Things to Come Practically Considered Author:William Reid General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Original Publisher: William Oliphant and Co Subjects: Eschatology Religion / Biblical Studies / Prophecy Religion / Christian Theology / Eschatology Religion / Eschatology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and the... more »re may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: IV. THE TIME OF THE MILLENNIUM. " If we consider how long since the things foretold, as what should precede this great event, have been accomplished, and how long this event has been expected by the Church of God, and thought to be nigh by the most eminent men of God in the Church ; and withal, consider what the state of things now is, and has for a considerable time been, in the Church of God, and the world of mankind, we cannot reasonably think otherwise, than that the beginning of this great work of God must be near." -- President Edwards. ? HE question as to the time and limits of the millennium are of great interest and importance. As to the time when the millennium may be expected, it may be remarked that it is evident that as yet the world has not been favoured with anything like the state of things we have described. In no period of Jewish history do we find it. Great as was the success of the Gospel in apostolic times, John speaks of the latter day glory as still in the future. He tells us, " I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people " (Rev. xiv. 6). Nor do we find aught like it during the first three centuries of the Christian era, for although these were the days of the Gospel's triumph, they were also the days of fierce persecution. In that age the Church achieved much, but she h...« less