The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-05-28


the interpreted prophecy-remsrkab'e be
cause it shows how utterly improbable
the existing state Of things was to the in.
terpre'er seven years ago-is the mistake
into which he fell in ascertaning the com.
batants. That lie should have supposed
the invading power to be Russin, and the
party invaded the United States is, Indeed
not very strange, assuming the text to he
tquivocal in its indications; but that be
should have done so, according to his
own showing-the citations Of his own
book, in spite Of the clear, literal descrip.
ton Of the parties contained therein-is
singular indeed. We close this brief an
alysis Of topic which has, of late, excited
considerable quiet interest, by colla,;ng a
few Of the striking passages just alluded
to, with the remark that Mr.. Badw
had the patriotic daring to lecture on this
subject to al audience Of Lincoln soldiers
at Nashville, recently, correcting his hon
est misapprehension, and giving to the
passages in question their full and obvi.
Gus Significance
First, rs TO the party assailed. The
prophet Ezekial, after saving that there
shall be sea on the East side of the
land, and great sea on the West, thus
proceeds : "This shall he the border
whereby ye shall inherit the land accor.
ding to the t,oelre tribes of Isreal :" (he
is speaking Of the spiritual Israel Of the
future "Joseph shall have tpo 7,or
Hons." Says Mr. Baldwin. Joseph Law.
ing two portions would, of course, make
thirteen tribes or States ;" Of course it
would, but if the United States had been
hereby intended, thirteen would not have
been the correc. figure. The Conseder.
ate States are just tAirtea number
given. The parties assaiIed are further
described in the accounts given Of the in.
vEder and the battle, some Of which we
append without further comment. The
italics, Of course, are ours:
Thus, said the Lord God, Behold
I'm sgains. thee, o Cog. the chief prince
If Meshech and Tubsl and will turn
hes back and put hooks in thy jaws"
"And / will bring thee forth, and all
hine army, horses and horssmen, all Of
hem clothed with all sorts of armor,
wen a great company. with ouckIer. and
hields, all Of .hem haudling swords"
And thou shalt come from thy place
'ut Of the North parts, thou and many
people with thee, all Of them riding upon
horses, great company and mighty
rrmy."
"Gomer, aud all his bands, the house
Of Togarmah, Of the Northsquarters, and
all his bands and many people with
thee"
Thou shalt ascend aud come like q
storm, thou sl.alt be like cloud to cover
the land, thou and all thy bands, and
many people with thee"
"Thus saith the Lord God, it ,hall Also
come to pass, that At tho same time shall
things come into thy mind, and thou
shsl. think an evil thought, and thou
sha!t say, l will 60 up to tie land of ua
,called villages I piH 90 to them that
are at rest, all Of them dwelling ,citAout
calls, and haring neither bars nor gates,
to take spoil and TO take a prey ; 10
turn their hands upon the dssols,e places
that are now Inhabited, and upon the
people that are gathered out ofhe ma
lions, which have gotten cattle and goods,
that dwell in the midst OF the land"
"Tberefore, son Of man, prophesy and
say unto Cog Thus saith the Lord God;
in that day when my people of Israel
dweH safely shalt thou not know it,"
"And l will bring thee agains. my
land, that the heather may know me,
when ! shall he sancsifed in thee, o Cog,
before their eyes,"
"And it shall come to pass, at .he
same time when Cog shall come agains.
the land Of Israel, with the Lord God,
that my fury shall come up in my face,
for in my jealousy and the Are of my
wrath have | spoken"
Surely in that day there shall be
great shaking in the land Of Israel, so
that the fishes Of the sea, and the fowls
Of Heaven, and the beasts Of the field,
and all creeping things that creep upon
the face Of the earth and all the men
that are upon tue face of the earth, shall
shake at my presence, and the mountains
shall be thrown down, and the steep pla.
ess sha all fall, and every wall shall fall TO
the ground"
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