The French Revolution predicted (Jurieu, The accomplishment of the scripture prophecies, fr. New Fr. ed., cor. & enlrg., 1687)

Text: "And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. ...  And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven." Revelation 11:8,13

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   The bodies of the two witnesses shall lye in the street of the great City. 'Tis to be observed, that in the Text, 'tis not in the streets, in the plural, as the French translation reads; 'tis in the street, in the singular. And I cannot hinder my self from believing, that this hath a particular regard to France, which at this day is certainly the most eminent Countrey, which belongs to the popish Kingdom. Her King is called the eldest Son of the Church, the most Christian King, i.e. the most popish, according to the dialect of Rome. The Kings of France have by their liberalities made the Popes great at this day; it is the most flourishing State of Europe. It is in the middle of the popish Empire, betwixt Italy, Spain, Germany, England, exactly as a street or place of concourse is in the middle of a City. 'Tis also foursquare, as such a place, i. e. almost as long as broad. In a word, 'tis the place or street of the great City. And I believe, that 'tis particularly in France, that the witnesses must remain dead, i. e. that the profession of the true Religion must be utterly abolisht. [...]

Jurieu, Pierre, The accomplishment of the scripture prophecies; or, The approaching deliverance of the church, Proving, that the Papacy is the antichristian kingdom; and that that kingdom is not far from its ruin, that the present persecution may end in three years and half, after which the destruction of antichrist shall begin; which shall be finisht in the beginning of the next age; and then the kingdom of Christ shall come upon earth, fr. New Fr. ed., cor. & enlrg., London: [s.n.], 1687, vol. 2, pp. 247-248.

   And the tenth part of the City fell. [...]

   Now what is this tenth part of this City, which shall fall? In my opinion, we cannot doubt that 'tis France. This Kingdom is the most considerable part, or piece of the ten horns, or States, which once made up the great Babylonian City: [...] This tenth part of the City shall fall, with respect to the Papacy; it shall break with Rome, and the Roman Religion. [...]

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