Second advent library

cs.|.rsr's :lcon COKIINL 215ence, and hope, are built on this foundation, you cannever fail; for he that is The Word of God, is " KINGOF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." Again: itis to be a literal battle with the sword, for Christ says,"He that taketh the sword shall die by the sword."And kings, Papal Rome, and the Mahometans, haveruled the world by the sword, and their swords, duriall the days of their wer, have been red with the blogiof their subjects, andxthe innocent victims of their hate.And in Rev. xix. 17-20, it is evident, by the "fowls"spoken of in the 17th verse, is meant, warriors in favorof liberty who are to " eat(destro ) the flesh (strength orpower) of kings, ofy and the flesh captains, and the fleshof mighty men, and the Hesh of horses, and them that siton them, (armies are undoubtedly meant in thisand the ilesh of all men," passage?who are in favor okings, papal Rome, engaged or false prophet, " bo free and bond,both small and great." "And l saw the beast and thekings of the earth, and their armies, gathered togetherto make waragainst him that sat on the horse, andagainst his army." "And he gathered theminto a place togethercalled in the Hebrew tongue Armage don,"(awake to the spoi1,) Rev. xvi. 16-21.These will be the means the dragon will use in his*est great struggle to gain ascendency over the minds,onsciencel, and bodies of men. He will fan u theirpolitical animosities; he will stir up strife and divisionamongireligious communities; and, last of all, and note wil encouragean intolerable thirst for blood.least,In which battle Christ will come, chain the dragon, `vehis body to the burning ilame, contine the spirits ofglallwho worship the dragon, beast or false prophet, in thepitaof woe; raise the saints, purify, cleanse, and glorifythem _with his own glory.IV. We are to speak of the time -the saints, or church,were to be in the wilderness," one thousand two hundredand threescore days." I believe all commentatorsagree that these dag/s are to be understood years;md, ssl have proved this point in a former lecture, Iled not stop to argue this given principle at this time,out will proceed to give some proof when this time he-