Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-24

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
r. WIN. MIIIer, LOw-Hampton. N. va
OuEcrioN 4. Daniel lOds not satisfied
Gbouf the TINE OF THE END.
Brother Miller am aware that by at
tempting to sustain my former three "Objec-
tons" frank myself among those who
think one point sealed up which you call
plain, and consequently srbject myself TO
the following charitable remark Of yours,
found on page 79: "You may depend upon
one thing, when you hear such declarations
as the above from the pulpit, that the speak
or does not love his Bible as we'll as he loves
his own popularity, and studies to support
his faith, the popular writers and standard
authors Of the day, more than the divine
revelation Of God. But God is now giving
them great rule [your theory of course
you mean to know their love for his word.
II the word Of God is to them fooIishness.
and they take more delight in the popular
writers Of the day, they may depend upon
II they are stumbling at that stumbling
stone" have only to sayrconcerning the
above, that when FIRST reading it, my sur
prise led me to write the following short
sentence on the margin "Is this candid 2"
now proceed to the objection. After
Daniel had his first vision, chapter vii, he
says, verse 90: "Hitherto is the end Of the
matter. As for me my cogitations tho'ts
much troubled me, and my counteuance
changed in me- but kept the matter in
my heart" Why did his thoughts much
trouble him Answer because he did not
understand when these things should take
place. This presume YOU will admit
see page 70. In the third year Of Belshaz-
zar. Daniel had another vision, and he says
concerning il, chapter viii, 27: "And
Daniel faiLted and was sick certain days:
afterward rose up, and did the kings bust
ness; and was astouished at the vision
but none understood IT," Whether he
means to include himself, when he says
"none understood it," | do not know Per
haps not,-for Gabriel was directed to make
this man understand the vision" Now
what Is necessary in order to understand {
sisioR. Must the time Of the accomplish
ment Of all the events be understood p
Certainly not for "vision" generally il
something seen, and time is not seen. Dan
lei might understand all his "visions," lha
Is, he might understand the things seen ant
at the same time know nothing about tn
particular time Of their accomplishment
This must be admitted, think, from tn,
fact that time is not mentioned in any man
ner in connection with the "he goat" o
the "four notable horns, sand yet pre-
sumo you will admit that if he understood
anu Of his visions he did this. But further
after Daniel had seen his vision Of III
"four beasts" he was "troubled," and says
CT came near unto one Of them that stoo
BY, and asked him the truth of all this. S
he told me, and made me know the inter
probation Of the fhiHgs'-not the time
Again, Daniel says, after he had had hi
second vision, and II came to pass whs
!, even I Daniel had seen the vision, an
sought for the meaaing, then = hear
O mans voice between the banks Of Ula
which called and said, Gabriel make hi
man understand the vision:n viii, Is, L.
He then goes on. in the 10th verse and say
"Behold will make thee know what sha
be In the last end of the indignation" n
\ Not the time, but ,rhat, or the thing
which should be. "For at the time a
pointed the end shall be-" What this tin
appointed means, he does not attempt
tell. There was undoubtedly Slime a
pointed" Cor the accomplishment Of all d
Gtillgs; but this time, in some cases CT
tainly, was not reUeal ed. Again, chapt
~ issaid, 9 In the third year of Cyrr
king OF Persia, fling was revealed 10
Daniel : and the thing was true; bat
time appointed was long: and he undo
stood the Thing and had understanding
he rfsiOn." 10 the l4ih verse the ane
81 says, Snow l am come to make thee .
derstand rhat shall befaH thy people
The latter days: for yet the vision is
-pssy dsys." He then goes on throughi