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

of Him who hsd pomied to "keep tlmn," pod
though the 6ery ordeal withant the cmeU of fire on bar
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11th veree, "Bebold, I come quickly ; hold that EBst
which thou haat, that no man take thy CTOKIL" In this
reree we have notice of his isond canin& d that it
would be quickly; by which I nndemtad that the a
of the seventh church, which ma yet to come, would
short, and the second eomin of him, who will overcome
and subdue all thugs, roulf be quickly. He likewiae
admonishes ua to hold faet that which we havg giving
ns, aa I understand, warn' that the next age d the
church would be an age3 invention; of lo heres, of
departure from tbe true fai* of denying the crown of
the church, the twelve &us, the apostles' doctrine. And
amidst the confmion of the doctrinee and rerelatione of
the present day, if any one should inquire of me what
sentiment it would be best for them to embrace, I would
first point them to the Bible, and second, back to the
fathers and teachera of the last century, and Bay, Hold
fwt that they held ; let no man take thy crown Let us
then, my brethren, be watchful, and remember him thsr
overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my
God, and he shall go DO more out; and I will write
upon him the name of my God, and the name of the ci
of my God, which is New Inuselem, which came8
down out of heaven from my God ; and I will write upon
hini my new name." The bleseings promieed in thb
text are to be realized when the New Jenuralem
down froni God out of heaven; then shall tho spiritual
born child of heaven be a pillar in the temple of God, in
tlrat buildiug lnde without hands; then, too, will Ile
wceive that rich inheritance tliat is laid up in heaveu for
tliose that love God, n~id there obtain that eternal crown,
tli~~t im~nortulife which is ww hid with Christ in (id,
~ind tlwn and thero realize that blessed hope at the
gloriou~ appearing of the great God and our Savior
cmla (:lirid" U And he &all go no more outn of that
glorio~id temple ; no tcnlptillg tlevil there, for Ile w~ll k
chained; no ancy sting kill rilo111, fur tllq rill all be
h y e d an caned arq fjrs the chaff of he