Waymarks in the Wilderness, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Waymarks in the Wilderness, Vol. 1: The Dawning Light of ProphecyTo holy beings, so far as we can discern, the knowledge of existing relations, the fulfillment of them, and the satisfaction of present joy, would leave no occasion for prophecy. Neither the pressure of sorrow nor the fear of coming evil would need it, to kindle or sustain hope, which is the succor of the wretched. So, though God condescended to commune with man in Eden, we do not learn that Omniscience ever raised the veil of the future to his view. The light of Eden would have been extinguished by the darkness of coming woe. But when man sinned, the more clearly existing relations were discerned, the more complete was his misery and despair. The past was a vain regret, the present was guilt and condemnation, the future was an awful foreboding. It was then that Divine Grace unveiled the secret of Omniscience. A flood of heavenly light broke in upon the darkness of despair, and, striking the tear-drops of mortal grief, straightway the rainbow of hope spanned the valley of the shadow of death. This was prophecy - the germ of all prophecy - which is not designed to gratify idle curiosity concerning the issues of a mortal existence, but which contains a discovery of God's gracious purpose to save man by His Son in His everlasting kingdom. Prophecy, it will at once be perceived, was essential to religion among fallen beings. All their hopes must flow from it. All their confidence in God must flow from the promises of God, that is, from the sure word of prophecy, which, through all the long night, shines a star of hope and guidance, to which surely we do well that we take heed.Prophecy is God's revelation of a Saviour and a salvation to man, and exhibits to us so much of the great plan as Divine Wisdom sees to be necessary for our comfort, or profitable for our sanctification. It has been made at such times and by such degrees as were best adapted to secure these gracious ends. At no time has there been more or less light than was useful for that time. The general purpose was first revealed, and then a variety of details were made known as men needed or could bear.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.