To deny the pre-millennial coming of Christ, you must spiritualize every promise of his coming, connected with millennial descriptions, in the Bible.
Fully to show this, I should be obliged to notice every case of such connection. But as this would task your patience, I shall select a few cases, and challenge any opponent to produce an exception.
1. How often, dear brother, have we heard our father, and other venerable ministers of the gospel, apply to millennial times passages from the 102d Psalm. “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion, for the time to favor her, yea, THE SET TIME is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.” A little further on, we read that this refers to a time “when the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.” That these are millennial times, I suppose all agree. And if I mistake not, our respected father is one of those who does not spiritualize the prophecies of the restoration of the Jews, and who believes that at that time God will truly “hear the groaning of the prisoner, and loose those appointed unto death, to declare the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem.”
But whether this be literal or not, is immaterial. It is confessedly millennial. If it is not the restoration, it is at least the conversion of the Jews. Now the question is, have we here any “promise of his coming”? If we have, it is probably in verse 16: “When the Lord shall build up Zion, HE SHALL APPEAR IN HIS GLORY.”
Now the apostles have well instructed us that at his first “appearing” to set up the gospel dispensation, these words could not apply. It “behoved him then to SUFFER,” and to “enter into his glory” afterward, when he should “appear the second time, without sin unto salvation.” This “appearing in glory” then, of which the psalmist speaks, and which is still future, is it here made to stand before or after the millennium? Evidently before. It is “when the Lord shall build up Zion.” It is “when the set time is come.” Suppose now, like our father, we believe in the literal rebuilding of Jerusalem at that time, I ask, Will not the Lord then “appear in glory”? And if so, is not this pre-millennial? And even if you deny the literal rebuilding of Jerusalem, and mean only the conversion of the Jews, will not that equally identify the TIME of such “appearing”?
To deny the pre-millennial advent then, what is necessary? You must spiritualize this “appearing in glory.”
Now the word “shall appear” is the Niphal of the verb Raah, and refers, if not exclusively, yet appropriately, to visible manifestation. For example: Ex. 16:10 “They looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.” Gen. 12:7; “And the Lord appeared unto Abraham.” 2 Chron. 3:1 “Mt. Moriah, where Jehovah appeared unto David.” And what good reason can be given for here divesting it of its usual meaning? Is it not a well-ascertained rule of interpretation that the literal and common sense of a word is always to be taken, unless some reason exists for substituting another? But what reason is there here, unless it be partiality for a certain theory? But is that a good reason? That is making your interpretation bend to your theory, rather than obtaining your theory by interpretation. Will you find any reason in the context? “In his glory”? But these are the very words to which the “Shekinah” of the later Jews corresponds, and which when united with Jehovah denote (says Prof. Robinson) “that fiery effulgence surrounded by dark clouds in which Jehovah is represented as appearing, or God himself surrounded by this effulgence from which lightnings proceed.” e. g. Lev. 9:2, 3: “And the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.” Compare Num. 16:35; Ps. 18:10–13; Ex. 16:7–10; Ex. 24:16, 17; 33:18; Lev. 9:6, 23; Ex. 40:34; 1 Kings 8:11; Ezek. 43:2, 5, &c.
Let me request you to examine these passages, and then answer this question— When David says that “at the building up of Zion” “the Lord shall appear in his glory,” what reason have I for denying to these words their obvious and usual signification? Why, unless it be that only thus then can I escape the doctrine of the pre-millennial advent? But if this be spiritualized, then is that unhappy process begun, by which every “promise of his coming,” connected with millennial descriptions, will be eradicated from the Bible.—Charles Beecher, in letter to Henry Ward Beecher.
At the Last.
By John Cumming
When the last day of this dispensation shall arrive, much that is now available for our salvation will be gone forever. When the last day, not of a year, but of an age, shall come, every opportunity for seeking grace will be gone forever. It will be a day of testing character that is, not of creating a character that is not; the day of reaping, either in tares for the flame, or in wheat for eternal garners, the seeds that we have sown in the present world.
Suppose this day were the last of the age, and the great white throne and the dread Judge were there, and the books were opened; have you to seek what you would then give infinite worlds if you had—a God, a Saviour, pardon of sin, adoption into the family of God, fitness for the kingdom of Heaven? Were this day your last on earth, or were this day earth’s own last day, are you ripe for gathering? are you prepared to meet your God? You must feel this momentous thought in that day; anticipate the experience of it, lest that experience may be agony at last. Then the Sun of grace will have set behind the hills of the west, only to rise as the Sun of glory in the eternal east upon them that fear him. The throne of grace will have been merged into the throne of judgment; and the gates that shut out all that defile, and shut in all that is holy, will be sealed, as they will be shut forever. Upon that last day, you will have heard your last sermon upon earth. A sermon is the least valued often of all things that are spoken and printed now; but it is a very solemn thing to hear; it is a very precious thing, however feeble, if faithful, to be privileged to listen to. For what are sermons? Voices crying in the desert, “Prepare ye to meet your God.” Their excellence is their earnestness, their simplicity, their faithfulness. Now, they may be vehicles of light, and life, and everlasting peace. Their echoes will rise and reverberate at the judgment throne; but not as summonses to believe, but as witnesses either that you have profited by them, or that they have hardened you in your transgression.
Suppose, then, that no more appeals were to be addressed to you; suppose that the day were come when it shall be no more said, “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,” when no kind voice will say, “Behold the Lamb of God;” when no earnest accent will reverberate in your hearing, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Are you now in that state in which such invitations will be unnecessary? Are you now what you would wish to be then, when what you are will endure forever, and no transition from darkness unto light, or from sin to holiness, can take place any more?
How dreadful if in that last day of the last dispensation—the one that now is—these words should be addressed to you, when you cry, “Open, open, Lord;” “I have called, and ye refused. Because I have reached out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at naught all my counsel, and would none of my reproof; I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you; then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.” A day comes when that text shall be actual: it is not true now, it is not fulfilled yet. Have you sought God, and found him? Have you called and been answered? Is Christianity a name, a profession, a decent robe; or is it an inner experience, a life, a power, in the sight of God and before all mankind?
In that last day, the last prayer that will be heard on earth will be offered unto God, and no answer, in mercy and in love, can be given. Now, however, the suppressed moan of the lowly, humble, and believing heart, cleaves the air faster than an angel’s pinion, and is heard by God upon his throne amid the voices and songs of the seraphim. But at that day the loudest cry of the strongest spirit in its agony will provoke an echo, but it will obtain no answer. Now we may come with boldness to the throne; then there is no throne of grace to come to. Now it is “seek and ye shall find;” then, “Ye shall seek me, but not find me.” Now it is, “God never said to the seed of Jacob, Seek my face in vain;” then, “They shall call, but I will not answer them.”
At that day the last affliction that will be sanctified to the people of God will have been dealt out, no more to be repeated. We thank God often for his blessings; how rarely do we thank him for the afflictions that he sends us, which are his richest blessings in disguise! The baptism of sorrow often prepares the heart, as the dew does the soil, for the baptism of the Holy Ghost. God knocks now at the door of every heart by affliction, by trial; but then he will knock at hearts no more. A day will come, when the afflictions of the people of God shall cease as chastisement, for they have no need of them; and when the afflictions of those that are not the people of God shall cease as admonitions, for their lot is fixed forever. Realize that day; conceive it is come; and ask your own selves in the sight of God, What is my trust and hope against that day?
—John Cumming, D. D.
What Are We Doing?
By S. C. Bute
WHAT are we doing in the cause of God? This question may be truthfully answered by many, “Well, nothing in particular.” What would you think of an individual who belonged to an army engaged in mortal combat, and should find him away from his post of duty when the contest was raging? You would say, He is a coward.
Well, what are we? If we are ashamed to own our Saviour, and refuse to do what we can to help to promulgate his cause, are we not more guilty than those fighting for things pertaining to this mortal state? Have we not the prospect of eternal life before us, if we do our duty? He that is ashamed to own his Lord Jesus before men will, according to the word of God, be disowned by Jesus before his Father and all the holy angels. At the present time, all can find enough to do in disseminating the light of truth.
For a long time, I looked upon present truth simply as truth, but did not pray for its sanctifying influence. I embraced the third angel’s message because it looked reasonable, and I felt that time was short. And now, after considering for a year and a half the evidences of these solemn and momentous truths, I can but say, How clear it is. The truth is mighty, and it will accomplish that for which it was sent. And I now mean to hold it as a living principle in my heart, leading me to work earnestly in the cause of my Master.
S. C. BUTE.
Hamilton Co., Iowa.
Aphorisms on Heavenly Minds and Peaceful Hearts
It is easy to wish for Heaven, but difficult to obtain a heavenly mind.
A PEACEFUL state of mind is more easily lost than gained.
WE ought never to retire at night without having more wisdom than when we arose in the morning.
To the truly beneficent man there is more pleasure in giving than receiving.
It has been truthfully said that fine sense and exalted sense are not half so valuable as common sense.
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Appointments.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand
** Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend.
General Meeting in Indiana.
There will be a general quarterly meeting for the T. and M. Society of Indiana, with the Ervin church, eight miles west of Kokomo, meeting to begin Sabbath evening, Feb. 21, 1874, and continue over Sunday. We desire to see a general attendance of the officers and friends generally. A full report from all the districts is expected. We expect the assistance of Brn. Geo. I. Butler and S. H. Lane. WM. COVERT.
A two days’ meeting of Seventh-day Adventists at the Oxford school-house, near Bro. Field’s in Jones County, Iowa, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, commencing Friday evening. Our local elders are expected. All are cordially invited. JESSE DORCAS.
The Vermont T. and M. Society, Dist. No. 5, will hold its next quarterly meeting at Jamaica, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1; Dist. No. 4, at Bristol, Feb. 7 and 8; Dist. No. 1, at Bordoville, Feb. 14 and 15; Dist. No. 2, at Brownington, Feb. 21 and 22; Dist. No. 3, at Wolcott, Feb. 28 and March 1.
A general quarterly meeting will be held in connection with the district quarterly meeting at Wolcott. Nothing in providence preventing, I shall endeavor to attend these meetings. Hope to see a general turnout at the meetings. The directors in the several districts will see that each member fulfills his or her duty, and have reports ready in season. L. BEAN, Pres.
To Correspondents.
By Editor
J. L. RICE: The brief article in this number, entitled “A Specimen,” will be a sufficient answer to the matter you speak of in your letter. If we should stop to run down all the false and foolish stories set afloat about us, we should not have much time for anything else. “CHURCH.”
R. SAWYER: We do not see any objection, under the circumstances, to holding the meetings for awhile at least, at the time you name.
W. B. DAVIS: “Mother Shipton’s Prophecy” was published some time since in the REVIEW. We cannot promise beforehand the publication of any article in the REVIEW.
A. J. MARSH: An explanation of 2 Tim. 1:10, is found in “State of the Dead,” p. 16.
School Pledges.
By George I. Butler
To those who desire to pay their subscriptions on the school pledges, signed in the past, or to make any payments at the Office, I would say, Buy money orders at the post-office, or a draft on the bank. Have the amount payable to the order of James White, and send in a letter addressed to REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich., and it will be all right. He is the President of the Publishing Association, and, as such, all money sent to that institution should be made payable to him.
All moneys designed for the cause (excepting those connected with the Health Institute), which are sent to Battle Creek are committed to the custody of the Publishing Association, and accounts are kept by those who keep the books with all these different funds. The Publishing Association, being a legal institution recognized by the laws of Michigan, capable of suing and being sued, is the proper custodian of these funds. The school money, for the present at least, should therefore be sent to it to the order of its President, James White.
I say these things because many orders are sent to me. And as I am away from Battle Creek a portion of the time, and my letters are forwarded to me, it makes much delay and trouble.
Let all remember to send all money orders and drafts, not designed for the Institute, to the order of James White, and in their letter state for what purposes it is sent, and address your envelope, REVIEW AND HERALD, Battle Creek, Mich. Read and remember.
GEO. I. BUTLER.
Maiden Rock, Wis., Jan. 9, 1874.
Advent Herald Renamed Messiah's Herald
By Editor
The Advent Herald, published by the American Millennial Association, Boston, Mass., commences its thirty-fifth volume, Jan. 7, 1874, with a change of name. It is now called Messiah’s Herald. We have long regarded the Herald as the ablest, as it has been by far the most courteous, of our Advent exchanges; and we must confess to a feeling of regret to see it take from its banner the word “Advent,” which it has so long and honorably borne. The Herald is the oldest prophetic journal in America. The REVIEW is the next in age, and by this change on the part of the Herald, now takes its place as the oldest journal that bears the Advent name.
The Review and Herald.
By J. H. W.
I AM pleased beyond expression with the appearance and contents of the REVIEW. Before the recent improvements, it was the admiration of all beholders; but now, every time I look at it, my heart is filled with gratitude to God for the facilities with which he has blessed us to proclaim the present truth to the world.
As soon as I learned what the arrangements were for the current volume, I laid aside everything else to try to fulfill my duty toward our beloved paper. But my meetings rose on my hands so that I have not fully succeeded as yet. The interest is good, and I have promises to visit standing a week ahead which I have not reached. I am now expecting help to visit, and will try to remedy fully the apparent neglect hitherto. I am proposing to furnish a few articles on the Atonement for the first part of the volume; but I have shrunk from preparing anything on so important a subject with so much labor to occupy my time and mind. May the Lord keep us all in this important time. J. H. W.
Post Office Addresses of Van Horn and Hickok
The P. O. address of Eld. I. D. Van Horn and wife will be Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, till further notice. I. D. VAN HORN.
The P. O. address of the State secretary T. and M. Society of Minnesota is Faribault, Minn. S. W. HICKOK.
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