William Miller 1
William Miller 1
William Miller 1
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Daniel chapter 2.
Thou art this head of Gold. 38th verse. 39th verse. And after thee
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Daniel 7 chap.
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another. The irst was like a lion, and had eagles wings. held till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon the feet as a man, and a mans heart was given to it.
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400.
MEDIA
300.
5th verse. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between
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200. 100.
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Going forth of the decree to restore and build Jerusalem. Ezra 7-8. Commencement of the 2300 days. Dan. 8-9 chap.
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the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much lesh. 6th verse. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, 21st verse. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn between his eyes is the irst king. Now that being broken, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the
Days
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Alexander the Great overcame the Persians 332 yrs. before Christ see Josephus Ant. 1.11, c.8.
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And another third kingdom of Brass which shall bear rule over all the earth.
GRECIA.
whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall Rev. 13:1-2. stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the beast had also four heads, and dominion was given to it. THR IA ROM E EGYPT
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full, a king of ierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
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Death of Antiochus Epiphanes, who of course, stood not up against the Prince of Princes, as he had been 164 yrs. dead before the Prince of Princes was born.
Time of the league, between the Jews and Romans. 158 yrs. before Christ 1st Mac. 9th chap. 70-71 verses. Josephus Antiquities 1.13 c. 2. Daniel 11:23 and after the league with him he shall work deceitfully.
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200.
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper destroy many: he shall also stand up against the vision of the evening up the vision; for it shall in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall but he shall be broken without hand. And the and the morning which was told is true; wherefore shut thou be for many days. Of all the powers, named in these visions, none but Pagan Rome could stand up against the Prince of Princes, as this only prevailed during the life of Christ.
Rev. 12th 3,4th verses. And there appeared another wonder in heav behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood which was ready to be delivered, for to devour born. Matt 2nd 13th verse. child and his mother, and thou there until I bring thee seek the young child to
horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
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before the woman her child as soon as it was Arise, and take the young lee into Egypt, and be word: for Herod will destroy him.
7th verse. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 23rd verse. Interpretation of 7th verse. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be
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THE TEN KINGDOMS
diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them and he shall be diverse from the irst, and he shall subdue three kings. Syria became a Province of Rome 65 yrs. before Christ. see Whelpleys Compend. page 120. Of course Pagan Rome only could stand up against the Prince of Princes. Pagan Rome
600.
PAGAN ROME.
16th verse. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Thus Pagan Rome, stood up against Christ the Prince of Princes, and at last cruciied him. Rev. 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
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EN KINGDOM T E S. H T
Huns 356. Visgoths 378.
900.
Ostrogoths 377.
Dan 12:12.
Division of Rome completed into ten kingdoms. See Marchiaval the historian
in History of Florence book 1st Bishop Lloyd in Lowths Commentary. pp. 381-2 also Dr. Hales Chronology.
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having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten
crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
Dan 12:11.
Analysis of
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Franks 407.
Vandals 407. These three kingdoms, were taken by Justinian (a Greek) Emperor of Constantinople, whose decree made the Bishop of Rome, supreme head of the Churches, in 5
The Heruli, Vandals, and Ostrogoths, by this time were plucked up: this is the prophetic period for the rise of the little horn. see Dan. 7:8 Three horns plucked up, and a little horn rises which is the commencement of Heruli 476 . the Papal power. The commencment of time, times and a half, or 1260 yrs. terminating in 1798.
and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Rev. 13:5 And power was given
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sounding.
Rev. 12:6
1100.
Saxons 476.
Sueves 407.
unto him to continue fourty and two months. 7th to make war with the saints, and to overcome them.
Bergundians 407.
1200.
7th chap, 8th verse. I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the irst horns plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall Saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws: and 25th, interpretation wear out the they shall be
Rise of Mahomedanism. This power stood not up against the Prince of Princes, because it did not exist until this period. Rev. 9:1 star fell.
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Lombards 483.
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Rev. 9:3 to 12. And there came out of the smoke These are the ten horns or kingdoms, into which Rome was irst divided, they are now mingled with the seed of men and do not cleave one to another. Daniel 2:43. locusts... and their power was to hurt men ive months. i.e. 150 yrs. commencing 1299 ending 1449.
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as the faces of men.
Rev. 9:7 And the Shapes of the locusts were like unto
horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were
1500.
44th verse. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45th verse. For as much as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the Great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: And the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof is sure.
given into his hand, until a time, and times, and the dividing of time. 21st verse. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; until the Ancient of days came, and judgement was given to the saints of the Most High; and the Time came that the saints possessed the Kingdom. 13-14th verses, of 7th chap. I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him Dominion, and Glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an Everlasting Dominion, which shall not pass away: and his Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. The 1290 yrs. Dan. 12:11 commencing 508 at the taking away of the daily Sacriice terminate 1798 from which period 45 yrs. complete the 1335 yrs. when Daniel is to stand in his lot at the end of the days. The 1335 from taking away of daily 508 and the 45 from close of 1290 terminate together in 1843.
PAPAL ROME.
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Dan. 12:13 Daniel will stand in his lot at the (Resurrection) end of the days.
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Pope taken captive.
MAHOMETANS.