PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE CALLING OF THE JEWS, AND THE GLORY OF THE LATTER DAYS. First. The Jews shall be gathered from all parts of the earth where they are now scattered, and brought home to their own land.-For this see Isa. xi, 11. xxii, 12 13. xliii, 5 6. xlix, 11 12. lx, 4.Compare Jer. iii, 18. xvi, 14 15. xxiii, 3. xxx, 10. xxxi, 7 8 10. and xxxii, 37. Hos. xi, 10 11. Zeph. iii, 10. Zech. viii, 7 8. and x, 8 10 11. Secondly. They shall be carried by the Gentiles unto their place, who shall join themselves with the Jews and become the Lord's people-Isa. xlix, 22. lx, 9. lxvi, 19 20. and ii, 2 4.-Compare Jer. iii, 17. xvi. 19. Ezek. xlvii, 22 23. Mic. v, 3 4. Zec ii, 11. and viii, 21 22 23. Thirdly.-Great miracles shall be wrought when Israel is restored as formerly when they were brought out of Egypt, viz: down and lost-not made a full end of like other nations. Behold, then, a sign and a wonder-the accomplishment of prophecy in a standing miracle-the bush of Moses surrounded by flames, ever burning and not consumed, contemplate the sight as it deserves-for it is the Lord's doing, and is marvellous in our eyes. 1st.-Drying up the river Euphrates—Isa. xi, 15 16. Zech. x. 11 12. Rev. xvi, 12. Hos. ii, 15. Mic. vii, 15. 2nd. Causing rivers to flow in desert placesIsc. xli, 17 18 19. xlviii, 20 21. xliii, 19 20. 3rd.-Giving them Prophets-Isa. lxvi, 18 19 20 21. Hos. xii, 9 10. 4th. The Lord Christ himself shall appear at the head of them-Isa. xxxv, 8. lii, 12. lviii. Hos. i, 10 11. Mic. ii, 12 13. Fourthly-The Jews being restored and converted to the faith of Christ, shall be formed into a State, and have judges and councillors over them as formerly: the Lord Christ himself being their king, who shall then also be acknowledged king over all the earth-Isa. i, 26. lx, 17.-Compare Jer. xx ̈i, 4. xxx, 8 9 21. Hos. ii, 5. Ezek. xxxiv, 23 24. Xxxvii, 23 24 25. Isa. liv, 5. Obad. 21st verse. Zech. xiv, 5 9. Ps. xxii, 27 28. Fifthly. They shall have the victory over all their enemies, and all kings and nations of the earth shall submit unto them; for which see Isa. xi, 13 14. xli, 14 16. xlix, 23. lx, 12. xxv, 10 12. Joel iii, 7 8 19 20 21. Obad 17th and 18th verse. Mich. iv. 6 8 11 13. v, 5. vii. 7 16 17. Zech. ii, 13. ix, 15. x, 5 6. xii, 6. Numb. xxiv, 17. Isa. xlix, 23. lx, 10 16. and lxvi, 19 20.. Sixthly. The Jews restored, shall live peaceably without being divided into two nations, or 'contending with one another any more-Isa. xi, 13 14. xiv, 12. Jer. iii, 18, 1, 4 5. Ezek. xxxvii, 21 22. Hos. i, 11. 1. They shall be very numerous and multiply greatly Isa. xxvii, 6. xliv, 3 4. xlix, 18 21. liv. 1 3. lxi, 9. Jer. xxiii, 3. xxx, 18 20. xxxi, 27. Ezek. xxxiv, 11. and xxxvi, 38. 2.-They shall have great peace and safety, and outward temporal prosperity-Isa. xxxii, 16 18. xxxiii, 24. liv, 13 17. lx, 18 21. Jer. xxiii, 3 6. xxx, 10. xxxii 37 41. xxxiii, 6 9. 1, 19 20. Joel iii, 17 18. Mic. vii, 18 20. Zeph. iii, 13. Zech. iii, 9 10. 3. They shall be very glorious and a blessing in the whole earth-1sa. xix and lxi, 9. Jer. xxxiii, 8 9. Ezek. xxxiv, 26. Zeph. iii, 19 20. Zeeh. viii, 13. Seventhly. The land of Judea shall be made eminently fruitful, like a Paradise or the Garden of God-Isa. xxix, 17. xxxv, 1 27 41 3 10. liv, 11 13. lv, 12 13. lx, 17 18. lxv, 17 25. Ezek. xxxiv, 26 27. xxxvi 37. Joel iii, 18, Amos ix, 13 14. Eighthly-Jerusalem shall be re-built, and after the full restoration of the Jews, shall never be destroyed nor infested with enemies any more-Isa. lii. 1. xxvi, 1. lx, 18. xxxiii, 20 21 24. Joel iii, 17. Obad. 17th verse. Zech. xiv. 10, 11. Jer. xxxi. 38, 40. Ezek. xxxviii. 11. Ninthly.-A little time before the time of the Jews' call and conversion, there shall be great wars, confusion and desolation throughout all the earth -xxxiv chap. of Isaiah throughout. Joel iii, 1 10. Zeph. i, 11 12 13. Ezek. xxviii, 25 26. Hag. ii, 21 23. Jer. xxx, 7 10. 2 Chron. xv, 3 7.-So that we may say, as Balaam did, prophesying at that very t'm-Alas! who shall live when God doeth this. One word, in conclusion, to you, Gentiles, that believe. Remember, that Israel, after the flesh, is a type of all the Israel of God-you, like them, may be suffering under desertion-you may think that God has forgotten to be gracious, but he doth not cast off for ever his eye is upon his prepared habitation, and every converted soul is the habitation of God through the spirit. Trust then in the name of the Lord, and stay upon your God. Yours are all the promises-even those which, in their primacy and literal import, are addressed to the natural Israel in their spiritual signification, extended to the whole Church of God. I shall now draw to a close-by directing my reader to Sodom and Gomorah, as set forth as a example of the vengeance of God. We are not to read this merely as an history or tale of past times -but remember that it stands on record for our learning, on whom the ends of the world are come -for as it was in the days of Lot, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be-the cup of iniquity has ever been full, before the cup of vengeance has been poured out-violence had covered the earth before the flood came-the iniquity of Sodom had not left ten persons living by divine righteousness before God rained thereon fire from heaven-the nations of Canaan were completely sunk in idolatry before Israel destroyed them-the Jews had filled the measure of their iniquity by crucifying the Son of God, before all the righteous blood shed from the first Martyr, Abel, to Zecharias, was avenged-Antichrist had shed the blood of the Prophets before she had blood to drink-and infidelity must complete her conquest, before the reign of Christ. Here we see the deceit of the human heart- God's judgments are going forth in the earth-his word shall be fulfilled, and the elect of God shall, like Abraham, have a distant view of the vengeance of God. Happy they who are living by divine righteousness, and looking for the coming of the Lord; when "The Sun supreme his various race shall view : Thus, all his long prevented works restored; Evil shall end, eternal peace prevail, And nature joy in thy triumphant reign. Thus, by the sound of the Seventh Trumpet roused, |