in the 1st chapter of Genesis, that the end of the 4th day happened in the 31st year of Christ; and that the beginning of the 5th, as recorded in the 1st chapter of Genesis, happened exactly at the beginning of Christ's public ministry; and that the 1st measure of meal, and the 1st of Christ's three days, agree with the beginning of the 5th day, mentioned in the 1st chapter of Genesis; and that the 3rd measure of meal, when the whole world will be leavened with His kingdom, and His 3rd day, agree with the 7th day's rest, in the 1st chapter of Genesis, when Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, shall be perfected, as He himself said, or as the prophet Isaiah predicted, "His rest shall be glorious."

The 13th discovery is, that the Christian era has been calculated 3 years too little from the birth of Christ, to the destruction of Jerusalem.

The 14th discovery is, that there has been 19, or 18 years calculated too much in the Christian era, some time previous to the vulgar era, A. D. 337, which shows that, when the 3 years, too little, is subtracted from 19, or 18 years too much, there has been made an average error of 15 years too much, in computing the vulgar Christian era, which Dionysius Exiguns began to observe, about the year A. D. 532, or in the correct time, A. D. 517.

The 15th discovery is, that when the error of 15 years too much is subtracted from the Christian era, it will be seen that the Mohammedan era commenced in the Christian era, 607, and not in the Christian era, 622, as stated in our common Chronologies.

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The 16th discovery is, that from the 1st year of the Triumvirate between Pompey, Julius Cæsar, and Crassus, to the Christian era, 609, the number of the Roman Beast is again complete, being 666,—and it was in the era of the Beast, 609, that Christ commenced his public ministry; and it was near this period he denominated, "This is your hour, and the power of darkness." The number of the Beast given by the apostle John, 'fixes the full development of the man of sin, (who began under the Christian name to work, in the days of the Apostles,) at the Christian era, 609, and who proceeded cruelly to oppress and destroy those worshippers of God, that would not worship according to his dictation; and it was about the same period, A. D. 609, that the Mohammedan power began to destroy all who opposed its will.

The 17th discovery is, that the first prophetic number, "time, times and a half," equal to 1260 years, will be fulfilled to the Mohammedans, in the Christian era, 1845; and that the 2nd prophetic number, ` 1290, will be fulfilled to them, in the year A. D. 1874; and the 3rd prophetic number, 1335, will be fulfilled to them, in the year A. D. 1918.

The Mohammedans calculate by lunar years; the beginning of their Hegira, 1253, corresponding with A. D. 1838, commences about the beginning of April, therefore, their year 1260, and A. D. 1845, commence nearly at the same time of the year, viz. January; in the course of every 33 solar years, the beginning of the Mohammedan years moves through every season of the year.

As it is written, the sun shall rule the day, and the

moon shall rule the night, it may be supposed that Christians, of all denominations, who believe in Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, may be called the children of the day, and therefore, the prophetic numbers will be fulfilled to them by Solar time; that those who are unbelievers in Christ, may be called the children of the night, and to them the prophetic numbers may be fulfilled by Lunar time, especially to the Mohammedans, who calculate by Lunar years.

The 18th discovery is, calculating by Solar years, that the prophetic period of 1260, will be completed in the Christian era, 1884, or 1885, at which time it is probable, will be accomplished,-" The finishing of the mystery, or ceasing to scatter the power of the holy people."

The 19th discovery is, that the prophetic period of 1290, will be completed in a. D. 1914 or 1915, when it is probable, will be accomplished, "The finishing the abomination that maketh desolate."

The 20th discovery is, that the prophetic period 1335, will be completed in a. D, 1956, being also the last year of the era, or number of the Beast, at which time, it is probable, will commence the era of blessedness, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, 12th chapter, 12th verse.

The 21st discovery is, that the great Sabbath of the world will commence in A. D. 2047, because it agrees with the beginning of the 7th day, as in the 2nd chapter of Genesis; and also corresponds with Christ's 3rd day, when He will be perfected, and "His rest shall be glorious."

The following is a succinct view of my calculations, from the creation of Adam, to the destruction of Jerusalem, with those of Cuninghame, and Usher, in order that the student of Chronology, and of the Prophecies, may see at one glance, where the differences lie, and may more easily examine, and consider, the reasons given by each author for his computations. There are blank columns left, for the purpose of writing down the computations of any other author, on the Chronology of the Bible, which the reader may have in his possession.

Cuninghame in his treatise, entitled, The Fulness of the Times, makes the total years to the birth of Christ, 5478.-Modern Chronologists, without exception, have manifested the greatest uncertainty re

garding the exact year of Christ's birth; they have not only departed, in this instance, from the date assumed and sanctioned by the common era, but what is worse, each seems to have been at issue, even with himself, upon this vital point, even to the extent of no less than four years. The cause for this disagreement and uncertainty, is the extraordinary error of thirteen years, fallen into relative to the reign of Augustus Cæsar, which has unquestionably produced this state of things:-Chronologists and others, overlooking this fact have, very naturally, I grant, yet most erroneously, come to the conclusion, that Augustus Cæsar's reign must have continued 44 years after the death of Antony; and again, owing to a wrong application of St. Luke's account, which states that Christ was about thirty years of age, in the 15th year of Tiberius Cæsar :-On the authority of St. Luke, it appears quite plain, that Christ was born 15 years previous to the death of Augustus.

The corrupted Chronology, by an act of the highest inconsistency, attempts to impose upon the understanding and credulity of mankind, by setting forth that 44 years must have elapsed from the death of Antony to that of Augustus.

Chronologists, by subtracting the true time, 15 years, from the aforementioned corrupted 44 years, endeavour to prove that Christ was born about the 29th year of Augustus Cæsar, but finding it mentioned, that Herod died in the 25th year of Augustus, they found they were beset with a most irreconcileable discrepancy, and again felt themselves thrown into