1836. Verse 12 And as the sun was going down a deep sleep came over Abram, and, behold, a dread of a great darkness was coming over him.

'As the sun was going down' means the period of time and the state just before the close. 'And a deep sleep came over Abram' means that the Church was at that time in darkness. 'And, behold, a dread of great darkness was coming over him' means that it was a dreadful darkness, darkness' being falsities.