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

on1 , but that also he should gather together in one the
chihren of God that were scattered abroad" .John xi.
49-42.
This evidence was well understood among the rden,
of the Jews ; yet notwithstanding all this scripture was
fulfilled before their faces, and all these signe were ac-
%ally accomplished in the short space of thirty-five years,
and a cloud of witnesses testifying to ah these facts, and
they themselves had to consent that notable miraclee had
been done, they believed not. Well ma you say, dear
I~earcr, that they dc~erved wrath, and G%d wru just in
destroying their nation and place. But how is it with
us Do me believe in that word which we blame them
for rejecting Are we clear of the sin of unbelief The
Jews were looking for a temporal kin and kingdom.
And are not we looking for a temporal m8lenniurn - one
in which the Christians will have the ~ lof e the world
Let us see to it that we do not stumble at the same atumbling-stone
; possibly we may have carnal notions as
well as they. Therefore, let us inquire,
n. What signs are now fulfilling, which are given us
by Christ, the prophets, or apostles, of his second coming
and glorious reign And,
1. Christ tells us, Matt. xxiv. 14, This goepel of the
kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witnesq
and then shall the end come." Is not this sign alrend
accomplished Bible translated into more than 200 dik
ferent languages ; missionaries sent among all the nations
known to us on the globe, and reformation succeeding
reformation in every town, nook or comer in this
land. The gospel has now spread over the four quarters
of the globe. It began in Asia. In the apostles'
daye, that quarter was full of light. From thence it
went into Africa; and, for a number of centuries, Africa
stretched out her hands unto God. Euro too, hae had
a long visitation of gapel blessing ; mRow brim,
the last quarter of the lobe, is reaping a harvest of
souls for the last day. $he gospel, like the sun, aroee
in the ea&, and will set in the west
P The pouring out of the IIoly Spirit, and last reign
of grace. Daniel tella us, after Bonaparte ahould cow