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-nothingcrnus'r's ucorm corn.-ro. 87tion, and which would be too g-ross to be admitted intoa state of immortality. There may be such- yet Iiind nodifficulty in understanding all those passageswhich have been presented, or come under my consideration,to refer to the gospel da But how long do.the prophets say that bei time shall Do they designateany time? No; neither one, ten, one hundred, or onethousand years are mentioned in any of thoseWhy then call it a millennium? Because passages- eter andJohn have mentioned a thousand years. This cannotbe admitted to meanany state this side of the state ofimmortality; for Peter says plainly, " Yet., nevertheless,we look for a new heaven and, a new earth, whereindwelleth righteousness." This would be a new state,surelygrossor vile in thiskingdom, whoevermay e king; and John expressly says, " hey lived andreigned wi Christ a thousand years," and says, "Thisis the first resurrection." Now, admit there is such awhat rule shall we call it a thousandtime,how or byyears.A 'n, where, in all the phecies, can anyone showme ti; the church will beplilessed and holy, or happyand righteous, as it may be rendered, until he comes,that is, at Christ's second appearance? And where inthe word are we to leam that the kingdoms of this worldare to be destroyed before the coming of the Ancient ofdays? Do we believe that tho anti-Christian beast, ormystical Babylon, will be on the earth during this millennialreign? No, it cannot be; yet all must acknowledgethat she is only destroyed by the brightness ofhiscoming.Who can read the 19th chapter of Revelation,without being convinced that the marriage supperof the Lamb, the treading of the wine-press of thetierceness and wrath of Almighty God, and theofthe at God, are events which must takesupperp acebefore tg?millennium? And if so, who can believe thatalter themarriage of' the Lamb to the bride; after sheis arrayed in inen clean and white, which is therighteousness of the saints; after have received a.theyr;§hteousness, which the rig teous Judge shallto allEli]crown ofgivewho love his appearing in that day,-