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

scattered abroad." Also it @ sdd, Mark xiv. 27, Yemila
tlie shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." And
when Christ comes to judge the saints, at the resurrection
of the just, he sends his angels into the uttermost
yta of the earth, and under the uttermost part d
eaven, and athers together hi3 elect, who have been
scattered by 8 e kmp ' and beasts of the earth durin the
dark and cloudy day of persecution, from hL cru&on
to hia second coming.
And if, in view of all that Chris5 the prophets, rqd
apostles, have maid in relation to thle aubject, there u
one doubt remaking on your mind as to the truth of
these remarks, I beg of you to read but the past
of the church, and you cannot but acknowledge, that,
thus far, it has been literally fulfilled How soon after
the Romans had crucified the Lord of lory, did they
attack his church; and for marly thee fundred geam
the apostles and eminent servants of Christ suffered all
the horrors of ersecuhon by the authority of the Roman
einprom andRings of the earth. They sfleered in all
manner of ways which the prophets had foretold they
would- by the sword, by wild beast.% by flame, by cap
tivity, and by spoil. This was almost constantly until
the days of Constantine, who for alittle season put a stop
to these bloody scenes; but it was but short ; for in rhe
days of Julian the Apostate, it was renewed, and continued
until the barbarians of the north overran Italy,
and conquered the Roman empire. Then the churchsuffcrcd
the same trials under her new masters, the ten
kings, until they were converted to the Christian faith,
when she enjoyed another respite of about thirty years
idler the downfall of Paganism, and before tl~e rise of
l'apacyi between the years A. D. 5013 and 538. But nor
arose the little horn, (Papacy,) which was to mJe w u
agninst the saints, and prevail over then1 uutil the
Ancient of days should colnu, and tlie judg~r~e~~t should
it. This little horn was to rrilc over tlie hq-3 of tLe
(!ilrtl~, a time, ti~rles, :tud a half, or 12ii0 years : all which
llna ]wen ucco~npliehed to the letter.
IIL I ahall now show what is llicant I I ~ acve~~ tinled,''
m the text.