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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

                            ~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

                            Chapter 8 – Vision of the Ram, He-Goat & Little Horn
                   called  “the  place”  of  the  Lord’s  feet;  an


               expression  which  probably  denotes  the


               continual presence of God with his people, as


               it  was  revealed  to  John  when  it  was  said,


               “Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God  is  with  men,


               and he will dwell with them, and they shall be



               his  people,  and  God  himself  shall  be  with


               them, and be their God.” Revelation 21:3. All


               that can be said of the earth, therefore, is, that


               when renewed, it will be the place where the


               sanctuary of God will be located. It can present


               not a shadow of a claim to being the sanctuary


               at  the  present  time,  or  the  sanctuary  of  the


               prophecy.



               2. Is the land of Canaan the sanctuary? So far


               as we may be governed by the definition of the


               word, it can present no better claim than the


               earth to that distinction. If we inquire where
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