Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-07

But supposing lney 10y "eeAsJ OeSdh
with the permission of Artaxerxes to Ne
hemiah, 1.-The only thing like a decree to
rebuild, except the one in question, by
Cyrus."l Now if there is no decree to
Ezra, and if Ezra's prayer is not true, then
brother Angler might have some reason to
say, "the only thing like decree" But
when we take into view, that there was
decree given to Ezra, to restore the captivi-
ty, and, as Ezra says, to set up the desola-
tons, and give them wall in jerusalem
and that there was no decree whatever to
Nehemiah, but only a permit to go up to
Jerusalem " 10 finish the work already be-
gum" as brother Angler says, am truly
astonished at the assertion. But the reader
will judge why this assertion is made.
His argument about Jerusalem and its
destrue ton, think the Lecture will set
brother Angler right. "Titus confirming
the covenant with many one week." is to
me as new, as it is strange. Brother An
gier says he has no doubt that the 70 weeks
began with Cyrus decree, and ended at the
destruction of Jerusalem. If so, then one
week would be almost nine years. Titus
then wept over the Jews almost nine years,
and then took away what Christ had nailed
to his cross 40 years before, when the types
all ended in the sacrifice Of himself once
for all. The Jewish sacrifices after Christ
were Of no more value than the pagan
sacrifices, which did rot end, until centu-
ries after Jerusalem was DESTROYED. And
it rs certain that in Christ all sacrifices,
well pleasing in the sight of God, did CEASE
As it respects Jerusalem being made desc
late, this was done by Christ himself. See
Math. xiii, 50: "But now your house is
left unto you desolate." Christ therefore,
will make Jerusalem desolate until the con-
summation, and that determined by God
surely should be poured upon the desola-
tor, Romans Titus could not make Je-
rusalem desolaIe until the consummation.
Julian would have rebuilt it, if God had not
prevented it, and determined otherwise.
The sixty-two weeks, from the seven
weeks, which ended with Nehemiah, B. c..
4Os, being 434 years. will carry US TO the
Messiah, meaning the onointed, and shows
that it was to the preaching of the gospel,
for this purpose God did anoint him to
preach the gospel and work miracles. See
lisa. Xxi, /: Acts iy, 81; K, 80. See also
Christ's own words: Luke iv, 1871.
see no manner of difficulty in this division.
first weeks or 40 years through the days
of Ezra and Nehemiah, to perform the
things which the angel said would be done
viz: "to restore" which was performed by
Ezra, and to build which was done by
Nehemiah, both were governors 49 years
down to 4Os B. C.. Then to the preaching
of the gospel, 434 years or 62 weeks, will
lcarry US to the 26:h year A. c. when thu
forerunner Of Christ (the anointed or Mes
siah) began to preach; and then one weel
OF years " n ~ %, WHICH, INC hosSi"l
was cut off and not for himself; Hand th'
sacrifice and obIation to cease" Take no
tice, it does not say sacrifices and obldtions
in the plural, but in the singular, showing
that it was Christ's sacrifice and oblatiol
which ceased. For if it had been the Jew
ish sacrifices it would have been in the plu
raj number.
This agrees with PauPs reasoning il
Hebrews, tx, 1916; also K, lis. d
hope the reader will turn to the text an
read for themselves. And if you will put
, lish my Lecture on the seventy weeks
? it will be all need say on the two first OF
: jeetiUns. Yours, VIM MILLER.