1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org
1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org
1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org
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that the nation, who would suppress the Rading of tb<br />
word of God, would make great rejoicings upon this occasion,<br />
and congratulate each other upon the destruction<br />
of the Bible, as they would suppose, for this reaeon, be<br />
cause the doctrine and precepta of the Bible would be<br />
hateful md disagreeable to then<br />
11th verse, And after three days and a half, [yearq]<br />
the spirit of life <strong>from</strong> God entered into them, and they<br />
stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them<br />
which saw them." ARer the Bible would be dormant<br />
three years and a half, God would so order in hie providence,<br />
that they would again be permitted to be read<br />
and enjoyed as usual, and the Bible would again stand<br />
upon its own foundation, or merits, and wo~lld apin<br />
have their bearing on the hopes and f m of manluod,<br />
and the governments of the world, and their enemiee<br />
would see it and tremble.<br />
12th verse, &&And they heard a great voice fm<br />
heaven, saying unto them, Come up hither ; and they ascended<br />
up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies bebeld<br />
them." This verse shows us that many voice8<br />
would unite in calling for a ned spread of the Bible<br />
through the world, and that ge Bible would be exalted<br />
among the nations, and great multitudes of them circulated,<br />
and the enemies of the word of God could not<br />
prevent it Here we havc a plain and distinct prophecy<br />
of the Bible societies.<br />
13th verse, LL And the same hour wan there a great<br />
eartllquake, and tile tenth part of thecity fell, and in tl~e<br />
earthquake were slain of men [namca or titles] seven<br />
thousnnd, and the rcuinant were affrighted, and gave glory<br />
to tbe God of 1ir.tlvclz" At tile srune hour tile witneean,<br />
would be &in, there would be a great revo111-<br />
tion, and one of the ten kingdoms, wl~icl~ had givcn their<br />
power and support to the Papal beast, would fall; ad<br />
seven thousand names, or titles of nobility, in chnrch<br />
and state, wo~iltl be destroyed; and this revolution<br />
would produce reat feur among the nations, and wme<br />
would acknowlefgc that the word was tbltilling, and God<br />
was producing tllese wonderful events. Here we awn<br />
ec* cxactly depicted the French revolution, and its. sf.
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