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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
here speaks in anticipation. His language is a
prediction of what God would do for his
people. Let us see how it was accomplished. If
we find, in the fulfilment, that the land in
which they were planted is called the
sanctuary, it will greatly strengthen the claim
that is based upon this text. If, on the other
hand, we find a plain distinction drawn
between the land and the sanctuary, then
Exodus 15:17 must be interpreted
accordingly. We turn to David, who records as
a matter of history what Moses uttered as a
matter of prophecy. Psalms 78:53, 54. The
subject of the psalmist here, is the deliverance
of Israel from Egyptian servitude, and their
establishment in the promised land; and he
says: “And he [God] led them on safely, so that
they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed
their enemies. And he brought them to the
