1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org

12 LECTURE 1r -
atam, to whom is reserved the blackness of darknes~
forever. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometb
with ten thousand of his saints, to execute 'udgment
upon all; and to convince all that are ungodiy among
them of all their u dly deeds which they have ungodly
committed, anyof all their bard pwhe8 which
they have spoken against him. These are murmurera,
complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their
mouth speaking great swelling words, having men's
ersona in admiration, because of advantage. But,
feloved, remember ye the words which were spoken
before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Cluist ; how
that they told you there should be mockem in the laet
time, who should walk after their own ungodly lush
These be they who separate themselves, sensual having
not the Bpirk But e, beloved, building up yourselves
on you, most holy Faith, praying in the Holy Gbw
keep youraelves in the love of God, looking for the
niercy (or glorious appearing) of ow Lord Jesus Christ
unto eternal life." Jude 12-21. Or, as Peter s:lys,
2 Pet iii. 12, "Looking for and hasting unto the coming
of the day of God." And again, Paul enys, in Heb.
ix. 26, UAnd unto them that look for him &all he
appear the second time without sin unto salvatitmn
And Paul further saith, to his I'hilippinn bretlucn, For
our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we
look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Cb&, who shall
our vile body, that it may be fashioned like
%:& dorioua body:
Iialring thus proved thnt the apostles directed our
hope to the coming of CWt for the fulfilment of all
our trials and persccutionq and tho cornplotion of our
faith, 1 shall now take up our subject in tho following
order:-I. I &all endeavor to prove tlint it ia yet
future; viz, the coming of Christ, spoken of in the text.
II. The certainty of his coming. I1L The object of
his coming.
I. We are, according to our design, to show tht
the appearing of the Lord Jaue Christ, rpoken of in
t b ~ h y e t ~