Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-04-17
Correspondence.
OF Lhe Otanudru
The Time of the Advent.

/ this article to review the whole OF the
lst communication of ]. Fl. B., but will
ontent myself with some remarks on
he above subject. That it is the design
f God that those "who are alive and
emain until the coming of the Lord
hould know when the end is near,
conclude
l. From His uniform dealings with
the church in past ages. When he was
about to bring food on the earth, he
revealed his intention to Noah, men were
warned and their probation limited to
40 years, Gen. 9th chapter when the !
cities of the plain were about to be des-
troyed, God said, Shall hide from
Abraham that thing which I do ?" Then
he made known his purpose to the patri-
arch, as also to Lot, whom he delivered
from the overthrow we also find the
deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bon
dage a subject of prophecy (Gen. 10:
1916, and when "the time of the
promise drew nigh" (Acts Z: ~ God
raised up Moses to be their leader at
later period in Jewish history, when
His wrath "arose against his people till
there was no remedy" and it became
necessary to punish them for their sins,
they were forewarned of the event, and
that their captivity in Babylon should
continue seventy years (Jerem. %: ~;
as that period was about to terminate
Daniel understood by books the num-
Der of years whereof the word of the
Lord came to jeremiah the prophet"
and, therefore, set his face to seek the
restoration of his people; then it was
revealed to him that within seventy pro-
phetic weeks-or 400 years" from the
going forth of the commandment to re-
store and build Jerusalem" Messiah
should appear and be cut off as a sin Of
fering dan. 9th). Previous to his ap-
pearing many of the pious in Israel un.
derstood from their sacred books that hi;
advent drew nigh duke 2: 26, So; 3
10y; nor, was the expectation of the ap
: pearing of some remarkable personag'
, in Judea, confined to profant
history shews that it prevailed through
t out the East" If we pass to the de
. struction of Jerusalem by the Romans
we see the disciples of Jesus " feein!
from the city as from sinking ship" an
Y and in this movement guided by the ligh
+, of prophecy duke 81: 20, 2D. Al
e these facts illustrated the words of Amo
g: D." Surely the Lord God will d
# nothing, but he revealeth his secret unit
: his servants the prophets" And if i
G past dispensations the near coming {
: every important event affecting the int
e rests of the church has been made know
to his people, is it at all likely that the
o will be left in ignorance as to the neal
/, ness of the event that consummates the
Il hope?
l. 2. From the fact that God has give
If historical prophecies which extend frol
the remote ages in the past to the futul
'e advent of Messiah, we infer that it ma
or be known when the end is near. "
have as many as ten such lines of prop
as ecy; among which notice a. III
Or great Image of Daniel End chapter, Il
n component parts of which symbol
es Babylon, Medo-Persia, Grecia, Ron
SIS Imperial and Rome Divided. The
empires were to be succeeded by the e
:. erlasting kingdom of God, which, Pa
informs us, flesh and blood or man
:: mortal state, cannot inherit" u Corr
=, Is: 80. o. The four beasts of DAN
-. 9TH chap. cover the same ground. Sor
:, new features, however, are presente
from among the ten divisions of t
fourth empire " another king" or kin
," dom was to arise. This persecutir
blasphemous power is understood be ct
illustrious Mede," by Newton and ma
judicious expositors, to be the Papal T
erarchy. / concur in their opinion.
" That power is to be destroyed at the
tablishment of the kingdom of CHI
and his saints-which kingdom is to
possessed for ever ever. forever and ere
- so that its possessors must be immort
" 80 The latter day Vision of Dan
cN 18th and 18th chapters extends from |
'N days of Cyrus king of Persia to the +
10 direction Of the dead and gIorifcation
% the saints. a. Our Lords prophe
on Mount Olivet spans this dispensati
asst Matt. oath and 18th chap. This '
of not be denied by any who believe in
err, future coming of Christ. o. Pan
wv prediction of the Man of sin covers ne
- ly the same Space Thess. 2: l.
T. The mystery of iniquity was then