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... holy Daniel fasted , but he prayed also . Daniel would not defile himself by eating forbidden food . Esther concealed her lineage , and of course did defile her- self . Mordecai commanded her not to shew her kindred or nation . Mordecai ...
... holy Daniel fasted , but he prayed also . Daniel would not defile himself by eating forbidden food . Esther concealed her lineage , and of course did defile her- self . Mordecai commanded her not to shew her kindred or nation . Mordecai ...
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... holy place ; ( whoso readeth let him understand ; ) then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains . " Do book as an authentic and true history , it will be time enough for us to acknowledge it . At present we seem liable to ...
... holy place ; ( whoso readeth let him understand ; ) then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains . " Do book as an authentic and true history , it will be time enough for us to acknowledge it . At present we seem liable to ...
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... holy place ? It seems , how- ever , that when Hadrian erected a temple to Jupiter Capitolinus , in Jerusalem , the Christians suffered little or nothing ; al- though their enemies , the Jews , suffered greatly . Most of the Nazarenes ...
... holy place ? It seems , how- ever , that when Hadrian erected a temple to Jupiter Capitolinus , in Jerusalem , the Christians suffered little or nothing ; al- though their enemies , the Jews , suffered greatly . Most of the Nazarenes ...
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... Holy Land ; and as we still are Christian dogs in the opinion of the Mahometans , the Christians as well as the Jews are so deeply interested in the subject , that if the following description should suit Mahomet and Mahometanism , we ...
... Holy Land ; and as we still are Christian dogs in the opinion of the Mahometans , the Christians as well as the Jews are so deeply interested in the subject , that if the following description should suit Mahomet and Mahometanism , we ...
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... holy angels in God's government of the world . " If the bishop thought thus of the doctrine of tutelar angels and archangels , if he both thought and proved that there is but one archangel , what would he have thought if he had read in ...
... holy angels in God's government of the world . " If the bishop thought thus of the doctrine of tutelar angels and archangels , if he both thought and proved that there is but one archangel , what would he have thought if he had read in ...
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Page 109 - And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Page 131 - And there are seven kings ; five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come, and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Page 116 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Page 83 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains...
Page 76 - And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
Page 98 - And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Page 1 - O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour. And for the majesty that he gave him all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive, and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down.
Page 61 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 108 - And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Page 111 - And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.