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the conclusion at which he had now arrived.

He himself could hardly credit the results of

his investigation. But the Scripture evidence

was too clear and forcible to be set aside.

He had devoted two years to the study of the

Bible, when, in 1818, he reached the solemn

conviction that in about twenty-five years

Christ would appear for the redemption of

His people. “I need not speak,” says Miller, “of

the joy that filled my heart in view of the

delightful prospect, nor of the ardent

longings of my soul for a participation in the

joys of the redeemed. The Bible was now to

me a new book. It was indeed a feast of

reason; all that was dark, mystical, or obscure

to me in its teachings, had been dissipated

from my mind before the clear light that now

dawned from its sacred pages; and, oh, how

bright and glorious the truth appeared! All