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

'
1st. '4 Seven times," in Nebnchsdnezzat's dream, was
fultilled in seven years. Nebuchadnezzar, for his pride
and arro ncy against God, was driven among the beasts
of the fieg, and was made to eat grass as oxen, until
seven times passed over him, and until he learned %t
the Most High ruled in the kingdoms of men, and gar$
it to whotnsoever he would. This being a matter of
history, and as an alle ory or sample to the people of
God for their ride anf arrogancy, in reliming to be reformed
by GO& and claiming the power and will to do
theae th~ngs themselves,-they, too, like Nebuchadnezzar,
must be driven among the beasts of the field,
(meaning the kin doms of the world until they learn the
wuereignty of dod, and Uut he kpenaes hie fivers
to whomsoever he will. That, being a matter of history,
and a sample only, was fulfilled in seven years ; but this,
' being a prophecy, will only be fulfilled inseven prophetic
times, which will be 7 times 360 years, which will
make 2520 years ; for one half of 7 times, that is, 3 times
and a half, is called, in Rev. xii. 6,1260 days, (fulfilled in
so many yeara.) See also Rev. xii 14. xiii. 5. Forty-two
months is the one half of 2520, for twice 1260 is 2520.
Therefore the sum and substance of the whole is, that
the people of God would be among the beasts, or kinof
the earth, seven times, which is 2520 years, one half
of which time they would be under literal Babylon,
which means the ruling kings of the earth, viz. I260
years ; and the other half under mystical Bab 10% the
mother of harlots, the abomination of the whoqk earth,
1260 years; making in all 2520 yeara. Therefore
seven times would the people of God be punished for
their sins, to fill up the measure of the sufferings of
Christ, before they would be delivered from all their
enemies, and come into poesession of the glorified kingdom
which was prepared for them from the foundation
of the earth. And Ezekiel alludes to the same "m)en
times," Ezek. xxxix. 9, 10, "And they that dwell in the
cities of Israel shall go forth, Jerem. xv. 1-3, and shall
set on fire and burn the weapons, Jer. v. 14, both the
shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and .
the handetavee and the spears, and they shall burn them