Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-04

England, and I took passage; we was l3 days
at sea. The same day we got to Liverpool,
went to London in the cars, and the day arter
got there, went aboard an English vessel and
we sailed here to Genoa in l5 days. So you
see it's only about SO days since left my faith.
er's house, in Worcester; I've gone SO fast,
because God was on my side, and every thing
was overruled for the his servant and chosen
Prophet"
ayes, see; we'll now which way do you
GO"
81 want to 90 the quickest way to get TO Jer-
nsa'cm, only must go by the way of Rome
for it has been revealed to me as it was to Paul.
that must be prosecuted and suffer at Rome ;
she is the mother of harlo,s the Beast. the False
Prophet. satan's seat, and no Prophet of God can
60 there without persecution Il shall be there in
prison twenty days as has been revealed TO me,
and suffer great torments and torturcs, for which
| am prepared, and then God will come to de-
liver me from prison, as he did Peter an6 Sas,
and shall 90 on my way to jerusalem"
"Why, my friend, it seems to me that it they
are TO handle you so roughly in Rome, should
give them the slip, and go some other way"
"Oh no. am commanded to 60 to Rome, and
proclaim to the Pope that the day Of Gods judg,
men,s is come, and that in few weeks he will
be cast into the botiomless pitt"
"And what do YOU think his Holiness will
say to this interesting piece of intelligence ~
ale will order me to great torments but God
will deliver me-
well my friend, tell US something about the
state ofthings in jerusalem after you get there ="
"Well as was saying, don't want 20 detain
the Lord Jesus, nor keep him waiting for me,
so shall get on the ground as quick as possible.
Then shall keep holy fast of forty days
When this is done, the Lord Jesus will be re-
vealed from heaven, and set up his kingdom in
Jerusalem. Then the day of OF reckoning will
come for all the world. All creeds will be
burnt up, and Judgment taken on all Priests,
churches, and wicked men, and a little while
given them to repent, and If they don't do it,,
>"''Ss "hi uc JtWs VIII
all be gathered TO Jerusalem out of all nations
from whence they have been driven and all the
holy dead will be raised to live and reign with
Christ; | shall be his Prime Minister, and great
Prophet. This will last 365,0OO years, and
then the world will be burnt up, or burnt oucr,
and new world made out of the old one, and
we shall live on it for ever and ever, even TO all
eternity He'll VIII be in the centre of the earth
which is nothing but fire and melted lava. and
there they will be burned forever and ever, e.
ven to all eternity"
but do you really beliere all this my friend 7"
"Beliepe it! Why know it, for sail been
rerealed to me. and can't be mistaken"
but what if Jesus Christ don't come when
you have finished your fast ~
'Why, he uW come"
"Wcll: but II so strange a thing should hap
pen, as that he should not come, what would you
dol"
"Why you may Just as well ask me what if
there uas no Jesus Christ! But have stay
ed here too long already; was going right "a
way, but the captain told me must have pass
port, or the earthly powers would stop me |
wan, to go: make it out as quick as yon can
"You shall have it in an hour, friend.'
"And I'll pay for it now; what viii it cost!
I've got little money le't.'
ooh ldon't charge Prophets any thing for
passports, and will get the Governor and Pol.
ice and Papal consul to vesay your passport gra-
tbs, and you can go on board the steamer Virgil
this evening, and be of tor Rome without de.
lay"
"Well then, I'll stay here til it comes"
So the Prophet took OF his cap, and put it on
the floor by his side, aud taking out pocket bi-
bic, turned to the prophecies, to read by him.
SELF
All this scene thus far, seemed to me at the
time, the most ridiculous ever beheid but
when the first novelty had passed, aud saw the
poor deuded man turn 10 the bible. the blessed
revelation OF God, and con its sacred pages with
that intense gaze, with which no man looks but
an honest man, 1t was by tar the saddest sight
ever witnessed. thought of his friends, and
their entrea,es that he would stay at home in
the beautiful town ofhis birth, ard pass his days
peacefully; ! thought of the care that had worn
him thinner than shadow, in persuit ofa shade
and of the disappointment that awaited him
when he reached the holy spot where the Sa-
vior of men died, and on which doubt no more
than he, that he will stand again at his second
coming, while sat gazing on the poor victim
of deluson before me, and heard the involunta-