In the SIGNS of January 1, on the last page, was the following note: The Times and the Law.—Some are perplexed over the word "times" in Dan. 7:25. The little horn power thinks to change times and law. "The times and the law" the American Standard Revision reads. Other translations read, "The appointed times and the law;" that is, the times appointed of God and the law of God. The word "times" is translated from "zemawn," defined by Strong "an appointed occasion, times." It comes from "zamawn," "to fix," rendered "appoint." Every instance where it occurs in Scripture is as follows: rendered "season" in Eccl. 3:1; Dan. 2:21; 7:12; rendered "time," Ezra 5:8; Neh. 2:6; Esther 9:27, 31; Dan. 2:16; 6:10, 13; 7:25. It will be seen from its use in these texts that it has no definite reference to feast, but definite times appointed by either man or God. In Dan. 7:25 it refers to times appointed of God that apostasy could only "think" to change. The two earliest appointed times of God are the day and its place in the week." And this is what one of our critics, whose chief burden is to set others right, has to say to a brother upon this note, and which this brother publishes: "We will consult Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words for the words "time" and "times" in the texts cited in the Signs: Eccl. 3:1, "times," Heb. word, "ethe," pronounced "ayth," "time, now, when, as even time, meal-time, what time;" Dan. 2:21, "times, iddan, id-dawn, a set time, a year, time;" 7:12, "times, iddan;" Ezra 5:8 (3); Neh. 2:6; Esther 9:27, 31; Dan. 2:16; 6:10, 13; 7:25; "times, Z'man, Zem-awn, an appointed occasion, season, time." I find no such word as Zamawn. The paragraph you referred to is very deceptive wisdom; it is a mere bluff; but bluffs will not satisfy men's souls in the day of judgment. Let us remark: (1) There are three mistakes in the note in the SIGNS; namely, two typographical errors. (a) Ezra 5:8, ought to read Ezra 5:3; (b) the Hebrew word is transliterated "zamawn" instead of "zawman." Gesenius transliterates "zahman." The last is not at all misleading. (c) The original occurs in four other places in the Scriptures; namely, Dan. 3:7, 8; 4:36; 7:22, rendered in each place "time." 2. The SIGNS made no reference to any English word which comes from "ethe," or "iddan." In every instance the word we cited came from "zemawn." But we did not say that "times" in Eccl. 3:1 came from "zemawn," but that "season" did. We did not say that "times" in Dan. 2:21 and 7:12 came from "zemawn," but that "season" in both these texts came from that word. 3. Let the reader look up each and every one of these scriptures, and note where the "bluff" lies. We give again every reference where the original word occurs, which is rendered "times" in the expression "the times and the law," with its rendering in English: It is rendered "season" in Eccl. 3:1; Dan. 7:12; "seasons" in Dan. 2:21; "time" in Neh. 2:6; Esther 9:27; Ezra 5:3; Dan. 2:16; 3:7, 8; 4:36; 7:22; "times," Esther 9:31; Dan. 6:10, 13; 7:25—in all fifteen times, clearly referring in all places to definite time, or season, appointed times of God or man. The little horn should think to change the appointed times and the law, very evidently, it seems to us, referring to times connected with the law, the changing of which resulted in the change of the law, and thus defying the authority of God.