The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-13
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The Bible has said that sin the time of
the end the wise shall understand it," The
trouble with us is that we do not take a
verse with It's context: we Onlv take the
verse and try to understand it by itself.
IL also says that 1.-THE wicked shall not
understand"
lie alluded to the prophecies of Daniel,
5lu SAD mat Jerusalem is still trodden
uQWn-the time OF the GentiIes is not flli-
LHed. The prophecy of the iron horse
mas peen, for the railroad is running
tnere now. and Jerusalem is growing.
Everybody IS looking for the greatest
war that has ever been. Won MoltJ<e
looked Tor 1t and said, "Woe to him who
q, after Jesus died, when he appeared to
tne Apostles and walked and talked with
them, he opened their UNDERSTANDING.
IiIniey had read the words with regard TO
Ills coming before, but did not undor-
stand them. God does in this way.
w men man IS converted his ewes are
opened progressively, said the speaker,
ana he understands what he could not
before.
preach nothing that is new,D said
ne 1T has always been there, But it has
not been understood"
ny dld not Paul understand that he
must wait more than eighteen hundred
years Tor ChrIsts coming? God did not
NauI MN TO be discouraged; He wanted
~ leaNe MN nope TO live on. When He
wants US To understand Ii let's us do 80.
Tue prophecy speaks of the sixtv-nine
weeks OF years, that is siXty-nine times
seven years. In 4o3 years from the de-
cree Tor rebuilding the city, Christ was to
De porn. Ihose who dispute this cite til q
iact That there were two DEGREES for re-
DuIIulng 1t, which were issued fourteen
ahG one-half years apart, and although
nIf Isti
not III me other, and there was nothing
III the prophecy to indicate which was
meant.
Colonel Totten, who had demonstrated
ana explained clearly the long dav of
Joshua, had lately explained this also.
lie mad found by study and investigation
that The jews counted by lunar time.
auulhg month TO make up the diff
terence, and the Gentle nations
counted by solar time. If the Celebration
started from the first decree by solar
tlIhe the 4o3 years would bring it to the
DAY OF Christs birth. If you start from
the second decree, 14l years later, and
compute 1t by lunar time, it brings tho
~ years to the same day. 1t is an Illus
tratIon OF the fact that when the time
comes our eyes are opened. Why did
God wait 800 Years for Totten to dis
cover this?
IL we take Jerusalem as the sign. the
times of the Gentiles have nearly run out.
1t Is three hundred and sixty weeks of
years, or three hundred and sixty times
seven years, making 800 years.
If 1t started with the reign of Nabopo-
IasSer, the father of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. it
will expire in 1899. II it started with
Nebuchednezzar's reign it will expire in
1870 or 1921. If we pass the year 1899 and
Jerusalem is still downtrodden it will be
in 1920 or 1921.
lie did not know the day, but wished it
would come tomorrow, for he was tired
OF the reign of evil. John said; THE
gospel shall be preached as witness to
an hatloHs, then shall the end come"
The recent great activity in missionary
work is sign. There is not country
to-day that is not open to the gospel.
Ibese things mean something. The
tlme IS coming. Are you ready for the
Bridegroom when He comes?