The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-22

nrNak tnOl seal, then unTOll again untll YOU
come TO another seal and you can 20 no
further until YOU break that seal; then
you 90 on until all the seven seals are
broken and the contents OF the entire
| scroll is rcscaIed, Now, that scroll with
seven seals held by the angel was the
prophecy OF what was to come ON the
earth; II meant that the knowledge OF the
future was with God, and no man and no
angel was worthy TO open il; but the Bible
says Christ opened itand broke all the
seven seals, He broke the first seal and
unrollCd the scroll, and there was u paint
ing of white hoTe, and that meant pros
pcrity and triumph for the Roman empire,
and so II really came 10 pass that for ninety
years yirtuous cmpcrurs succeeded each
other, Ncrya, Tajan and Antonnius.
Christ in the vision broke the second seal
, and unrollcd again and there was paint
ing OF a red horse aud that meant blood
shed, aud so It really came To pass and the
next ninety years were red with assassna.
tons and wars. Then Christ broke the
third seal and uurolled il and there was a
painting of black horse, which
in all literature means famine, oppression
and taxation; and 30 it really came to
pass. Christ went on until hc broke all
the seven seals and opened all the scroll
| Well, the future of nll Oi Us is scaled
scroll, and am glad that no one but
Christ can open IL. DO not lot us Join that
class OF Christians in our day who are try
ing TO break the seven seals OF the future
They are trying 10 peep into things they
have no business with. They are trying
10 loctoll what is going TO como TO them
| aud what IL going TO come ON the earth.
They know nothing about H. Christ Is
the only one who can break the seal of the
future. Bible prophecy was not written
Ia help us TO tell things in the future, but
To have M, when the things actually du
come 20 pass, compare them with
prophecy aud so learn Gods iorvkuowl-
edge aud the inspiration OF the Scriptures
liut YOU ~ into the study Ol the prDphc-
cics in order TO find out what is going to
happen year from now, or twenty
years from now, or 1900 years from now,
aud will make prophecy OF my own,
and that IL that YOU will have your brain
| added, II YOU do not positively get into a
| public ~ private Insane asylum, where the
greatest OF cNpuunlcn aud preachers OF
prophecy ended his life a lew years since.
aud whcc you may cgalc the visitors Of
the institution hy inCuhCrvni mumhllngs
over something from Daniel or Ro,cla.
lions about the leopard which means
I,crc, IN the bear which means
Mudo-icf,a, and thc image with
tie great toes. What mental
wreck did the persistent nupmp;
To luivslull events make ul that miracle ui
preachers, Edward Irving. of London 10
would take several mad houses iu hold tho
uumcnivl victims % the improper uH' ut
the prophecies ut Daniel and Revelation.
What, gv not thp,, Books to hn siuliylH
Yes NuVlrl oi ,hu Bible is more im.
uurlant Neither BE- there amy murc im.
pIrllut shelf loo that apuihyUy'H store
than thc shelf uu which arc thy hv,iu-
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| careful iu usiug them u,nu la hv u-c vl
! peppermint ami pngcr. kccp yuur hands
ul ut ih' lNcr Hr1lH tlti.i NIl' break
them soon enough. Don.t 90 io spmc
! npcrnmauoyr, or Hop.huycT ur fortune
! 6 iluT ip fUl out what rs gUinr iY happen
| in yourself Ur your family of Nuur iIiDnia
Wat 900 Christ bpIh, toe s.Ii tu Hui uul
whether Iu ,nu0 own peruua liir ur lhr
lIID 70. thu uf'iuu. ur ihU ll.r ui thD world.
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black huu' OFF famine You 1911 BOON
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