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Page 43
... symbols which are equivalent to language . In either case , the object is to reveal something , or to teach something . We will suppose now that he addresses them " with the language of angels ; " what revelation is in reality made by ...
... symbols which are equivalent to language . In either case , the object is to reveal something , or to teach something . We will suppose now that he addresses them " with the language of angels ; " what revelation is in reality made by ...
Page 56
... symbols , the case not unfrequently occurs where the prophet does not at first know the meaning of the symbols ... symbol left for future explanation , to be made at some distant period ? In one case , Dan . 12 : 8 , the prophet ...
... symbols , the case not unfrequently occurs where the prophet does not at first know the meaning of the symbols ... symbol left for future explanation , to be made at some distant period ? In one case , Dan . 12 : 8 , the prophet ...
Page 73
... symbol for something which is not to be scanned by definite quantity , but by the relation which seven may bear to some idea of quality , i . e . completion , perfection . It matters not , for the inter- preter , whether seven in its ...
... symbol for something which is not to be scanned by definite quantity , but by the relation which seven may bear to some idea of quality , i . e . completion , perfection . It matters not , for the inter- preter , whether seven in its ...
Page 77
... symbols of years . I have found it difficult to trace the origin of this general , I might say , almost universal custom . Without venturing on a positive statement , I am inclined to believe that we may trace it mainly to the ...
... symbols of years . I have found it difficult to trace the origin of this general , I might say , almost universal custom . Without venturing on a positive statement , I am inclined to believe that we may trace it mainly to the ...
Page 78
... symbol of a year . Our first business , then , is to examine these alleged analogies . I begin with those passages on which the most stress has apparently been laid , down to the present time . In Ezek . 4 : 5 , 6 , the prophet ...
... symbol of a year . Our first business , then , is to examine these alleged analogies . I begin with those passages on which the most stress has apparently been laid , down to the present time . In Ezek . 4 : 5 , 6 , the prophet ...
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