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Show OF THE 60 CERTAIN RESTORATION The prophet Joel, when foretelling the last days, and the Millennium, notes this cvent; Chap. lib I. ‘ For behold, in those days, aud at that time, when led up out of are and they shal! no more be pul Gar eo e given them, saith the Lord ; which | hav For after the restora restoration 1s surely future. , they were agalll Bape from the Babvlonish captivity Soi < fi oo t > ae ae : ao . os ha : + a ae eee x a ¢ i 3 + a PG he . 2 7 me a a i * . d - s 3 7 G f . Ps: Bs i Ea cd 7 7 AR SO «ca 2 Ht : a, ig A the captivity E saith the Lord, that | will bring again Lord ; oa my people, Israel and Judah, saith the their scene of judgment is predicted; verse 6, 7. The battle of the great day foliows; verse 8. Then the J gave to will cause them to return to the lana that the restoration fathers, and they shall possess it.”” In ; and the Jews from Babylon, Israe}] was not returned ce this Millennium; verse 9. To prepare the way the noted restoration is promised; verse for this, |O—18. Aud Hen e. ossessed their land but a short tim Read the " ag prophecy remains to be fulfilled. ee will find the 3ist chapter of Jeremiah, and you he jand 0 bes, to ration of the Jews and the ten tri the scene closes thus ; verse 19, 20. ‘“ Behold, at that time | will undo all chat afflict thee ; and I wall save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get me praise and fame in every laud : wil bring you again, even in the time that I gather you ; for | will make you a name and a praise among those Bs eae i be & lem, will also gather all nations, and will bring them ‘Ihe baitie down into the valley of Jehoshaphat.” Upof the great day of God follows; verse 9—17. In this series of on which follows the Miilennium. of Judah and captivity the again events, God “ brings Jerusalem.” In Zeph. iii. is the same. A new preparatory Phey and ene ther s endure. in it so long as the sun, moon and star me, saith ore bef s depart from 4 Jerusa- ol Judati and again the captivity shall bring Phis of thei ehall no more be pulled up out promised 1S both fushows that the restoration here fh so or lo, the days come, ture and literal. Jer. XXX. 35 their fathers, in the last days; &= - turies. led from their land, now for many cen say S, God ed, ter the restoration here promis d. lan r 61 ISRARFL. AND JUDAH ordinance 4 rs) then the see Lord, (i. e. of the sun, moon and sta nation before me of Israel shall cease from beinga e God here promises “the city “ud forever.” cd not l shal lem) shall be built to the Lord ; 1t | ea se e up, nor thrown down any ee t engages that as Ephraim is God s firs earnestly remember him stil, we . ee and sure Se a with his co; “ upon him, for his bowels are pained se of Israe anc o cast state. ‘That he will sow the hou men; and that - . house of Judah with the seed of = to pluck as he had watched over them, and to destroy _ a ver break down, to throw down, m to build - 5 eo. so he wilt watch over the - e new Cov That all this shall be, when the ee ae 0 the house with the house of Israel and nt <a we that he made according to the covenant * a fathers. Thus it is au event to take plac € it! pel dispeusation; and hence last, the gos now future. where they have been putto shame. all the people of the earth, when At that time I | turn back your cap- tivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.” The prophet Hosea most decisively predicts this event. His first son must be called Jezreel; for God would soon avenge the blood of Jezreel ; “and | will Cause to cease the house of Israel.?? This house did cease ; and has been banished and lost to this day. 3 name of his daughter e are not my peopie; Here is their long Lo-ruhamah, is explained and I will not be your God.” excommunication. But he imme- diately proceeds to predict their restoration. Chas 1. 10, 11; “* Yet the number of the children of a rael shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot he measured nor numbered; and it shail come to hua that in the place, where it was said unto them, uo not my people ; there shall it be said to them Ve < the sons of the living Ged. Then shall the chyhad isi of Israel. and the child rep gether, of Judah be eat! igved ae to- and ; they id appoint : themselves one head; : |
