Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-11

was this kingdom given to him? Eyi-
! IDENTIFY sehe2a he came--not the first time,
born of the virgin Mary, bat aoitb the
clouds Of heoren." OF course this event
was then, and according 10 Mat XIV: 81,
81; and 2 Tim. iV: 1: is still. future.
Again: 81 beheld, and the same horn
made a0aT aoith The saints, and prevailed
against them;'' how long2 Until the
Ancieat of days came, and judgment a0as
i.iogren 10 The saints of the Most High and
t5e time came that the saints possessed the
I5ngd0m" Now ask, how can this
kingdom. or great mountain, fill tie sohole
earth, while anti-christ reigns? for there
is to be no snterregnum in his govern
G1ent, from its foundation till the end CT
the world ! "But the judgment shall SIT,
and they shall take 0soay his dominion, TO
consume and destroy 1t unto the end.
And" obviousl at the same time-"the
kingdom and dominion, and the greatness
of the kingdom umder the sohole hearen
shall be given to the people Of the saints
of the Most High, whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom. and all dominions
shall serve and obey him." Dan. 9TH
chapter. Does this look like becoming
members Of the kingdom of heaven in
this world'! The saints, grant, are
"heirs of the kingdom'' even now, but not
actual members, Jas. ii: 5: Luke xxi:
| 80: 80
Friend S. considers the kingdom spok-
en- of by Daniel, preached by John the
Baptist, and alluded to by our Lord Ono.
IS: 36:) as IDENTICAL In this we FORUM
ate y agree. would add, that Christ
preached the same doctrine, in nearly the
same language, that John did. Mark i:
IA: Is. Let this be remembered After
quoting Mat. xiii: l3, Mr.. Spear inquiries:
"How could the Scribes and Pbarisees
prevent others from entering that king
dom which no one can enter until after
the death of the body? Did their po aver
extend to the eternal world? or did thew
prevent others from going to that world ?"
[ mi ht ask him in return -"Ho could
the Scribes and Pharisees prevent others
from entering' Christ'S visible church,?
" Did their power extend to the kingdom
Of heaven y? But this writer very un-
generously, to say the least, takes it for
granted that the sentiment he opposes, re-
galds "the eternal world" and 'jthe king,
dom OF heaven" as synonymous terms
t Is this far2 Does he believe all men,
5 good and bad, 60 to heaven latter the
;, death Of the body''2 Know We not that
the unrighteous shall not inherit the king
t dom Of Cod ?'' Cor. vi; 9: 10. Yet |
= believe all must die, without distinction of
t character, and 90 into "the eternal world"
j. But the kingdom" for which Mr.. S. con-
e tends, is so different from Ibis, that it EN-.
n braces sinners as we'll as saints. He
o quotes Mat. V: 10: to prove that it is {
it kingdom in which the commandments
a of God are laugh: and obeyed :" and in
il quires with an air of triumph: " Who
n will suppose, that in that blissfu! kingdom
e beyond the grave, men will be fount
Il breaking and teaching others to bfeol
1t the commandments of God ? But it is nc
1t strange thing for some to appear in Sleeps
Is cloIbing, who are iowardIy ravenin:
ID woIves.' think his "kingdom,' q
.. here described by himself, differs mater
is tally from that Of Paul, (above cited, at
De Gal. v: 19: 2l:) aud James, ii: 5: and Dan
of iel vii: ID: and Chris, Mai. XIV 81
e. But, in fact, he only assumes that " tn
commandments of God are taught an
t: obeyed'' in that kingdom: for, unfortunate
ue ly for him, the passage he quotes does nc
o. prove it, Ia order TO benefit his position
o. lit must read somehow thus: Whose
40, ever shall break one Of these least con
of mandments, and shall teach men so"
nd the kingdom OF heaven, " he shall be cal
ed least &C.. .-.
nd Again, be says: Judas was with tn
rod disciples when they were informed th
am their names were wriltea in heaven; b
, I they had not entered the eternal world
he am puzzled to conceive VIVA; the auth
us means by this expression. II he mea
ear the visible church, by heaven" (a