(and the Papacy). This he does excellently ; if the interpretation respecting the Papacy were transferred from the whore to the beast.
3) The concentrated demonstration , as the Author calls it, by which it may be shown that the beast of the Apocalypse is not the Pope, consists of three reasons: pp. 396, 397. We will refute these.
a) He denies that I have proved my opinion by any facts. I reply : I have plainly proved it, and do prove it again and again, by this very Proposition in particular. We will afterwards examine the parts of the text separately. Nor have I deemed it necessary to interweave at any time anything contrary together with my demon- stration.
h) He says, that the whole force of my demonstration, that the beast is the Pope, is taken from the kingly state and lordship of the Popes ; but that the papal hierarchy is brought forward under the form of the royal wdiore : p. 397. I reply : That this question, whether the kingdom of the beast or of the whore is the kingdom of the Pope, is not decided by the kingly state and lordship, which each of them has. It was befitting that the kingly state and lordship of the Popes should be pointed out ; because without it the Papacy would not be the beast ; but that the Papacy is the beast, has been before showm by other means.
c) He repeats, that the beast is a different person from the whore: the same passage, compared with pp. 371-374. I again and re- peatedly grant the truth of this ; but it does not show that the Pope is the whore.
4) The parallelism also between the prophecy of Daniel and that of the Apocalypse, subjoined by the Divine of Halle at the same place, so breaks the force of his opinion, that it corroborates mine. We will proceed distinctly, and by means of certain particular Ob- servations we shall see this 5th Proposition resulting again afresh.
Ohs. 1. The Least of the Apocalypse hears a resemblance to the fourth Least of Daniel vii. 7, 8. — The Epicrisis enumerates many points of resemblance, pp. 398-402. Among these the very title, the Least. , which is common to both, is conspicuous : the ten horns ; great power ; duration even until the kingdom of Christ and the saints. Of tlte mouth speaking great things , of the war with the saints , of the 3^ times , we shall speak below.
Ohs. 2. The dissimilarity also is remarkable. — There are some things which Daniel alone mentions : its formidable appearance, great strength, teeth of iron, difference from the former beasts, the little horn, its eyes which are those of a man, the three horns torn