Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-07
For ths Vermont Telegraph.
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
Brother Murray have sent you lee
ture on the "seventy weeks" which think
will satisfy brother Angler and others, that
I have strong ground at least for my faith.
But noticed few things in brother An
gier's letter of Dec. 10, which require cor
rection.
In his second paragraph, after quoting
Daniel, he says: ~ cannot find one word
said about restoring or building the Tenn
pie or jerusalem" Now read in Ezra vii,
10: "I make decree, that all they Of the
people Of Israel, and of his priests and
Leyites, in my realm, which are minded of
their own free-win to 60 up TO Jerusalem,
90 with thee" Here is a plain command
70 restore the captivity.
Bot il the director should say, the angel
in Daniel did not mean to restore the cap
tives, but the lao, or the pesseLs OF the
house Of God, then read Ezra vii, 10-12,
Ia and 10. But think it means " restora-
ton OF the Jews, and rebuilding Of Jerusa-
lem" As brother Angler says, in a para
graph following, will brother Angler show
what restore means if I am ignorant q
Daniel was praying concerning the captivi-
" Of the Jews, and their restoration, when
Gabriel came and instructed him into the
20 weeks. The Temple" Gabriel says
nothing about, and therefore it evidently
shows he had no allusion to Cyrus decree,
for that was, to restore the Jews in part
oGly, aud build the house Of God. Arta-
xerxes' decree was the final and last restora-
ton of the Jews, under Ezra and Nehemi-
ah. The restoration was under Ezra, he
being chief ruler IL years. Then Nehe-
miah went up and built the walls, and az
forwards the city. and was governor SO
years, making 40 years, or seven weeks
Brother Angler says, eve are expressly
told that in the goth year of Artaxerxes,'
Nehemiah went up and in So days finished
the city." Did he mean to mislead bis
readers, in saying city, or was it a slip OF thu
pen7 Charity would incline me to believe
the latter, had he not in the same sentence
said that my 40 years would only hold on
Is. Nehemiah tells Us that he continued
in the work Of the wall twelve years, o
strongly implies it: see Nehe. v, 14-l6
Let any one read the account that Nehe
,miah has given of the building Of the wall
how many times they were Kindred, an
then returned to the work-how they ha
. mortgaged their vineyards and lost them
and he will be satisfied that the building c
the wall was not all done in So days, me-
Their does the Bible say it was, but wa
finished, that is, the finishing part, or las
time they returned to the work. Brothe
Angler says afinished the city" The b
BILE says, Ezra vi, Is: $50 the wall wa
finished in the twenty and fifth day Of th
month Elul, in fifty and two days" An
afterwards Nehemiah tells US, vii, 4: "No'
the city was large and great; but the pei
pie were few therein, and the houses wei
not builded.n And Gabriel says, "to bull
Jerusalem p so that my 10 days has swell
ed to % certain; and then the house
not built.
Brother Angler then Acknowledges th'
Cyrus says nothing about building the city
but quotes a part Of Artaxerxes' command
90 show that they commenced building, an
were forbidden, or commanded to cease tn
work. See Ezra, iv, 81: q" Give we no,
commandment to cause these men to ceas
and that this city be not builded, until Al
other commandment shall be given fror
me-" This Is the commandment we are
search after. Then brother Angler say
aAfterwards, in the seventh year Of b
reign, he permits Ezra to go up to Jerus
lem,n &c. Now can brother Angler be 81
cere in calling the decree Of Artaxerxes-
Ezra vii, 10, lA-a apermit7" When 4
King expressly says: For as much
thou art semi Of the king and of his sew
councillors.n See also Ezra's prayer,
7--l0. In this prayer Ezra has acknOV
edged, that God had caused the Kings
| Persia. to give them reviEing lrestOrin
70 sec up the house Of our God, lalrea
done BY Darius, and 70 repair the desc
lions thereofs ltbe city, for the Tenn
was already repaired. See Ezra Vi, i
and to give Us nall in Judah and Jerui
lem" Gabriel says: che wall shall
built" &c Brother Angler then sa!