Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-10

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has been but one city spoken of in this
hence it must mean the same
as in verse slh, athe great city" II then,
you are right in calling this city France, It
must mean that tenth part Of France fell.
Had you not otherwise explained, the city,
there would have been a little consistency
in this explanation for there were many
that did fall in France at this time. But
you call this latter city the whole ten papal
and hence the one tenth" was
France. Did France fall in 1882 know
it was involved in wars and commotiOns,
but has it fallen7 No, it stands yet pow
erful nation. Perhaps you say, ii fell with
respect to its support Of papacy. Butt is
this true? Are not Roman Catholics a vast
majority now in France2 If not, l confess
my ignorance.
The seven thousand men who were slain,
you say were "nGmes or titles" All l
have time to say Concerning this is, if we
may be allowed so great latitude in ex-
planning the Bible, we can all be accommo-
dated with an Interpretation to suit our fan
cy or theory. wish to place along side
with such explanations as the foregoing, a
remark of yours, found on page a.: every
word in scripture has meaning, and its
own proper meaning, unless used 6gura-
lively, and then explained by scripture
itself" The reader will judge how closely
you follow your rule. Concerning the last
clause of this verse, viz: the remnant
were afrighted,' &C., wish to ask when
this took place. The remnant" accord,
ing to your showing, must mean nine-tenths
of the Pope's dominion. But when, ask
again, did the papal See stop its blasphemies
"to give glory to God % Never. One o.
two things, then, is certain, either that the
two Witnesses do not mean the Bible, Of
that they still prophesy in sackcloth. Take
which way you please, either will make
against your system.
wish to make few remarks upon the
time specified 1860 days. This you begin
A. D. 53s, when Justinian was constituted
the bishop of Rome, head over all others
and he, by his authority suppressed the
reading of the scriptures by laymen, an
clothed the Bible in sackclOth, or shroudet
it in the dead languages of the Geeks anc
Latins,-consequently if day mean q
year, the Bible will be first translated ant
read by the common people in 1898. Wa
this the case2 Your remarks on this poin
would lead the reader to believe il: page
1853. But, brother Miller, with all due def
erence, am constrained to say this is false
The Bible, ages before this, had been ex
tensively translated and circulated. Eve
as early as 116o, part of the Bible wa
translated and circulated in France, by Pete
Waldo of Lyons. Numerous other tran:
lations were made between this and the 16t
century. In the beginning Of this century
God raised up Martin Luther TO thunder
the ears of the Pope, and call upon saints
come out of Babylon. A mighty revolt
ton succeeded. Luther translated the B
bic, which was printed about the middle
this century. This seemed a signal f
others. During this century, the Bible WI
a translated into the following languages, vi
|, Dutch, English, Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Geo
n giau, Bohemian, Danish, French, Finnis
- German, Helvetian, Hungarian, Italia
+ Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
). Numerous other translations were made
e the 18th and 18th centuries. Even t
# Bible we now use, which has been scatter
"a all over the English world, was first pu
,s hshed in 1911, almost 2'IO years before y
. would have your readers believe the sac
- cloth of dead languages was taken off.
Indeed, it is an unquestionable fact, that
y 1898, when you would have us believe t
Bible for the first time after 538, began
prophesy in public, there were more Bib
y in circulation and in general use than
Ill any previous time since the creation of t
nt world. Were I Of your opinion that t
OF two witnesses mean the Bible, should I
Id dare to date the close Of their sackcle
&c IdleF IMAM 10Ou lO[ ABOUT lnlS Time !
'ir whole of Europe seemed moved to tra1
sy late the Bible. This would make IL
er days mean about 1000 years, provided y
is begin right. This you see would not b.
It's day for a year. But it will be seen, by
- remarks, that do not believe the Bible
e. meant by the 1.-TWO Witnesses" and her
IA consider your whole lecture misapplie,
= Permit me low to sum up my reasc
. against your proof that the Bible is mea
" l. The two Testaments had "power''
- fore John wrote his Revelation: see We
ln Sd. 2. The prophecy seems to begin at
10 threading down Of the holy city" (Jeru
I'd inverse I'd. 8. Your proof from z
N. ariah and the cherubims I consider n