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Time of the End: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

And I heard, but I understood not then said I, "O my lord! what shall be the end of these things?" And he said, "Go thy way, Daniel! for the words are closed up and sealed till the Time of the End."

Prophets, and of them who keep the sayings of this Book. [xix. 10. That have the Testimony of Jesus; for the Testimony of Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy.]

"I, Jesus, have sent Mine Angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am The Root and The Offspring of David, and The Bright and Morning Star [Mal. iv. 2; 2 Sam. xxiii. 3, 4; Matt. xvii. 2; Rev. i. 16]. And The Spirit and the Bride [xix. 7] say, 'Come!' And let him that heareth say, 'Come!' And let him that is athirst come! And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely!"

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the Prophecy of this Book, "If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this Book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the Book of this Prophecy, God shall take away his part from The Tree of Life, and from the Holy City, and from the things which are written in this Book."

[THE VISION OF THE MESSENGER OF THE

COVENANT;

THE HEAVENLY HIGH-PRIEST:

AND THE EFFECT OF HIS MANIFESTATION UPON HIS OWN SERVANTS.

Dan. x. 4-19. And in the 24th day of the First month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; then I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and, behold! a certain Man [One Man,

Rev. i. 9-18. I, John, who am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in The Kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the Isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the

verse 13, margin], clothed in linen, | Testimony of Jesus Christ. I was

whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and His Face as the appearance of lightning, and His eyes as lamps of fire, and His arms and His feet like in colour to polished brass, and the Voice of His Words like the voice of a multitude.

And I, Daniel, alone saw the Vision for the men that were with me saw not the Vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great Vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness [vigour] was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Yet heard I the Voice of His words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

And, behold! a hand touched me, which moved me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, "O Daniel! a man greatly beloved! understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright! for unto thee am I now sent." And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then said he unto me, "Fear not, Daniel! for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words

in The Spirit on The Lord's Day, and heard behind me a Great Voice, as of a Trumpet, saying, “I am Alpha and Omega [One and All, same: i. 8; Isa. xlviii. 11], The

and always the xliv. 6; xlii. 8; First and The Last; and what thou seest write in a book, and send it unto the Seven Churches which are in Asia!" . . And I turned to see The Voice that spake with me. And being turned I saw Seven golden Lamp-stands; and in the midst of the Seven Lampstands One like unto The Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle. His Head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow [Dan. vii. 9]; and His eyes were as a Flame of Fire; and His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace [Ex. iii. 2, 7, 8; Isa. lxiii. 9], and His Voice as the sound of many waters. And He had in His right hand Seven stars [Ex. xxvii. 21], and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword and His Countenance was as the sun shineth in His strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.

And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not! I am The First and The Last: I am The Living One, and became dead; and, behold! I am

were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince [Eph. vi. 12] of the kingdom of Persia withstood me 21 days [2, 3]: but, lo! Michael the first of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days."

And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. And, behold! one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him who stood before me,

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alive for evermore, Amen! and have the keys of hell [hades] and of death."

Moses was able to abide with The Lord 40 days in the Mount; The Lord speaking to him Face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend, - the servant Moses rejoicing with trembling: Ex. xix. 16-20 (Heb. xii. 20, 21); xxiv. 15-18; xxxiv. 28, 29; xxxiii. 11; comp. Acts i. 3.

Peter, with James and John, would make tabernacles on the Holy Mount, and would detain The Lord with them in the Glory of His Transfiguration,—in The Presence of which Glory the disciples meanwhile "fell on their faces and were sore afraid,"—until their Lord spoke, bidding them 'Arise! and be not afraid!" Matt. xvii. 1-9; 2 Pet. i. 13-19.

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Job abhorred his own sinfulness when his eye beheld The Lord: Job xlii. 5, 6 (7-9; Ezra ix. 4-6); and Peter in like manner felt the Purity and Holiness of The Lord in His Manifested Presence: Luke v. 8-10. A fitting condition of mind for reception of Judgment and of justification.

Rev. i. 1-3. The Manifestation of Jesus Christ (which God gave

Scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth [strengtheneth himself with me in these things, but Michael your prince [xii. 1; Jude 9; Rev. xii. 7].

unto Him), to show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified by His Angel unto His servant John: who bare record of the Word of God, and of the Testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this Prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein for the Time is at hand.]

THE SEVENTH SEAL IS OPENED :

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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST," AND TRANSLATION

OF "144,000" LIVING SAINTS.

Rev. viii. 1, 2. And when He had opened the Seventh Seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the Seven Angels who stood before God; and to them were given Seven Trumpets.

1 Thes. iv. 14-18. If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the word of The Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto The Coming of The Lord shall not prevent them who are asleep. For The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the Trump of God ["loud of sound: " Trumpet of the Jubile, Lev. xxv. 8-10]: and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet The Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with The Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words [exhort,-iv. 2, 3. For ye know what commandments we gave you by The Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, iii. 12, 13. And The Lord make you to increase and abound

in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you to the end He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, even our Father, at The Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.]

1 Cor. xv. 50-58. Now this I say, brethren! that flesh and blood [blood and flesh] cannot inherit The Kingdom of God [John i. 13, 14; Luke xxiv. 39; the resurrection body-flesh and bones-not blood]; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold! I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last Trump; for the Trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is Written, "Death is swallowed up in Victory; " Isa. xxv. 8. "O Death where is thy sting? O Grave where is thy victory?" Hosea xiii. 14. The sting [Lev. xiii. 2, Tsaragnath, sig. smitten as if with some venomous matter, and is applied to the wasp or hornet, from its sting-Parkhurst] of death is sin; and the strength of sin is The Law. But thanks be to God Who giveth us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my beloved brethren ! be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of The Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in The Lord.

Rev. xii. 5. And the Woman-(that was clothed with the Sun, and the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of Twelve stars, 1-5, 14-17)-brought forth a man-child [Heb. ii. 9-13], who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron and her child was caught up unto God, and to His Throne.

Rev. xiv. 1. And, lo! a Lamb stood on the Mount Zion [Heb. xii. 23], and with Him 144,000, having His Name and His Father's Name [xxi. 22, 23] written in their foreheads.

Rev. viii. 3-6. And Another Angel came and stood

[Active interposition of the High-Priest and Mediator, 1 Tim. ii. 5: so Stephen, the first Martyr, saw The Son of Man standing on the right hand of God, at the time of his extremity, Acts vii. 55, 56, 54, 57, 58.]

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