at the doors.
Though the secrets which God is revealing through his
the in these last days may be unpopular, and unbelieved
in by the world, yet their unbelief will not make the truth of God
of none effect any more than it did in the days of and ,
or at the fall of . When Jesus Christ said there should
not be left one stone upon another in the that should not
be thrown down, the Jewish neation did not believe it, neither
would they receive such testimony; [Matthew 24:1-2] but they looked at outward
circumstances, and were ready to say, "who can prevail against us?
What nation like ^unto^ our nation? We have held the giving of the law,
the articles, ^&^ the Urim and Thummim; the Lawgiver has never departed
from between our feet: we have held the power of government from
generation to generation; and what nation hath power now to
prevail against us?" Through the order of reasoning they were
blinded, and knew not the day of their visitation—they understood
not the things that belonged to their peace—they rejected their Lord
and King, contended against his and testimony, and finally
put him to death on the cross, with many who followed him. But
this did not hinder the fulfillment of the his predictions concerning
that nation; the words of the Lord had gone forth out of his mouth,
and could not return unto him void. The things that belonged to
their peace were hid from their eyes, and they were counted unworthy
as a nation; the Kingdom was to be rent out of their hands, and
given to another; the die was cast, and judgment must come.
Jerusalem was soon surrounded by the Roman Army, led
on by the inspired ; and a scene of calamity, judgment
and woe immediately overspread ^the inhabitants of^ that city which was devoted to
destruction—such a calmity as never before rested upon the nation
of Israel. Blood flowed through their streets, tens of thousands
fell by the edge of the sword, and thousands by famine. Women
were evil towards the Children of their own bosoms in the straitness
of the seige, the spectacle of which shocked the Roman soldiers
as they entered the city. The Jews were crucified in such
numbers by their enemies that they could find no more wood
at the doors.
Though the secrets which God is revealing through his servant
the in these last days may be unpopular, and unbelieved
in by the world, yet their unbelief will not make the truth of God
of none effect any more than it did in the days of and ,
or at the fall of . When Jesus Christ said there should
not be left one stone upon another in the that should not
be thrown down, the Jewish nation did not believe it, neither
would they receive such testimony; but they looked at outward
circumstances, and were ready to say, "who can prevail against us?
What nation like unto our nation? We have held the giving of the law,
the articles, & the Urim and Thummim; the Lawgiver has never departed
from between our feet: we have held the power of government from
generation to generation; and what nation hath power now to
prevail against us?" Through the order of reasoning they were
blinded, and knew not the day of their visitation—they understood
not the things that belonged to their peace—they rejected their Lord
and King, contended against his word and testimony, and finally
put him to death on the cross, with many who followed him. But
this did not hinder the fulfillment of his predictions concerning
that nation; the words of the Lord had gone forth out of his mouth,
and could not return unto him void. The things that belonged to
their peace were hid from their eyes, and they were counted unworthy
as a nation; the Kingdom was to be rent out of their hands, and
given to another; the die was cast, and judgment must come.
Jerusalem was soon surrounded by the Roman Army, led
on by the inspired Titus; and a scene of calamity, judgment
and woe immediately overspread the inhabitants of that city which was devoted to
destruction—such a calmity as never before rested upon the nation
of Israel. Blood flowed through their streets, tens of thousands
fell by the edge of the sword, and thousands by famine. Women
were evil towards the Children of their own bosoms in the straitness
of the seige, the spectacle of which shocked the Roman soldiers
as they entered the city. The Jews were crucified in such
numbers by their enemies that they could find no more wood
