│ │ (b) An angel is seen descending │ │ from heaven with emblems │ │ of majesty, joy, and peace, │ │ chap. x.; fulfilled in the │ │ Reformation:―― │ │ │ │ (α) The angel with the rainbow │ │ on his head, and his face │ │ like the sun, a proper │ │ symbol of the Reformation │ │ as a work of peace, and │ │ accompanied with light and │ │ knowledge, chap. x. 1. │ │ {lviii} │ │ (β) The little book in his │ │ hand, a symbol of the │ │ principal agent in the │ │ Reformation――_a book_――the │ │ Bible, chap. x. 2. │ │ │ │ (γ) His crying with a loud │ │ voice, symbolical of the │ │ Reformation as arresting │ │ the attention of the │ │ nations, chap. x. 3. │ │ │ │ (δ) The seven thunders――the │ │ anathemas of Papal Rome――the │ │ thunder of the seven-hilled │ │ city, chap. x. 3. │ │ │ │ (ε) The purpose of John │ │ to record what the seven │ │ thunders had uttered, and │ │ the command not to write; │ │ the mistake which the │ │ Reformers were in danger │ │ of making, by regarding │ │ the doctrine of the Papacy │ │ as the truth of God, chap. │ │ x. 4. │ │ │ │ (ζ) The solemn oath of the │ │ angel that the time │ │ predicted would not then │ │ occur, but would occur in