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Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

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the land <strong>of</strong> Canaan, and the cleansing <strong>of</strong> the earth<br />

by fire, after the saints and Christ have possessed it<br />

a thousand years, to me, at least, is neither<br />

Scripture nor common sense. I will, therefore,<br />

show,<br />

“3. That the cleansing <strong>of</strong> the earth by fire will<br />

be when Christ comes. ‘Our God shall come, and<br />

shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before<br />

him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about<br />

him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and<br />

to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather<br />

my saints together unto me; those that have made a<br />

covenant with me by sacrifice.’ -- Psalm 50:3-5. In<br />

this passage the fire devours ‘before him.’ He also<br />

gathers and judges his people. Verse 6th declares<br />

Peter’s new heavens and earth, wherein dwelleth<br />

righteousness.<br />

“‘A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his<br />

enemies round about. His lightnings enlightened<br />

the world; the earth saw, and trembled. The hills<br />

melted like wax at the presence <strong>of</strong> the Lord, at the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> the Lord <strong>of</strong> the whole earth. The<br />

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