The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-27
Communicated
NOTED PROPHECY OF JESUS
CHRIST IN MENT,


Jerusalem shall be trodden down OF the
Gentiles until the times OF the Gentiles he
fulfilled" Luke, chspter 81, verse -.
Upwards Of 1900 years ago Til.
very significant, language was ut
tered by the adorable and adored Christ.
Is it true or false2 Let us see:
l. What is meant by Jerusalem being
trodden down by tho Gentiles? Ger
tainly its conquest by the Romans under
command Of Titus, the Roman general
and emperor; from that time it ha, re-
manned in the hands OF the Gentiles up to
this day.
2. What arc We TO understand TO DO
the meaning of the latter clause Of the
be fulfilled p The preaching of the gos-
pei to all nations must take place before
tho downtroddcn condition of tho Jews
will end and never before. Repentance
and remission Of sins should be preached
in His name Christ among oil nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. Luke, chapter
"a, verse AZ. Tho above 10 what under
stand to be tho unvarnished meaning Of
tho prophecy with minor considerations
which might be given. 1t will DO neces-
sary hero to say that Jerusalem was cap
tured by tho Romans in the sevcntie,h
| year OF the Christian era and forty years
after the ascension Of Christ.
3. Mas there been any opposition upon
tho part Of human agency to prevent the
fulfllment Of this prophecy 1t will be
remembered that Julian, the apostato
(cslied go because no bsckslid from the
Christian religion Roman Emperor who
! ascended the throne of his imperial great
ness in the year OF the Christian era SO
Every effort was put forth by him and hi
unworthy followers to render this proph
ecy falshood by attempting 10 rebulC
Jerusalam, the temple, and TO roinstate III,
jews in their once honorable and ancien
city. lie gave the work into the hands o
Alypius with immense sums Of money L
superintend and hasten tho work. Ally
Plus set about il in the mos
vigorous sense, Materials Of every
kind were provided a. tho empo
rors expense, So great WAS tho on,husi
asm Of the IHselites that their womor
took part in the work and in the laps o
their garments carried of tho earth whict
covered the ruins OF tho old temple.
Did the imperial greatness OF
Rome succeed in subverting tho truth ana
falhllment Of this prophecy How impo
tant are .he greatest things Of earth, wher
in msd-blindns" they butt up against III,
ruth Of the great God. Sudden earth
quakes and terrible whirlwinds swept til,
vorkmen away like chad, and horrible
, balls Of fire bursting forth from the grount
rendered the place inaccessible to the Ii
borers their tools were consumed by tn,
u flames and numbers Of them were des
Q ,royed.
I Z. What evidence have we for all thi
outside Of tho sayings Of Jesus7 w,
have in the first place, tho testimony o
the friends Of Julian and the enemies Of
, Christianity. Ammianus Marcellinu.
, the friend and compsnion-in-srm. o
: the emperor, says it was stopped ty 81
o psfnaiural results. Zeruch Davis, Jew
Z confessed that Julian was divinitus I'M
. Peditus-hindercd by God. Among ,h
friends Of Christ, who state the truth G
this matter, are 81. Ambrose and Ruilinu,
who lived and hourished at tho very tim
} whom this tran'pired. Many moro OF
both sides might be given. Since thu
limo no Jew has ever tried to rebuild @
7 occupy Jerusalem in tho sense Of Julia
and his purpose. Tho application come
. to this; in Christ ia true prophet. 2
: The prophecy has been completely fu
filed for more than 1900 years. Ord /,