The daily gazette., 1881-01-06
SECOND EDITION
For the Gazstte.
THE FULFILLMBNT OF THE
PROPHECIES.

Ah EOAr 1LAm@NE OE IhE
PROPHECIES.
Bat no propheclss ere more inter-
ssting than those Of Daniel, becauss
they are historical, and cover the
whole period from his time TO the pres
ent day.
To be the leading kingdom In the
world belonged Of right 10 Israel /; but
% they did not remain faithful, the
birth right was taken from them and
given 70 other nations.
II was shown to Daniel that from
the fall and captivity OF Israel, TO theix
restoration again to the chief leader
ship, four great kinRdoms would arise
In succession and bear rule over the
earth. The nrst Of these was Baby
Lon, the second Persia, the third Gre
ola, the fourth Rome. The character
OF each 10 carefully portrayed and even
many details are given.
Though the duration Of each Of thess
Kingdoms is mot given, yet the dura-
ton Of the whsle four, from his time
was 10 Be twsnty-thrss hundred
years.
Now oil this has turnsd out to be
correct. Babylon bscsme the first
kingdom In the wsrld but after some
generations IL was ovsrthrown by Per-
sia, which in turn was overcome by
0recia, and in the courss Of time ali
these countries and much more came
under tho Dominion Of Rome.
No human being could have made
these accurate predictions 20 long In
advance, unaided BY some higher
power. Surely no stronger argument
could be given for the Divine authori-
ty Of the Scriptures, than the correctly
fo-etelling the history Of thousands Of
years.
And for this purpose were they fore
told, not for the people of Daniels
time, but for our own. That was the
oracle, now We have the demonstra,-
tion. Scripture IL largely made up Of
prophecy, part Of which has come to
pass and pat is still future. The
deduction Is, that II all those in re-
gard to tho past have been fulfilled,
the probability il that the future ones
will be ful1lled also.
The four great Gentle monarchies
are characterized in prophecy an
beasts; and after their overthrow ten
kings were to arise. Why ten kings ?
Many persons suppose that when
the ten lost tribes left Assyria, that
they went into the wilderness of north
ern Europe, and became the progeni-
tors Of the people Of modern Europe
and Americs. II this IL 20, what a
lesson does IL teach. They are now
strong, rich and prosperous, while
their oppressors are not 10 be found.
The ten kings would then represent
The lost tribes Of Israel.
These are characterized NJ ten
horns.
~ considered the horns, and, be-
hold, there oame mp among them
another little horn, before whom there
were three o. Q Arst horns plucked
up by the roots; and behold. In this
horn were eyes like the eyes ofa man,
and . mouth speaking great things."
Dan. 7;8.
l, in company with many others,
suppose this passage refers to the No
BANNED an power, before which fell
he Gothic Kingdom Of Spain, the
Vandal Kingdom Of Africa, and the
Greek kingdom OF Constantinople.
~ behsld and the same horn made
war with the saints (Christians) and
prevailed against them" HBut
he judgment shall sit, and they shall
AXE away his dominion, to consume
Ind destroy 1t unto the end. And the
ringdom and dominion, and the great.
less Of the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the people
II the saints Of the Most High whose
ringdom is an everlasting kingdom,
md all dominions shall serve aad obey
lin. ."-Dan. a; II, 20, ~.
At the end of the twenty three hum
lrsd years then, this Mshsmstan pow
r osght TO be destroyed; and "Ihen
hall the sanctuary be sleansed."
Now II we consider the twentythree
hundred years Of Daniel. and the
wslvs hundred and sixty years Of
revelations Which was to bs ihe dura-
ion Of the great Anti Christian power
D whom the dragon gave his power,
nd his seat, and great authority, Rev
8, .. to end at the same time, (and
hey are evidently 30 intsnded), then
= taking twelve hundred and sixty
'om twenty-three hundred, we have
IN hundred and forty years from
Aniel to he arising Of this fearful
,wer.
NOW TO bring this date TO the time ip
10 Christian era, We shall have to use |
,other set Of number.
''Ceventy weeks are determined upon
> people and upon thy holy city,"
IAN. .; 2z) IN order &c.
Seventy weeks Of wears are four hun.
ed and ninety years, at the end Of
hich time Jerusalem was destroyed by {
70 destroyed In A. D., 20, By taking the
vnty years from she four han
cd and ninety ysars We have left four .
inbred and twenty years rs the time
I'm Daniel the 10 birth OF Christ. Now {
taking the four hundred and twenty
ara from the sen hundred and forty
Ars, We have six hundred and twenty
ars, or she year $40 Of our era. NJ the [
Of which, OF In the year 62l, this /
'midable Anti Christian power should y
80. q
By adding the twelve hundred and six 3
years OF It's duration TO the year go Of o
! era, We obtain the time OF its end,
we'll - the end Of Daniels twenty. Il
se hundredyears. both Of which ter. .
mated with the end Of the year D
0. From this time out We may look d
the downfall Of this great po ower, and D
cleansing Of the sanctuary, which 4
'bably refers TO Jerusalem and MoRnt q
,riah. II