Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-07
q YEA For tAs Termoat Telegraph.
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.

8ECOND COMtNS UT
.Ansrsr to brother Angier's Letter, pub
lished January 10, 1888.
Dear brother In answer TO your letter,
would first inquire why you did not take
notice Of my FIRST witness, Chrisrs own tes-
timony7 "Search the scriptures; for IN
them ye think ye have eternal lie and
they are they which testify OF me-" Why
did you pass over in silence, so important
an evidenced Is the Savior's own word to
be neglected thus by his public servants ?
II there Is any light, why not give credit
All, my brother, am well convinced that
truth is not the object Of the writer in this
letter; therefore, l cannot believe you ever
indited it-you must have a better heart.
Again, in your first division Of the argu-
ment, you say, speaking Of the two cheru-
bins, IL acknowledge there would be some
analogy between the two cases if it was not
for one thing, viz: the two cherubims both
looked one pdy." Is it possible, that
christian minister would either write, or
endorse such an assertion, without par
ticie Of testimony, unc found long argu-
ment as your first On such false premises.
Compare your assertions with 2 Chro. Iii, 10:
"The wings OF these cherubims spread
themselves forth Iwcnty Cubits, (large ones)
and they Stood on their feet, and their faces
were inlDdrd" This settles the point on
your FIRST Division.
2. You present nv views on the two
olive trees in part, and then say, " must
say brother Miller, that my charity is put TO
the stretch. to believe that you did not know
that you were making this text speak what
the Holy Ghos: never designed by IT," A
very hard assertion brother, Dot you must
have remembered when you wrote this, what
- hnIb al o1la
Ieay % and Judging from your own motives,
impeach mine. But | do in my heart be-
lieve in nv statement, and that not only the
angel designed TO tell Zeshariah, bat the
HOLY Ghost inspired the prophet TO write u
for our instruction, 10 LET Us know that the
two olive trees are the word Of God.
Now brother, let me explain the chapter,
md vou NAV do with your charity as you
nlease. I'd verse Aud said unto me,
What seest thou7 And said, have look
ed, and behold candlestick all OF gold"
This caadlestick represents the word OF
God see Psalm ll9, l05-as complete
system of truth and righteousness, on which
the kingdom Of heaven is built, all 81
,yold,p see Psalm xix, Sill; Prov: XIV, ii
Rev. iii, -. Buy the truth. van a
botoI upon the top fiL" The Lord Jesus
Christ. "who is head over all things (the
verdi 10 The church" "And his sereH
iamns thereon" meaning the seven church
o., built on Jesus Christ. Aud Serer
Mines 10 the sepen lamps which mere upon
a. toD thereof" meaning the seven eyes d
the Lord, called by John, seven spirits
Rev. v. 6. "And ttro olire frees by At
The two testaments, or two covenants, thu
covenant OF works by which man fell anC
the covenant of grace by which man rise
aoa;n n favor with God. " One upon tn
T;ght side Of the bo1t." That Is, befor
Christ. "AnG the other upon The left sid
thereof" Thatis, after Christ. And bot
together make the word Of God. So
answered and spdke TO the angel thai talk
ed ariih me, Saying, 1rhdt are these m
Lord 1 These two olive trees. The
HE angel that talked Ieih me dnsrere'
and said unto me, kaopest thou not tchd
these be? And I said, no, my Lord. -
Now, can itbe supposed that Zechariah di
not know what olive trees were most Gel
taialy he did; for they were common thing
in that country. Thea what did heenquir
FORT "What are these my Lord 2" II
knew they stood as q figure, or Representa-
ton OF something else, besides olive tree
Hs saw their connection with the bowl an
was anxious 10 learn their meaning. III
w-Testamcnt not being then written an
the prophet having seen the same thing }
the candlesiick Of gold, in his vision. Th
angel answers him in The singular, and q
IL he pointed to ore Of the trees, whic
reprexenied the New Testament, saying
THIS is ne leord Of the Lord unto Zer1t
babel, saying, not By mighE, nor By pore
b,t BIZ NM spirit, saith the Lord Of hosts
Zcru6babel was lively type Of Christ, 4
he was the one who built the second Ten
ME lust so Jesus Christ would build d
spiritual temple; 8 for the second man
the Loan from heaven" "Howbeil, TN
which was 6rst was natural, afterwart
that which Is spiritual" The Old Test
ment vas typical pointing down to the nev
which was 10 be builded by the spirit,
Chs;st taught Nicodemus, "sdying"-sa
ing WHAT The word Of God, "sdyin,
MOI bv might (by armies) nor by Jorer
&r. This 10 the very language or the Ne
Tssfaue,H " Hho art thou, o gre
tnonnfain % The mountain here mea,
The kingdom Of God: Psalm 70, 81. "Ar
he brought them 10 the border Of his san
tuarv. even 10 this mountain his right har
had purchased. See also lisa. IL 2, 8; Zee
af;ah vii, 3: JernsdienI shall be called
e;fn Ar truth. and the noNnfaiR Of the LO,
Of Hosts. The holy mountain. .
Thou skalt become a piain-n Sh;
Gil the whole earth, Daniel II, 35: g A,
n shall bring forth the head stone there
,oifh shoufings, cryiag, grace, grace u,l
Hnr You cannot doubf, bot alI This Is q
language Of the New Tsssamsnk 7'his