Map 13
Central Italy enlarged showing the restoration
of the Papal States by the Congress of
Vienna.
Map number 13: shows Europe after 1815 and
the Congress of Vienna, which tried but failed to revive the old
order after Napoleon had made such a mess of it. Nationalism was
clearly the wave of the future, however, the Papal States were
taken from the French armies and given back into the Pope's hands
by these European statesmen at Vienna, as clearly marked on this
map. The Pope was restored after a brief interruption to still
be a temporal ruler with statehood, although seriously weakened,
by the events of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.
These were the first blows to his temporal authority. According
to the scheme in Revelation, historical interpreters of the
period were looking for the end of the 1260 years ` and the end
of the Turkish woe, the sounding of the 7th trumpet to be
followed historically by the loss of the Papal States and
temporal authority for the Pope as the next step. They were not
disappointed. See the chapter in this book on the pouring out of
the bowls. Notice also, the Turkish Ottoman Empire still makes a
formidable appearance on this map, but this is the last time she
will appear strong.