The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-03-02
Revealed Theology.
The Coming Forty Years War be-
tween the jews and Gentiles,
illustration of Two Beautiful Par
ablcS.

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During the last meeting of the Press
Association in the city Of Nashville,
We heard Col. A. J Kellar, Of the Mem
phis Avalanche, deliver an interesting
Grafton. In answer to the question,
What is it that gives power TO the
urcss? @ said there were two things
without which, he conceived, the press
couId never achieve marked influence
These were, Integrity Of thought, and
an earnest, broad sympathy with the
people.
In every ace Of the world noble men
have lived whose hearts were filled with
solicitule for the welfare Of their conn
trymen, and whose conduct was con.
trolled by the same principles which, it
is Insisted, arc necessary to give power
to the press.
The case Of the prophet Micah is an
Illustration Of this, Realizing the sor.
rows in store for his c%ountrymcn, he
exclaimed addressing Jehovah:
Feed thy people W ith thy rod. the flock
of thine heritage. which dwell solidarity in
the wood: let them feed in Baslan
aud Giiead, us in the days of Old"
In answer to this petition, the Lord
said:
.'Accordtng 10 the days of thy canning ont Of
he iord Of hy1h. will | show unto Israel
marvellous things.
The nations slmll see and he confound-
ed at all ~lsrucl'S might: they shall lay
their hand upon their mouth, their ears
shall he deaf.
They shall lick the dust like 4 serpent.
and they shall move out of their holes like
worms of the earth they shall lie afraid
! of the Lord. the God OF Israel, and fear be-
cause of thee"
This promise, which comfortcd the
heart Of Micah, is yet TO be fulfilled.
The writings Of the prophets abound
with descriptions Of the great events
which will happen upon the commence
ment Of this war. The l4th chapter
of Zechariah and the 3Sth and Both
chapters of Ezckiclegive an account OF
the first great battle, which is to he
fought in the vicinity of Jerusalem
While the Jews are struggling dcsper
ately against overwhelming numbers,
Christ suddenly appears upon the
Mount of Olives, and goes forth to
ight against their enemies. Great
plaques are visited upon them, conster
nation seizes them, and only one-sixtl
Of their vast army escapes destruction
This is n w~ondrous victory for 'hc Is,
raelitcs, who spend sever months bury
ing the dead "that they may cleanse
the land"
After the battle, Jesus assemblies thu
elders Of Judah, and they "look upon
him whom they have pierced" Anc
one SAYS unto him, "What are ties,
wounds in thine hands?' and he an
swers, Those with which | wa
wounded in The hou2c Of my friends
Then there is great mourning in Jeru
salem. Jesus says, 1T is my people,
and they respond, "TAe Lord is IN!
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The reader should remember that tn
. Jcwsa are divided by the Scriptures int
, two classes, denominated "tiie llous
, Of JUDAH" and "thc House Of Iara
81 :" the latter cGmprehculjng the "tcI
tribes which were not in Judea we
, Christ was crucige,i.
, Now, as the prophet tells us tina
; "the Lord shall save the tents Of JuiaI
first it follows that it is the tribe &
judah whith VIII b. inhabitng the Lane
-, of Jnlea when Christ r~ctnrus, the trih
h of Judah which fight, the great la.tl
S aforementioned, and the tribe Of Ju
G dab which recognizes and acknowl
u edges Jesus Of Nazareth" as kin.
4 of the Jews"
D The position Of Christ at this time i
II like that of David when he dwell il
. Hebron and was king Of Judah only
Here, then, is the humbl1 Nazarcn,
). the righttul heir to the throne OF 1srae.
: acknowledged by his natural born sub
G jects, the descendants of the tribe tia
ciucitied him, as the Monarch Of u It'll
kingdom about the size OF Greece o
, Belgium. But how wondrous is it
power! and how (orcibly does it illus
+ lrate two beautiful parallels, spoken b.
! the SAVIOR himself. Said he:
= Unto what is the kingdom of God like
! and wlIcreumto shall | assemble it? 1T i
like Il grain of mustard seed. which Il ma
tooA anu Gust lhto MS GurNcI' anu IL grew
and waXed a great tree, and the fowls o
the air lodged in the branches of it.
'And again he said. WlIcreunto shall
likel, the Kingdom OF God? 1t is liz,
{ leaven, which "A woman took and hid il
: three measures of meal, till the whole wa
leayened.''
/ This little kingdom, in comparison
2 with the great Kingdoms of the earth
is indeed like a grain Of mustard seed
But it is to grow and wax a great tree
Christ will make war upon all nations
overthrow their governments, suhju
gate their people, "bind their king:
with chains and their mobiles with fet