Now let Zachariah, the prophet, finish this subject. In his peculiar view of the wonderful things to take place in the last days from the tenth to the fourteenth chapter inclusive, he says, “And it shall come to pass that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die, but the third shall be left therein, and I will bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; _they shall_ call on my name and I will hear them, I WILL SAY IT IS MY PEOPLE; and THEY _shall say_ THE LORD IS MY GOD.”—xiii: 8, 9. Here then, is clearly pointed out the believers in the coming of Christ; a cry at mid-night shows first, but two parts; but before Christ comes Zachariah shows three parts. Now for the development of the history. The first is already described, by prolonging the days and denying the past. The three papers Advent Herald, Advent Harbinger and Bible Advocate, are still advocating their views, and as I have shown, _cut_ themselves off. Second, class or part, are the spiritualizers; a large majority of which have joined the Shakers, whose faith is, that Christ came the second time in Ann Lee, more than seventy years ago, thus forever _cutting_ themselves off from even looking for his personal appearing; John calls them anti-christ—thus, “Little children it is the last time, and as ye have heard that anti-christ _shall come_, even now are there many anti-christs (i. e. don’t believe in any Christ—he is God, and God is love, &c.) whereby we know it is the last time: They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us; but they went out that _they_ be made _manifest_ that they were not all of us. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? _He is anti-christ_ that denieth the Father and Son.”—1st John ii: 18-22 verses. John classes all such with _liars_, and they are barred from the kingdom of heaven. In the 19th verse he says, “they were not ALL of us.” This I think shows that some would see their error and repent. John here embraces _all_ such believers from his day to the last. Here, then it is clearly manifest that this second part have cut themselves off! The third part are now in the fire (or fiery trial.); they are to be _refined_ as silver, and _tried_ as gold; they shall call on God, and they will be his people. They have nothing to boast of, they have got to overcome “by their perseverance.”—[_Camp. trans._ of Luke xxi: 19.] Jesus also distinguishes them from the other parts: “They have a little strength (nothing to boast of,) and hast kept my word and hast not _denied my name_.” Which one? New name—King of Kings and Lord of Lords.—Rev. iii: 8, 12. The first and second classes have denied his name. The first say he is the Mediator, and therefore cannot have received his kingdom; the second class have dissolved his name into vapor. Ninth verse shows they have got to bow to his third part, because _they_ have kept the word of his patience: Where is it shown that they do this? Answer—in Rev. xiv: 12th verse, “_Here is the patience of the Saints_; here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” Yes! here are they who are denounced as “_door shutters_” and “great _sticklers_ for the _seventh day Sabbath_, in and out of _almost every door_ but the right one, following _any thing_ but the _word_ of God and _sound reason_!” triumphed at last. How amazing these things appear; not more so perhaps than to the prophets when looking down into our history and beholding this first class composed of the leading messengers and about all of the shepherds, after leading the whole flock out into the most dangerous part of their journey, desert, denounce, and betray them; and then go and form themselves into a confederacy and positively disregard the message which God pressed upon them, viz. “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God,” &c. I rejoice in my soul and praise the _living_ God, who is seated upon this Great White Throne in the height of his Sanctuary in the heaven of heavens, that I am still numbered in this third part. Call me what you please, my feet are planted on the _Rock_. I had rather suffer affliction with the Outcasts, than enjoy the pleasures of sin with all other people. Praise the Lord! if faithful, we shall soon enter the everlasting kingdom. Amen.