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Show servants, the prophets.” Viewing the destruction”6f Jerusalem then, as but a type ofan event now pending upon antichristian nations, we peruse it with new interest; and it must be viewed in the light of a most impressive warning to le of that great teresting sense, in the batt on that | m. Here isa full decisi Milelenniu auces the the Mil introd more €8 ; 1 wf o% . . of Christ alluded these noted denuncialons ) to a coming primarily not recially (though % f > : ; snort : ‘ 3 Ss Re exy! by C brist himself, " The same 1s decided { urkisa ne in the drying up of After the sixth vial. ao 2. ot on ol devils, like +i} ] sili u n spirits lea oa ' es.- thr: ee unc bratl&ss ~UpibLta Buy h, and ofall the w a to the kings of the eart oO forth * e he — le. at a patt gre OD nin : > +} "2 ada it woe her- them to the ho sk to sat from the mou ice not this by count 1s interrupted Biese as eoa thief. ot 19, ‘6 Behold, | com Ah % 4 oO . r4 - ruin of the former, give but a lively practical comment upon the various predictions of the latter. Three great and noted factions introduced the destruction of Jerusalem. Andof the destruction of Antichrist we read (perhaps alluding to that very circumstance) Rev. xvi. if ] 11C } this age of the world.—The factions, madness, and seif- Pie whici j ye D ; 0 thar TPO ; vast . € : : °7 as ‘oO ure. { : Lar ; a ‘ n ern % ‘ ae i , Rs Christ ; verse h his garmen's: th and askeae epet This ch ic , eed is he that watche a tae >? see his they and. naked, walk lest he - nredictions of coming as @ ; ° so when my t} ‘sat hand, to which m) peas directed, | oe ee iNOW d. allude thief, principally oe of Be ae watch, to need * ervype t eople on earth shall first y destro > pamnet though + - = | at / Ne Sec : . eur should Lord . ie say oe . e now oe time whe} | - 58 a when predicting my comins «thes on the antity pes, aS iecaived ci Antichrist, and secondly prophets, whic <9 : tions ain the The predic erusaic Hy destructi 0 ey in the destruction incipient fulfilment P Here again the allusion clear- destruction of the enemies of Christ’s kingdom, which were to receive an incipient fulfilment in the destruction of Jerusalem; and a far more interesting one, in the sweeping from the earth the last antichristian powers, to introduce the millennial kingdom of Christ. We accordingly find those predictions through the prophets clearly alluding to the last days, and the introduction of the Millennium. ere ness of has COMUNE « destroy with the bri shi i e mor ie coming of C Arist, 10 then is the predicted ch whi day, . 19; ‘“‘ And the great city was divided into three parts.” Then it follows; ‘‘ and the cities of the nations and great Babylon came in remembrance fell; before God to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.’’ Inthe desolation of Gog and his bands, “I will faction draws the sword of extermination. call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God; every man’s sword shall be Ezek xxxviti. 21. against his brother.”? The great coalition against the Jews,in the time of Jchoshaphat,was destroyed by the sword of mutiny and faction: See 2Chron. xx. And in allusion to this ve- ry battle which God fought for his church, the vast eoalitions of Antichrist, in the fast days, when the ae. PM in ly is to the many predictions in the prophets of the his the spirit of fulfilment’ iery of God shall be finished, as he hath declared to his of the ch hindered the rise Roman sovernment, whi aul says, taken out of the way, | man of sin. should be the one be revealed whom ‘Then shall that wicked une mouth, Lord shall consume with interesting And of the same event it is said, Rev. x. 7; ‘‘ the mys- ‘After fulfilled. sense be important more -y its more luding to that great day noted through the prophets. eo at the noted before accomplished a ” 2 . VL wine eed Se aa. Pe Rs n very soon burst upon of Christ predicted, would the ii.) and bePaul writes to them, (2 Ches. the world. of Christ, not to be shaseeches them by this coming with such an apprehension. ken in mind, or troubled coming of Christ, as It reor that day, (that predicted Jews,) was not to take lated to others beside the It was not to come till the place on that generation. e first ; that man of sn Antichristian apostacy com “This long apostacy was to was first to be revealed. oth be receive to Christ’s coming to destroy his antichristian foes. Hience ‘tis that the seventh vial is called (Rev. xvi. 14,) “ the battle of that great day of God Almighty ;” clearly al- coming that the with the apprehension, trembling were on place take should had predicted were that generation, 45 JERUSALEM. —— SRAAAIE OF DESTRUCTION AG OF DESTRUCTION JERUSALEM. |