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

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with thee Mal. lv. !2, u But unto pd that fem mf 1-
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the Sun of Kighteousness anme with heal'
wlngs, and ye shall go forth, and grow up as c Y". veee in
the stalLn And Christ himself says, in MatL xvi. 27,
(&For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of hie
Father, with his angels ; and then shall he reward eve rp
man according to hi. worka." The angels that Btood
by the disciples at the time Jesns aacencled up, and a
cloud received him out of their sight, said, Ye men of ,
Galilee, why stand ye gazing a into heaven Thi
mne I-, which is taken op ifom you into heaven,
shall so aome in like manner as ye have seen him
t o heaven." Let us take particular notire of g
phrase Uir same knu, and compare witb other parallel
peagee, as, our God ah& come, and it will prove
to our mtiafaction that Jesus Christ is God, as well as
man, and we may have strong consolation for our hope
in hie appearing, for his promises can never fail,
"Heaven and earth may pass awa but not one jot
or tittle of his word shall fail." ~Ps)o take notice of
the words alike manner," which agree with the ofte~
expressed sentence, He ahall come In the doudc ef
hwml' Weshdl be led to adlnire the general harmoni
of the Scriptures, and the agreement of the
prop eta In their descriptions of future events. Apio,
Christ says to the cburch of Philadelpha, Rev. i i 11, ~
* Behold, I come quick2 : hold that fast thou hagf that
no man take thy crown For ot a little while and
he that shall come rill come, ani will not tarry," Heb.
x. 37. And will not the evidence I have brought from
the word of God be ~ufficiento prove tbe certainty of
Bis future coming And if I should argue the tradition
of nations that never mw the word of God, the convic-
tion on the mind of men enerally, that there must be
a day of retribution; co3d I open the breaat of the
reader, and show the thundering of onr conecience ;
yes, could I see and expose the trembinga and fdqa
of heart, which you have had, while you have been
loohg with fear for those thinp that are coming on
the evth -of what nae would it be Would you be-
1.i- it if I could rabe a doad friend who would Idl