Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11

signof thy coming ard of the [fnal end
Of the world p or l. &. final end of the
administration of its delegated privileges,
and to punish with death whosoever they
might deem herelics. blasphemers, &c.
Verse A. Jesus answered, &C., to verse
/ 6, where he saith. "All these things
must come to pass but the end is moi vet. ]"
Should the young reader ask,-How
can we know to what the Savior is an
swering, seeing there are three phrases
in the question-or as some have deemed
! it, threequestions2 Ans. These words,
the end in the Sayior's reply occurring
only iuthe last phrase. prove him to be
replying TO that. But says the youth
The end' of what, is not yet2 La reply
suppose ask, when do you go 10 New
York 2 and you reply, go next week.
Go where, next week. | ask? You
would answer-the words ITO N. York"
were in the question put me; hence in
your mind the same words must be sup.
piled, being omitted in my answer, which
will form the full answer,-I go to New
York next week. Very well. And the
Savior virtually said, at verse 6, 1.-THE
end of the world is not yet"
Is. But he that shall endure bhe per-
|secutionl TO the end [of the world the
same shall DE saved" But be saved from
what, l may be asked2 Ans. Be saved
from the impending judgment, which
hung over that nation. Thus the Savior.
There shall be great distress in the land
and wrath upon this people.-Luke xxi;
l23.
II may be seen by the reader. not only.
onwardsat verse 81, that in that present
generation.-ln the lifetime of his disciples,
should be fulfilled, whatever was contain
ed in his reply, previous to that verse !;
but even in verse Is, that the end of the
world, Whatever it might signify, must
come before death else, how could they
"endure to the end Of the world ~
IA. "And this gospel of the kingdom
must be preached in all the. world for a
witness unto all nations and then shall
The end [of the world come" Notwith-
standing the reader is apprised of the
words oflhe Savior at verse "a; it may
yet be asked, was the gospel preached in
all the world within that generation2
answer-if scripture will be received in
proof, there is ample testimony. See Col
Ii: 6, written about thirty years afe- the
ESavior's declaration. And verse % reads
thus" Ii ye continue in the faith ground.
ed and settled, and be not moved away
from the hope OF the gospel which ye
have heard, and which was preached tc
every creature which is under heaven.
See also, Rom. i: 8. and x: l8. Luke, ii
, L. Reference is not made to these texts
I to prove that in those days the gospel wa
preached at the torrid zone, or frozer
ocean, to the Sandwich Islanders. or I,
the natives in America. but to show tha
such wholesale expressions when mad,
i by the eyaugelists, or other apostles.cover
, led as much ground as when uttered b,
/ Christ.
Is. When ye. therefore, mot futur
u generations but ye) shall see the abomina
; ton spoken of by Daniel the prophet, STAN
I 10 the holy place (whoso readeth let hin
( understand then let them which be i
5 Judea flee into the mountains &c.-l
r verse IL: i" For then shall be great tribu
lalion, such as was not since the begin
E ming of the world to this time, no, no
! ever shall be-"
8 %. I" Then Ii. e. at that time) if an
: man shall say unto you Lo. here is Chris
0 or there; believe it not'-adding at vers
]: &c." Ifthey shall say un:o you, Beholt
e ne Is in the desert; go not forth behol
I he is in the secret chambers; believe
:. not. For, as the lightning come,h out ,
!. the east and shiuelh even unto The Yves
so shall also the coming of the Son :,
v man be- % Not that his coming should b
asswif! as the lightning, nor ret that
h should look like lightning, but oppose
il Ito being hidden or to be searched. out,
Is should be notorious. heard and seen will
70 out looking after it. "For whcresoevt
d the carcass is there will the eagles
E, gathered together" Hence it would |
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