The last book of the Holy Bible is “the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place” (1:1).
This presupposes that God has people on earth whom He acknowledges as “His servants” who appreciate the gift of this “Revelation.”
Throughout history “the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity whose name is holy [who] dwells in the high and holy place” has had those “servants.” They have always been of “a contrite and humble spirit” who “tremble at [His] word,” not in fear or abject terror but with holy excitement as they have traced in history the fulfillment of that “prophecy” (Isa. 57:15; 66:2). A special angel had “signified” the holy “revelation” in symbolic language that enabled inspiration to tell a vast amount of truth in only a few words (Rev. 1:1), words that scoffers and fools might despise but which God’s “servants” would reverence until the end of time.
One such “contrite” person was a man now almost universally despised for his part in sacred history—William Miller, honored by those who knew him as “father Miller.” A veteran of the War of 1812, he did his share of mocking the holy Word until the Holy Spirit solemnized his heart as he was reading a sermon about the cross of Christ one Sunday morning; he broke down in tears and spent the remainder of his life seeking to lead others to reverence the Bible and its Author.
There has now arisen a new movement that rehabilitates this man and honors him for his ministry in recognizing the “day for a year” principle of symbolism in understanding Daniel and the Revelation. There was in the early 19th century a cadre of sober-minded young men bent on studying out the application and fulfillment of those prophecies. They were led by the Holy Spirit as the responders to the inspired two books. Christ has not always been “crucified afresh,” for there have always been some who have consecrated their all in the energetic study of His Word.
Be one of them!
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