Horae Apocalypticae - Hours with the Apocalypse by Edward Bishop Elliott
Charles Spurgeon called this commentary ‘The Standard Work’. Four volumes cover Daniel, Revelation. Includes many illustrations.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate/Advanced: Some subject matter knowledge helpful.
Contents Contents of Volume 1 Dedication Preface To The Fifth Edition. Table Of Contents To Vol. I. Preliminary Essays On The Genuineness And The Date Of The Apocalypse Of St. John. 1 The Writer Of The Apocalypse. 2 The Date Of The Apocalypse. Introduction To The Prophecy Of The Future. Rev. 1-4 1 St. John In Patmos. 2 The Primary Apocalyptic Vision, On “the Things That Are.” 3 The Opening Vision Of The Heavenly Throne And Company, Preparatory To The Revelations Of The Future, 4 The Mode And Manner, Plan And Order, Of The Revelation. 5 On The Ensuing Historical Exposition Of The Revelation. Part I. The First Six Seals. The Coming Temporary Prosperity, And Then The Decline And Fall, Of The Empire Of Heathen Rome. (a. D. 96 - 395.) (Rev. 6) 1 The First Seal. 2 The Second Seal. 3 The Third Seal. 4 The Fourth Seal. 5 The Fifth Seal. 6 The Sixth Seal’s Primary Vision. 7 The Sixth Seal’s Sealing And Palm-bearing Visions. Part II. The First Six Trumpets. (Rev. 8:1 - 9:20) The Destruction Of The Western Empire By The Goths: And The Eastern Empire By The Saracens And Turks. (A.D. 395 To 1453) 1 The Half-hour’s Silence In Heaven, And Incense-offering By The Saints, Or Sealed Ones. 2 Intent Of The Trumpet-soundings, And Expository Principles Of The Four First Trumpets. 3 The Four First Trumpet-visions. 4 Forewarnings Of Coming Woe. 5 The Fifth Or First Woe Trumpet. 6 Pause Between The Fifth And Sixth Trumpets. 7 The Sixth, Or Second Woe Trumpet. Appendix To Vol. I. 1 Notice Of The Arguments Of Professors Lücke And M. Stuart For The Galbaic Or Neronic Date Of The Apocalypse. 2 On The Counter-structural Scheme Which Supposes A Chronological Parallelism Of Seals And Trumpets; The Seals As Prefiguring The Church History, The Trumpets The Secular History Of Roman Christendom. 3 On The Roman Coinage, Coins, And Weight, Engraved In This Volume. 4 Specific Objections To Certain Of My Explanations On Various Points In This Volume. Contents Volume 2 Titlepage Table Of Contents To Vol. II. Part III. (A.D. 1453-1789) (Rev. 9:20 - 11:15) The Reformation, As Occurring Under The Latter Half Of The Sixth Trumpet: Including The Antecedent History, And The Death, Resurrection, And Ascension, Of Christ’s Two Sackcloth-robed Witnesses. 1 Retrospective View From After The Fall Of Constantinople Of The Previous Four Hundred Years’ History Of Western Christendom; And Sketch Of Its Religious State In The Era Between That Event And The Reformation. 2 Intervention Of The Covenant-angel Fulfilled In The Reformation. Rev 10:1-4. 3 Epoch Of Antichrist’s Triumph The Epoch Of Christ’s Intervention, 4 Commencement Of The Reformation, In The Discovery First Of Christ The Saviour, Then Of Antichrist The Usurper. Rev. 10:1-5. 5 Revelation Of The Worlds Now 5 Advanced Chronological Position In The Great. Prophetic Calendar Of Daniel And The Apocalypse. 6 The Progress And Ecclesiastical Establishment Of The Reformation. 7 Retrospective View, From The Reformation, Of Christ’s Two Witnesses: - Considered In Respect Of Their Character, And Of The Earlier Half Of Their History. 8 Retrospective View Of Christ’s Witnesses, From The Epoch Of The Reformation, Continued And Concluded: Including Tie Papal Wild Beast’s War Against Them, Their Defeat, Death, And Resurrection. 9 Ascent Of The Witnesses, And Political Establishment Of The Reformation. 10 Termination Of The Second Or Turkish Woe, And Sounding Of The Seventh Trumpet. Contents Volume 3 Titlepage
4 Jun 2026
