The Four Prophetic Empires and the Kingdom of the Messiah: Being an Exposition of the First Two Visions of Daniel |
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... less divided responsibility . They would not have been offered to the Church , had they not appeared to me essen- tial to a clear understanding of the prophecy , and been the result of convictions both slowly and carefully ma- tured ...
... less divided responsibility . They would not have been offered to the Church , had they not appeared to me essen- tial to a clear understanding of the prophecy , and been the result of convictions both slowly and carefully ma- tured ...
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... less sarcastic triflers , but martyrs and confessors , in prison and at the flames , who are likely to be guided the farthest into the meaning of these sacred prophecies . Before , however , Daniel and his companions were gifted with ...
... less sarcastic triflers , but martyrs and confessors , in prison and at the flames , who are likely to be guided the farthest into the meaning of these sacred prophecies . Before , however , Daniel and his companions were gifted with ...
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... less powerful than that monarch himself . But the fourth beast on the contrary is stronger and more terrible than the third ; the iron is stronger than the brass which precedes it . 3. A third proof is found in the events which 18 ...
... less powerful than that monarch himself . But the fourth beast on the contrary is stronger and more terrible than the third ; the iron is stronger than the brass which precedes it . 3. A third proof is found in the events which 18 ...
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... less than seven or eight clauses which denote a succession in time . There is the same gradation ; for the noblest metal and the noblest animal take the lead in each series . Further , the kingdoms in each vision are des- cribed as ...
... less than seven or eight clauses which denote a succession in time . There is the same gradation ; for the noblest metal and the noblest animal take the lead in each series . Further , the kingdoms in each vision are des- cribed as ...
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... less than a year , and is therefore omitted in the canon . But Nebuchadnezzar doubtless had other grandsons , one of whom would be the natural heir to the throne . Nabonadius was , confessedly , an usurper , and had no ap- parent ...
... less than a year , and is therefore omitted in the canon . But Nebuchadnezzar doubtless had other grandsons , one of whom would be the natural heir to the throne . Nabonadius was , confessedly , an usurper , and had no ap- parent ...
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Page 323 - Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night...
Page 264 - Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind...
Page 322 - Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. And the work of righteousness shall be peace ; And the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Page 376 - But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Page 323 - For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: And the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: For, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Page 39 - And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers : I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD : and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Page 134 - I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 380 - Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me : that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Page 319 - And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Page 357 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.