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64 Bible, both in the Old Testament and in the New, by which the Great Ruler is going to rule all nations, and prepare them for, if not during, His millennial reign.

Now these inspired writers themselves are the only witnesses to these most inspiring visions; but they do not tell us what they dreamed or what they imagined, but what they heard and saw; and they are very careful to tell just what they did hear and see. They do not attempt to convey the idea to our minds that the things that they saw and heard were real in themselves; but they tell us what the things that they saw and heard were like, and what they had the appearance of being. Now if these visions were prophecies and were symbolical of something that was to come, then they concern us quite as much, if not more, than they did the prophets themselves. And if all Scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is written for our learning, then these visions will become more interesting as the wheels of time roll slowly on and unfold their real and majestic meaning.

Our seventh proposition is, that Daniel says