Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-28


Brother Angler In answer to your
|erer. published January 81, 1888, j
would saw: you admit that God has re-
Sealed time, and that these times are
|igurative. So far, l am pleased to agree
with YOU. as It respects those passages
which are quoted at the commencement,
By your letter. Then If / can show a
Bible rule for understanding these figures,
have by your own concession proved
nv premises. This | think has been
lone in a former letter. Iagree that
God has in many cases revealed himself
NJ literal as we'll as fgurative language,
TIME, in all its several denominations, is
tsed In the scriptures TO convey unto US
he duration of important epochs or events;
md when the time is specified by any
number prefixed or added thereto, as
.hfse anda balf,or seven, &C., it becomes
|efinite, and then comes under the rule OF
.ears, days- &e., as in Rev. xii, 6 and Ia.
IL then makes good sense, and harmonIz'
with all parts Of the Bible. II is true
bat God has revealed himself in a great
hany places in his word, and in ages
last, in literal years, days, &C., and in
very case which l have examined they
lave been literally accomplished in the
tiyen time, except the case Of jonah
from this fact get strong faith that God
till accomplish all definite periods, al
Rough they may be revealed unto Us in
cures. Why God has revealed himself
i figures, I cannot tell, neither is it for
I.e 10 enauire7 To be submissive to his
N, and 10 try to understand his word, is
mt anxious desire. And whether do,
.F do not understand X / leave for the
Inblic to Judge and time will determine.
To follow You through all your wind.
as and turnings, would require more
nc and patience than have to spare.
|et perhsps it would not be amiss to no
= some Of your arguments on your 9th
...ection. After quoting Paups words II
humber Of places, you say How
Ina the A postle, consistently, have usec
ch langdage II he had known that the
.irnmpn would not sound Tor nearly loO'
.sars3 Did he and his brethren exPec
Il live so long7 II not, how could n
~. .Then we which are alive, and re
lhain ~ Sc. And you might have added
we shall not all sleep, but we shall al
changed in a moment, IN the twink
20 az an eve" SC. Now brother Ar
81, are YOU prepared to say that Pau
cause Of his Ignorance OF the time, tol
~ untruthf For you well know that a
,|ose brethren who then lived have lon
nee slept in death, and have not yet bee
hanged. when Paul expressly told theI
.Ecordinp 10 your understanding OF II
"a that they should notall sleep2 "a
Il be possible that the Holy Spirit lnsPl
"a Paul 10 write thus; or did Paul mea
.he whole family Of God to the end
met And If so, where is your arg'
aent9 'a+ 49, .
4 can see no way to avoid the concll
ron of your argument, that the t1o
toirit did not do what Christ said
.ould do. lead them into all truth
IA that Paul wrote what in fact was
|roe, when he wrote, I'VE shall not
.'.ep.n sc. Ehher you do not expla
g word Of God Alright, OF much, We
.hch of that which you have brought
.idsnce against me, is not adInlssit
..idence, from the very fact that 1t IS
.ue. And If we admit that Paultwas
lived, and the res; of the apostles, in II
ING, why not in other thiDgs2 Whe
30 issthe Christians hope2 cam
~ dear brother. take you for teach
.fd believe ms Bible. L believe Il
|bnl. through the influence of the HC
.b;rit. had IN his minds eye the wh'
|m;lv Of The redeemed. and agrees W
|hr;st. Math. xiv, "a: " This generati
.b;ldren Of Cody shall not pass, until
80 things be fnlfilled.'' Not one jot
..t,ler Of his word shall fail. And yet J
would make us believe that through
;gnornpce Of the apostles, much was "
,enS which no man can believe with
5snvinr his own senses. This. my bro
Is your argument. That they,
.postIes, did not know when Christ wo
ZONE. and therefore could with prop
Nv convey an idea " that they should
:ll sleen. that is, die, when the truth
Ihev. the disciples, have all died.
argument is. there would be no propr
in Paul's telling an untruth. neither
ne. 81, spake with reference 70 the wi
family oithe children Of God. that 6
of them would be alive at the comlni
Christ, and thar this would not IN
lea.t initiate against Paul or the apps
knowing the time. Now let me b.
Que Of TWO texts 70 show that tho apes
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