Part 6 (2/2)
Then, without destroying one single link of this harmonious chain of events, these saints will be in the right place to fulfill the next message in the 15th verse, ”crying with a loud voice,” (different from the preceding ones,) this I understand will be a combination of labor among the resting ones, to be united in the incessant prayer, or crying to G.o.d day and night in the time of Jacob and Daniel's trouble (Jer. x.x.x: 7; Dan.
xii: 1,) for deliverance, and for Christ to come on the white cloud, as represented in 14th verse, with his sharp sickle and reap the harvest for all things will appear to be ripe on the earth; see Sam. vii: 8; Jer.
xxii: 4, 5; Mark xv: 34, 37; Luke xviii: 1, 7. Here, I believe, is where the 144,000 living saints of all nations, are sealed; especially will it be manifest among the tried ones then, that have pa.s.sed through these messages. Then the four angel governments will cease to restrain war and bloodshed; G.o.d will speak as in Joel iii: 16, 17: the Sanctuary will be cleansed; the sins of G.o.d's people blotted out-in other words, the atonement finished and their trials ended; their captivity turned. Two such ones will then put ten thousand to flight. Jesus comes out of the most holy place, changes his garments, puts on his kingly robes and stands up to reign over the nations, as in Dan. xii: 1; mounts his cloudy chariot with his sharp sickle to reap the harvest of the earth. Here the 144,000 are in a state of deliverance, ready for the next and last message in the 17th and 18th verses. This message looks like one united and incessant prevailing prayer, (differing from all the others, because of the everlasting union that these messages have at length accomplished with these sealed saints,) ascending to G.o.d, while these messengers who have now, as it seems, become reapers similar to those in xix: 14, 15, ”and are to gather the vine of the earth and cast it into the great wine press of the wrath of G.o.d,” (19. v.) ”to execute upon _them_ (the wicked) the judgment written; this honor have all the saints. Praise ye the Lord.” Now return to the 7th chapter, 9-15 verses-”After this,” (when? after the saints were numbered and sealed,) ”I beheld, and lo, a great mult.i.tude which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. And they cried saying amen, blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might be unto our G.o.d forever and ever, Amen.” The 144,000 will then stand on the Mount Zion.
”Fear not little flock, it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
CHRIST NOT REPRESENTED AS AN ANGEL.
Christ is no where represented as an angel, in Rev. unless it can be proved that he is so, in the 8th ch. 3-5 vs. He tells us that the 7 stars in his right hand are the angels, or messengers; see i: 20. He is called ”one _like_ unto the _son_ of _man_.” Read his description i: 13-18; xiv: 14; the same in Dan. vii: 13; x: 5, 6; xii: 6, 7. He is also called the Lamb 26 times; see v: 6, 8, 12, 13 vs.; vi: 1, 16; vii: 9, 10, 14, 17; xii: 11; xiii: 8, 11; xiv: 1-4; xv: 3; xvii: 14; xix: 7, 9; xxi: 9, 14, 22, 23, 27; xxii: 1, 3. This Lamb is the Lord of Lords, and king of kings; and they that are _with him_ are _called_ and _chosen_, and faithful; see xvii: 14; xix: 16. He is called the _word_ of G.o.d, and ”the armies” the ”chosen and faithful” ones follow him; see xix: 13, 14. He is called the _first_ and the _last_ i: 8, 17; ii: 8; xxii: 13. And the one which _was_, and _is_, and _is to come_, i: 4, 8; iv: 8; xi: 17. He is the _true and faithful witness_ i: 5; iii: 14. Also the root of David, the morning star, xxii: 16; ii: 28; also Mich. xii: 7. And faithful witness i: 5; iii: 14; xix: 11. Please examine this subject:
TYPE. Now turn to Lev. xxiii: 10, 11; when you reap the harvest (in the spring,) then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits, and the Priest shall wave it before the Lord-on the morrow after the Sabbath, (as in 3d v.). And ye shall count from the day after the Sabbath, (the some 7th day Sabbath in 3d v.) the day after ye offer the wave sheaf, 7 Sabbaths shall be complete; that is, counting the next day after the 7 Sabbaths, which will make 50 days, 16, 17 vs.; then with the sacrifices they are to offer two wave leaves, the bread made from the harvested grain; see 17-20. Now turn to Exo. x.x.xiv: 21, 22: here we see G.o.d required the people to keep the 7th day Sabbath, i. e. to rest in caring time, and harvest, but they were to observe the first fruits in their place, Deut. xvi: 9, shows where; begin to count the 50 days from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn. Now send the reapers forth the next morning after the Sabbath, what day is that? why, it is Sunday in the morning; so we see in the anti-type the morning of the resurrection instead of being a holy day (and as the world will have it the Sabbath) it was the day for the laborers to go out into the fields to reap the spring harvest. How could that be a holy day.
HYMN.-Tune-_Zion._
By H. S. GURNEY.
Lo, an Angel _loud_ proclaiming, With the gospel of good news; To every kindred, tongue and people; Fear the Lord, give glory due; Proclamation, Of the hour of judgment near.
Lo, another Angel follows, With another solemn cry!
Babylon the _great_ is fallen, Peals like thunder through the sky: Let ”Thy People,”
Now forsake her POIS'NOUS CREEDS.
Yet, a third and solemn message, Now proclaims a _final doom_; All who ”wors.h.i.+p _Beast_ or _Image_;”
Soon shall drink the wrath of G.o.d: Without mixture, Mercy, _now_ no longer pleads.
Here are they, who now are waiting, And have patience to endure; While the DRAGON'S _hosts_ are raging, _Those_ confide in G.o.d secure: Faith of Jesus; And COMMANDMENTS, _keep_ them pure.
Hear a voice from heav'n proclaiming, ”Write” the message, ”firm decree”: Bless'd are they, who die in Jesus, ”From _henceforth_” forever be: The _Spirit_ sanctions, And the Saints ADORE HIS LAW.
FOOTNOTES
1 Campbell translates this in three, and Matt. xxviii: 63, within three days.
2 Small sea birds.
3 Allow me, once more, to recommend to your careful, candid and prayerful attention, the simple, unadorned, scriptural, published visions of ELLEN G. HARMON, now WHITE. If you do not see the simple outlines of our history past _and at that time_ in the future, marking our pathway, then I fear you will not comprehend what I have written. Reject it not because of her childhood and diseased bodily infirmities, and lack of worldly knowledge. G.o.d's manner has ever been to use the weak things of this world to confound the learned and mighty. I often feel to praise my G.o.d for this simple means to strengthen and encourage the little flock, just at the time that their teachers and shepherds were deserting them. It looks like G.o.d's work.
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