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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 3 – The Seven Churches (continued)
but they were rich; and the testimony shows

that their riches consisted of that which was

finally to put them in possession of a crown of

life. Says James, “Hearken, my beloved

brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this

world rich in faith; and heirs of the kingdom

which he hath promised to them that love

him?” “Faith,” says Paul, “is the substance of

things hoped for, the evidence of things not

seen.” To be “rich toward God,” — rich in the

spiritual sense, — is to have a clear title to the

promises, — to be an heir of that inheritance

which is incorruptible, undefiled, and that

fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us. “If

ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and

heirs according to the promise.” Galatians

3:29. And how do we obtain this heirship? —

In the same way that Abraham obtained the

promise; that is, through faith. Romans 4:13,