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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

                                 ~The Response of History to the Revelation~

                                   Chapter 22 – The Tree and the River of Life
                   of this book: for the time is at hand. 11. He


               that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he


               which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he


               that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and


               he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12. And


               behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with



               me, to give every man according as his work


               shall be.



               (For  remarks  on  verse  9,  see  on  chapter


               19:10.) In verse 10 John is told not to seal the


               sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book.  The


               popular theology of our day says that the book


               is sealed. One of two things follows from this:


               either John disobeyed his instructions, or the


               theology above referred to is fulfilling Isaiah


               29:10-14.  Verse  11  proves  that  probation


               closes,  and  the  cases  of  all  are  unalterably


               fixed, before the coming of Christ; for in the
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