Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation shower of November 13, 1833. The classical historicist view of the vision of the angel with the "little book", in Revelation 10, represents the Protestant Reformation and the printing of Bibles in the common languages. The Adventists take a unique view applying it to the Millerite movement; the "bitterness" of the book (Rev 10:10) represents the Great Disappointment. The classical historicist view takes a number of different perspectives, including that the two witnesses are symbolic of two insular Christian movements, such as the Waldenses, or that the Reformers are meant, or the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is
The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End The Clockwork Testament is a novella by the British author Anthony Burgess. It is the third of Burgess' four "Enderby" novels and was first published in 1974 by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Publishers. It is usually subtitled "Enderby's End", as it was originally intended to be the last book in the "Enderby" series. However, a further sequel, "Enderby's Dark Lady", followed in 1984. Enderby is a dyspeptic British poet, 56 years old, and "The Clockwork Testament" is an account of his last day alive. The day in question is a cold one in February. He spends