The New York herald., 1869-02-22
CHAPEL OF the UNIVERSITY.

Discourse by Bishop Snow ON the Approach Of
the Judgment.
Bishop Snow preached yesterday afternoon In
the University, Washington square, on "Tho
Near Coming and Kingdom OF Christ" his
text was Luke, xxi. 31:-"S0 likewise ye
when ye see these things come to pass know ye that
the Kingdom Of God is nigh &C hand" OF what
things was our Lord here speakings Read the pre-
ceding context, from the twenty ty-fourth verse. He
there declares that the Jews shall fall by the sword
and be led away captive into all nations. This was
fulfilled at the destruction Of Jerusalem by the Ro-
mans about eighteen hundred years ago. He further
says that Jerusalem thall be trodden down by the
Gentes or nations, until the times OF those nations
be fulfilled. Surely this has been In process OF
complisament during those eighteen centuries. But
what does he mean by "the times OF the Gentcs ~
AS the testimony OF Jesus is the spirit OF prophecy'
he doubtless referred to the periods OF time written
in the ''sure word OF prophecy and which We're
given to measure the duration OF gentle rule in the
world. According 10 the beloved prophet Daniel,
who was chosen OF God to write the CHRONOLOGY OF
prophecy, there were To pe four grand earthly en-
pres that t.. were to rule not only over the
Jewish or Christian, down to the great day
Of the Kingdom OF God. lSee Daniel, chapters two
and seven.) And as the perfect measure and number
OF God is seven, the times appointed Of Him to mea-
sure those GENTLE monarchies are seven in number.
These were represented IN miniature type or
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the king OF ancient Babylon, when bereft OF under
standing and OF his kingdom and driven out to
dwell with beasts Now "timen In symbolical
prophecy consists OF 800 prophetic days. each day
being the symbol OF a natural year. As, there
fore, seven OF those times amount to 1880
days, the times OF the Gentiles consist Of that
number OF years. They began with the captivity OF
Manasseh, king OF judah, which was In the year be-
fore Christ 6s7. Therefore they ended in A. ID.
1914. But when the times OF the Gentiles are full
filed, what comes nextY Our Lord answers, s.And
there shall be signs in the sun, in the moon and in
the stars" These are TO be understood spiritually;
the sun being the emblem OF the Divine Spirit,
t me moon moon Of the written word and
corresponding passage in Matthew xiv. we read:--
'The sun shalt be darxcncd, the moon shall not give
her light and the stars shall tall from heaven.w
This darkenng OF the lights OF the spiritual heaven
has certainly come to pass. He then speaks OF signs
upon the earth. "Distress OF nations with per-
plexity; the sea and the waves roaring; mems
hearts falling them for fear and for looking after
those things that arc coming upon the EARTH" Are
not these things coming TO passS No Intelligent and
honest man Will deny 1t. Our Saviour bids US look
upon the trees as q comparison. With the same GER
tainty that we know that summer Is near when they
put forth their buds, he tells TO know by these
signs that the kingdom OF GOD is nigh at hand. lie
also declares the very generation that sees these
signs shall not pass away till all these things be full
filled by his coming IN the glory OF His Father, aud
with hls holy angels, TO complete the redemption OF
His people and to give them full possession Of their
righttul Inheritance, s'the Kingdom aud dominion
and the greatness OF the Kingdom under the whole
heaven.n The times are ended, the signs are coming
to pass, and therefore we look up with joyful ex
peciation OF our glorious coming King.