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obe.— "God's grace cannot admit to heavenlyperfection those who have not robes of spotlessrighteousness. How gracious is the provision ofour God in thus presenting us with the Robewhich covers all the repented-of blemishes of thepast as well as the unintentional and unwittingimperfections of the present!"— Z.'11-342; Rev.3:4, 5; 19:8.And it was said unto them.— Not actually, butby the teachings of the parallel dispensations,which show that as Christ was raised from thedead in A. D. 33, the sleeping saints would beraised 1845 years later, in the Spring of 1878.See Rev. 3:14, 20.That they should rest yet for a little season.—Greek Chronos, 360 years. See Rev. 2:21. This isthe item which Pastor Russell had in mind in thefollowing footnote: "When, in a succeedingvolume, we examine the wonderful visions of theRevelator, it will be clearly seen that the timehere pointed out by the word ‘henceforth,' asmarked by events, synchronizes closely with1878, as indicated by the prophecies hereinnoted." (C241.) Luther nailed the proclamationon the church door at WittenbergFM119Oct. 31, 1517, which was already one month intothe year 1518, Jewish reckoning. But it tooksome time for the news to travel to all parts ofEurope. Three hundred and sixty years from theSpring of 1518 brings us to the Spring of 1878,when we understand that God's promise made tothe sleeping saints was fulfilled. They wereraised from the dead, and Babylon was cast off.Until their fellowservants also.— The othermembers of the Little Flock, all bond-slaves ofJesus.— Gal. 6:17, Diaglott, footnote.And their brethren.— Fellow-believers, theGreat Company.That should be killed BY THEM as theywere.— Similarly make covenants ofconsecration to the Lord.— Rev. 6:9.