TRUE EXPLANATIONS OF THE BIBLE. PART THE FIFTH.. It is expected that every person who reads these Explanations, should read the verses alluded to from their Bibles, as they are often purposely omitted here, that every sincere lover of truth may read and search for themselves at the same time, and so become acquainted with the chapters; for frequently there are other verses explained, which follow the verses here pointed out. And it is to be hoped, that by attending to these Explanations the mind of man will no longer be enslaved by the tyranny of opinions; therefore let all who read weigh them well, with the Bible in their hands, and the wisdom of the Lord will then be in their hearts. PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE POINTED OUT, MARCH 11, 1805. Daniel ii. 44.-Chap. iii. 17. 25. 29.-Chap. iv. 3. 11. 31.-Chap. v. 26.-Chap. vi. 26.-Chap. vii. 9. 11. 22.-Chap. viii. 17. 19.-Chap. x. 14. THE ANSWER OF THE LORD. "Now I shall begin from the visions of Daniel. Are men so simple as to think they are past, or that those visions allude only to those days for the Jews, S. Rouffeau, Printer, Wood Street, Spa Fields. 3 C when he tells you they were for the end? Neither were they understood by Daniel, for what types and shadows, or for what prophecies they were. But know I have already told thee, the meaning of the vision that was seen by the king was for the end; not for the end of his reign; but for the end of time, when all should be destroyed but the Kingdom of the LIVING GOD. For know what is written: all the powers of men should be consumed and broke in pieces when the GOD of HEAVEN set up HIS KINGDOM, for him to be worshipped throughout the world. Now mark what followed in the reign of these kings, to shew the power of God: the children were cast into the fiery furnace; Daniel into the lions' den; Belshazzar having the hand-writing appear to him, and destroyed in that night; Nebuchadnezzer was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen. Now mark what happened in Daniel's days, to shew the visions of the end. Now I shall tell thee the mystery of the prophecies of the book of Daniel; the wonderful manner the children were preserved in the fiery furnace; and Daniel in the lions' den, by the strength of their faith, not fearing the threatenings of their king; but following on to obey the Lord. They all stand on record to shew you the end; in what a powerful and wonderful manner the Lord will protect his people, when he comes to bring in his Kingdom of Peace; that they that obey him may possess it. But now look forward from the words of Daniel, and the wondrous works that were done in his days; have they been done in any age since? Look to my Gospel and see what followed my disciples after my death! then know, these wondrous preservations, that were set as signs for Daniel, have never been accomplished yet, in any generation since look at the martyrs; were they preserved in the midst of fire? You must answer, no; neither hath this great deliverance been to man since; therefore I said, the visions of Daniel were THE VISIONS OF DANIEL WERE FOR THE END. 387 for the end: then as all his visions were for the end, all these wondrous deliverances are for the end, to shew in what manner I shall preserve my people, and in what manner I shall destroy their enemies. Know how they were destroyed that sought the destruction of Daniel; and those whose malice was kindled to heat the furnace the hotter for them, were destroyed by their own fury, and burnt by the fire of their own anger this thou seest was done to the enemy, who fell by their own malice and cruelty, and by their own invention; yet this hath not followed since; but know it is for the end. Now mark the chapters and the vision of Daniel, with the vision of the king *, that I have mentioned to thee before; and know what became of the king afterwards he that saw that vision with the other was turned as the beast of the field; he ate grass as the ox, till he knew the Most High ruled in the kingdoms of men. Now mark the words of the king, after this visitation had been to him, that he was made as the beast, till his senses were returned, and made truly sensible of the power of God; then he gave all honour and glory to God, whose dominion. is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation: this was allowed by the king after he had seen the wondrous works of the Lord, and his vision was told by the prophet Daniel; that what he had then seen was for the end. mark, after this vision, he saw the wondrous works of the deliverance of the Jews in the fiery furnace. Now let men mark the book of Daniel: after his vision, which he told the king, that what shewed him was for the end, by my deliverance to my people; and what fell upon him, was to shew him what the end of pride would be; and what all men must come to, to confess ME to be the true and living God, as he did after his afflictions. But do men vainly suppose these wondrous visions, and wondrous * Daniel ii. 9. Now was |