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TheWisdom From Above
Isaac Newton - The Gift of Prophecy
  But  the wisdom that is from  above  is  first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
  and easy to be intreated, full of mercy  and good fruits, without partiality,
  and without hypocrisy.
James 3:17

   A "wise virgin", Newton  never  had  commerce  with  the opposite sex and
   was  known for his powers of discernment.  He  had  a nose  for  the truth
   often seeing the solution to complex mathematical problems before proving
   them. He knew more about the Bible, church history and prophecy than all
   of England. His library was  rich in books of theological interest. He studied
   the  Bible  daily and was  a firm believer  in  its authority.  His  religion was
   charged  with  emotions  of praise  and  glory for the wonder of the infinite
   powers of the creator.

 
   He  was  generous,  paying  for   the   distribution  of  Bibles  to  the  poor,
   supporting friends and  others  who came to him in need. He rebuked levity
   regarding  the  deity  in his presence.  He  had a childlike faith and lived as
   conscientiously  as  a  Puritan.   He  was emphatically  Protestant.  And he
   feared  the God  that  he  believed  had called him to open the seals of the
   Apocalypse.




  Knighted  by  Queen Anne,  admired  by  his  nation,  Newton's  legendary
  absent-mindedness  endeared him  to  many.  His  countenance  was mild,
  pleasant, comely. He was often seen in later years in his coach riding with
  an  arm  hanging  out  of  each  window.  His  pink skin was set  off by his
  flowing white hair which made him a venerable sight.
 
  His funeral ceremonies were those of a national hero. He was  borne to his
  grave  on  the shoulders of the  Lord high chancellor, two dukes and three
  earls in an age when that meant something.  His monument in Westminster
  Abbey had been previously refused to England's greatest nobility.  No such
  honors had ever been paid to a man of science.

  It  is  said  Newton  had  a  greater  influence  on  the world than had any
  mortal with the  exception  of  another  prophet...Mohammed.  His memory
  has  been  immortalized  by  poets  and historians. To a remarkable extent
  the greatest of scientists had the gift of prophecy.


  Observations was published in 1733, six years  after  Newton died.  It was
  the  outcome  of 42 years  of study  and  yet  remarkably he died with no
  plans  for  it to be published.  Insights  into  the  religion  of Isaac Newton
  were taken from  Frank E. Manuel's  The Religion of Isaac Newton,  Oxford
  University Press,1974.

  This  article  was  taken  from the original historicist dot com site with the
  permission  of its webmaster.  
 

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