An Apology for Believing in Universal Reconciliation; Or, an Appeal from the Inferior Court of Bigotry, Superstition, Ignorance and Unbelief, to the Supreme Court of Proper Candor, Sound Reason, Good Understanding, and True Faith Also, a Key to the Book O (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1827. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... A key to the book of revelation; with short notes on the same. chapter I. Verse 7, "Behold he cometh with clouds." Means that Christ's spiritual coming is with his servants, who pour out the name of the Lord in their testimony, as clouds pour rain upon the ground, and therefore they are called, "A cloud of witnesses," Heb. xii, 1. Verse 13, "He (Christ) was girt about the paps with a golden girdle." Signifies, that as the curious girdle of the ephod of the highpriest, Aaron, on which he bore the names of the children of Israel before God, when he went into the holy place, was on with the ephod, and was made of the same as the ephod. So Jesus, in his love and goodness, bears all men before God. And righteousness and faithfulness are his girdle, Isaiah xi, 5; and whereas his girdle is called "A golden girdle." If a man has much gold, it affords him the privileges of obtaining food, raiment, an inheritance, or if he was in bondage to procure his redemption. So that love, goodness, righteousness, and faithfulness, which binds all men to Jesus before God, is their rich privilege of obtaining spiritual food, raiment, eternal redemption, and an incorrutible inheritance. Verse 14, "His head and hairs white like woo , as white as snow." Signifies the innocence and purity of his nature, and his counsels. "And his eyes as a flame of fire.'' Signifies that Jesus, looking at, or beholding men with his eyes, is calculated to detect, and burn up iniquity. Verse 16, "And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace." Signified that the moving, or walking forth of the spirit of Ch...