Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-21

/ "A~o % uSeuJ pdNtdheS vi the SdulS NATURE;
and is governed by the same rules as days.
This is the case with =" time, times, and a
half" as used by Daniel and John. And
explained by John, Rev. xii, 6 and IA: "And
the woman fed into the wilderness, where
she hath a place prepared of God, that they
should feed her there Thousand two hun
cred and three score days." And in the
18th verse the same events are thus de-
scribed: "And to the woman were given
two wings Of great eagle, that she might
| Ay into the wilderness, unto her place,
where she is nourished for time, and times,
and half a time, from the face of the SER
pent." Ii is plain that the 1860 days are
the same as time, times and half time, By
the reading of these two verses. And the
AZ months, spoken of in Rev. ri, g; and xiii,
5, are evidently the same 1860 days,-for
80 times az is 1260-and of course are
definite, and are governed by the same rules
of Interpretation as days. You can reject
this evidence if you please ; but in so do
ing you will make the word of God, (or
some part at leasD of no effect. Inidels
and unbelieyers are already claiming you,
while the dear children of God are darken-
ed, "by words without knowledge"
Your next argument which shall notice
is the one concerning the "ten days."
Rev. ii, 10. 1t is true, that in my explana-
ton OF the Smyrna church, supposed that
the stem days" had an allusion to ten
periods" Of persecution, according to my
first rule Of interpretating days, when used
6guratively. And that these were used as
figures, is to me evident,-for the things
they were to suffer, if only ten literal days,
would hardly be called trial. Yet, sir,
confess and acknowledge, there were doubts
in my mind, whether the Interpretation of
these days did not more properly belong to
the second rule of Interpretation, a day
far year." If so, then they were fulfilled
in the last part Of the Smyrna church, IN
der the emperor DiocIesiaD, between the
year 3o2 and 312, when Constantine put a
i stop to their prosecutions. (See Marsh's
Ecclesiastical History, page I76 to 49,
i At any rate, / have broken no rule, either
way. 81.
The next blunder of yours, shall notice,
lis the one concerning the "tUenty-oa
ldays." See Daniel <, IL, ID. ask you
my brother, is this a prophecy? Is the
angel relating thing to come, or is be
4 speaking Of past events2 l do wish you
had little more Of the bump of discrimina-
tiveness. 1t would have saved you much
time, many foolish arguments, and many a
false representation of my arguments.
have never said, argued, nor intimated, that
ga day means about one fifth of a gear
And what must every candid mind think Of
|, writer who will thus misrepresent others
views. Those Of this class, who have read
the work, you cannot deceive but hundreds
$ good, honest, and discerning men, who have
D not had an opportunity of reading for them
selves, you may possibly deceive.
;, Again: Your remarks on day meanin!
r thousand years, have already noticed
2 Permit me to bring one plain, positive proc!
!, 2 Peter iii, 8: "But, beloved, be not ignor
o ant Of this one thing, that one day is wit
> the Lord as thousand gears, and thou
It sand gears as one day." And now, sil
), you say you are somewhat severe. (Plain.
IS And thank you for it, so far as it is don
e, inttruth and righteousness |; but in all {
e, your Misrepresentation of my words, argu
d ments, or views, l pity, and pray for you
y But, dear brother, permit me to be as plat
IS as you, and sum up the cases of misreprt
" sensations in this one letter which hav
er noticed. 81. "a.
y l. The argument which you call min
- concerning the spies searching the land
u not mine; but your own. = -
as 2. The "ten days." Daniel and his thre
sc friends fed on pulse, you represent as con
lie ing under my "invariable" rule. 1t dot
'e not come under that rule for it was hi
. tory, not prophecy. '.@ .#.s.'
" 8. The Jews SHINING 40 days, and Their
= fore must have 40 years sorrow, is misre
- - resenting the Bible at least
= 4. The @seven times" that passed ov
! Nebuchadnezzar you well knew was
matter Of fact, which Daniel relates as ha
e ing all passed: See Daniel iv, %, when
= wrote the chapter, if not the whole Doc
And therefore could not be called
prophecy, but a history" - q.
%, S. On the word day. you say, "thai