Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-16
For the Telegraph.
SCRIPTURE EXPOSITION.

bfothef murray Il am truly thank
full that among the many journals of the
Gay, | am privileged with your valuable
paper, which vindicatas many valuable re-
forms, TO my satisfaction. And am much
pleased to see so much explanation on the
so called dark passages of the scriptures.
There are many expositors on the scrip
lures nowadays; but after all their re-
search and good intentions, they may
commit errors. have not time, ability, |
tor mind to set myself up as an expound- |
err Of the scri ptures, or 10 correct teachers |
With diaiIence, at this time, l would pre-
sumo to ask more clear explanation Of
n. Merriam, in his No. s. | am in favor
of the idea that when an error or evil is
exposed, at the same time 10 present rem
) edy; but to this [ am incompetent
have with pleasure read N. NJ, but in his
No. can't understand all as he seems
to present the subject. If | understand him,
he seems TO carry the idea that the fulfil
ment of the parable of the net that was
cast into the sea, was accomplished at the
destruction of Jerusalem. I cannot for
my part so thnk-that all parallels and
! teachings of the prophets, Christ, and the
apostles, of judgment, and The end ofthe
world, are to be considered UTILIZED at the
destruction OF Jerusalem. Perhaps this is
not by n. M, in No. 5 meant TO apply so
widely as express. know of no plain.
err passages OF the day of days, the judg-
meot, than the one expressed. Now, TO
quote the parable, Matt. xiii {: AZ, 48, 40,
so. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a net that was cast into the Sea, and
gathered Of every kind, which when il
was full they drew to the shore, aud sat
down and gathered the good into vessels,
but cast the bad away. So shall it be at
the end of the world the angels shall
come forth and sever the wicked from
among the just, and shall cast them into
the furnace of6re; there shall be waiing
and gnashing Of teeth l think our Saw
ior meant more than TO proPhrsy of the
destiny Of the Jews at the destruction Of
Jerusalem. It is true our Savior spoke 10
parables 10 them at times of that which
took place when Jerusalem was Destroy
ed thavc been trying to learn what the
| writer meant 10 establish. Whether ali
punishment of man must and will be like
: unto the Jews at the destruction of Jeru
salem; ana that no other judgment vii
: ever come, only as each one meets hi;
5 fate at the termination of his temporal ex
= istence.
|. Aud that there is 10 be no other coIin:
% of our Savior, only by his spiritual preva
N ence, through the earth, by his kingdoa
ut extending through the world, as repre-
Of scented by the parable Of the Learen, hi
= in the meal by the woman, Till all wa
IS leavened; or in the transfguralon of OF
IN Savior in the mount II this is all, | sal
i'll pose most of the UniversalistS will agre
C. with him. [ think that our Savior e
se plains the time and manner of the fu|f
u ment Of the parable, so plain that da
IS not turn it any other way. Bat \. n
he says the good and bad Jews that
ith birth filled the religious kingdom ind
las Moses, are represented by the good al
Of bad fishes and the Jewish polity won
Ms. be ended at the destruction OF Jerusae
ich which | infer he means 10 be represent
he in The Is Matt So so shall it be at I
,n, end ofthe world. think this parable
The mel is to be understood to mean t
the same as the one in the same chapter, =
uId verse, and explained by our SAVIOR
mo 40 and As verses-that the harvest IS
!, TO end of the world, and the reapers are
,ich angels. AS therefore the tares are ga
~ n cred and burned in the fire, so shall it
mas IN The end of this world. Then shall
ron. riohieous shine forth as the sun In
.en,s kingdom of their Father. Who b
rove ears 10 hear let him hear. Gentiie:
s,rv vell as Jews hear n. Ms subject
their 90. Matt. For whosoever will save
base life shall lose it, He soon quotes
next verse, II. : for the son OF man
:, IN the glory of his Father with
5 as cone ha shall reward e
onaals and then u0