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ROCHESTER. N. Y. JANUARY 187'J.

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ASSISTANT EDITORS,

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BOOK OP REVELATION.

Co?uing Time of Trouble.

under what is known as the Miller move-

ment, and has continued, in one form and

another, until the present day. And has

been the fulfilment of the "great voices,"

with which this trumpet opens. When

the mystery of God is finished, by.the com-

pletion of this last proclamation, then comes

the time of trouble, angry nations, and

wrath of God.

As the seventh trumpet sounds for about

74 years, " this generation (of threescore

vears and ten, or fourscore years)—Ps.

90: 10—shall not pass awav until all these

things be fulfilled." Of the 74 years, 38

have already passed since the beginning of

the sounding of this trunipot, and we have

therefore entered tlie last half, or time of

trouble.

According to these arguments the com-

ing of Christ, in all its stages, occupies

nearly the whole " of the days of the voice

of the seventh angel-." Hence it is "at

the last trump " the Lord himself descends

with a shout; " tlie shout" lThes. 4: 10,

synclironizini' with the " great voices" with

which this'trumpet opens ; and " the voice

of the archangel," Michael, with the time

of trouble, angry nations, wrath of God,

time of tlie dead that they should be

judged, etc., under the last half of the

sounding of tiro trumpet. (Compare Rev.

11: 18,'and Dar. 12: 1, with 1 Thes. 4:

10.) .It is during this time of trouble the

nations are to be "dashed in-pieces as

a potter's vessel." But the friends of the

Bridegroom are to understand the situation,

and know what is going on, (John 15:

15) ; instead of being totally in tlie dark,

in relation to those things concerning the

day of the Lord, as so many are now

teaching.

The seven churches of chaps. 2 and 3,

are, as has been shown, a prophetic history

of'the seven phages of the gospel church;

the last one of which, the Laodicean, goes

into tins time of trouble, and is spued out

of tlie mouth of God, (Rev. 3 : 1(1.) The

Diladelohia church, the one wnicli

The List.subject was the seven trumpets,

•which shadow forth the events by which

the Roman empire was to be broken, di-

vided, and finally destroyed. The List.

three are called woe trumpets, (Rev. 8:

13),—the first woe trumpet being the fifth

trumpet. This was fulfilled, as has been

shown, by the Saracene invasions of the

eastern part of the empire,'beginning in

1299, and continuing until the final siege

and fall of Constantinople.; the siege begin-

ning in 1449, thus making 150 years" or

five prophetic mouths, during which they

were, to torment, but not kill. (Rev. 9:

5.) The second, woo trumpet, and sixth

of the scries, beginning in 1149, at the last

siege of Constantinople, was to sound for

an "hour, and a day, and a month, and a

year," (verse 15), making 891 years and

fifteen days, and therefore ended in 1840,.

when the affairs of the Ottoman empire

virtually passed into the hands of the Allied

powers. The seventh trumpet, therefore,

began to sound in 1840; and, according to

those prophetic measurements, will continue

until the end of the times of'the Gentiles

in 1914.

This trump is called the " trump of

God," and " last trump," because in the

final destruction of Gentile governments,

and the setting up of the kingdom of God,

events of "that great day "are to trans-

pire. " And the seventh angel sounded,

and there were great voices in heaven, say-

ing: The kingdoms of this world are bo-

com\ri<z(Ginoma>, more proper! v rendered,

shall become) the kingdoms nf our Lor.d and

his Christ. And the nations were angry,

and .thy wrath is come," etc. (Rev. ll:

15.)

The seventh trumpet opens with a pro-

clamation, and closes with the time of

trouble so often referred to in prophecy.

This proclamation is the last message of the

gospel of grace, " the mystery of God."

"' But in the days of tlie voices of the sev-

enth angel, when he shall sound, (begin is

a supplied word) tlie mystery of God shall

be finished." (Rev. 10: 7.)

This proclamation that the kingdoms of

this world are to become the kingdoms of

our Lord, and his Christ, in the beginning

of the sounding of this trumpet, we under-

stand to be tl'o advent premillermia! pro-

/ elaination, which began at about 4840,

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ccded this, God said he would "keep from

tlie hour of temptation, which shall come

upon all the world, to try them that dwell

upon the earth." The Philadelphia church

was the chinch of the reformation, and has

passed, away, and so has been kept from

this hour of trial, which is coming upon us.

This fiery ordeal through which the Laodi-

cean church is to pass, during the great day

of his wrath, is doubtless the most severe

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that any phase of the church lias ever

experienced ; hence, the language of Christ

to his disciples," Ye shall hear of wars and

rumors of wars ; see that ye be tiot troubled ;

for all these things must come to pass,but the

end is not yet." And of Paul to the Thes-

salonians, " Be not soon shaken in mind,

or be troubled, ... as that the day

of Christ is at hand; for that day shall not

come except there come a falling away

first, and that man of sin be revealed, etc."

livery phase of the church has had some

special trials, and we, of the Laodicean

church are to have ours. And having had

more light, may expect to pass a more fear-

ful ordeal.

But are we not to escape all these things

that are coming on the earth, and stand

before the Son of man ? Not the Laodi-

cean church, I answer, but only a few from

among them. The great mass, although

building on Christ, build with " hay, wood,

and stubble ;"' while only the few build with

material which can stand the lire. " And .

the day that coiueth shall try every man's

work, of what sort it is." The few will

pass through, without the smell of lire on

their garments, while all others " will suf-

fer loss, their works be burned, and they

themselves saved, so as by fire."

The day o r Christ is at hand, or, indeed,

lias come ; hence, we cannot say " be not

troubled, as though that day were at hand,"

for both the clay, and the trouble is upon

us ; but we can say, " Now the just shall

live by his faith, and if any man draw

back, my son! shall have no pleasure in

him."

In the harvest, or end of this age, Christ

says, the angels are to first gather the tares

in bundles, and then gather the wheat.

This cratherino; of the wheat cannot be

translation, that not being the work of

angels. And yet they arc gathered, not

as we understand, to a locality, but to a

condition ; that represented in Rev. 15: 2;

" As it were a sea of glass mingled with

fire" Although this company pass through

the furnace, yet the fire has no power upon

them. He will give his angels charge, ami

no evil shall befall them. This condition,

according to our measurements, will com-

mence in the autumn of 1881. And from

that point, we believe the supernatural

protection named in Ps. 91, will be given.

But while on this sea of jrlass, minified

with fire, they are not idle; they have a

song to sing, or a proclamation to make,

and one which will go to all nations;

" all nations shall come and worship before

thee, for thy judgments are made mani-

fest." This company, when gathered on

the sea of glass, represent the church of the

firstborn, as the living are always made to

represent the whole church, " Lo I am with

vou always, even to the end of the world."

They are represented as having the harps

of God, and have a song to sing, (verse 2.)

And this seems to synchronize with the

company of He v. 11, the 144,000, having

the harps of God, and siiicrin<ra son" which

no others could sing. They also synchron-

ize with the first angel's message (Rev. 14 :

G): Having the everlasting gospel to

preach to all nations, and saying, The hour

of his judgment has come. The saints on

the sea of glass sing, or proclaim that all

nations shall come, because of his judg-

ments. A " song " is a proclamation ; and

the first angel's message is to all nations,

and because of his judgments. Without

doubt, all who are ever to he gathered into

this " high calling," will be gathered in the

time of harvest, and the gospel of grace will

be ended. But the an< r el flvinjr through

the midst of heaven, having the everlasting

gospel to preach, and saying, The hour of

his judgment is como ; is distinct from the

gospel of grace, which is exclusively (or the

bride, or to " take out a people for his

name."

The book of Revelation is a book of sym-

bols ; an angel with a proclamation, whether

it be an angel of one of the seven trumpets,

or any other, have their fulfilment by events

transpiring on the earth.

The three messages of Rev. 14, and

also that of chap. 10, have their fulfilment

under the sounding of the seventh trumpet;

but the angel of the 10th chap, represents

a double movemei-.t. He is clothed with a

cloud, representing a degree of obscurity;

and yet his feet are as pillars of fire, and

his face as the sun ; and a rainbow, a token

of promise, about his head. He has an

open book, which proves to be sweet in the

eatinf, but bitter in the digestion. This

10th chapter is thrown in between the end

of the sixth trumpet, chap. 9, and the de-

scription of the seventh trumpet, chap. 11:

15 ; and represents the advent movement,

which proclamation is proved to be the

opening message of the seventh trumpet.

That message, claiming that the vision was

closed up and sealed till the time of the

end, (Dan. 12,) also proved that the " time

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of the end" had come, and the book was

now open. That message lias been sweet,

but the cloud was around it, we did not see

all the truth on the manner of the advent,

hence the bitterness of disappointment has ;

been mingled with the sweetness. With j

the eating of the little book, and its dines- !

tion, the mystery of God will be finished, ;

as he lias declared unto his servants the i

prophets, (verse 7.) -But the last verse i

gives something to follow the eating, and |

the digestion, " Thou must prophecy again, |

before many peoples, and nations, and ;

tongues, and kings," (verse 11.) This, we •

understand, synchronizes with the " everv ;

nation, and kindred, and tongue, and

people of Rev. 14 . G ; and also with the

song for all nations" of the 15th chap.

This bring'uiii together the soiif? by those

on the sea of glass, mingled with lire, as

the representative company of Rev. 14:

1-5, and the second message of the angel

of chap. 10; 11, and the angd of chap.

14: 6, as all one and the same, may appear

to some as far fetched; but it is not. Those

on the sea of glass are clearly a company

of overcomers, and are isolated from the

rest of mankind while the seven last nUnaies j

are being poured out.. They also have a

song to sing, which is equivalent to a pro-

clamation. And that proclamation is in

reference to God's judgments, and all na-

tion's worshiping. While the angel's mes-

sage of Rev. 14: 13 is precisely the same.

Again, those on the sea of glass are clearly

not all of the gospel church, that is, do not

include the dead in Christ* for they are

represented as overcoming what did not

exist in the early stages of the church,

"the image of the beast; number of his

name," etc. But the living church always

represents the "kingdom of heaven," the

whole church, or church of the firstborn. The

114,000 of Rev. 14, also represent the

church of the firstborn, and like those on

the sea of glass, they have the harps of

God, and sing a new song, that is, have a j

new message, and yet their numbers cannot

, be increased, none others can sing that

• song. Those on the sea of glass also have

the harps of God, and sing a song, and their

numbers cannot be increased, since " the

door is shut," and no man was ablu to enter

the temple until the plagues were fulfilled.

The company of [lev. 14 are represented

as "before the throne," etc. The company

on the sea of glass are those who escape the

judgments that come on the earth ; and !'

those Christ said (Luke 21: 3G) ".stand

before the Son of man." But, whether

these arc the same or not, the company on

the sea of glass, with their sow:, svnehron-

izes most perfectly with the first angels

message of the three, of Rev. 14. And

the angtl of chapter 10 is certainly con-

nected with the opening of the seventh

trumpet (verse 7), and therefore with the

"great voices " (Rev. 11: 15), or procla-

mation of the change of dynasty; or king-

doms of this world becoming the kingdoms

of our Lord and of his Christ. And this

transfer involves their being broken to pieces-

(Dan. 2 : 44). or " ((ashing in pieces " of the

nations. (Ps. 2.) And these "great

voices," or proclamation, also synchronize

with the open book proclamation of the

10th chapter, with its sweet and bitter, and

which has been so clearly fulfilled by the

advent movement. And altogether, it

makes perfect harmony with the prophetic

periods, which give the location and dura-

tion of the "davs of the voice of the sev-

enth angel," as beginning in 1840, and

ending with l'Jll. Such a proclamation

has been made, and the claim was that it

was with an open book ; that is, that the

"sealed book" (Dan. 12: 4) was now " an

open book." And following this proclama-

tion comes the time of trouble, the " angry

nations " and "wrath of God." But the

same " awel," that is the company who

help to swell the great voices of a coming

kingdom of our Lord and his Christ, must

prophesy again after that first message "is

finished." And this " prophesying again

before many peoples, and nations, and

tonmies," must therefore be a new song,

since the old, old story, or " mystery of

God " will then have been finished. This

gospel of the kingdom is never spoken of as

an everlasting gospel. On tiie other hand

it is to end when preached as a u'itne?i to

all nations, (Matt. 24: 14.) But the

"seed." which is to bless all nations, begins

this work, to all nations, as soon as their

"one body " is complete*. Anil the song

from the sea of class, and the proclamation

of the "angel "of Rev. 14: G, and the

prophesying atja'ui of Rev. 10 : 11, are

clearly one and the same.

Wo had long supposed the 144,000 of

llev. 14, were the ijl.orijled church of tho

firstborn, and so w. once thought of' the

company on the sea of glass ; but the book

of Revelation is a book of symbols. And

much that we once supposed was to be l'ul-

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