commence to be Superintendent of the kingdoms which originated from the Roman Empire, and their number was successively ten, which are called the ten horns of the Beast.  Napoleon’s Empire “which continued a short space,” having been the seventh government, the Papal monarchy which ascended out of the abyss Revel. xvii:  8, was in this calculation the eighth king or government, Revel. xvii:  11, and came out of the seven preceding governments, and commenced, when A.D. 1814 Pope Pius VII took possession of his territory after his triumphant return to Rome.  Then the ten horns of the Beast, who “are ten kings” Revel. xvii:  12, (to wit, in reference to the origin of the kingdoms out of the Roman Empire in connexion with the origin of the papal monarchy,) the monarchs or their Representatives who after the overthrow of Napoleon’s Empire assembled in the Congress of Vienna, “These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the Beast.”  Revel. xvii:  13.  The translation being not exact, we give only the sense, that they agreed, that the representative of the Beast or the Pope should be with them a partaker of his temporal power, or of his monarchy, which he has lost entirely during the sixth government, and died in captivity.  His successor Pius VII, who commenced to restore it, was then taken by Napoleon; but after Napoleon’s fall the old dynasties with the Papal monarchy were restored.  And the people continued in the great apostasy which is called the harlot, and the monarchs were fulfilling and continue to fulfil at this time in the most tremendous manner the 16th verse of the 17th chapter of the Revelation, “making the harlot desolate and naked, eating her flesh and burning her with fire.”  In this tremendous condition they continued since they took again possession of their governments.  Their proceedings and the whole management of their affairs appear anti-christian.  These governments “make war with the lamb.”  Revel. xvii:  14.  This they do continously, till at length we read reports of such destructions as are now in Italy.  But to those who are with the lamb, called and chosen and faithful, the victory against the antichristian governments is promised in the same verse.  Without having room for farther hints in this confinement to a small book, that it might be studied by many who could not be moved or would not have time to study a large work or would not have the means to buy it, we must give here some hints, how our victory against those who are in war with the lamb, has been secured by the most solemn promises and fulfilment of the most sublime prophecies.  Readers should keep in mind all hints given on the preceding pages, and should know, that I was called to America by a Heavenly messenger.  Then followed continuous signs, by which all things were prepared the right moment, that I was directed to Boston, Mass., and arrived in that city on my birth day, November, 29, 1837, when I was exactly 42 years old.  I had no knowledge, that my invisible guardians had prepared all that was required, that in that city great works have been performed by my instrumentality.  On memorable events which happened in the Roman Catholic Church of that city from December, 1837, until the 3d Sunday after Easter, 1838, by my mediumship and assistance of 144 witnesses many hundred pages have been written in my often mentioned five German volumes.