The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-01-15

seventieth year Of the vulgar err. W
next turn to the 11th chapter Of
Daniel, lltli verse: And from the time
that the daily sacrifice shall be taken
away and the abomination of DESC
lation set up, there shall be thousand
two hundred and ninety days. Blessed
is he that waiteth and cometh to tho
thousand three hundred aud five and
thirty days. The twenty-thrce hundred
days mentioned by Daniel from this
same period to the cleansing of the
sanctuary, make mp all of Daniels count
by days, and all alludc to periods SUBJ
sequent to the desolation Of the temple.
All of Daniels count in regard to the
Jewish dispensation was done by weeks.
John adopts the mode of count by days
only, siuce lie never counts under tile
Jewish age.
Now, the question arises whether the
thousand years of the millennium is be-
fore the second coming of Christ, or af-
ter. i am aware that cross the trail
OF most commentators ut this point.
Truth Is truth, however, and must pre-
vail whether 1t lies with me or them.
We will, then, devote q few thoughts to
this subject. Paul says, in his 18th chap
ter to lst Thessalonians, 35th verse:
But some man will say, how are the
dead raised up, and with what body do
they come. Here Paul nays the body ia
sown In corruption, but raised in incor-
ruption; sown in dishonOr, but raised
in glory; s0wn natural body, but rails.
ed spiritual body. Now, l admit
that the first resurrection mentioned by
John, in the Goth chapter of Revela-
tions, is to take place at the beginning
or the thousand years. But maintain
that they will not be raised natural boz
dies upon earth, since Paul says they
must be raised spiritual bodies in glory.
Then to reign in spiritual bodies thou
sand years with Christ in glory, could
not mean to reign with Christ upon.
earth. Christ, being spiritual in body,
could not reign personally in body upon
earth without assuming again natural
body, or making his Church spiritual in
body. At the close of this thousand
years, rs seen in the 10Th chapter of
Revelations, Satan is to be loosed lit
tie season. He is to go out to deceive
the nations--to gather them to battle
to encompass the camp of the saints and
the beloved city; when firSSfs Is to come
down from heaven and dS our them,
&c. John then says he Ww a great
white throne and him that Y on ii, and
he saw the dead, small sy{fstreat, stand
before God, and the deaf (JSere Judged,
every man according to MiSworks. We
now turn back to the 9th chapter Of
Matthew. Here, in speaking of the Sec
ond coming of Christ, tae.i tro,luces tho
parable OF the ten viii md OF tIie
talents given to his sclrWv Then i'm
the 3lst verse he says: 49, the Son of
Man shall come in his g,or and all the
holy angels with him, tlif shall he sit
upon the throne of hi and at tho
gathering of all natitph y II separate
them one from anottt shepherd
divideth his sheep frbmT oats. Mat
thew here says, when the kn of Man
shall come that he shall 4 upon tho
throne ofhis glory, and ell tions shall
be gathered before him. IN saw Til.
great white throne and En that sat
upon it, and the dead, smafI,and great.
stand before God in the General judg-
ment after the thousand wars were eI-
pired; and the devil was Cas- into lake
of fire and rhinestone. AtA still after
this, he saw a new heav and a new
earth, aud the holy city, IN w Jerusa-
lem, coming down from G6d int of hea.
ven, prepared as bride adorned for her
husband. All the days naentioncd by
Daniel must, then, have kpired. and
the sanctuary have been clSan. ed at tic
second coming OF Christ. sSf'A
4l& L.R.. HuRsr.