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Title: Bible astronomy; or, The little book on the mysteries and wonder of the rise and fall of Babylon
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: Melcher, Josiah F. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Bible Astronomy Astronomy in the Bible
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo., Printed at the St. Louis intelligencer buildings
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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1 plagues thathave been poured ou„ upon her devoted head from the b gi i..ing down tothe present time, except the seve ith, which is yet to be poured out; a dwhen it comes, the seventh angel will sou d or act; the i s. a i the wholeworld turn again upon that mi0hty pivot that will give afutuie to the na-tions. SECOND PART. Concer in? the mj-stery of the seventh a gel that is yet to sound a-d ofthe seventh plague that is yet to come, it is hard to tell o ■ determine xromthe B.ble, with a ycertainty when it will come, as the mystery or the typesconcer. i g that par- of Babylon, ca mot be solved with anything defi ite asto the dav, yet it is certain that her destiny hangs upon a short time., asall has nas-ed with her except this last ni3>terv, and when it c mes it willbe a spiritual warfare, except that part of it that will be among themselves,then shall that horrid mon-ter, tyrant, go down to the pit amid the thun-ders and wrath of an Almighty God, to rise no more forever. F!c /
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PRIMITIVE STATE OF THE EARTH BIBLE ASTRONOMY, FIRST GRADE.—FIRST HEAVEN. Vjesse 1. ;:In the beginning. God created the Heaven andthe Earth. (First Heaven.) 2. And the Earth was without f orm, and void, and dark-ness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of Godmoved upon the face of the waters. First: And the Earth was without form/ its material beingin the soft state, and compact throughout, or solid. Second:and void, a state proper before the form, it being less thanhalf its present size, which would follow from the firmamentsformed in its center on the second day. Third: and darknesswas upon the face of the deep. 1st: The darkness meansthe incomprehensibility of the means by which the material ofthe Earth was brought together to form a world, in the darkstate. 2d: The face of the deep is the face of all the Earth—allwater—which would follow, as water is the lightest, and theearthy part the most attractive in the center. Fourth: u Andthe Spirit of God moved upon the fac

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