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

And now we will examine m e of the evidence of
the certaintg of hi coming, which is our second
proposition.
IL The certainty of it:
1st Because the ancient prophets all
Jude tella us that Enoch, the seventh x m Adam, Of "
prophesied, sap, Behold . the Lord cometh, with ten
thousands of aunts, kc. Balaam was constrained
to admit, Out of Jacob shall come he that aha11 have
dominion, and shall destroy him that rernaineth of the
city," plainly referrin to the judgmentcday; for he
says, Alas! who sh& live when God doth this"
See Numbers xxiv. 11-23. And Moses as plainly
refers to this day in Deut xxxii 43, Re'oice, 0 ye
natiom, with his people, for he will avenge de blood of
his servants, and will render ve eance to hia adversanes,
and rill be merciful to hisxnd and to his p~ople!~
David says, Psalm L 3, 4, 'LOtu God shall come, and
shnll not keep silence ; a fire shall devour before him,
and it shall be very tempestuous round about him ; he
shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth,
(that he may jildge his people.") And Isa xl. 5, '' And
theglory of the Lord sbail be rkvealed, and all flesh
shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken itn In the 39th chapter of Ezekiel, you will
see the same day of 'udgment prophesied of in a clear
and plain manner. Dam vii. 9,10, 1 beheld till the
thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did
sit, whose nnent was white as snow, and the hair of
his head lfae the pure wool: his throne was like tho
fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery
etrearn issued and came forth before him: thousand
thorleands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set,
and the books were opened!' Joel iii. 14, Multitudes
multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the
Lord is near in the valley of decisionn Zeph. i. 14,
uThe great day of the Lord is near; it is near, and
hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord;
the mi hty men shall cry there bitterly." Zech. xi 5,
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