Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-20
For the TelfgrsPh.
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
10 VIM. Killer, Loyv.Iiampton. NY,


Dear SirE-While feel, in some meas
rute, the force OF that command OF our Saw
Tor, "Call no man master" J trust I feel
willing to receive instruction from yourself,
or from any other source. II is not from a
love Of controversy, nor from desire to
prove your sentiments, upon the second
coming OF Christ, false, that now present
my COLLECTIONS )" but, that we may all be
benefited, aud 6nd the trU,A concerning
this great event. You will perceive that
my objections are not only opposed to your
theory concerning the "time Of the end"
hui, alike opposed to nearly, or quite all
writer's upon this subject. And have felt
no small hesitancy, in presenting myself
before the public in opposition to opinions
long since promulgated, and, by almost
universal consent, believed. But erroneous
comments upon the Bible, by whomsoever
made, win do that book no good. nor aid in
defending OF promoting the cause Of God.
/ do not present myself your equal in years,
or historical reading. Still hope | shall
not be considered unduly oficious, though
object 10 some Of your sentiments and
proofs. I ask, therefore, Of you and the
public, candid Perusal Of my objections
and reasons, and il need be, a candid reply.
! shall con6ne myself, mostly, to the Bible
and.your own writings, without attempting
much historical evidence, believing the lat
Ter to be very doubtful, and hence to be but
Httlesrelied upon.
With these remarks, I procHed TO my 6rst
objection, to be found in the Telegraph of
Nov. llth, which Is, that 1.-THE serenity
veeks end not Nth Chrisrs death, as
stated Er -
gMy reasons may be found under tire fol
lowing heads;
: First, Their commencement. Secondly,
The language made use Of BY Daniel
Thirdly, The manner in which Christ al
ludes to them. /
First, Their commencement.
"Seventy weeks are determined uron thy
iransgression, and to make an end Of sins,
and 70 make reconciliation for iniauity, and
% bring in everlasting righteousness. and 10
seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the Most Holy, Know, therefore,
and understand, that from the going forth Of
the commandment TO restore and TO build
jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince,
shall be seven weeks, and threeScore and
two weeks; the street shall he built again.
andthe wall, even in irouSlOus times. And
after threescore aud two weeks shall Mes
slab be cut of, but notfor himself: and the
people Of she prince that shall come shall
destroy The city and the sanctuary; and the
end thereof shall be with a food, and unto
the end Of the war associations are deter
mined And he shall confirn the covenant
with many for one week and in the mids,
Of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and
the oblation to cease, and for the overspread
ing OF denominations he shall make it desc
late, even until the contamination, and tha
determined, shall be poured upon the desc
lale.- Daniel tx, 24-2?.
For the sake Of those who have DOT reat
YOUR" lectures,rI would say, that you cal
the 70 week, 20 times days; these days
you call 4e0years---a day for a gear and
you begin them with the 7lh year of Ar
taxerxes, 457 years before. Christ, and END
them with the 22d year Of Tiberius Cesar
when our Lord was crucifed /; being as so,
say, Just 400 years. This. you think " irm
hsProves" that a day in Daniels prophec,
means year. ."
One thing Is beyond contradiction, tha
these weeks did begin with certain deere
!. 70 restore and TO build jerusalem. But
must beg leave to tell you, add my reader,
that, IN fhe decree to which yaa aIlude,
cannot End one irord said about restoris
or building the Temple, OF JerusaIen.-
See Ezra VII, lt--l3. now ask, for n
proof, that any such decree was given
this lime, or within ten ytarsof il.
About 70 years before this, there was
decree made by Cyrus, 10 build the house
God at Jerusalem. That this decree
Cyrus ended the 20 years Of BabyIoni,
captivity, and began Daniels 20 weeks,
have not the leas, doubt, and think, no Of
Will have, who win read Isa. Xiv, 26-2'
ihe,iast q which reads ,hus, q That sal
g Cyrus, He IS my shepherd, and 81.