Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-12-20

at present, attempt an explanation.
The latter part of this verse, and the one
following, Ithink understand. "And the
people of the prince that shall cone, shall
destroy the city aud sanctuary" Who is
the prince? Christi Most certainly not,
unless his people, or christians, destroyed
the city and sanctuary. But who did de-
s!roy the city and sanctuary? answer,
the soldiers (people) of Titus. Titus, then
is the prince here referred to. "And the
end thereof shall be with food, and to the
end OF the war desolations are determined"
End Of what? Answer: End of the 20
weeks, and of the city and sanctuary. All
end together,-for, only 70 weeks were de-
termined Upon thy people and upon thy holy
city. And when the city was ended, the
Jews as people were ended; and remain
so to this day, and will ''until the consum-
nation" Verse 81: "And he shall confirm
the covenant with many for one week, and
in the midst Of the week he shall cause the
sacrifice and oblaton to cease" Who shall
confirm the cOrenGnt? Christ? No, for
the same he "con6rms the covenant" who
"causes the sacrifice and oblalion TO cease"
Did Christ cause the sacrifice and oblation
to cease? We have no such account either
in sacred or profane history. Besides, Jose
phus tells US, that they did not cease until
the 18th Of July, the same year Jerusalem
was DESTROYED. See Jones' Chh. His. vol.
l, Page l7l,-also JOscphus' wars, B. G.
chap. 3, 4. But what corenGnL did Titus
confirm? answer, was there not cove
nant or contract Of amity and peace between
the Jews and Romans? Ipresume you will
admit it. Did Titus violate it until he had
repeatedly sent overtures Of pardon TO them?
Was not the covenant conf1 med on the part
Of the Romans, ill he had addressed them
in person, in an eloquent speech, which
drew food of tears from his ewes, besecch-
ing them to throw down their arms, and
return to their loyalty to Cesar? Let the
candid reader Judge whether this was not
confirming covenant. See Josephus' wars,
B. a, 5,6,-also history above, page 172 !
But think there is further proof that the
pronoun he refers TO Titus. "And for the
overspreadng Of denominations he shall
make it desolate," &c. Who made it (Je-
rusalem) desolate? Answer: Titus. For
what did he make it desolate Answer:
For the overspreading Of denominations
What were these denominations Answer:
One was the cruelties, brutality, cannibal-
ism and awful wickedness Of the Jews
~ should undertake an impossible task,
says Josephus, "were l 10 enter into detail
Of all the cruelties of these im2ious writer's
Let it suffice to say, that do not think that
since the creation of the world, any city
suffered such dreadful calamities, or abound
ed with men so fertile in every species Of
wickedness." WARS, B. 5, CHI. II & 81
Was this the reason why Titus made it
desolate? "Sir," said he, "they have so
often refused my profTers Of PARDON and
have preferred war TO peace, rebellion to
obedience, and famine TO plenty, am de-
termined to bury the cursed metropolis
under it's ruins, that the sun may never
more dart his beams on a city, where
mothers feed on the flesh Of their children.
ard the fathers, no less guilty than them
selves, choose TO drive them to such extrem-
tiles rather than lay down their arnls."-
WARS, B. 6. oh. 81 This needs no com
ment. 10 show that it qrds for {" the over
spreading Of abomination," that this city
was made desolate. There was probably
another reason, unknown 10 Titus, and this
was, that the pagan abomination should
oversnrc3d the Jews-that the "Gentlies
should tread them down forty and two
months" If more proof, on this point, Is
required, it is found, in the fact that the
grammatical construction of the sentence
forbids its relating TO Christ. A plain rule
of constituting language, think, is admit
ted to be, to make all relatives refer to the
last antecedent, unless the sentiment or
connection plainly shows TO the contrary
But as there is nothing here, which makes
the transgression of this rule necessary to
anv one who has not favorlte sentiment to
establish, must consider this point settled
till DISPUTED. 1t IS evident that he was to
live in the last week of the 20: for " re
shall confirm the covenant with many Tor
on. week. and in the midst Of the week,
(last of The 799 he shall cause the sacrifice
and oblatiou 10 cease" &c. This you ad-
nit, page 48 and 200. Therefore. if, as |
have shown, Titus was meant BY the pro-
nounhe, l think you must, and will, cheer
fully admit, that the 20 weeks did not end
with Chrisi's death, as stated, but with the
destruction Of Jerusalem.
! Thirdly, The manner in which ChrlS'
alludes to them.
nWhan ua iherefnre shall see the abOmIn-