The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-10

smitteh by the stone YETI Have they passed
away! II not, the Kingdom which the God Of
Heaven viii set up, has not yet been set up. This
~ not opinion or private interpretation il is the
word Of Goa. But further On We have both the
time and manner Of setting up this kingdom most
graphically communicated to us 90 as to leave
those objeetors without any excuse whatever.
In the seventh chapter the came four empires
Babylon, Medi-Persia, Greece and Rome, pass
away; and the modern kingdoms succeeding 10 the
Roman empire come before the prophets eye. He
says Il beheld till the thrones were cast down.
and the Ancient Of Days did sit, whose garment
was White as snow. and the hair Of His head IKE
the pure wool. His throne was ike the fiery
name, and His wheels 40 burning fire.
II saw in the night visions, and behold one ike
the Son Of man came with the clouds ef heaven,
aud came TO the Ancient Of Days, and they brought
dominion and glory, and kingdom, &c. This
| is the kingdom which the God OF heaven viii set
| up, and which has not yet been set up. The time
Is when the thrones are cast down" when the
clay and this is not yet done, however near i
| may be. The directors referred to are cruelty
| misleading the world and binding them TO coming
events.
Having then proved that the metallic image,
with the explanation Of the prophet, supplies an
epitome Of the history Of the world to the second
coming Of the Lord Jesus Christ, we viii pass on
to the consideration Of what must be OF the most
absorbing interest to every inhabitants Of this
pAnet--the evidences Of the near approach
OF that day, when the thrones will be cast down,
and the Son of God appear in the glory Of the
Father.
In the twelfth, thirteenth and seventeenth chap
ters OF Revelation have three symbols, or rather
three different forms of the same symbol namely
beast with seven heads and ten horns, with
crowns upon the heads; beast with seven heads
and ten horns, with crowns upon the horns:
beast with seven heads and ten horns, without any
crowns.
Under the first the Lord Jesus Christ il born,
suffers and is caught up unto God and 10 His
throne And the Church is shown 70 be hidden in
the wilderness for 2s0 years. during which Time
Satan makes war with "the remnant Of her seed,
which keep the commandments Of God. and have
the testimony OF Jesus Christi OF this seed
Daniel says IL 43, "they shall mingle themselves
with the seed OF men but they shall not cleave one
TO another, even as iron IL not mixed with miry
clay" This Identifies the 200 years of the Church
in the Wilderness and the scattering OF her reed,
with the .260 years Of the modern monarc hies-
the feet of iron and clay
Concerning these 200 years the symbols OF the
thirteenth chapter give fun particulars both as TO
the civil and ecclesiastical powers, filling up this
time. The beast with seven heads and ten horns,
With The horns crowned is like unto the four beasts
which Daniel saw coming out OF the sea, and John
saw this beast rise up out of the sea. The horns
being crowned and his time being $50 years,
SHOW that this is the civil power succeeding 10 the
Roman empire.
The beast with two horns as lamb. bat which
spake dragon, rises out OF the earth at the
same time as the previous one arose, and Occur
pies the same $50 years, exercising the power Of
to carry out the cdicts which he spake dragon.
These two beasts are the same which Daniel
saw arise when the Roman empire was divided"
symbolzed by the ten crowned horns and the
other little horn which rose up among them.
Having shown the identity. let US now see what is
further revealed in Rev. xiii. concerning
the end OF the sovereignties of this latter time.
The existing head of the beast-thc one on which
stands the ten crowned horns, answering to the
fifth section of the metallic image, the feet and
toes; and 10 the ten hcrns on the fourth beast Of
Daniel vii. this nth head Of Johns great beast
IL wounded to death by sword Rev. xiii, Sd
and l4th verses. Or, IS Daniel says, II bebeld Till
the thrones were cast down." Then the Lord
Jesus comes in the glory OF the Father. receives
the solemn investiture of the sovereignty Of the
world dan. vii. 14) takes up to meet them every
one who has believed IN and loved and followed
him (Aiatt. XIV. 20, 81; These. w., l6 IL,
and Rev. viii, ., l7) and deals with the world as
the sixth seal (Rev vi. IL, TO vii, I'D the Lord
comes and does as above declared; and then the
seventh seal is opened, which tells us of the judg
ment of God upon an ebdurste and unbelevine
world, taking vengeance on them that know not
God and obey not the Gospel Of our Lord Jesus
Christ" Thees., l., g. During this time OF the
seventh seal, in which the plaques Of the .rumpets
and walls are being inflicted on the world, and
which succeeds to the one thousand two hundred
aud sixty years OF the crowned horns, and follows
the coming OF our blessed Lord, what is the condi
ton o. the world as to its governments
In Daniel vii, II, We are told of tho crowned
horns the present monarchics-that they had
their dominion taken away: yet their lives were I
prolonged for season and time. And in Rev. xiii. !
II Is stated that the beast was healed OF deadly
wound inflicted by sword upon the ffih head
the crowned horns---then "all the world wondered |
after the beast and they woTshippcd the
beast, saying who is like unto the boast who ia
able TO make war with himf'--Rev. xiii. 3, 4.
OF this healed beast we have the symbol in
Rev. xv.:-.A beast with seven heads and ten
horns. but no crowns; having kings who have no
kingdom, hut who receive power as kings ono
I,pv xxttl, fbol MT nsfl f.e AZ M
loss what torn of government is here symbo'i2ed.
Upon the beast q woman ss.s-a church. These
are tie democracy and The papaey. Prove il. In
Rev xiii the civil and the ecclesiastical powers
are symholized as they have existed for the 260
years so often mentioned when the firth head oi
the first beast-the civil powers wounded to
death IL is The second beast thai causeh the earth
and them which dwell therein TO worship tho first
beas. whose deadly wound was healed-that is the
democracy. He maintains and assists the first
beast that ia the healed beast, making al image
and doing wonders by which he deceiyes the world
The 18th aud 18th chapters are thus connected
The time Of the little horn IL J go years-Danicl
VII, 25-and he prevails against the saints until
the Ancient Of days came The same event M
Ia which the civil power OF the ten crowned horns
also continued, Daniel VII, o. These l.60 years
reckon from the DATE Of that decree which raised
the Bishop OF Rome to be head OF the Christian
Church or Pope, and which was issued hy The En-.
pefcr phocas. III the year COZ, and confirmed by
an eCamenical council in the same year. 80 that
in 1907 the $50 years ran out.
in 1851. then. If this s correct, and believe II
H. the crowns are TO he "cast down." "worIded
20 death ny the sword the sword OF the revou-
ton. What are the signs Of the times, eye hypo-
critss, yc can discern the face Of the sky and OF
the earth but how i i that ye do not discern the
signs OF the timess" Luke Nil, 56. A the bud
ding hc tree proCaims the coming SIMMER, and
the autumn frosts the approaching winter, 30 when
we know what 10 coming may understand what
are the signs which distinctly and Enthusiastically
herald lis approach. These signs tho quotation
from Luke shows that we culpable in neglect
ing. Have we now any signs Of growing and com
ing revolution. discomfort with the sovereign rulers
aud peril TO their lives from the sword
IL cannot he from European war among
the nonsrches that the wound by sword will be
reflected generally upon the crowned horns; no
such result could be expected therefrom. IL is
only by concerted action on the part Of the lie.
fested and disappointed rcvolutionsts who have
no chance in open warfare that this can be ef