Transcript Neville Clark

PEOPLE OF PROPHECY
Napoleon Bonaparte
Early Life
Born 1769, Corsica
Died (51) 1821, St Helena
Troyes
Valence
Carlo Bonaparte
Ajaccio
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Revolution
1789
Siege of Toulon
Toulon
1793
Reign of Terror
Execution of Louis XVI
and Marie Antionette
16 Oct 1793
The Terror
5 Sep 1793 – 28 Jul 1794
Reign of Terror
Execution of Maximilian Robespierre
(Revolutionary) 28 Jul 1794
Tuileries Assaulted
Paris 1795
Across the Alps
Italian Campaign, 1796
Sardinia
The Battle of the Nile
Aboukir Bay
Alexandria
1798
The French flagship L’Orient explodes
Acre
Egypt
Aboukir
Cairo
1798
Louisiana Land Sale
Louisiana 1803
Counterparties:
Napoleon Bonaparte, FRA
Thomas Jefferson, USA
Area: 2,140,000 km2
Price: USD 15,000,000
Bankers: Baring & Co.
Hope & Co.
1803
Crowned Emperor
Notre Dame Cathedral
1804
Crowned Emperor
Beethoven
1804
Battle of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson
1805
Trafalgar Square
1805
Battle of Austerlitz
Austerlitz
1805
Arc de Triomphe
A Commemoration of Napoleon’s greatest Victory
Austerlitz, 1805
Invasion of Russia
Moscow
Paris
1812
Exiled to Elba
Elba
1814
Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo
Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
1815
Exiled to St Helena
1815
Death
1821
First Vial 1789
A Grievous Sore
Rev 16:2
Effects of the French Revolution 1789
Earth: The Roman ‘earth’, within Europe
Sore: an ulcer, speaking of moral corruption
Isa 1:4, 6. It began as a sore in France, but
the effect was soon felt across the rest of the
‘European body’ (by conquest of Napoleon).
Over the next century, the same revolutionary
spirit overtook all of Europe.
Beast: Holy Roman Empire
Mark of the Beast: Catholicism
Image of the Beast: The Papacy
Deaths in the Revolution & Terror: ~30,000
Second Vial 1793
The Sea Becomes Blood
Rev 16:3
Copenhagen
1801
Trafalgar
1805
Aboukir Bay (Nile)
1798
British Blockade of
France & Spain 1793
Sea: The Sea surrounding
Western Europe
Blood of a dead man:
sea trade stagnated
amidst great loss of life
•The British fought major
battles at Copenhagen,
Aboukir and Trafalgar. All
hostile European fleets
were destroyed after
which “Britannia ruled the
waves”.
Third Vial 1796
Fountains Become Blood
Rev 16:4-7
Rivers & Fountains
Rivers of Switzerland
Napoleon Victorious
in North Italy and
Switzerland 1796
Rivers & Fountains: The
headwaters of the great
rivers of Europe: Rhine,
Rhone, Danube, Po
Blood: Between 1796-7
Napoleon won 26 battles
Angel of the Waters: One
associated with the district
Shed Blood: Protestants
(Albigenses, Waldenses)
fled to the mountainous
areas and were persecuted there.
Fourth Vial 1805
Men Scorched with Fire
Rev 16:8-9
Russia
Austerlitz
France
Austria
Napoleon’s Punishment
of the Holy Roman
Empire 1805 (Emperor)
Sun: Stars symbolise rulers
Dan 12:3, Isa 14:12. The
sun is a great ruling power
or individual, in this case,
the Holy Roman Emperor,
the Emperor of Austria.
Fire: a symbol for war Isa
42:24-25
•In resisting Napoleon, the
emperor plunged Austria
into war, scorching the
peoples of the empire (in
defeat).
•On 2-Dec-1805, Napoleon
won a resounding victory at
Austerlitz (Czech Rep.)
against Russia and Austria.
He became undisputed
ruler of Europe.
Blasphemy: In 1806 the
Holy Roman Empire was
dissolved.
Fifth Vial 1808
Darkness on Seat of Beast
Rev 16:10-11
Napoleon
Pius VI
Pius VII
Napoleon’s Punishment
of the Holy Roman
Empire 1808 (Pope)
Seat: Throne (Rome)
Beast: The beast of the earth
13:11, or Holy Roman Empire
Darkness: Ignorance (suggests
religious) Lu 11:35, Eph 5:8
Pain, Sores: N raids Vatican
treasury to pay for the war
1791 Papal states in France
are annexed to France
1796 Italian invasion, takes
Ravenna, Bologna, Ferrara
1798 Papal States invaded,
Pius VI exiled, dies in France
1800 Papal States restored
1808 Papal States annexed
1809 Nap excommunicated
1809 Pius VII arrested till 1815
Blasphemy: The Emperor
and the Pope have been
removed from power. After
N’s exile, Britain (protestant !)
assisted the restoration of the
Pope to Rome.
An Empire Gained
An Empire Lost
Napoleon’s Legacy
Seine River