INDEXES. I. INDEX OF THE SYMBOLICAL Language OF SCRIPTURE. II. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX. III. GENERAL INDEX OF MATTERS. IV. INDEX OF THE PRINCIPAL TEXTS ILLUSTRated. I. INDEX OF THE PROPHETIC OR SYMBOLICAL LANGUAGE OF THE SCRIPTURES. [Referred to, in Vol. II. p. 602, and also to facilitate the perusal of the Prophetic Books, analysed in this Volume.1 ABOMINATIONS. 1. Sin in general.—Isa. lxvi. 3. Their 3. The rites and ceremonies of the idola- John iii. 8.-The wind bloweth where it 1. Angel of the LORD.-Jesus Christ.- 4. Abomination of Desolation.-The Roman army, so called on account of its ensigns and images, which the soldiers worshipped, and which were abominable to the Jews.-Matt. xxiv. 15. When ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet. ADULTERESS, or Harlot.-An apostate church or city; particularly the daughter of Jerusalem or the Jewish church and people.-Isa. i. 21. How is the faithful city become a harlot ! See Jer. iii. 6. 8, 9. Ezek. xvi. 22. xxiii. 7. In Rev. xvii. 5. Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots, means the idolatrous Latin church. ADULTERY-Idolatry and apostacy from the worship of the true God.-Jer. iii. 8, 9. When backsliding Israel committed adultery... with stones and with stocks. 1. The infinite power of God in creating See also Ezek. xvi. 32. xxiii. 37. Rev. ii. the world.-Jer. xxvii. 5. I have made the 22. earth... by my great power, and by my AIR, Wind, Breath.-The Holy Spirit.-outstretched arm. See also Jer. xxxii. 17. 3. The presiding ministers or bishops of 4. Fallen Spirits.-Matt. xxv. 41. Ever- 1 This Index of the Prophetic or Symbolical Language of the Scriptures, has been drawn up, after a careful perusal of the remarks on this subject by Sir Isaac Newton, Bishops Lowth and Hurd, the Commentary of William Lowth on the Prophets, the Rev. William Jones's Key to the Language of Prophecy, Dr. Lancaster's admirable Symbolical Alphabetical Dictionary prefixed to his Abridgment of Daubuz's Perpetual Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, and Dr. Woodhouse's Notes to his Translation of the Apocalypse. Those symbols, and interpretations of symbols, which have been the subject of controversy among some late writers on prophecy, are designedly omitted. weak and wicked princes who reigned over the kingdom of Judah from the death of Josiah to the destruction of the city and temple, and the taking of Zedekiah, the last of them, captive by Nebuchadnezzar. 2. The power, strength, and miracles of Christ. Isa. liii. 1. John xii. 38. To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 3. When Jehovah is said to make bare his holy arm, it means that he hath displayed his great power, which for a long time seemed to be hidden and unemployed.-2. Those who are weak in the Christian Isa. lii. 10. The Lord hath made bare his faith and knowledge, being ignorant and holy arm. inconstant, like infants.-1 Cor. iii. 1. ARMOUR-Such graces and spiritual wea- And I, brethren, could not speak unto pons, as are for the defence of the soul, you... but as... unto babes in Christ.— and by which we may be enabled to Heb. v. 13. For he is a babe. combat with our spiritual enemies.- BABYLON.-Papal Rome, with all her idoRom. xiii. 12. Let us put on the armour latrous rites. Rev. xiv. 8.-Babylon is of light.-Eph. vi. 11. Put on the whole fallen. See also Rev. xvii. xviii. armour of God. BALAAM, Doctrine, error or way of-A ARROWS. defection from true religion united with immoral and lascivious practices.-Rev. ii. 14. Thou hast them that hold the doctrine of Balaam.-Jude 11. They have run greedily after the error of Balaam.-2 Pet. ii. 15. Following the way of Balaam. BALANCE. 1. Calamities, or judgments of God.Job vi. 4. The arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit.-2 Sam. xxii. 14, 15. compare Psal. xxxviii. 2, 3. and Ezek. v. 16. That calamities are represented among the eastern writers as the arrows of the Almighty, we have abundant proofs: one single instance, from the fine saying ascribed to Ali (or Aaly) the sonin-law of the impostor of Arabia, will illustrate this remark. "It was once demanded of the fourth Khalif (Ali), on whom be the mercy of the Creator, if the canopy of heaven were a bow; and if the earth were the cord thereof; and if calamities were arrows: if mankind were the mark for those arrows and if Almighty God, the tremendous and the glorious, were the unerring archer, to whom could the sons of Adam flee for protection? The Khalif answered, saying, The sons of Adam must flee unto the Lord.' This fine image Job keeps in view (vi. 8, 9.) wishing that the unerring marksman may let fly these arrows, let loose his hand, to destroy and cut him off." Dr. A. Clarke on Job vi. 4. 2. Abusive or slanderous words.-Psal. Ixiv. 3. Who bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words. 3. Children.-Psal. cxxvii. 4, 5. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them. "The orientals are accustomed to call brave and valiant sons the arrows and darts of their parents, because they are able to defend them. To sharpen arrows, to make sharp arrows, is, among them, to get brave and valiant sons.' [Burder's Oriental Literature, vol. ii. p. 53.] ASHES. See DUST and ASHES. BABES. .... 1. The known symbol of a strict obsery- 2. Joined with symbols, denoting the sale 1. A heathen kingdom or power of the 1. Foolish and inexperienced princes.-viii. 23.) A state offensive to God. Isa. iii. 4. I will give children to be their BLACK-BLACKNESS.-Afflictions, disas princes, and babes (or infants) shall rule over them. This minatory prediction was fully accomplished in the succession of ters and anguish.-Jer. xiv. 2. Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground.—Joel ii. 6. |