Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-13
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T'he Restoration Of Israel.

We hsrc shown that Israel is to be gathered
again as nation at Jerusalem, have mentions
cd few CT the blessings that arc to BIO sent
upon them. and will DOW attempt to place the
lima where it belongs il the line of thought
that 70 have eadeavored to picture 10 our
papers upon Tho Ages to Come" When The
world WIS created and man placed 10 it,
everything YVES 10 complete subsection to him;
disease sud death we're urknowr; tho earth
brought forth sbuudautly of all its fruits and
psrft teton was tho order of everything. But
sin entered and all this vas reversed; disease
Eud death followed. and from that time forth
all creation has grcared and travelled 10 pain
together.
Wien tic glory Of Israel is manifested and
taius and the hills shall break forth beftr, you in.
to singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap
their hands. Instead of ths thorn shall come
up tbs fir ;rco. and instead of the brer shall
coue W the pyrl!o tree" Also, The viii.
dsr6css aad solitary placs shall b., glad fox
them; and he dessrt aaal reioico aud blossom
aS tee rcso."
10 Matthew 10: IS. VIC have, I'm the re-.
etnsraiio2, when the Son Of man shall s. ia
the throne Of lis glory, Sc also shall sit upon
twelve thrones. judging tic twelve tribes Of
Israel"
In Daniel s: II wo have, And there was
given him dominion, and glory, and kingdom,
tina. ali people, nations, and languages should
serve him : his dominion il an everlasting do
minioa, which shall not pass away, and his
kingdom that which shall not be destroyed"
| Now this is shown to Daniel as about to hap.
pen alter the destruction of the Gentle powers.
1t IS the same thing Of which Gabriel spoke
10 Mary, He shall he great. and shall be
called the Son OF the Highest and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of bis faith
or David :: and he shall reign over the house of
Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there ehs
bo no end. y Acts : 80 aud 80.
The period then is after the Gentle powers
ere destroyed; at the time of tho "regenera-
tiou, when The shall send Jesus Christ. which
before was preached unto you whom the
heavens must receive un!il the times of resti-
luton OF all things, which God hath spoken by
the mou!h of all bis holy prophets sluca tho
world began" Acts 3 20 and 81.
We have then the authority, not only Of the
New Testament scriptures, but of oil his holy
prophets siroo the world began" to establish
the Restoration of Israel at the time Of tho
Messlanc Kingdom, at tho time ct the re,
generation ct THE times of restitution OF all
things" Nothing can be palmer.
No" let lis lock at the Oh chapter of Daniel,
where the seventy weeks are determined for
Israel. The entire chapter is taken up With the
Jews and Jerusalem, ADD the inspired writer,
oae oil the most hooored aad loved Of God s
sGtvsnts. takes great interest in their destiny.
We fad him seesiag God, to kGow aad under.
staEG what lie had revealed concerning His
people. lie was aware that seventy years were
10 be accomplished in the desolations of JeIu-
salem, not because he had seen the prophecy
fulfilled, cut because he understood by books "
Lilo had read what God had said through Ills
/ prophet Jeremiah and believed This is the
true aud oDl7 way to understand prophecy. lie
, saw clearly from jeremiah that Babylon onca
o7orthgown His people would be permitted to
return to theif loved city. Tho effact it had on
him was to draw him near to God 10 prayer and
supple illcas, ard o)Dfessing his sins and the
sins Of bis peoples, ask God to turn away His
anger and fury from Jerusalem and from His
holy mcua!ai1, aad CAUSE His face to shine up,
on His sanctuary.
Ills prayer Was heard. and the answer came
Tar llchcr end fuller than even Daniel had
dreamed Of!
The 24:f verse reads, Seventy weeks are
determined UPON Thy people aud upon thy holy
city, to fash tho traasgression; aud to make a.
ehd OF Sins, and to make reconciliation for mi.
qulty, and to bring 10 Observation-Disclosures
AID 10 seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
an2lo; tie Most Holy"
This period OF seventy weeks is especially de
ll2ed ln cennsxlon with lsraers foil restoration.
Ii pot en'2 ircudts tho return from tic Baby.
llr!sh captivity, but embraces all the grand
eVaaia that have aod are yet to happen to this
khok f,yos 70 C,iI J..
Chris, their Messiah, shall ST! upon tbs tbro5o
Of lis father David.
10 verse "a We have the general statement.
and the details of tho weeks to follow, Seventy
wee a Gro determined" nothing more nor less,
Know therefore verse 25 and understand
that from the going forth Of the commandment
TO restore and to build Jerusalem unto the
Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and
tfrcescore aad two weeks: the street shall be
quilt again, and the wall, oven 10 troubIous
times"
Notlce Frat, that tho seventy weeks begin
from the commandment to restore ard to build
Jerusalem. and second, that it shall be seven
weeks" ard "threoscoro and two weeks'-two
olstlnol and separate spsces of ine-making ia
all sixty zinc weeks.
1t 10 not Cur purpose to take up the areu
mept to prove that tho "sevarty weeks" mean
| "Et NJ VI geSlSt tuSt IS . C0u0tl0R from the
gol0g torth CT the commandment issued by
Artexslxss LoDgonanus 10 the month Nisan,
twentieth year Of said King, 446 B. c., add
allowing 40 years lsaVen weeks for the restor-
ing end building Of jerusalem, and 434 years
sixty two weeks from that period to the cru.
cihxlon, making 10 all 4S3 years, or sixty nine
Wreks; but We desire to chow that the last week
lseVentietb] has not yet been fulfilled.
Il vii! be noticed that this week is severed, set
sSloe, rs 1t We're. from the seventy, and is made
especially distinct and separate period.
la the 2G;h verso VS. read, And the people
OF the pflcoa that shall come shall destroy the
city aod tbs sac.uary; aud the cad thereof shall
| % Rlth Hood, and unto the end of tho war
dssoatcns are determined"
There vas partial ful6lment of this proph
! ecy in the destruction of tue city by the Re-.
mans after tho days of Chris, but that destruc,
ton was BY the people of tho prince that shall
come" not BY the 'prioco."
Ibis proves clearly that the "pripcs" has
| lot yet made bis appearance, and 10 the next