The Holy Scripture - english version B.indd - Sabbat

THE PRESENT TRUTH - April, 1850.293The foregoing refers to England.But the king, princes and peopleof England, were then against theobserving of Sunday, and would notagree to change the Sabbath or keepSunday by this command. This was, Ithink, in the time of King John, againstwhom the Popish clergy had a greatpique and quarrel, as not favoring theirprelacy and monks, by one of whom hewas poisoned. Scotland did not receivethe change until A. D. 1203.The law to alter the seventh day tothe first, as you may see before in thecollections out of the Centuries, was bythe Bishops of Rome, who, though theypretend to dispense laws to the church,yet they ought not to alter the law ofGod in any point.TO THE „LITTLE FLOCK.“Dear Brethren. - The Lord gave me aview, January 26, which I will relate.I saw that some of the people of Godwere stupid and dormant; and werebut half awake, and did not realize thetime we were now living in; and thatthe „man“ with the „dirt-brush“ hadentered, and that some were in dangerof being swept away. I begged of Jesus{Yahshua} to save them, to spare thema little louger, and let them see theirawful danger, that they might get readybefore it should be for ever too late.The angel said, Destruction is cominglike a mighty whirlwind.“ I begged ofthe angel to pity and to save those wholoved this world, and were attached totheir possessions, and were not willingto cut loose from them, and sacrificethem to speed the messengers on theirway to feed the hungry sheep, whowere perishing for want of spiritualfood.As I viewed poor souls dying for wantof the present truth, and some whoprofessed to believe the truth wereletting them die, by withholding thenecessary means to carry forward thework of God {YAHWEH}, the sightwas too painful, and I begged of theangel to remove it from me. I saw thatwhen the cause of God called for someof their property, like the young manwho came to Jesus {Yahshua}, [Matt.xix, 16-22,] they went away sorrowful;and that soon possessions all away, andthen it would be too late to sacrificeearthly goods, and lay up a treasure inheaven.I then saw the glorious Redeemer,beautiful, and lovely, that he left therealms of glory, and came to this darkand lonely world, to give his preciouslife and die, the just for the unjust. Hebore the cruel mocking and scourging,and wore the platted crown of thorns,and sweat great drops of blood in thegarden; while the burden of sins ofthe whole world were upon him. Theangel asked, „What for?“ O, I saw andknew that it was for us; for our sins hesuffered all this, that by his preciousblood he might redeem us unto God{YAHWEH}.Then again was held up before methosewho were not willing to dispose of thisworld‘s goods to save perishing souls,by sending them the truth, while Jesus{Yahshua} stands before the Father,pleading his blood, his sufferings andhis death for them; and while God‘smessengers were waiting, ready tocarry them the saving truth that theymight be sealed with the seal of theliving God {YAHWEH}. It was hardfor some who professed to believethe present truth, to even do so littleas to hand the messengers God‘s own