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'time; if in the shadow, then also in the substance; for a wise man can measure a tree by the sha dow. "The wise shall understand."

2d. God has revealed the time by his prophets. Daniel was told when the end should be. "At the time appointed the end should be;" Daniel viii. 19. The appointed time was given, Daniel viii. 14: "Unto 2300 days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Again, he was expressly told when the resurrection of the just would take place, by his own time being measured; and none can dispute but the coming of Christ and the resurrection of his saints are at the same time. 1 Cor. xv. 23; Dan. xii. 12, 13: "Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days."

Again, Hosea prophesied when the saints should be revived, raised up and live with Christ; also, the coming of Christ, first and second time. Hosea vi. 1-3: "Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he

shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth."

Christ also gave the Pharisees to understand, if they had been wise, how long his church should be in a state of trial and temptation, and when they would be made perfect; which all must agree is at his second coming.

1 John iii. 2:

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Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." To-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected." Luke xiii. 32: "And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected." Not in his own person, but in his body the church. Also, John has given us the length of the fifth and sixth trumpets, and then tells us, "when the seventh trumpet begins to sound the mystery of God shall be finished." Revelation ix. 5, 15; x. 7. But, says the objector, all this may be true; God may have alluded to the time, in this typical and allegorical sense; but who can tell when these times will all end? I answer, the "wise shall understand." It is enough for me to prove that God has revealed the time; for what is revealed is for us and our children. No man but

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a sceptic or a Jew will deny but that God has
from the beginning revealed the end by types and
allegories. I know that the sceptic and Jew will
inquire, Why did not God tell us what year
these numbers would all end?" Christ and the pro-
phets have told us plainly why. Mark iv. 11, 12:
"And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to
know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but
unto them that are without all these things are
done in parables: that seeing they may see, and
not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not
understand; lest at any time they should be con-
verted, and their sins should be forgiven them."
Isaiah vi. 9; Acts xxviii. 26: "Saying, Go unto
this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see,
and not perceive." So then, brethren, I be-
lieve it is given unto you to know the things
of the kingdom; but to them who, by their un-
belief or haughty pride, have blinded their own
eyes, it is not given to understand. "For the
wicked shall not understand." You will next in-
quire, How shall we know when these times will
all end? I answer, when you or any other man can
show by scripture rule that they all harmonize
and come out in one and the same year, they can-
not be far from the truth. This you know, my
brethren, I have attempted, at least; and I say I

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have done it. How far I have Scripture and facts to support my constructions, you must be the judge. One thing I will say-let my enemies or opposers show any other year in which these numbers will all centre, and have as fair a construction of Scripture as I have; then, I, for one, will acknowledge I may be mistaken, and they may be right. But if they will not do this, let them cease their murmuring and complaining, lest they be found fighting against God.

May the God of peace be with you all, until you are made perfect in Him who will be all, and in all.

WILLIAM MILLER.

Low Hampton, Sept. 5, 1841.

A SCENE OF THE LAST DAY.

THE SUPPOSED REFLECTIONS OF A SINNER, WITNESSING THE SOLEMN EVENTS WHICH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDE, AND FOLLOW, THE SECOND ADVENT OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THE CONFLAGRATION OF THE WORLD.

Ан! what means that noise? Can that be thunder? Too long-too loud and shrill-more like a thousand trumpets sounding an onset. It shakes the earth see, see it reels! How dreadful!-how strange! Another phenomenon, to frighten poor, ignorant fanatics. I will not be afraid. Let nature play her fantastic gambols. My soul's too brave to shake-too big to be afraid. When the stars fell like hailstones, I stood unmoved, and laughed at others' fears. They passed away, and all was calm again. It was one of nature's freaks. So oft of late has nature played her tricks, methinks 'tis natural.

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