James White
9 fo1l0\VlI tlult the hlllt oppressive power Ilns not "come to hj end j" llind l'diehllcl has not stood up. This Jill! power Ihu trends down tho 5!1inls is broll!(ht 10 \'iew ill Rev. IS ; II-HI His nnmber is 6(;6. Much o(his pOWeL', deception, wonderl miracles" Ilnd oPI,rcssion, will tluubtlc.is by manifested !.luring bis IIISI 81ruggJe under tho" SC\'CII Inst I.lagues ," about the lime of his coming to hill cnd. This iii cltarly hu(lowed fCrlb Ly Ihe 1111lgicisns of Egypt, t1ccch'ing Pharoait 111111 ili$ hust, in Ilerrormin most or the miradC8, thot Moses performed by tho power of God. Th:1t WIIS just heforo tho dclivcrutlCC of Israel from Egyptian hondage ; nnd may we nut expect to sec 118 grcllt Il IIlllniflltnlion of till' power of tho Devil, just before the glorious ddiverance oflhe ltinl!l! If Michael Slood up in 18 44, whnt t,ower Clime "to hi 1;111.1, aul! IIOlle to help him," "AT rH:\T'lltlIE"! Thetrouhlethat is to come 8t the timo that Michael tnnds ul'. i IIOt tlietrial,ortroulJle oftbesoiullj but it is 8 trouble of the nalions oflhe curlh. eauied by "sevell lU;t plagun." Su when Jesus luts finished hi work of atone ment, in the Holy of Holiell, he will IllY ofr bis priestly attire and put 011 hi most kingly rohc!; Ilud crown, to ride forth, and mlllllfcst his kingly power, in fuling the lIalions, lind dabiDg Ihem in pieee \Vc IIclieve, thnt our grcat High Priesl ill auired as the Jew ish high rriet WIIS. Sr-e Lev. lij c. Dut when Michael Slonds upto I'cigll, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS be hns on, lLlauy crowns, in one crown. Rev. 19: 16 1'ho del i I'eranee of Ihe livi nJ snin IS, i, lJefore tho first ruur rection; for it is spoken of, ns a separllte event If tho dcliveranco nfthe liviu,;; sainlS i>J not until the first res urreClion j why iii the resurrection spoken of, lie a separate {:\'ent, IIOer the Jeli\'eranco? It seems clear that the deliver IInco i III tbe voice of God. Theil, from that time till Christ appears, the saints will hnve power over the nations, ' who re muin of the fonner IliaS'ues
THE TIME OF JA.COB·S TROUBLE Alns ! for that day i. great, 50 that lIoue ill like it; it is evon the tillle of JacolJ'alrouhle, bllt he shall iJo lIaved out of it. Jer 30: 7 B.Y comparing Gen. c. 82, with JeT. 80: 7, lind the prophesy of Obadiah, we mny see th(\I Jucob reprcse11l:J heliner8, alltl Esau rcwesenls unhelievt;1'5. J dnubt not, but these two char I\IlteL'S will be brought out, and denrly seen io the closing strife wilh thr.lmage Bellt, whirh iii just iJefore ua. See Bel'. IS J I-IS. Jncoh'!l trouble WII5 wben Iho mc,;sengel1l returniog 10 him, "aid, "\Ve carOll to Ihy brother Esnu, lind al!o he cometh 10 meet thee, and four bnndred men with him. Then Jacob WIl>I greatly arndtl, nml distrt;ued." Geo. S2: 6,7 Tbe ITue SlIintl will be hrought into a similllrsilUlIlion, at tht! time ortbe fulfilment of Rev. 13; 11-18 digitized by InspiredBooks.de