CHAPTER 22 (The Great Controversy)
William Miller
I saw that God sent his angel to move upon the
heart of a farmer who had not believed the Bible, and led him to search the
prophecies. Angels of God repeatedly
visited that chosen one, and guided his mind, and opened his understanding to
prophecies which had ever been dark to God's people. The commencement of the chain of truth was
given him, and he was led on to search for link after link, until he looked
with wonder and admiration upon the word of God. He saw there a perfect chain of truth. That Word which he had regarded as
uninspired, now opened before his vision with beauty and glory. He saw that one portion of scripture
explained another, and when one portion was closed to his understanding, he
found in another portion of the Word that which explained it. He regarded the sacred word of God with joy,
and with the deepest respect and awe.
As he followed down the prophecies, he saw that
the inhabitants of earth were living in the closing scenes of this world's
history, and they knew it not. He looked
at the corruptions of the churches, and saw that their love was taken from
Jesus, and placed on the world, and that they were seeking for worldly honor
instead of that honor which cometh from above; ambitious for worldly riches,
instead of laying up their treasure in heaven.
Hypocrisy, darkness and death he could see everywhere. His spirit was stirred within him. God called him to leave his farm, as Elisha
was called to leave his oxen and the field of his labor to follow Elijah. With trembling, William Miller began to
unfold the mysteries of the kingdom of God to the people. He gained strength with every effort. He carried the people down through the
prophecies to the second advent of Christ.
As John the Baptist heralded the first advent of Jesus, and prepared the
way for his coming, so also, Wm. Miller and those who joined with him,
proclaimed the second advent of the Son of God.
I was carried back to the days of the disciples,
and was shown the beloved John, that God had a special work for him to
accomplish. Satan was determined to
hinder this work, and he led on his servants to destroy John. But God sent his angel and wonderfully
preserved him. All who witnessed the
great power of God manifested in the deliverance of John, were astonished, and
many were convinced that God was with him, and that the testimony which he bore
concerning Jesus was correct. Those who
sought to destroy him were afraid to again attempt to take his life, and he was
permitted to suffer on for Jesus. He was
falsely accused by his enemies, and was shortly banished to a lonely island,
where the Lord sent his angel to reveal to him things which were to take place
upon the earth, and the state of the church down through to the end; her
backslidings, and the position the church should occupy if she would please
God, and finally overcome. The angel
from heaven came to John in majesty. His
countenance beamed with the excellent glory of heaven. He revealed to John scenes of deep and
thrilling interest concerning the church of God, and brought before him the
perilous conflicts they were to endure.
John saw them pass through fiery trials, and made white and tried, and,
finally, victorious overcomers, gloriously saved in the kingdom of God. The countenance of the angel grew radiant
with joy, and was exceeding glorious, as he showed to John the final triumph of
the church of God. John was enraptured
as he beheld the final deliverance of the church, and as he was carried away
with the glory of the scene, with deep reverence and awe he fell at the feet of
the angel to worship him. The angel
instantly raised him up, and gently reproved him, saying, See thou do it not; I
am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus;
worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The angel then showed John the heavenly city
with all its splendor and dazzling glory.
John was enraptured and overwhelmed with the glory of the city. He did not bear in mind his former reproof
from the angel, but again fell to worship before the feet of the angel, who
again gave the gentle reproof, See thou do it not; for I am thy fellow-servant,
and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them that keep the sayings of this
book; worship God.
Preachers and people have looked upon the book of
Revelation as mysterious, and of less importance than other portions of the
sacred Scriptures. But I saw that this
book is indeed a revelation given for the especial benefit of those who should
live in the last days, to guide them in ascertaining their true position, and
their duty. God led the mind of Wm.
Miller into the prophecies, and gave him great light upon the book of Revelation.
If Daniel's visions had been understood, the
people could better have understood the visions of John. But at the right time, God moved upon his
chosen servant, who with clearness and in the power of the Holy Spirit, opened
the prophecies, and showed the harmony of the visions of Daniel and John, and
other portions of the Bible, and pressed home upon the hearts of the people the
sacred, fearful warnings of the Word, to prepare for the coming of the Son of
man. Deep and solemn convictions rested
upon the minds of those who heard him, and ministers and people, sinners and
infidels, turned to the Lord, to seek a preparation to stand in the judgment.
Angels of God accompanied Wm. Miller in his
mission. He was firm and undaunted. He fearlessly proclaimed the message
committed to his trust. A world lying in
wickedness, and a cold, worldly church were enough to call into action his
energy, and lead him to willingly endure toil, privation and suffering. Although opposed by professed Christians and
the world, and buffeted by Satan and his angels, he ceased not to preach the
everlasting gospel to crowds wherever he was invited, and sound the cry, Fear
God and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.
See 1Kings 19:16-21; Daniel chap.7-12; Revelation
chap.1, 14:7, 19:8-10, 22:6-10
1Ki 19:16 And
Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the
son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy
room.
1Ki 19:17 And
it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu
slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
1Ki 19:18 Yet
I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed
unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
1Ki 19:19 So
he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with
twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by
him, and cast his mantle upon him.
1Ki 19:20 And
he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my
father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go
back again: for what have I done to thee?
1Ki 19:21 And
he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled
their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and
they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
Dan 7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
Dan 7:2 Daniel
spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the
heaven strove upon the great sea.
Dan 7:3 And
four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Dan 7:4 The
first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof
were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet
as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Dan 7:5 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 the teeth of it: and
they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Dan 7:6 After
this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it
four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to
it.
Dan 7:7 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.
Dan 7:8 I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little
horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking
great things.
Dan 7:9 I
beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose
garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his
throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Dan 7:10 A
fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands
ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the
judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Dan 7:11 I
beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I
beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the
burning flame.
Dan 7:12 As
concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet
their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Dan 7:13 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.
Dan 7:14 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.
Dan 7:15 I
Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my
head troubled me.
Dan 7:16 I
came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this.
So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Dan 7:17 These
great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the
earth.
Dan 7:18 But
the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for
ever, even for ever and ever.
Dan 7:19 Then
I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the
others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass;
which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Dan 7:20 And
of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and
before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake
very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Dan 7:21 I
beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against
them;
Dan 7:22 Until
the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most
High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
Dan 7:23 Thus
he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall
be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread
it down, and break it in pieces.
Dan 7:24 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 first, and he shall
subdue three kings.
Dan 7:25 And
he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints
of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given
into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Dan 7:26 But
the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and
to destroy it unto the end.
Dan 7:27 And
the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey
him.
Dan 7:28
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much
troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my
heart.
Dan 8:1 In the
third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto
me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Dan 8:2 And I
saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the
palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by
the river of Ulai.
Dan 8:3 Then I
lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram
which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the
other, and the higher came up last.
Dan 8:4 I saw
the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might
stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but
he did according to his will, and became great.
Dan 8:5 And as
I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the
whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn
between his eyes.
Dan 8:6 And he
came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river,
and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
Dan 8:7 And I
saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and
smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to
stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and
there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Dan 8:8
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of
heaven.
Dan 8:9 And
out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great,
toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
Dan 8:10 And
it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host
and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Dan 8:11 Yea,
he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Dan 8:12 And
an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression,
and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and
prospered.
Dan 8:13 Then
I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint
which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and
the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be
trodden under foot?
Dan 8:14 And
he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed.
Dan 8:15 And
it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the
meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
Dan 8:16 And I
heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel,
make this man to understand the vision.
Dan 8:17 So he
came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face:
but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall
be the vision.
Dan 8:18 Now
as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground:
but he touched me, and set me upright.
Dan 8:19 And
he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the
indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Dan 8:20 The
ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Dan 8:21 And
the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king.
Dan 8:22 Now
that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up
out of the nation, but not in his power.
Dan 8:23 And
in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the
full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall
stand up.
Dan 8:24 And
his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy
wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and
the holy people.
Dan 8:25 And
through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he
shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall
also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without
hand.
Dan 8:26 And
the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore
shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
Dan 8:27 And I
Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the
king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood
it.
Dan 9:1 In the
first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was
made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
Dan 9:2 In the
first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years,
whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would
accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
Dan 9:3 And I
set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with
fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
Dan 9:4 And I
prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the
great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him,
and to them that keep his commandments;
Dan 9:5 We
have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have
rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
Dan 9:6
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy
name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the
land.
Dan 9:7 O
Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at
this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto
all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries
whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have
trespassed against thee.
Dan 9:8 O
Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to
our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Dan 9:9 To the
Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against
him;
Dan 9:10
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws,
which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Dan 9:11 Yea,
all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not
obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is
written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against
him.
Dan 9:12 And
he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges
that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven
hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
Dan 9:13 As it
is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not
our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and
understand thy truth.
Dan 9:14
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the
LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not
his voice.
Dan 9:15 And
now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of
Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have
sinned, we have done wickedly.
Dan 9:16 O
Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and
thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for
our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become
a reproach to all that are about us.
Dan 9:17 Now
therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications,
and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's
sake.
Dan 9:18 O my
God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations,
and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our
supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great
mercies.
Dan 9:19 O
Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own
sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Dan 9:20 And
whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my
people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the
holy mountain of my God;
Dan 9:21 Yea,
whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time
of the evening oblation.
Dan 9:22 And
he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to
give thee skill and understanding.
Dan 9:23 At
the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to
shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and
consider the vision.
Dan 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish
the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision
and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Dan 9:25 Know
therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to
restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven
weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the
wall, even in troublous times.
Dan 9:26 And
after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:
and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the
war desolations are determined.
Dan 9:27 And
he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the
week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the
overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Dan 10:1 In
the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose
name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed
was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
Dan 10:2 In
those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
Dan 10:3 I ate
no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I
anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Dan 10:4 And
in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the
great river, which is Hiddekel;
Dan 10:5 Then
I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen,
whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
Dan 10:6 His
body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and
his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished
brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
Dan 10:7 And I
Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision;
but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Dan 10:8
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no
strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I
retained no strength.
Dan 10:9 Yet
heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then
was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
Dan 10:10 And,
behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my
hands.
Dan 10:11 And
he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I
speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he
had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
Dan 10:12 Then
said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set
thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words
were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Dan 10:13 But
the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo,
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with
the kings of Persia.
Dan 10:14 Now
I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter
days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Dan 10:15 And
when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I
became dumb.
Dan 10:16 And,
behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I
opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord,
by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
Dan 10:17 For
how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me,
straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in
me.
Dan 10:18 Then
there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he
strengthened me,
Dan 10:19 And
said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be
strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my
lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Dan 10:20 Then
said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to
fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of
Grecia shall come.
Dan 10:21 But
I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is
none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
Dan 11:1 Also
I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to
strengthen him.
Dan 11:2 And
now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in
Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength
through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Dan 11:3 And a
mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do
according to his will.
Dan 11:4 And
when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided
toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his
dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others
beside those.
Dan 11:5 And
the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be
strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great
dominion.
Dan 11:6 And
in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's
daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement:
but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his
arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat
her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
Dan 11:7 But
out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come
with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and
shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
Dan 11:8 And
shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with
their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years
than the king of the north.
Dan 11:9 So
the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his
own land.
Dan 11:10 But
his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces:
and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he
return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
Dan 11:11 And
the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and
fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great
multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
Dan 11:12 And
when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he
shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by
it.
Dan 11:13 For
the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater
than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army
and with much riches.
Dan 11:14 And
in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also
the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but
they shall fall.
Dan 11:15 So
the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced
cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen
people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
Dan 11:16 But
he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall
stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand
shall be consumed.
Dan 11:17 He
shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and
upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of
women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
Dan 11:18
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a
prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease;
without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
Dan 11:19 Then
he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble
and fall, and not be found.
Dan 11:20 Then
shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but
within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Dan 11:21 And
in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the
honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom
by flatteries.
Dan 11:22 And
with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be
broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Dan 11:23 And
after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up,
and shall become strong with a small people.
Dan 11:24 He
shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he
shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he
shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall
forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
Dan 11:25 And
he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a
great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very
great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices
against him.
Dan 11:26 Yea,
they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall
overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
Dan 11:27 And
both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at
one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time
appointed.
Dan 11:28 Then
shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against
the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
Dan 11:29 At
the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not
be as the former, or as the latter.
Dan 11:30 For
the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and
return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he
shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
Dan 11:31 And
arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength,
and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination
that maketh desolate.
Dan 11:32 And
such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but
the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Dan 11:33 And
they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall
by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Dan 11:34 Now
when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall
cleave to them with flatteries.
Dan 11:35 And
some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to
make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time
appointed.
Dan 11:36 And
the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and
magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the
God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that
that is determined shall be done.
Dan 11:37
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor
regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Dan 11:38 But
in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers
knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and
pleasant things.
Dan 11:39 Thus
shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall
acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,
and shall divide the land for gain.
Dan 11:40 And
at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of
the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with
horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall
overflow and pass over.
Dan 11:41 He
shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be
overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and
the chief of the children of Ammon.
Dan 11:42 He
shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt
shall not escape.
Dan 11:43 But
he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the
precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his
steps.
Dan 11:44 But
tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he
shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
Dan 11:45 And
he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious
holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Dan 12:1 And
at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the
children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall
be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Dan 12:2 And
many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to
everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Dan 12:3 And
they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that
turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Dan 12:4 But
thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the
end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Dan 12:5 Then
I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of
the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the
river.
Dan 12:6 And
one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river,
How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
Dan 12:7 And I
heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he
held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that
liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall
have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things
shall be finished.
Dan 12:8 And I
heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of
these things?
Dan 12:9 And
he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the
time of the end.
Dan 12:10 Many
shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly:
and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Dan 12:11 And
from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination
that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety
days.
Dan 12:12
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five
and thirty days.
Dan 12:13 But
go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at
the end of the days.
Revelation
chap.1, 14:7, 19:8-10, 22:6-10
Rev 1:1 The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants
things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his
angel unto his servant John:
Rev 1:2 Who
bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of
all things that he saw.
Rev 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and
keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Rev 1:4 John
to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him
which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which
are before his throne;
Rev 1:5 And
from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the
dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and
washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:6 And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 1:7
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which
pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so,
Amen.
Rev 1:8 I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and
which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Rev 1:9 I
John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the
kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Rev 1:10 I was
in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a
trumpet,
Rev 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest,
write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto
Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto
Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Rev 1:12 And I
turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven
golden candlesticks;
Rev 1:13 And
in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden
girdle.
Rev 1:14 His
head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as
a flame of fire;
Rev 1:15 And
his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as
the sound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 And
he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his
strength.
Rev 1:17 And
when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me,
saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 1:18 I am
he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and
have the keys of hell and of death.
Rev 1:19 Write
the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which
shall be hereafter;
Rev 1:20 The
mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven
golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and
the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Rev 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his
judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters.
Rev 19:8 And
to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white:
for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Rev 19:9 And
he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage
supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of
God.
Rev 19:10 And
I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I
am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:
worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Rev 22:6 And
he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the
holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must
shortly be done.
Rev 22:7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy
of this book.
Rev 22:8 And I
John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell
down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these
things.
Rev 22:9 Then
saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy
brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship
God.
Rev 22:10 And
he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the
time is at hand.
