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

but gives no definite date Of any OF them;
and yet he was making Daniel understand
the vision"
There was evidently curiosity, even
among angelic beings, to know something
about the time, or the "How long," for the
question is twice asked by them, see chap.
viii, IA, and xii, 6, rs. "And one said to
the man clothed in linen, which was upon
the waters of the river, How long shall it
be 10 the end Of these wonders? And |
heard The man clothed in linen, which was
upon the waters'of the river, when he held
up his right hand aud his left hand unto
heaven, and sware by him that liveth for
ever, that il shall be for time, times, and
an half; and when he shall have accom-
plished TO scatter the power Of the holy
people, all these things shall be finished
And | heard, but understood not; then
said |, o my Lord, what shall be the end
of these things?" "To the end of these
wonders" you say, page Sc, "means to the
end of the reign OF the beast which the
world wondered after" see Rev. xiii, g.
This might answer purpose very we'll if
it could be sustained. But common sense
and little English grammar will show
This explanation to be wrong. 1t does not
say "that wonder" (Which by the by had
never yet been mentioned but "these won
ders." Every unbiased mind must under
stand this question as referring to the won
derful events foretold in the book of Daniel
Theanswer is found in the verse just quoted
Daniels curiosity is now excited to know
something about the time,-for he says,
" heard, but understood not" and then
pleads and says, 90 my Lord what shall
be the end of these things? 2" The angel
gently chides him for his impertinency, by
saying, GO thy way Daniel, for the words
are closed up and sealed till the time of
the end" "Manv shall be purified, and
made white, and tried but the wicked shall
do wickedly and none Of the wicked shall
understand; but the wise shall understand
Dan. xii, 10. How many of the "wise %
Al, certainly, for aught is said to the con-
trary. Who are meant by the "wise 2''
Answer, sdints,-for they are opposed to
the wicked" in the text. Now if it can
be shown that all saints have understood
Daniels vision, especially as to the "time
Of the end" then will admit that Daniel
knew. One thing is certain think,-tha'
when any know "what shall be the end Of
these things" all will know, and that time
will undoubtedly come" for at the time
Of the end shall be the vision" But you
reply, the angel went on to explain to Dan
iel Just what he asked for, in the following
verses: "And from the time that the daily
sacrifice shall be taken away, and TIT
abominaton that maketh desolate set up
there shall be thousand two hundred an,
ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth
and cometh to the thousand three hundred
and five and thirty days. But go thou-th
way ill the end be, for thou shalt rest, an
stand in thy lot at the end Of the days.
Dan. xii, II, II, Is. "Now," you say
t "Daniel had all he could ask for-now b
| could understand the time and the length
: and every part Of every division which tn
angel bad given him in his instruction, S
, far as to fill up his vision of $500 years, "a
: we shall call them, having proved In
r former lecture that they ought to be
= reckoned, and have been so Gul6lled.) II
I has now learned that to begin and recko
, back from the resurrection, which he we
e knew would be 1910 years after Christ
!, crucifxion, he might find out when tn
daily sacrifice abominalion would be take
o away" wish just to stop here and tie
: you and the reader, again that find n
such phrase in the Bible as "daily sacrlhc
abominat ion." But will let you Procee'
Therefore," you say, "take 1885 year
, from 1910 years would leave Ats years
, and he could reckon from the end OF the
weeks or 400 years, to the end OF Paga
, Rome, would be ATS, from thence TO tn
time he would stand in@his lot would b
1885 years. Then by adding 49'' AZ
;, 1885, would make the sum total OF tn
Il whole vision, 1900 years. And now let
suppose he wished to know when the aoon
8 nation Of desolation would end, and whe
, il would begin. He has only to take h
'e number, 1890, as given by the angel, iro'
10 his 1885, thus 1890 from 1885. And he hnt
D that As years before the resurrection, IL
he little horn would lose bis civil power
r. Now let him take his " time, times and
er half, " and add say, 1860 years to 45, and
$. will find that the little horn began b