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where within the thing spoken of. It may signify throughout the entire period, or place, spoken of. Thus, in the text under consideration, I understand it to signify that the Messiah was to cause the sacrifice and oblation of the Mosaic law to cease during the entire period of his ministry. That is—He never sent a soul to offer those offerings, under the law, as a andition of any benefit he bestowed upon them. It was simply— According to thy faith be it unto thee." And this was the case through the entire period of his ministry. He showed, from the very commencement of his preaching, that the great principle of faith was now to take the place of the sacrifices offered under the law. There is but one instance of our Saviour sending any one to offer the sacrifices of the law; and that, not as a condition of healing, but as a testimony to the priests that he was healed.

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Now, as we have settled the point that the 70 weeks, or 490 years, are cut off from the 2300, we have only to subtract, thus:

2300 years, the whole length of the vision.

490 years to the death of Christ, or the year 33.

1810 remain from the cross.

the year 33, will terminate in 1843.

1810 years, from

But some say " Our Lord was crucified in the year 29, and not 33." They argue this from the fact that he was born four years before the commencement of the vulgar, or common era of his birth. This, it is true, would alter the calculation, if if could not be demonstrated that our Lord was crucified in the year that we call 33. But this has been demonstrated by the best of all evidence, aside from revelation, viz., by astronomical calculations. The crucifixion took place at a passover full moon, or the first full moon after the spring equinox; and it took place on Friday. On this point Ferguson, the astronomer, says :—"The dispute among chronologers about the year of Christ's death is limited to four or five years at most. I find by calculation the only passover full moon that fell on

a Friday for several years before or after the disputed year of the crucifixion, was on the 3d of April, in the 4746th year of the Julian period." The Julian period is a period used by astronomers. The year 1843 is the 6556th year of that period. Now

Subtract from 655 6, the present year of the Julian period, 4746, the year of the crucifixion,

and we have 1810 remaining.

Thus it is demonstrated that the year 1843 is 1810 years from the crucifixion; and I have before shown, that only that number of years remain of the vision after the death of Christ; and as we have proved that his death occurred in the year we call 33, we have only to add thus

33

1810

1843

the year of the crucifixion.
since the crucifixion.

"the end of the vision."

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But, says the objector, our Lord, then, was in his 37th year at the crucifixion, and that will make an alteration in the calculation." It is admitted he was in his 37th year and this is proved by astronomical calculation also, and is as follows: Josephus, in giving a history of the last sickness of Herod, who commanded the children to be slain at our Lord's birth, records an eclipse of the moon to have taken place during that sickness. From Christ's death to that eclipse is 36 years. One year more added for the age of our Lord, at that time, would make him in his 37th year at his death. He was baptized and commenced his public ministry at 30. See Luke iii. 33. His age at his death cannot alter the calculation, so long as it is demonstrated that he was actually put to death in our year 33. The CROSS is the SEAL of the vision, and not the birth. Let me illustrate this point. Here is a rail-road 2300 miles long.

Here is the great depot, from which to start. +

490 miles to an inter

1810 miles. the remainder. mediate depol.

We have travelled over 190 miles of this road to the intermediate depot; then a dispute arises in reference to a passenger who took his seat in the car some distance back. One says, he took his seat 29 miles back—no, says another, it was 33—not so, cries a third, he got into the cars 37 miles back. Now, I ask, can it make the distance one mile longer or shorter, from the starting depot to the intermediate one, whether the passenger took his seat 29, 33, 37 or 50 miles back? It is just 490 between the two depots, let the passenger take his seat at what point he would.

So, let our Lord's age be what it might, so long as it is settled that he died in our year 33, and that that terminated the 70 weeks, or 490 years, it cannot at all alter the calculation with regard to the termination of the vision.

Let me illustrate the subject before us. You are travelling a road with which you are unacquainted: night overtakes you you inquire of a stranger, who tells you the road is a dangerous one, and you must not travel it in the dark you tell him you must proceed; but, says the stranger, you will have to pass a river, the banks of which are perpendicular, and there is only a narrow bridge to pass that river—a single misstep will plunge you in irrecoverable ruin. You ask, how far it is to that river. He tells you, it is 2300 rods. You desire to know how you can determine the stranger has told you the truth. He informs you that just 490 rods from his door you will come to a high pillar, on the top of which is a flaming torch that can be seen at a great distance. You now take a measuring line and go forward, measuring as you go,—you see the torch, and find, on measuring to the foot of the pillar, it is just 490 rods. What now? Why, you reason thus—I find the stranger has told the truth thus far. What is the inference? Why, I shall find all he has told me is true. How far did he tell me it was to the river? 2300 rods. How far to this pillar? 490. How much farther then have I to go, to arrive at the river?

From 2300

Take 490

1810 left. You proceed, measuring as you go. I ask you if when you have measured off 1809 rods, you would not walk carefully the next rod, feeling every inch? Undoubtedly you would; and if you did not take heed you would be likely to perish.

Thus God has measured off 2300 years: that we might know that he had told us the truth, he gave us the death of Christ to seal, or make sure the vision, just 490 years from the commencement of the long period. Then the sum stands thus—As 490 years reach exactly to the Cross of Christ, so 1810 more will reach to the end of the vision.

We came to the cross, and found it just 490 years; we have passed that cross, and are closing up the last weeks of the 1810th year since that period. Ought we not to walk carefully—we stand on the verge of the termination of a period of solemn importance.

This year the vision of 2300 years will end: every hour, now, we are to look for the revelation of the Son of Man in the clouds of heaven. This year, Daniel will stand in his "lot," or have his "inheritance," and all the saints with him. This year, the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth also: and the works that are therein shall be burned up. This year," the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it." Prov. ii.

22.

This year— the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men " will come. 2 Pet. iii. 7.

Are we ready for the solemn, the tremendous events? Have we repented of and forsaken our sins? Have we fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, in Jesus Christ? Have we made our Judge our friend?—Not a moment is to be lost. When once the Lord Jesus has left his Mediatorial seat, the door of mercy is closed, and closed FOREVER!

The Return of the Jews.

by geo. storrs.

It is said, "The world cannot come to an end yet, for the Jews are to be brought in first:" it is added, "God must have some great design in having kept the Jews a distinct people for the last 1800 years;" and, it is asked, "What can that design be but their conversion to Christianity?"

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In reply, I remark, God has not " kept the Jews a distinct people." Here is the root of the error of our opponents, in regard to the Jews. I will not deny but that they are a distinct people; but, the question is, who has kept them so? Our opponents say God has; but I deny it. God has no more kept the Jews a distinct people than he has kept drunkards "a distinct people, or than he has kept Mormons, or Mahomedans, or Papists, or liars, or any other class of wicked or deluded men, 66 a distinct people." The fact is, God broke down the "partition wall" between Jews and Gentiles by the death of his Son; and never intended that any distinction should exist after "the seed should come to whom the promise was made." That "seed is Christ." See Gal. chap. iii. Christ, says Paul to the Ephesians, (ii. 14,) is our peace, who hath made both one, [Jews and Gentiles] and hath broken down the middle wall of partition."

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To talk about God's keeping "the Jews a distinct people," in the face of such positive declarations of the Bible to the contrary, it seems to me, shows a strong disposition to maintain a theory at all hazards. The truth is, God has abolished all distinction, under the gospel dispensation, between Jews, as the natural descendants of Abraham, and Gentiles. That very circumstance was what enraged the proud Jews, and they united in rebellion against God's purpose, and blasphemously said they would not be put on a level with

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