ADMISSIONS RELATIVE TO HIS CALCULATION OF THE PROPHETIC TIMES。 DR。 BUSH
WROTE：
〃NEITHER IS IT TO BE OBJECTED； AS I CONCEIVE； TO YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIENDS；
THAT YOU HAVE DEVOTED MUCH TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE STUDY OF THE CHRONOLOGY
OF PROPHECY； AND HAVE LABORED MUCH TO DETERMINE THE COMMENCING AND CLOSING
DATES OF ITS GREAT PERIODS。 IF THESE PERIODS ARE ACTUALLY GIVEN BY THE HOLY
GHOST IN THE PROPHETIC BOOKS； IT WAS DOUBTLESS WITH THE DESIGN THAT THEY
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MEDE； SIR ISAAC NEWTON； BISHOP NEWTON； KIRBY； SCOTT； KEITH； AND A HOST OF
OTHERS WHO HAVE LONG SINCE COME TO SUBSTANTIALLY YOUR CONCLUSIONS ON THIS
HEAD。 THEY ALL AGREE THAT THE LEADING PERIODS MENTIONED BY DANIEL AND JOHN；
DO ACTUALLY EXPIRE ABOUT THIS AGE OF THE WORLD； AND IT WOULD BE A STRANGE
LOGIC THAT WOULD CONVICT YOU OF HERESY FOR HOLDING IN EFFECT THE SAME VIEWS
WHICH STAND FORTH SO PROMINENT IN THE NOTICES OF THESE EMINENT DIVINES。〃
〃YOUR RESULTS IN THIS FIELD OF INQUIRY DO NOT STRIKE ME SO FAR OUT OF THE
WAY AS TO AFFECT ANY OF THE GREAT INTERESTS OF TRUTH OR DUTY。〃 〃YOUR ERROR；
AS I APPREHEND； LIES IN ANOTHER DIRECTION THAN YOUR CHRONOLOGY。〃 〃YOU HAVE
ENTIRELY MISTAKEN THE NATURE OF THE EVENTS WHICH ARE TO OCCUR WHEN THOSE
PERIODS HAVE EXPIRED。 THIS IS THE HEAD AND FRONT OF YOUR EXPOSITORY
OFFENDING。〃 SEE ALSO LEROY EDWIN FROOM； PROPHETIC FAITH OF OUR FATHERS
（WASHINGTON； D。C。： REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSN。； 1950）； VOL。 1； CHS。
1； 2。
PAGE 435。 A THREEFOLD MESSAGE。REVELATION 14：6； 7 FORETELLS THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE FIRST ANGEL'S MESSAGE。 THEN THE PROPHET CONTINUES：
〃THERE FOLLOWED ANOTHER ANGEL； SAYING； BABYLON IS FALLEN； IS FALLEN。 。 。 。
AND THE THIRD ANGEL FOLLOWED THEM。〃 THE WORD HERE RENDERED 〃FOLLOWED〃 MEANS
〃TO GO ALONG WITH；〃 〃TO FOLLOW ONE；〃 〃GO WITH HIM。〃 SEE HENRY GEORGE LIDDELL
AND ROBERT SCOTT； GREEK ENGLISH LEXICON （OXFORD： CLARENDON PRESS； 1940）；
VOL。 1； P。 52。 IT ALSO MEANS 〃TO ACCOMPANY。〃 SEE GEORGE ABBOTT…SMITH； A
MANUAL GREEK LEXICON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT （EDINBURGH： T。 AND T。 CLARK；
1950）； PAGE 17。 IT IS THE SAME WORD THAT IS USED IN MARK 5：24； 〃JESUS WENT
WITH HIM； AND MUCH PEOPLE FOLLOWED HIM； AND THRONGED HIM。〃 IT IS ALSO USED
OF THE REDEEMED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY…FOUR THOUSAND； REVELATION 14：4； WHERE
IT IS SAID； 〃THESE ARE THEY WHICH FOLLOW THE LAMB WHITHERSOEVER HE GOETH。〃
IN BOTH THESE PLACES IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE IDEA INTENDED TO BE CONVEYED IS
THAT OF 〃GOING TOGETHER；〃 〃IN COMPANY WITH。〃 SO IN 1 CORINTHIANS 10：4； WHERE
WE READ OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT 〃THEY DRANK OF THAT SPIRITUAL ROCK
THAT FOLLOWED THEM；〃 THE WORD 〃FOLLOWED〃 IS TRANSLATED FROM THE SAME GREEK
WORD； AND THE MARGIN HAS IT； 〃WENT WITH THEM。〃 FROM THIS WE LEARN THAT THE
IDEA IN REVELATION 14：8； 9 IS NOT SIMPLY THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD ANGELS
FOLLOWED THE FIRST IN POINT OF TIME； BUT THAT THEY WENT WITH HIM。 THE THREE
MESSAGES ARE BUT ONE THREEFOLD MESSAGE。 THEY ARE THREE ONLY IN THE ORDER OF
THEIR RISE。 BUT HAVING RISEN； THEY GO ON TOGETHER AND ARE INSEPARABLE。
PAGE 447。 SUPREMACY OF THE BISHOPS OF ROME。FOR THE LEADING CIRCUMSTANCES
IN THE ASSUMPTION OF SUPREMACY BY THE BISHOPS OF ROME； SEE ROBERT FRANCIS
CARDINAL BELLARMINE； POWER OF THE POPES IN TEMPORAL AFFAIRS （THERE IS AN
ENGLISH TRANSLATION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS； WASHINGTON； D。 C。）； HENRY
EDWARD CARDINAL MANNING； THE TEMPORAL POWER OF THE VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST
（LONDON： BURNS AND LAMBERT； 2D ED。； 1862）； AND JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS； FAITH
OF OUR FATHERS （BALTIMORE： JOHN MURPHY CO。； 110TH ED。； 1917）； CHS。 5； 9； 10；
12。 FOR PROTESTANT AUTHORS SEE TREVOR GERVASE JALLAND； THE CHURCH AND THE
PAPACY （LONDON： SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE； 1944； A BAMP
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（LONDON： BURNS AND LAMBERT； 2D ED。； 1862）； AND JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS； FAITH
OF OUR FATHERS （BALTIMORE： JOHN MURPHY CO。； 110TH ED。； 1917）； CHS。 5； 9； 10；
12。 FOR PROTESTANT AUTHORS SEE TREVOR GERVASE JALLAND； THE CHURCH AND THE
PAPACY （LONDON： SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE； 1944； A BAMPTON
LECTURE）； AND RICHARD FREDERICK LITTLEDALE； PETRINE CLAIMS （LONDON： SOCIETY
FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE； 1899）。 FOR SOURCES OF THE EARLY CENTURIES
OF THE PETRINE THEORY； SEE JAMES T。 SHOTWELL AND LOUISE ROPES LOOMIS； THE
SEE OF PETER （NEW YORK： COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS； 1927）。 FOR THE FALSE
〃DONATION OF CONSTANTINE〃 SEE CHRISTOPHER B。 COLEMAN； THE TREATISE OF
LORENZO VALLA ON THE DONATION OF CONSTANTINE （NEW YORK； 1914）； WHICH GIVES
THE FULL LATIN TEXT AND TRANSLATION； AND A COMPLETE CRITICISM OF THE
DOCUMENT AND ITS THESIS。
PAGE 565。 WITHHOLDING THE BIBLE FROM THE PEOPLE。SEE NOTE FOR PAGE 340。
PAGE 578。 THE ETHIOPIAN CHURCH AND THE SABBATH。UNTIL RATHER RECENT YEARS
THE COPTIC CHURCH OF ETHIOPIA OBSERVED THE SEVENTH…DAY SABBATH。 THE
ETHIOPIANS ALSO KEPT SUNDAY； THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK； THROUGHOUT THEIR
HISTORY AS A CHRISTIAN PEOPLE。 THESE DAYS WERE MARKED BY SPECIAL SERVICES IN
THE CHURCHES。 THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SEVENTH…DAY SABBATH HAS； HOWEVER；
VIRTUALLY CEASED IN MODERN ETHIOPIA。 FOR EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF RELIGIOUS
DAYS IN ETHIOPIA； SEE PERO GOMES DE TEIXEIRA； THE DISCOVERY OF ABYSSINIA BY
THE PORTUGUESE IN 1520 （TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH IN LONDON： BRITISH MUSEUM；
1938）； P。 79； FATHER FRANCISCO ALVEREZ； NARRATIVE OF THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY
TO ABYSSINIA DURING THE YEARS 1520…1527； IN THE RECORDS OF THE HAKLUYT
SOCIETY （LONDON； 1881）； VOL。 64； PP。 22…49； MICHAEL RUSSELL； NUBIA AND
ABYSSINIA （QUOTING FATHER LOBO； CATHOLIC MISSIONARY IN ETHIOPIA IN 1622）
（NEW YORK： HARPER & BROTHERS； 1837）； PP。
226…229； S。 GIACOMO BARATTI； LATE TRAVELS INTO THE REMOTE COUNTRIES OF
ABYSSINIA （LONDON： BENJAMIN BILLINGSLEY； 1670）； PP。 134…137； JOB LUDOLPHUS；
A NEW HISTORY FOR ETHIOPIA （LONDON： S。 SMITH； 1682）； PP。
234…357； SAMUEL GOBAT； JOURNAL OF THREE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN ABYSSINIA
（NEW YORK： ED。 OF 1850）； PP。 55…58； 83…98。 FOR OTHER WORKS TOUCHING UPON THE
QUESTION； SEE PETER HEYLYN； HISTORY OF THE SABBATH； 2D ED。； 1636； VOL。 2；
PP。 198…200； ARTHUR P。 STANLEY； LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF THE EASTERN
CHURCH （NEW YORK： CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS； 1882）； LECTURE 1； PAR。 1； C。 F。
REY； ROMANCE OF THE PORTUGUESE IN ABYSSINIA （LONDON： F。 H。 AND G。 WITHERLEY；
1929）； PP。 59； 253…297。
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