you. The Lord has chosen the Lat-
ter-day Saints, and through them
has sent a message to all nations
under heaven. The Zion of God is
opposed by priest and people in every
sect, party and denomination in
Christendom. The Elders of Israel
have been called from the plow,
plane, hammer and the various oc-
cupations of life, to go forth and
bear record of these things to the
world. We have followed this up
until the present time for more than
forty-two years—forty-three years
next April. The kingdom has stead-
ily grown, and while we have la-
bored we have seen the fulfillment
of the word of the Lord. The sea
has gone beyond its bounds, there
have been earthquakes in divers
places, and there have also been
wars and rumors of wars. These are
only a beginning, their fullness has
not yet opened upon the sons of
men, but it is at their doors; it is at
the doors of this generation and
of this nation. And when the
world rise up against the kingdom
of God in these latter days, should
the Saints have any fears? Should
we fear because men, in their secret
chambers, concoct plans to over-
throw the kingdom of God? We
should not. There is one thing we
should do, and that is, pray to God.
Every righteous man has done this,
even Jesus the Savior, the Only Be-
gotten of the Father in the flesh,
had to pray, from the manger to
the cross, all the way through; every
day he had to call upon his Father
to give him grace to sustain him
in his hour of affliction and to enable
him to drink the bitter cup. So with
his disciples. They were baptized
with the same baptism that he was
baptized with; they suffered the
same death that he died, being cru-
cified as he was. They sealed their
testimony with their blood. Never-
theless all that Jesus said concerning
the Jews has had its fulfillment to
the present day. This should be a
strong testimony to the whole infidel
world of the truth of Christ's mission
and divinity. Let them look at the
Jewish nation and the state of the
world, in fulfillment of the words of
the Savior eighteen hundred years
ago in Jerusalem. It is one of the
strongest testimonies in the world of
the fulfillment of revelation, the truth
of the Bible and the mission of Jesus
Christ. The Jews have fulfilled the
words of Moses, the prophets and
Jesus, up to the present day. They
have been dispersed and trampled
under the feet of the Gentile world
now for eighteen hundred years.
When Pontius Pilate wished to re-
lease Jesus Christ, saying that he
found no fault in that just man, the
high priests, scribes, pharisees and
other Jews present on that occasion
cried, "Crucify him, and let his blood
be upon us and upon our children." [Matthew 27:22-25]
Has it not followed them to this
day, and been manifest in their dis-
persion, persecution and oppression
through the whole Gentile world
for eighteen hundred years? It has.
And they have to fulfill the words
of the Lord still further. As I have
been reading to you to-day, the
Jews have got to gather to their
own land in unbelief. They will
go and rebuild Jerusalem and their
temple. They will take their gold
and silver from the nations and will
gather to the Holy Land, and when
they have done this and rebuilt their
city, the Gentiles, in fulfillment of
the words of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and
other prophets, will go up against
Jerusalem to battle and to take a
spoil and a prey; and then, when
they have taken one-half of Jeru-
salem captive and distressed the
Jews for the last time on the earth,
their Great Deliverer, Shiloh, will

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you. The Lord has chosen the Latter-day Saints, and through them has sent a message to all nations under heaven. The Zion of God is opposed by priest and people in every sect, party and denomination in Christendom. The Elders of Israel have been called from the plow, plane, hammer and the various occupations of life, to go forth and bear record of these things to the world. We have followed this up until the present time for more than forty-two years -- forty-three years next April. The kingdom has steadily grown, and while we have labored we have seen the fulfillment of the word of the Lord. The sea has gone beyond its bounds, there have been earthquakes in divers places, and there have also been wars and rumors of wars. These are only a beginning, their fullness has not yet opened upon the sons of men, but it is at their doors; it is at the doors of this generation and of this nation. And when the world rise up against the kingdom of God in these latter days, should the Saints have any fears? Should we fear because men, in their secret chambers, concoct plans to overthrow the kingdom of God? We should not. There is one thing we should do, and that is, pray to God. Every righteous man has done this, even Jesus the Savior, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh, had to pray, from the manger to the cross, all the way through; every day he had to call upon his Father to give him grace to sustain him in his hour of affliction and to enable him to drink the bitter cup. So with his disciples. They were baptized with the same baptism that he was baptized with; they suffered the same death that he died, being crucified as he was. They sealed their testimony with their blood. Nevertheless all that Jesus said concerning the Jews has had its fulfillment to the present day. This should be a strong testimony to the whole infidel world of the truth of Christ's mission and divinity. Let them look at the Jewish nation and the state of the world, in fulfillment of the words of the Savior eighteen hundred years ago in Jerusalem. It is one of the strongest testimonies in the world of the fulfillment of revelation, the truth of the Bible and the mission of Jesus Christ. The Jews have fulfilled the words of Moses, the prophets and Jesus, up to the present day. They have been dispersed and trampled under the feet of the Gentile world now for eighteen hundred years. When Pontius Pilate wished to release Jesus Christ, saying that he found no fault in that just man, the high priests, scribes, pharisees and other Jews present on that occasion cried, "Crucify him, and let his blood be upon us and upon our children." Has it not followed them to this day, and been manifest in their dispersion, persecution and oppression through the whole Gentile world for eighteen hundred years? It has. And they have to fulfill the words of the Lord still further. As I have been reading to you to-day, the Jews have got to gather to their own land in unbelief. They will go and rebuild Jerusalem and their temple. They will take their gold and silver from the nations and will gather to the Holy Land, and when they have done this and rebuilt their city, the Gentiles, in fulfillment of the words of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and other prophets, will go up against Jerusalem to battle and to take a spoil and a prey; and then, when they have taken one-half of Jerusalem captive and distressed the Jews for the last time on the earth, their Great Deliverer, Shiloh, will