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

Jews Chriet has been pubbhed by the tramlation and
circulation of the word of God, how di5'erent the m e !
Now, we can hardly find a Roman Catholic who will pre
tend that heaven is purchased by infliction of bodily t ~ -
ture, by doing penance, or by a monastic seclusion fmm
the world ; neither do we see them selling inddgenceq
and promising the holders pardon for the moat aborriinable
crimea And but rarely do we hear the Wlibility
of the mother, or holy Catholic church, advanced from
pulpit or press. Why this mighty change in public sentiment
Because the rei of grace IE not withheld;
Le two witnesses are no 6ger c l o in ~ -kclo*;
Michael has stood up, that standeth for the children of
thy people." And the Uangel is flying throngh the
midst of heaven, having the everlasting goape1 to preach
to them that dwell on the earth." "And have power
over the waters to tnrn them to bldW B twfas, we
ondentand people; and by blood, NL '&a text ha
been amply fullled in the wars of Earope, figh%
religious tenets and ecclesiaetical power, claiming
prerogatives from the two witnesees, and wrentmg and
perverting the word of God to their own deatmetion.
And from thence come wars, tumdte, fie;bting~,~ because
they understand not &'And to mte the ear&
with all plagues, as ofien as they will." In Old Testament
times, it was the word of God, through M~aees and
Aaron, that smote Egypt with the ten pl
through Joshla the Canaanites So, in NsrF&",
times, the seven last plagues, and the three woeq an,
denounced against the anti-Christian beast, who dweh
on and has great power over the earth. u As often M
they will," meaning as often aa they have phesied of
them, u, often will the plagues be sent Kt one jot or
tittle of thc word of God will faiL
7th verse, And when they shall have finished their
teaimony," that is, when the l2GO years are ahoat hl-
Wed, the 'beast that mendeth out of the battomla
it." this bcast is the same w the little horn, Papal
ko~e, and is said to ascend out of the bottomla pit,
be- it L founded on error. The principlem tau@
bythbeutrs.eilntPaknirm,dendbd in-