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Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

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whom is as the sand <strong>of</strong> the sea-shore, and<br />

transplant them out <strong>of</strong> the eternal and everlasting<br />

kingdom <strong>of</strong> God into the kingdom <strong>of</strong> the devil, and<br />

there excite them to make war against their sires in<br />

the beloved city.[1] If our learned men can reason<br />

no better than this, I would advise them to go<br />

where they can get a little common sense, before<br />

they undertake to teach people who know their<br />

right hand from the left. And were it not for the<br />

influence they obtain by newspaper puffs, for<br />

which the editors make them pay well, they would<br />

obtain no more influence than their writings<br />

deserve. But let us now inquire concerning this<br />

kingdom.<br />

“2. Whose It Is.<br />

“a. I answer, it is God’s kingdom. (Acts 14:22):<br />

‘Confirming the souls <strong>of</strong> the disciples, and<br />

exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we<br />

must through much tribulation enter into the<br />

kingdom <strong>of</strong> God.’ (2 Thessalonians 1:5): ‘Which is<br />

a manifest token <strong>of</strong> the righteous judgment <strong>of</strong> God,<br />

that ye may be counted worthy <strong>of</strong> the kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />

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