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

OF his civil reign, 1860. From taking away
the papal civil rule 10 the resurrection, As.
Now add these together and you will have
the whole, $500 years of Daniels vision.
Do you not, kind nearer, see by this mode
and by these last numbers given him, Dan
lei could learn every part and division of
the whole history down to the time when
he should stand in his lot?"
Yes, brother Miller, do see, by "this
mode," Daniel could learn a great many
things. He could learn TO start from wrong
premises and get wrong conclusions. But,
then you know l am one among many who
pay some regard to the "mode" And my
difficulty with your "mode" is, that Dan
iel kne10 nothing about it. For so believ-
ing have the following reasons: l. The
1900 days. began not with the 70 weeks, but
with the destruction Of Jerusalem. See
my first article on objection 3d. 2.'Of
course the 70 weeks were not q part of the
1900, days; so that you are 400 out Of the
way to begin with. 3. Daniel knew moth
ing about ATS years from cruci6xion to
taking away the daily abomnation; for the
Bible nowhere speaks Of daily abomina-
ton" 4. The 81 years between your daily
abomination and abomination Of desolaton,
admitting there were such thing as the
former, is mere "guess work" of yours.
See page II. 5. Cline, times and half"
instead of ending with the "papal civil
rule" end only with Daniels wonders;"
and if his "wonders" extend to the resur-
rection, then "time, times and haIr' ex-
tend 10 that also. Hence here are As years
more to dispose Of 6. There is nothing
said in Daniel about ending the "civil rule"
Of papacy nor is there any evidence, to
my mind, that Daniel knew anything about
"papacy" otherwise than as au indefinite
part of the acts of the little horn" or Ro-
man government. You see therefore that
there are 400 and 80 and As to be added
together, and subtracted from $500, leaving
ONLY 1875 of the whole number disposed OF,
admitting you were otherwise correct. But,
7. think il Is absolutely certain that both
OF Daniels last numbers, viz: 1890 and
1885 began a; the destruction of Jerusalem,
where the "daily sacrifice" ceased, or was
taken away, and the determination that
maketh desolate" set up: see Math. xiv, Is.
Hence # they meant gears, they would
have ended in just so many years from the
destruction Of Jerusalem. But as there is
no evidence that they mean wears, therefore
the time denoted will only be known when
the events spoken of shall be accomplished
So that do not see that Daniel yet under
stood the "time of the end" Of "these
wonders"
Perhaps you will say you have proved
: that the 70 weeks are a part Of $500 days
See page 40. "Is are not the 70 weeks
7 you say, fairly proved to have been fulfilled
2 by years? and does not this prove that ou
!, vision and the $500 DAYS ought to be Sc
/ reckoned? Yes, if these 70 weeks are
part Of The rision. Does not the angel sa,
plainly, have come to show thee, there
y fore understand the matter and consider tn,
4 vision? Yes. Well what can man asl
for more than plain, positive testimony an
a cloud of circumstances agreeing with it 2
> Why, nothing, brother Miller. But then
C. man" 1rGntS the testimony. And thi
> most desirable thing | do not find. Blu
= | will look at another place where you nc
tice this same point,-perhaps l shall fine
5 the testimony" Page So, you say, "Bu
the Director may say, perhaps your visio
o does not begin with the 70 weeks. "Le
e me ask" you say, 1.-TWO or three questions.
n Does not the angel say TO Daniel tx, 49,
Il "Therefore understand the matter and con
s slider the vision2' Yes. Does not tn
e angel then go on and give his instruction
n concerning the 70 weeks? Yes. Do you be
II Iieve the Bible is true? We do. Then if tn
10 Bible is true, Daniels 70 weeks are pal
e of the Uision, and 400 years were accom-
j. plished when the Messiah was cut off"
IS Now such kind of proof as this may an
); swer for you, but it will not for me an
o besides | misjudgt greatly if an enlightene
n public will not want better testimony.
re seems to me like forcing down" proc
re that will not go down itself. Let US loo
), at such testimony little. Your Who'll
e proof is founded on this expression: "There
IS fore understand the matter, and conside
l. the vision" What rision was be to cor
n slider? You would make US believe tha
IS it was the one in which mention was made
m of the 1900 days, chap. viii, 10: You flu
Is thermore say, page 4s, Daniel has had onl
ne one vision. But, brother Miller, can fin
- no evidence that the vision of the 70 week
has any more connection with any othe
be which be had, than with the vision
is EZekiePs wheels" Daniel had this VII