To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Smyth, 14 January 1825
An essay toward a Glossary of the words used in a figurative sense in the Apocalypse. Some of the words are also used in the proper sense.
Blood. A soldier or executioner, Ch 6v12 Soldiers 8v7, 8.—11v6—14v20—16v3—19v13
Babylon. Byzantium, 14v8—17v5—18v2—10v21—16v19.
| Earthquake | A revolution; on the death of Commodus 6v12; on the death of Pertinax 8v5; on the death of Didius 11v12; on the death of Niger 16v18; interpolated 11v19, omitted in many copies. |
Earth. The empire, 10v2, 8—12v12.
Fire. Destruction 8v7—11v5—14v18—16v8—19v20.
Fountains of waters Villages, 8v10—16v4
Great river Euphrates. Antioch or Byzantium, 9v14—16x12.
Green grass.
Hail. Oppression, 8v7—11v19—16v20
Heavn. The government 6v13, 14—11v6—13v13
Horns. Chiefs 17v12.
Islands. Great men. quere, Roman Senators? 6v14—16v20
| Lightning. | Sedition; against Pertinax, 8x5; against Didius, 11v19; against Niger, 16v18. |
Living soul. The spirit of freedom, Ch 8v9—16v3
Moon. Emperors wife, 6v12—8v12—
Mountain. A great man. quere Governor or general? 6v14—8v8—16v20—17v9.
Plagues. Calamities, 11v6—15v1, 6—16v21.
Sun. The Emperor, 6v12—8v12—16v8
Stars. Officers of the government, 6v13—8v10, 11—9v1—12v4
Sea. The city of Rome—, 8x8—10v2, 8—12v12—16v3.
Ships.
Sore. A proscription 16—2,11.
Rivers. Towns 8v10—16v4
The holy city. quere, Lyons? 11v12
The great city Sodom. Rome, 11v8.
Trees.
Thunder Shouts or murmurs?—an Army or other multitude 8v5—14v2—16v18—19v6.
Waters People, 12v15—17v1, 15—19v6.
Angel a bishop, 2v1—9v11—10v1—14v6.
Smoke. quere, Ignorance? 9v2.
MoSHi.