AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION:――SECT. I. The Writer of the Book of Revelation.――SECT. II. The Time of Writing the Apocalypse.――SECT. III. The Place where the Book was written.――SECT. IV. The Nature and Design of the Book.――SECT. V. The Plan of the Apocalypse, xxix‒lv ANALYSIS, lvi‒lxii THE BOOK OF REVELATION, 31‒464 {iv} LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. PAGE PATMOS――THE PORT OF SCALA, AND TOWN OF PATINO, _Frontispiece._ The Site of Ephesus, from the Theatre, 60 The Castle and Port of Smyrna, 70 Ruins of the Church of St. John, Pergamos, 74 Thyatira――General View, 81 Sardis――Remains of Ancient Temple, &c., 88 Philadelphia――General View, 92 Petrified Cascades at Hierapolis, Colos. 285 The Ruins of Laodicea, 97 Map of N. Italy, 4to――Scene of the Third Trumpet and Third Vial, 203, 361 _Engravings Printed in the Text._ Egyptian Calf-idol, Rev. 115 Human-headed Winged Lion; from the Nineveh Sculptures, Rev. 116 Eagle-headed Winged Lion; from the Nineveh Sculptures, Rev. 117 Medal of the Emperor Nerva wearing Crown, Rev. 145 Medal of the Emperor Valentinian wearing Diadem, Rev. 145 Symbolic Bas-reliefs from a Roman Triumphal Arch, Rev. 146 Emblem of a Roman Procurator, Rev. 154 Symbolical Locust, according to Elliott, Rev. 218 Standard-bearer of a Turkish Pasha, Rev. 237 Roman Standard, from Montfauçon, Rev. 305 Medal of Pope Leo XII., Rev. 384 {v} PREFACE.