Brother Miller’s Dream

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BROTHER MILLER’S DREAM

The following dream was published in the “Advent Herald,” more than two years since. I then saw that it clearly marked out our past second advent experience, and that God gave the dream for the benefit of the scattered flock. BMD 1.1

Among the signs of the near approach of the great and the terrible day of the Lord, God has placed dreams. See Joel 2:28-31; Acts 2:17-20. Dreams may come in three ways; first, “through the multitude of business.” See Ecclesiastes 5:3. Second, those who are under the foul spirit and deception of Satan, may have dreams through his influence. See Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Jeremiah 23:25-28; 27:9; 29:8; Zechariah 10:2; Jude 8. And third, God has always taught, and still teaches his people more or less by dreams, which come through the agency of angels and the Holy Spirit. Those who stand in the clear light of truth will know when God gives them a dream; and such will not be deceived and led astray by false dreams. BMD 1.2

“And he said, Hear now my words; if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.” Numbers 12:6. Said Jacob, “The angel of the Lord spake unto me in a dream.” Genesis 31:2. “And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night.” Genesis 31:24. Read the dreams of Joseph, [Genesis 37:5-9,] and then the interesting story of their fulfilment in Egypt. “In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night.” - 1 Kings 3:5. The great important image of the second chapter of Daniel was given in a dream, also the four beasts, etc. of the seventh chapter. When Herod sought to destroy the infant Saviour Joseph was warned in a dream to flee into Egypt. Matthew 2:13. BMD 1.3

“And it shall come to pass in the LAST DAYS, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Acts 2:17. BMD 2.1

The gift of prophecy, by dreams and visions, is here the fruit of the Holy Spirit, and in the last days is to be manifested sufficiently to constitute a sign. It is one of the gifts of the gospel church. BMD 2.2

“And he gave some apostles; and some PROPHETS; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11, 12. BMD 2.3

“And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily PROPHETS,” etc. 1 Corinthians 12:28. “Despise not PROPHESYINGS.” 1 Thessalonians 5:20. See also Acts 13:1; 21:9; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 14:1, 24, 39. Prophets or prophesyings are for the edification of the church of Christ; and there is no evidence that can be produced from the word of God, that they were to cease before evangelists, pastors and teachers were to cease. But says the objector, “There has been so many false visions and dreams that I can not have confidence in anything of the kind.” It is true that Satan has his counterfeit. He always had false prophets, and certainly we may expect them now in this his last hour of deception and triumph. Those who reject such special revelations because the counterfeit exists, may with equal propriety go a little farther and deny that God ever revealed himself to man in a dream or a vision, for the counterfeit always existed. BMD 2.4

Dreams and visions are the medium through which God has revealed himself to man. Through this medium he spake to the prophets; he has placed the gift of prophecy among the gifts of the gospel church, and has classed dreams and visions with the other signs of the “LAST DAYS.” Amen. BMD 3.1

My object in the above remarks has been to remove objections in a scriptural manner, and prepare the mind of the reader for the following BMD 3.2