things. 'The end of
all things is at hand.' I do ask my brethren in the gospel ministry to
consider well what they say before they oppose these things. Say not in
your hearts, 'My Lord delayeth his coming.' Let all do as they would wish
they had if it does come, and none will say they have not done right if it
does not come. I believe it will come; but if it should not come, then I
will wait and look until it does come. Yet I must pray, 'Come, Lord Jesus,
come quickly.'
"This is a synopsis of my views. I give it as a matter of faith. I know of
no scripture to contradict any view given in the above sketch. Men's
theories may oppose. The ancients believed in a temporal and personal
reign of Christ on earth. The moderns believe in a temporal, spiritual
reign as a millennium. Both views are wrong; both are too gross and
carnal. I believe in a glorious, immortal, and personal reign of Jesus
Christ, with all his people, on the purified earth forever. I believe the
millennium is between the two resurrections and two judgments, the
righteous and the wicked, the just and the unjust. I hope the dear friends
of Christ will lay by all prejudice, and look at and examine these three
views by the only rule and standard, the BIBLE.
"William Miller."
A Bible Chronology, From Adam To Christ.
By William Miller.
No. Names of Age. A. M. B. C. Reference.
Patriarchs,
&c.
Creation, 1 4157 Gen. i., ii.
2. Adam 130 130 4027 Gen. v. 3.
3. Enos 90 325 3832 Gen. v. 6.
4. Cainan 70 395 3762 Gen. v. 9.
5. Mahalaleel 65 460 3697 Gen. v. 15.
6. Jared 162 622 3535 Gen. v. 18.
7. Enoch 65 687 3470 Gen. v. 21.
8. Methuselah 187 874 3283 Gen. v. 25.
9. Lamech 182 1056 3101 Gen. v. 28.
10. Noah 600 1656 2501 Gen. vii. 6.
The Flood 1 1657 2500 Gen. viii. 13.
11. Shem 2 1659 2498 Gen. xi. 10.
12. Arphaxad 35 1694 2463 Gen. xi. 12.
13. Salah 30 1724 2433 Gen. xi. 14.
14. Heber 34 1758 2399 Gen. xi. 16.
15. Peleg 30 1788 2369 Gen. xi. 18.
16. Reu 32 1820 2337 Gen. xi. 20.
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