present truth by j. wendell, 1873

7/24/2019 Present Truth by J. Wendell, 1873

1/18


2/18

Present

Truth,

on,

1\1

E.t'\

T

IN

SEASON.

Ey

1.

WEllDELt,

Edenboro,

Fa.

(Jiving some

r lhe

Edd u.Cet\

fur

tile Comillg

of

our Lo,-d

and

Saviour, tit.is year., 1873.

To

1Nhlell is a' ldcd

n

Jt.1ssu

y on

THE END.

The lOlJJIJ

shall

t t n r l e . r s t r u ~ t l . " ' U n ~ l t ; r : ; ; t : r n 1 what

1

The

principles of J(Vtllincss

in the

he:lrt, fa t l l ( " rc1dy uuswct of

UlfthY. But

D;\uiei

sa,s. " I n11d t .r4ontt

not.

\\ 'ere not the

prihciplcs

of g o c a l i r u

. ~ ~

u n d - . . r ~ t o 1 1 d L ~ him

1 Ce:t:tinly not, i f

they w ~ r e

wlaut

tho w ~

w1rQ

tn t m t l ~ r s t t n < l .

\\ 'hat.

then,

w ~ r e

they

to u n c l c r ~ t : m d

.,

Hy c o 1 1 s u l t i 1 1 ~ I)an. 12. nnc.1

tho

1re-

ceding c l w p r c r ~ it

wi 1 be

d ~ n r l y s e ~ n th:Jt t . h ~

time

lf:11.r.1

the

t - ~ e n t s pre

of J ; 1 1 1 i ~ J . r..:bting

to tJ lC

$ U C " f ~ e ~ ~ h ' e cvenrs of

t i m ~ ,

f i t ~ , a h v v ~

a1ll

the

'-Tla l" 1 1 u ~ h c t S .

consccnttYt. :uul fHll,


3/18

Present Truth.

t The l'rophctlc I i ~ a g e r y

of the

Vis on.

T11e s n b ~ t n n c e of the vision is ns follows: The fonr wfn,lt

strove

upon the great se

n,

an


4/18

P

~ s P .

nt Tr ulh

the jfrat norn1 icere 7 1 l u c l . . ~ f c l up

tlte

roots. (v. 7, 8.) Ob

4er\ e (

l

), t ~ 1 ~ r e

were

to

Le

tcing l.Jllt l>eity can claim uny otltcr:', unrcpron

t1,

w

i

I t.cmt

rohhing

Urnl of

tlic

glory

\\ liitl1 he c . h : < : l a l " ~ s lio will uut gho to u1wtlu:r, a11tl i11curri11g- the

r.ltnrge ot

bfokp/iemy

l ib

ttl'l'ogancy

i:;

u o

1utmifo.

t

in

tlse

~ r n 1 1 : ltltcr. l l e 1 H c it is e{asy to conct:hc the t a t c

of

u 1 ~ u i s l i in-

o \Yliich our soul plu11ge l day nricl 11itrht, us we, hd11g c l t t l l " g ~ < l

,itli

the

snperi11tl'lHlt11ce of tltc

1 c l w l ~

fult.l

of

u ~

Clirbt,

u11tl


5/18

Present Troth.

i n ~

C h r . i ~ t i n n s

l1nvo suffered tnnrtyrtlo1n at the llunds

of

t11A

b l ~ o l y power, dul'ing its dark reign.

Thus were

tLe saints

worn out.

8. Ile waa to tltinJe to clumge ttmea a.

nd

latos. Ile shall as

smue

to

clictate laws to tlte world. :fhis will be i l l u ~ t r a t e J ,

~ o n ,

Ly

sotue

e x t r a c ~ t s an


6/18

Present Truth.

(4) The ~ : t i n t q

~ r e

to

l>e

f:?iven into l1iA hnncl ll. Jn A. n.

683. J u ~ t . i 1 1 i n 1 1 , tl1e k l

fore JC1llr

1111]

i n c ~ ~ .

l\

or

do

we

suffer

nnytliiug

whi

ch

b d o 1 1 g ~ to tl1e

~ t a t c

of tl1e

cl1urc

h,

J1ow ever

ma11ife:-'t

and mtcloubtcd,

that i;

n ~ i t n t < ' t l .

to pa..-s

witl1

out the

k n o w l c c l ~ c

of your

i t H ~ : - re

p 1

r

~

1,y t

l1

0

U r e k ~ tor the purpose of

c:o;t:lblisfling tlte

~ u p n m a

n y of the

Catholics.

(c) 111 5;J8, in

tl1e

m

ont

h of March,

the Ureck8 conquered

t.he

Ostrogoths,

in Rome

n11tl

Italy,

1

tmhall s

1>cuk

gnmt wonl:i ngainst

the

l l o

~ t Bi-. l.

''

t2)

P ~ r a e c u

n .

"Ile

shull wear

our the

s

aints

of

the

Most

Jli:.d1

.

' '

(=$> ;1.aru1n7Jf

ion ~ f

aut 1mity. "C1rnnt;c m ~ ~

n11cl

Jaw: i

."

14) } u l l i1tiv11

uoer lite i

t

i"la. Tlu.:y

s Jall

L ' gi \ '

CU into

l ib J1;.1 1


8/18

Pre

se

nt 11 .uth.

I

'"

enppo

sing

t11at popcry wonhl N:ise

to exist

nfter

the

c l o

~ e of

thnt pcl'io

I

>no,

will

ahnnd1111tly Hl1ow. llu l'nys : ' lt1tll1 cl,

111

0 wu uol c11111pcll l1l

to see t l u

most

crafty crwmiei;; or ..110 t n1th rnn r.

d11

g

fa

nmJ wido

wjth impunity

1

Al nin:

\ V .

rcfor

you t o

fiuts, Yc

:nernblc

bre t

hr

en, which not

011J

y nre knl\\'

Il

to you,

bu

t of wl1kh you

nre

witnesses ;

ev

en you

wlio, tb ugh yon m r ~ t

x

plieit fllllil1111ent

of 111

oplH

;m. 7 is l or

:.rl1t to

' 'i


9/18

8

Present Truth

1II. A Seconcl

Argument

on the

Fulfillment

of tbe

l , ~ 6 0 7e r1

of Papal

Authority; or

Exposltion of

Rev. 12

~ n c l . 13.

The poc:ilypse,

thongh of

n

l1ighly

fignrntive

character. ft

a part

of the

rev

elation

of God

to man, nntl

ns snch is

wvrtl1y

uf

onr

careful nnd prayerful

study. Aud the

stuy tho great

~ i m i h l l i t y existing

between

tht

1,rophetic

characters

of Daniel

nnd t l l i ~ book

. The

two chnp

te:-s before us, especiaJly,

receive

great

light

from r.:1e visions

ol

l>:micl.

The

I omnn ~ o T c

r m n e n t being

one

of tho p1'inci11u)

su

j ~ c t s of

prophecy

with

liim,

it

is r y fully described in oll

jts vnriC\ns c h : m g ~ s

an


10/18

9

Tl fK UEART Ol'

RRV

. 13.

" And T t o o c l npon tlac snnan.

7: 25 ) wn."' to

vo n

blt1. 1 /

1umums

powtr.

"He 81rnll

~ p e n k ~ r e n t

wonl:i n ~ : t i n s t tho ~ l o ~ t

lJigli.''

80

n l ~ o wa.c;;

the

Le:1st

of

I ~ I : ~ : 6,

to

do

the sumc.

4

J/e

opened

/tu

ni

rut/1,

11t

blaspl1.emy

;,,

t

Ood

."

2. The

little

horn ( Unn.

7: 21

H

m.

1'le

fD

ro

was gh,n tlat? l.H

.

;\

.

t of

Rev.

11 : 5

a

moutl1 ((}1ntking f/l Cr

t

tl1.bt9.t wi


11/18

10

Present Truth.

po1r.e1 f ~ ~

d 1 r t ( I O ~

1t>a.t tranffferrcd.

The

drngoTI, the hn-

11crial govequnent, from the d1\ys of Constantine to the time

of

Jnstinian.

hn

lhis) l t o l i u e s ~ a.ll the p1iests o t te .1rlwle

E1r

.,.t' "

A ul

al3o

whcu l1() < l ~ t e r m w e d

not

to

t ~ f f e r

an lt, 11ng

tohicl'

11P.lnqe I

tn tl1e

lftiite o tlte cllurc/t., 1'.mt:i'er

mrr

1ifc'8t

1t.ntl

11n-

t l 1 m l > l 1 ~ I Jilt

1D111

rtgi/

11,feil,

l > f)llN.t 1ritlwut lie knmnlerlqc q

d.1

}t11li1teS:J,

'11J/t0m

Jrn

j'

ttll

t/1e

Jw/y

c/w

,r

c/t

11prcmacy of tlae

pnpe Ju

Hume,

nmJ t wt

}JC lookt-


12/18

P r e

r n t 'l'ndh

11

tnk:l rharian king

in

l ~ o m e botli tlic 1w11al.t1inl nnr. ( farkc on 1>:11L 'T: 25 Urol;

on

t M .A1mca ffl]' c ; r ~ /

lli;:1t

o"Y

e ~ the

n n ~ w ~

show11

th:lt.

11is

questiotl impliccl, lJ'hcn ? "Auel from the lime the


14/18

P1esenl,

Ttutla

1 Yr. 'Millerts

calcn1ntion

l

A_.D.

_

rn_s_

_I_12_6_0_)_e_i_rs_.

-j 1798.

A D.

508. ,

o

_ _ _

_

n o _ y _ ~

_ m _ s _

_

_5

1335 y (.'Hl'S. 18- 3.

I

9 A

dlag1am

in 7L1t1mony with

the

ngef

s in8tructiu111:

J260 yenrA.

I

17 >8.

A.D.

538.

- - --

1290 ytars.

' 1828.

1335 y.

ms.

I

1873.

I

The evi


15/18

About t11ree y ~ l r s 11nve pnssed since Dro. Wendell wrote t b ~

foregoiug.

llnring

this time 1 H ~ contlumption of the ci'?il power

of

the Pope lins been

t t n i ~ h e c . l ; ond not

only

hqs

all

ci"il

pQwer

heen taken from liirn, hut

even

tlie monasteries in the Papul

S t a t e ~ nnd

things

formerly

held

sn.cred to the Olanrd: l.ave Leen

confiscated

by

tl1e

Italian Parliament,

nnd nppropriuted

to

UJO

use

of

the

State.

What a

c1umgc

I

wl10

can c o m p r ~ h c m l it I The Pope, who

is

the representntive of

a powe1 which once hclcl authorit.y over

the i n g ~ of t l H ~ emth, is IJOW stripped of till tllnt powe1 aml

reganls l1iinself a prisoner in his palace

.Now

let us

a.

"k ng:iin, what


16/18

15

migl1t hnve

too

much inflncnco on the continnt

of Italy,

he

~ removed by tlteir


17/18

18

PROPilETIC EVENTS.

T11e

Scriptures speak of certain phcnomcnn and event wMeh

were to ti:inspire in the ending

of

the days,

ancl

which were

to

Lo

for signs nod

tokens

of

t.lte

coming

of

the

Lord-great 1ig11nle

t of heavcn shall be shaken. And then shilll they

~ e e

tl

Son

of

man

coming in n cloud

with

power tlnd g r ~ n t glory -

And w ien tlacso things begin to

come

to pnss, tJum

look

up, And

lift

up your

lwnd:f;

for

yonr

rc


18/18

present truth by j. wendell, 1873

Documents