2166.—Time No Longer. Rev. 10:6

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2166.—Time No Longer. Rev. 10:6.

Does the expression, “There shall be time no longer,” refer to prophetic time? Is not the time of Rev. 18:8 prophetic time?
The time is prophetic time. That is shown in the connection (Rev. 10:6). “There should be time no longer; but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants the prophets.” Verse 7. Note the time declared by His servants the prophets is symbolic, or prophetic time. See Dan. 7:25; 8:14. That is the great prophetic period pointing to the close of the Gospel, when the mystery of God would be complete. Rev. 18:8 doubtless refers to prophetic time, a day for a year, but it is not marked by any particular beginning or close; it is not prophetic time in the sense of marking great events in connection with the work of God. It simply denominates a period in which apostasy shall receive punishment after probation closes.