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

come to the dednrction of Jernealeq then it nmat have
been his second coming; for Paul sa e, Heb. ix. 28,
UAnd unto them that look for him shalr he appear the
second time without sill unto salvation." Can this be
true if he came to J eruealern The passage certainly
implies that his ople would have no more sin, or
aflerwards would Uaithout sin." Experience teaches
us to the contrary. Again it is said, 1 Thes. iv. 16, 17,
For the Lord 7tidf shall descend from heaven witb
a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the
trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall arise ti&;
then we, which are alive and remain, shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air ; and so shall we ever be with the Lord." Who
saw this great transaction at Jerusalem Were there
no witnesees Yes, the apostle John lived many years
after this, and wrote his Gospel, hie Epiatlea, and his
Revelation, long after the destrnction of Jerusalem.
And what does he testify In his Gospel, 14th chapter,
3d verse, "And if I go and prepare a lace for you, I
will come and receive you to myself, &at where I am
there ye may be also." Again, 28th and !29th verses,
uYe have heard how I mid unto you, I go awa and
come ugh unto yoo. If ye loved me, ye wo& reoice,
beosuse I mid, I go unto the Father; for my
ather in greater than I. And now I have told you
before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye
mi ht believe." A ain, 1 John ii. 28, And now, little
chfdren, abide in &m. that, when he shall appear, we
may have cor&demce, and not be ashamed before him
at his coming." And iii. 2, Beloved, now are we the
mna of God, and it doth not et ap what we ahall
be ; but re know that when le shCppear, we shall
be like him; for we shall eee him an he is." And,
again, in Rev. i. 7, Bebold, he cometh with clonds,
and every eye nhall see him; and they also whicb
ierced him, and all kindreds of the earth. shall wail
a o n Many more places mi ht he mentioned
in John's testimony, but not one aors that he had
already ctvne +n, as mme mpposed. Let thin, then,
mffice to prove, tbrt the 'gfunow upparing," rpoken
ofinmtext,LotiUfutwe.
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