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t l tey shnll propi~esy :r thousnntl 1n.o tlu~l~lrc,l n n t i ri~rce- score <lays, clo~l~c-tl i n s a c l ~ c l o k l ~ . - - l < e i . ~ l ~ ~ i o ~ ~ l i . 3.

Tn): book of' 1i~:vtl:ttir111 is t . 1 1 ~ I I I O S ~ S I I ~ I ~ I I I ~ :II~CI \\~011cli;rf111 ~II.:)LII:~ t,11:1t 11:1s ~ J ~ C I . I ) c ~ ~ I I \rl,irt,ir), No 11uul:11l 111i11d cu11ld 1\:1.~e i ~ ~ ~ c t ~ t c i l its g1.iu1rl im:~gerg. Its ar~tlrirr tli\,iilc:s it into t111.t:~ 1r:ll.t~ : I. The t l l i ~ r ~ s wllicll illc t'il~ustlc '. l1:ltl scclr "- the risiolr o f t,llc lirst cl~:a])ter; 2. ..'l'l)it rlli~rgs \yl~iclr :lre"-tl~i: 1c~tc1.s 1.0 t ~ I C SCVCII C I I L I ~ . C I ~ C S i l l A s i : ~ 3J-i11or; :-I. c.!l'l~c t.11i11gs 1v11icIl slk;tll I I C / Ilcrc:~f'tcr"-t'lre prcrplrccg licinr tlrc li)lrr~lt 1 4 ) t l ~ c t \ \ rcoty-s~eon~l dl:~ptcr,i;. T ~ I C pr~pl~i!t,ic:~l p:~rt is O U C L I P ~ C ~ \vil.I~ t,llc b s e a k i ~ ~ ~ 01' ~0:11s. ~ I U \ V ~ I I ~ of t~.~u~ipct.s, and pouring out oY viuls, sy111bol- izing wnrs, fllmirrcs, pestilences nr~d ~~crsct :~~i . io~ls . 111 tlre forlrtlr ell:~l~t.cr, tlic Apostle srw Cllc Ilo- deemcr t&c tllc roll, ssuleil ~\,it.lr S C \ ~ C I I seals, reprcsentir~g tlrc dccrecs or. secrct purl,oscs of Gocl. The brc:tking uf thc first six seals disclosed G-od's j11dg111errt.s npon l lomc I'ugi111, ~ l i c sixth rcsurltisg ill 11rr d e s t r ~ ~ e ~ i o n , r s Ira

1 lmve it in tJle sistll cl~:\pter. ' Thr bl.rillri11g of'

:7:11.yi11g C S ~ ~ ~ I ~ C - ~ C S i ~ f t-11c 113tiirn. F ~ I I ~ ~ B I I I ~ I I ~ A ~ ] - . . . , at3.z cerrlc t . 1 ~ 110liey of' i h e go\.er.llrnelli., ; I I I ~

r,he principles of ' i is opcrnticlu, n'hc13 tile sllip .jets snil, she has f i ~ n d ; ~ r ~ ~ e l l i a \ 1111es Inid d o \ ~ u fur her rlirc.ci.in~~ ill ; I I I tiiro~~msi:tncc:i iif ~villd I : I T l ~ c cntl : ~ ~ > r l ubjecr. of' i l ~ c 1 .o~' -

:~n t l gcncrill rk11~5 f;)r r , l~c s;~fbiy of ijlc p:ls- sengcrs ;Inti fi,cigl~t., arc: ;1l1 specitiucl a11c1 s c t ~ l e d 1r11cn she st:u.ts, : ~ n d :trc n l ~ p l i c : ~ l ~ I ~ ~n ' every con- d i t , i o ~ ~ of t i ~ c ship. So i . l~e Shill o r Sr.ntc must I I I I ~ I ; I U ~ I ~ ~ : I 1 - . d l ] t l ~ i s .is ccll~:rlly :~pplicablc to ~ I I C Gl11tl.cl1. The C!~I I I~C~I 'S cl.cctl is hcr f i r r ~ J ; ~ ~ l l c ~ ~ t ; ~ l o r cotnst~itu- t i I . ' rhc "rocd lilic llrlro ;( r-utl," ill t,hc til.sr t.c~:..c! u1' this c l~;~pk:~. : I I E ~ ; I I I S the C ' l~ul-c l l '~ cr.ccd. Ct i.:IIi l~tri lltcnrt rhc Bil~lc, this pa r t d' thc p1.0p11cel 1~3s f ~ ~ l f i l l c ~ l i l l t,lrc s is tccr l t l~ cctit.111~! :t11c1 ilic C!~LII.CII 11;1cl tlic Bible I O I I ~ I)clo~.e r.h:kr, 1-t. Irrcnlls I,orf~cr.'s ~rincry-lirc I .I I llc5cs. C ' n 1 ~ i ~ ' s h c i tutes, i.l>c - ~ L ~ ~ ~ s b ; l l r ~ Con-

f'c.ssitm. rile 1Jcidelbcr.g i!:rte~l~i.sr~r. ete. T l ~ c s e were t.11~ .'rcctl likc I I I I ~ O 3 1.0t1" ~ ~ Y C I I t i ) ~ , I I c C!llur.cl~ : t i t'llc lirst lieforni;rt.io~l. T11e rue(\ is r,hc C1111rcll's crcccl. r l l ld this s l ~ c must. llave. . I/;, set.!rro /rni.?i~o1?g t n d co-o]~~!j.c!lio,z. (!.1~~011g

l t i ! i . S I ~ C I ~ L Lei's ;II. r c . < : ~ ~ i ) q ~ l i s I t illS /Itc gi,ea tlcsiy?~ I!/' Irci c i y n r ~ i z n t i o ~ z . . 111 tile &IUI:I t,ioll of a 1ilernr.y sc~cict~y, t ' l~e meunbcrs agree ns to tile 111.irlciplcs t.lrcy I~olcl, nlrd c l ~ c ~ n i c s by n l l ~ i c l ~ t,hey arc t o bc g ~ \ ~ c ~ n c c l , i l l the ndoljtiou of n c c ~ ~ ~ s l i t t ~ t j o n . !Pl~cy know t31~:kt, it, is nccessnry to

:;(jII]S 1- eti :our c o l i ~ ~ r s l t i l l ! ~ LC : t i it I I C C U I ~ I C I ~ I i .11~ gospel iof C'llri~i: i.ll:~t \vhr:rller I culuc nlid see

or clsv lie : I~I : ;CIIL, 1 111u.y 11e:lr ol'yuur :rfl';lira. I , ~ I ; L ~ yc: si:111d titst i l l I.)IIC! sp i1 . i~~ \si1.11 i>llc ll~i11~1 striving tboyctlii.r f j t . i .11~ h i t 1 1 iif' t . 1 1 ~ gosl~cl." It i:i ~ n ; ~ ~ ~ i f k s t l y tllc cllrt,y (if t . l~e ntc~~lljer:: 01' tlic C!IIIII.C]I to c ~ ~ l t i c ~ i c 1111ii)- ( j f ' spirit3, :i11d t~ c1j- ( i f i ~ ~ l t e ill I ~ I : I ~ I I ~ ~ L ~ I I ~ I I . ~ t:11~ t:lirI~ c,l' t.1)~ gospel. t 1 1 lresc crl~la e:rli Ire :~ci;ourl,lislrc~~ it1 110 otller \ s ~ t I I I . 2. 'I'ltnt sht, 111ug ,!is- c/lcl r i / e Iwi. ~/jpmp,.'hf,. ( / t / ! 9 ns ( L ~c:, ' / i l r .ss fijr 6 1 1 ~ / 1 , 1 8 f / t . '1!11cc C,'~INI.C>II: i l l l ~ c r o~~g:l~~ixccl C:I- pxtiiy, is tllc i l i s i ~ ~ c l y ;rp]-,ui~~rotl witr~eas YOI. (>od : I I I ~ his t1.ut.11 i l l tile 111icljt. of' : I ~ I 111rgodly \vol.lcl. ':Il.'llc Cllurol~ r ~ f tile l i ~ i ~ ~ g Cod," snyi tljc illiost.le3 :: is the pi1 l ;~ r :bnd ground of t,r~lcll." -4.,5 i he ]~ik!:~r.s ;111d i,l~i! fi11111(iilti011 , S I I ~ -

port- the I~llilclillg \ y l ~ i ~ l l rests 11po11 t,lrem, the C111lrcl1, \ ~ l ~ i c l r is ib1111de<I I I ~ O I I :I r ~ ) ~ l i > is 1111cle1. IICI. cx:~lteJ VZe:ld, tile sllppor~; irt' Llrc tl.11t11 IIPOII

I ~ ~ 1 . :.'J'l~i. C ' l~nrc l~ is :I 11ill~lc tolul1111 011

~\.lliisc sitlcs Lllc lir~cs of t>rut,ll are si) clccplg ell-. ~ I ~ : I S C I I :IS to deck t$ l~c ol~litcr;~f,i~lg 11:1li<l o r t,i~ne; :111il s i ~ higl~ly ~.:liscd t11:1t t.lle l l ~ ~ ~ t i l i ~ i i ~ l g II:LIICI of m:rll C:UI not 1.~;1011 t:llelll, \\~11ilc S ~ O I H its IotZ!? suln~tlit: t.11~ I~e:ivc~l.-lit I:nnp cil' trl1~11 ~ l ~ e t l s ; I ~ ~ I . I ;

its c11ceri11g :incl IiYc-givi~~g ~ ~ I ~ S , " - ~ S ~ ~ I L ~ ~ L ~ ~ O ~ L . ~

NO\\,: this ol.g:tl~ie testin~oliy of' t,hc Churcl~ cirll Irc givc~l oliioi:llly iu I I O o(.lrcr \v:iy esbellt >l~rotlgh Ilcr r2rcecl. The Cotrstitlrtion -of the Ulrivccl St-:~rcs i s t l ~ c n;it3ion1s dcul:u.ntgion of

11 TESTI3iOST. UEdl t lSG.

- arc W ~ L H I ~ ~vill bc ~vroi3g in his h ' e ~ r ~ :111cl life. P u r i ~ y of lifi: e;lll o ~ ~ l y flo\\. fro111 p u ~ c princi-

I . :Is ;I lllcalla of' ~ ~ r e s c r v i ~ ~ g r l i i C1111rclt's p11i,i1y in duetrille : I I I ~ ~ lilk, :L crceti is inclispel;- ~:11>l g 1iccess:l rg.

. 111. l % o C'/i r r i ~ l i '.< ~"t.,'?t[. / !c i . u,:clrcuic testi- ' l l L ~ ; l ~ ; ?)tll.Yt / J C < '' //!I2 !ffl~/f, /!I<' fl~/lO/L' .'/,'!lt/l, ~ 7 t d

I I I ! t 11s cll;~i.:~c.tcr li111st~ be: 7 . f/ir.ct.l ciirtl , ~ o l ' r r ! c r l . Tllc :rl.ti[lal.y o r t r u t l ~ 11111st nu t bc firc:tL :[c I . : L I I L ~ < I I I I . !r11is 11c:tve11- ii~rnislled ordl~;~llce IIIU..~ bc: 1cvclc.tl :~g;tinst I s t r o ~ l ~ l l s I : t i 'l'l~e CIIILI,CI~'S test- i11lo11y i1111st l ~ c ~1irecieJ :IS:I~IISL L I I C evils : I I I ~

cbl.~.cjl..s oi' rhc riii~i..~, ; I I I L ~ : I ~ : I ~ H S ~ . t1)o.s~ I S I I O llolil :lilel pr:~ctice t l l c :~~~. t .t~Jb. I(. I I I ~ I ~ ~ , (:1111)1,3lie :(I1 the g ~ . c : ~ t t r t ~ t l ~ s O F ~ ~ c v c . l : ~ ~ i o ~ ~ . It c s t c ~ ~ d s : ) r a y Ij:~c.li to the ~ ( J I I I I C ~ ~ Y uf' ctel.~lity, \\~11e11 t l i o ~ ~ g l ~ t s 01' pcaue ; I I IL I ] )~~rpuses of u~crc?; \rcrc c o ~ ~ c c i ~ e ~ l i l l t l ~ c I ) i~ inc i\lintl jbr :I lust :rnd i I . I t looks LO t.11~ Son ofhrillg llim- sell' :IS ulli.' srtret? Jecl :~r i l~g his dcliglris to 11c with tlie SIIIIS of IIICII. I:t l~oillis LIY to t,ltc orisilk of t . 1 ~ n~i i~c l*sc , \ \rl~co Clhc ~ ) I I I I I ~ I ~ C Word cullec!

:t11 thilrgs illto csistencc. 1.t iilcl~~clcs t l ~ c fill1 01' i . l~e ltr~rn:~n rncc; ~ l l c destruct>io~l of sill ill thc .iiicari~at,ion ai1~1 dcalll of Christ., t.11~ luission of' t l ~ c I loly Spirit; :u~d the 11ltilnaie triumph of

, 1 1 1 ~ Hcrlcc~ner's kil~grlon~. It urges khc ~11ril11i- iug spirit ii)r\\r:lrd, t.liro11g11 Llle uolley of tltc ~ J I : I ~ o \ I ~ nfde:ttl1-t11~011~11 t11e cl:lrk ;~ncl populous c:lupire of' the gr;l~c--il~.to tllc :lugllst ~)rescl~c.c hi' - .

t l ~ c J utlgc of :ill tlie ~ t r r l l , lo t l ~ c hoilrl: ul' t l ~ r I~c:tt~tifi,d, l o t l ~ c - p C ~ i r d e n ~ o ~ l i ~ l ~ ~ oi' r l ~ ? ~ ~ i c k c d , ; ~ n d ou:\\*;t~.d i l r t t r r l ~ e il,tll~e~lsiric>> ot' r l ~ e e w r - I;lstiuc iilture! 0 \v l~ i t :I ~ \ t : ~ ~ ( l c r l ' ~ l l t r ~ ~ > t '

t11;i~ .. t ! l i r i s~ is very Gc.141 < I [ veqT [ificl.'' Y I I : ~ ~ c-ol.~~c~-sr.oile (ji' ~hz- C'l~ur~li':; w:~l ls 11,~s 11cvfr L ~ C C I I rcl~~irvcd. 7'11~17 r l ~ c : i ~ ~ u ~ I i ~ ~ : t r i ~ r i r l i c r c s ~ rose- I 1 1 1 i I i t I ~ I I I ~ I I I ~ I - . T11c aci.t,tld ec~ui~z-llir.:rl ~ . i , u i l~ i l \ v n s i:;~llt~cl ;l t C'orl- I I I ~ I I . 3 1 . 1 . Tlli:; r.ijlii~i.il (lccid(:ll ihnf 1.11c S r r i p t ~ u c s it.:~c.l~ ~ I I ; I C :. C'lirisr 11:icl :I

ir11c L i l d ~ ant1 :I rc.;~sui~:tLlt: S O I I ~ . " 'J?~ICII t,l~cr Sc.s~uri: l i~ I i i . 1 . i ~ ~ arozr:--tl~e scp;~c~i ic in of' c l ~ c r \vu 11aiurea of' Clniii itlit? i.\vu 1j~i.siri1s. !l!~i!

r l ~ c r l ~ i r d ccui~~cnic.;~I cr~lllicil rv:ls c:~llad :I(. l~ l~ l i [ : - sns. -L31 -1. 1). This c t ~ u ~ t c i l defcllld2tl ihc 7 l i r i 5

t i i s S O Tl~cri lilt. l lonol i l~psi tc IlcresY ;~rosc-tlic dcni:tl rjf \lit t ~ c ~ ilistiil;.~ t ln i~lr i !~ of t i . r111d rlic Lrlirlli c r ~ i i ~ i e ~ ~ i c - : ~ l (.o111icil \vi~,s t::~lletl a t C'ltalcctliiu. -151 -1. 13. I l l ~ i s cou~iz-il ~leci(icd t11:1t L'l~rist, 11;is ,, r.\rtt tlisliiici, I I ~ I I I L ~ C S . 1r11i o11c pci,soi~ ii>i.i.\,cr." L r alsu ga\-c a dcli\cl.- ; ~ i ~ c c i.i:.qjcctiil~ i l ~ c pcr iu~i : I I I I ~ of5c.c of tlic Holj. Spivit. 3.llrcs~' ilec:i;iioils : I I Y g r ~ ~ n i t c 1~10(:1;s iti i hc IY:IIIS OS t,lir: Cl~lii.cli's ~Ieii'~l..;t: t,Jl:lt. Ilavt: i.o~r:lirtcd inrnio\.nblc. 'I'lie so-c.:~lletl cc~ l l l~c r~ ica l c.ciunc:il:i tllnt. Irnvc silicc! C O I I V C I I C ~ \ \ r e ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ I 111ii- \-ci~.s;~l~ a11c1 u7crc I I I : I I ~ ~ ~ ) ~ I ; I ~ I : ~ I 13~7 l'it1>c!~ : I I I ~ 13111- ]ICYOYS. E C ~ C we ~111~1 . t l ~ c i1:il.k i~gcs. Al l t l ~ ~ t j ~ i g l i t.11~ ii~crlicv:~l pel<iod I-l~esc p~ii1ciplc:s ~vcr.a l ) r c x n r ~ ' l 1)). t,hc \\':rIdonsefi ill. t.11~ \,:il lcp oh ' I ' ictl~i~ont. !L'ht? \\'nlclc~~sc:r--~l~c . I s i ~ ; ~ c l of' tllc i l l p s -~~~l io l w e i veil t.lrc gtospel ii.0111 the 4podt.!c l':i111; :: I . C I I I : I ~ I I C ~ ~ 1 1 ~ I.C~)I.CSCII~;I- t.iuc..: of ijrc l!~livcrs:rl C'tlurch. 2nd wcre i'lli:

give tl~cc: a crunTll of' liti:." 7 2 82