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

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ply this rule to Daniels $500 days, and i
would not be a proper answer'to the ques
ton, nor yet natoral: (9se0 periods, or ex
istances.) We should rather suppose four
periods, because il were the existence Of
four kingdoms. Again, we find day used
in the second place to denote a year. As
in Numbers and Ezekiel. We will now
apply Daniels number, 1900 years. You
see my brother, there is nothing unnatural,
or contrary to good sound reason, in sup
posing all these things might happen in This
period of time, which Daniel has told us
would come to pass. One more way day
is used in fgurative sense. That is,
thirdly, day with the Lord is as thousand
years with US. Now let Us apply this to
Daniels 1900 days, and you will see it will
be unnatural, or contradict some other
scripture, 100000 years. You see, for
four kingdoms 10 exist so long would be
very unnatural, and more than all that, it
would contradict other scriptures. See
Heb. i, Ia. 1t would not be called last
days compared with times past, if only 1000
had passed, and nearly 100000 years to
come. 1t would only be beginning of days.
This, my dear brother, is my manner of
understanding and applying figures, and if
I am right, do pray, that God will open
your eyes to see the light. / might try
other figures by my rule, $and bring you
many more samples; but word 10 the
wise is sufficient; and if you are not wise,
you will not understand, although l might
multiply words without number. Preju-
dice, and prepossessed opinions, will shut
our eyes against the true light; but hope
better things of you, my brother. AS it re-
spects your arguments, concerning Jacob
serving for Rachel, l must confess yours
looks as ladicrous" to me as mine does
toyou. Jacob had nothing to do in making
the feast. Laban made the feast; Gen.
xxx, b. In the 21st verse, Jacob says
"GiVe me my wife, for my days are ful,
filed" In this place, the word, fulfilled y
meals, his services of seven years were
completed. Then in the 9th verse, Laban
says: =" Fulfil her work, and we will give
thee this also, for the service which thou
shalt serve with me yet seven other years
And Jacob did So" Did howe As Laban
had said; served with him seven Other
years, I" and fulfilled her week." The
very same word used in the 28th verse as
in the 21st, and precisely the same mean
ing, Again the feast was only kept ont
day, before Jacob went in unto his wife
See 22d and 23d verses: And Laban gath
cred together all the men Of the place, ant
made feast. And it came to pass in ID,
evening, that he took Leah his daughte
and brought her to him; and he went il
unto her." Now would it be even probable
that Laban would have changed his mod
of giving his daughters, so soon too, whe
he was so tenacious OF the customs Of hi
country7 No sir, the "ludicrous IS" is o
the other side, my brother.
Next your argument on time. You say
first, !" There is nc, evidence that it is eve
so used elsewhere. Meaning year, or 3 l.
times, meaning 1850 days. Is it possible
my dear sir, that you are so ignorant as
make this assertion2 In the case of Mel
uchadnezzar Daniel iv, 1895: And Il
his portion be'with the beasts of the tel
until sepen times pass over him." If TIM
are always used in an indefinite sens
why did David twice in the same passag
use the word screen TO qualify the wol
! times The very word seven definite
express imitation,o or duration and tim
!. according to your definition means al
, time, from single moment to any numb
Of years, definite or indefinite. If SO, wi
: use numerical adjective to qualify time
!, For the express purpose, sir, to make it de
! mite. And il you can bring Josephus
! testimony against me, surely 1 may U
!, your own witness against yourself. /
s tells US thai Nebuchadnezzar was lnsa
d seven years, and that Daniels seven tim
. We're then 50 understood. But l ha
: proof in the same passage, that Josephus
,e right. See Gath verse: And at the e
,e of the days, 1. Nebuchadnezzar," &c.
" screen times were indefinite, how could
e. know when the days would end. Yet
{. did know when they ended. and therei'
n screen times, in this historical account
a Nebuehadnezzar's insanity, means se'
II years. ,sa.. Es.e Is is : "a
he Time" has its own proper meant