│ │ interpositions from an │ │ unexpected quarter in │ │ delivering the church from │ │ its perils, ver. 16. │ │ │ │ (e) The wrath of Satan against │ │ the remnant――representing │ │ the attempts of the Papacy │ │ to cut off individuals when │ │ open and general persecution │ │ no longer raged, ver. 17. │ └ │ ┌ │ II. The two │ 1. The first beast, representing │ beasts, │ the Roman _civil_ or _secular_ │ representing │ power that sustained the Papacy │ the great │ in its career of persecution, │ persecuting │ chap. xiii. 1‒10. │ power in │ │ the church, │ 2. The second beast, representing │ Chap. xiii. │ the Papal _ecclesiastical_ │ │ power, giving life to the │ │ former, and perpetuating its │ │ influence on the earth, chap. │ │ xiii. 11‒18. │ └ │ ┌ │ III. A │ 1. A vision of the redeemed in │ representation│ heaven, triumphant and │ designed, │ rejoicing, ver. 1‒5. │ under a │ │ gospel │ 2. The ultimate spread of │ succession │ the through all the world, │ of symbols, │ ver. 6, 7. │ to cheer │ │ and sustain │ 3. The fall of Babylon, the great │ the church │ Antichristian power, ver. 8. │ in its │ │ present and │ 4. The final overthrow of │ prospective │ all the _upholders_ of │ trials, with │ that Antichristian power, │ the assurance │ ver. 9‒12. │ of its final │ │ triumph, and │ 5. The blessed state of those who │ the ultimate │ should die in the Lord in any │ destruction │ time, whether of persecution │ of all its │ or peace, ver. 13. │ foes, Chap. │ │ xiv. │ 6. The consummation of all {lx} │ │ things――the final triumph of