...shortly come to pass." The blessing which is pronounced upon him " that readetb, and upon them that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein," affords ample encouragement ; for, it is added, the " time is at hand ;" intimating, that when that...

...ordered to be sealed up for the time then present : and " blessed is he that readeth,ami they that hear the words of this prophecy ; and keep those things which are written therein : for the time is at band!"» I have here sought to bring to view three periods, each peculiarly marked,...

...testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 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 /.v at hand. This book of Scripture is styled in the above short preface, announcing its...

...inspired canon, contains the following paragraph : — " Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein." (Rev. i. 3.) Such is the strong foundation on which we defend the right of all to read the word of...

...from which they at first TRIED to derive the Trinity." 6. Speaking of the Apocalypse, Newton says, " As the few and obscure prophecies concerning Christ's first coming, were for the setting up of the Christian religion, which all nations 5. P. 529.—Having spoken of the impossibility...

...following text from the Revelation of St. John : — " 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." During the four months that he had spent spent at Clifton, he had employed...

...Newton's Works, Vol. vp 529, t In Newton's remarks on the Book of Revelations, he speaks as follows ; " As the few and obscure prophecies concerning Christ's first coming were for Jhe setting up of the christian religion, which AM NATIONS hace since corruptIt is known, that Erasmus...

...Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. — 1 John i. 3. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. — Rev. i. 3. See before, Miraculous Gifts, &c. See of the Word of God, CHAP. I. III. Baptism. GOD...

...one of the most obscure books of the Sacred Canon—" Blessed is he that readetb, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein, for the time is at hand" ? The prophecy in many places adverts, in sublime but plain language, to the...

...John, the things which must shortly come to pass, &c. Blessed is he who readeth, and they who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein, &c. Write the things which thou hast seen, &c. — Rev. i. 1.3. 19. Ye shall not add unto the word...