. HEAD. The supreme power of the object. Dan. ii. 39. Eph. i. 22. Rev. xix. 12.

HEAT. Anger, calamity. Deut. xxix. 24. Ezek. iii. 14. Rev. xvi. 9.

HEAVEN. Government of God with his people. Deut. xi. 21. Isa. xlix. 13. Matt. xvi. 19. xxv. 1, 14. Dan. vii. 18, 22. HILL. Kingdoms. Isa. ii. 2. HORN. Kings. Dan. vii. 24. xvii. 12, 16.

HORSE. War and conquest. viii. 6.

v. 25. Mic. vi. 1, 2. viii. 20, 21. Rev.

Prov. xxi. 31. Jer.

xix. 11.

White, victory. Rev. vi. 2.
Black, distress and calamity. Rev. vi. 5.
Red, war and hostility. Rev. vi. 4.
Pale, death and destruction. Rev. vi. 8.

IRON. Strength. Dan. ii. 33-41. Rev. ii. 27. ISRAEL. Christian church. Isa. xlv. 4-25. Gal.

vi. 16.

ISLANDS. Small governments in Roman states. Ezek. xxvi. 15, 16. Zeph. ii. 11. Rev. x. 20. vi. 14. JERUSALEM. The church of God. Isa. lii. 9. Gal. iv. 26.

JEZEBEL. Antichrist. 1 Kings xviii. 19. Rev. ii. 20. KILLING. Depriving of power. Ps. xliv. 22. Rom. viii. 36. Rev. vi. 4. xi. 7. KING. Forms of government or power. 23. Rev. ix. 11. xvii. 10.

Dan. viii.

LAMB. Messiah. Isa. xvi. 1. John i. 29. LAMP. Word of God or Mahometan Bible. 105. Rev. viii. 10.

Rev. v. 12.

Ps. cxix.

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LEOPARD. A cruel, fierce, and quick conqueror Hosea xiii. 7. Hab. i. 8. Rev. xiii. 2,

LION. Valiant, strong, courageous. Prov, xxviii, iq XXX. 30. Rev. x. 3, xiii. 2.

LOCUSTS. Great armies. Isa, xxxiii. 4. Nah. iii. 15, 17. Rev. ix. 3-7.

MARK. To profess allegiance. The Roman soldiers had marked foreheads and hands. Ezek, ix. 4. Rey. xiii. 16, 17. xiv. 9, 11

MEASURE. Completed, finished. Ps. xxxix. 4. Jer. li. 13. Matt. xxiii. 32. Rev. xi. 1. MERCHANTS. Professed ministers of Christ. Isa. xxiii. 8, 18. Jer. xiv. 18. Rev, xviii. 11, 12, 23. MOON. Gospel. Isa. xxx. 26. Rev. xii. 1. Or church. Cant. vi. 10.

MOUNTAIN. Governments. Isa. ii. 2. Dan. ii. 35. MOUNTAIN, HOLY. The gospel kingdom. Isa. xi. 9, The seat of Antichrist. Ezek. xxviii. 14. Dan. xi. 45.

MORNING. Resurrection of the just. Ps. xlix. 14. MOUTH. Commands, or laws. Dan. vii. 8. Rev. xiii. 5. xvi. 13. 1 Thes, ii. 8.

NAKED. Shame and disgrace. Mic. i. 8, 11. Rev. iii. 18. xvi. 15. xvii. 16.

NIGHT. Moral darkness or wickedness. Isa. xxi. 8. Rom. xiii. 12. 1 Thes. v. 5. Rev. xxi. 25. NUMBER OF NUMBERED. Finished-end. Ps. xc. 12. Dan. v. 26. Ezek. iv. 4-6. Rev. xiii. 17, 19. OIL. Faith Matt. xxv. 8. Cant. i. 3. Heb. iv. 2. Ox, denotes a people for slaughter. Prov. vii. 22.

Jer. xi. 19. Num. xxiii. 1.

RAIN. Reformation, grace, refreshing. Deut. xxxii. 2. Hosea vi. 3. James v, 7.

RED. Persecuting, bloody, Rey, vi, 4, xii. 3. RIVERS. People living on the rivers, mentioned Isa. viii. 7. Rev. viii. 10. xvi. 4,

ROD OF IRON. Power of Christ. Ps. ii. 9, Isa. xi. 1. Rev. ii, 27.

SCARLET. Bloody, cruel. Rev, xvii. 3, 4 SEA. A large body of people. Isa. lvii. 20. Dan. vii 3. Rev. vii. 2, 3.

SHIELD AND BUCKLER. Ps. xci. 4.

STARS, Ministers in the church, or rulers in the world. Rev.xii. 1. Dan. viii. 10. xii. 3. Jude 13. SUN. As in the natural, so in the moral world, source of all light, Christ or his word. Gen. xxxvii. 9. Ps. lxxxiv. 11. Mal. iv. 2.

SWORD. Slaughter. Jer. xv. 3. Ezek. xxi. 28. SWORD, TWO-EDGED. Word of God. Ps. cxlix. 6. Heb. iv. 12. Rev. i. 16. ii. 12.

TAIL. Subordinate officers or provinces. Isa. ix. 14, 15. Rev. xii. 4.

TEETH, LARGE IRON. Strong devouring enemy. Dan. vii. 7, 19. Rev. ix. 8.

TEMPLE. The church professedly of Christ or Antichrist. Mal. iii. 1. 2 Cor. vi, 16. Rev. vii. 15, THUNDER. Sudden dispersion of armies or king. doms. 1 Sam. ii, 10. Isa. xxix. 5, 6. Ps. xviii. 13. TREE OF LIFE. Jesus Christ. Rev, ii. 7. xxii. 2. VINE. A class of people, as wicked or righteous.

Hosea x. 1. Rev. xiv. 18.

VOICES. Many people engaged in the same cry to be eased of burdens, or rejoicing. Luke xxiii. 23. Rev, viii. 5. xi. 15, 19.

WALK WITH GOD, is to live with and be in communion with him, 2 Cor. vi. 16. Rev. iii. 4. WATERS. Flesh, or people. Num. xxiv. 7. Isa. xlviii. 1. viii. 7. John v. 8. Rev. xvii. 15. WHIRLWIND. Heavy judgments of God. Ps. lviii. 9.

Prov. i. 27. Isa, lxvi. 15.

WILDERNESS. Outlawed from the great city. Dext. xxxii. 10. Jer. xii. 10. Rev. xii. 6.

WIND. Doctrine, good and bad. Cant. iv. 16. Isa. xxvi. 18. Eph, iv. 14.

WINE, is consolation, and anger, and justice. Cant. v. 1. Isa, lv. 1. Rev. xvi. 19. xvii. 2. WINGS. Protection, defence, Exod. xix. 4. Ps. xvii. 8. xxxvi. 7. Rev. ix. 9. xii. 14.

WITNESS. Christ, prophets and apostles. Isa. xliii. 10. Acts i, 8, 22. Rev. i. 5. iii. 14. xx. 4. WITNESSES, TWO. Two testaments, scriptures, figured

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