Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-01

Tha first straight line represents the history of
Israel up to the time of Christ The first per-
pendiculsr ioe following the ascen,ion OF Christ
into heaven; the second tho pouring out of the
Ho Ghost on the day Of Pentecost and the in
su ,uraloo Of inc Christian age. The frat
square &c Is the Ch:iatisn dispensstion, 'the
acceptable year OF the Lord" the age in which
We live, during which IslasI, though preserved
IS nation is set aside of tod, and Jerusalem
"tro1dan down of the Gentl"s until the (these]
times of the Gentes be iuIfl.d." When this
divine economy is brought 10 q close land
| it hss already extended through q longer period
by several centuries than any pre1iou dispsnss
tion) Christ will descend from heaven, resurrect
his areepng saints aid translate the living ones
then will many seek 10 enter in and shall NOT
be sble when once the n sster OF the HOUSE shall
rise up and shuI to the door, { This is the even.
looked for by some this year The horizontal
line mex. fJIIo "iug denotes the day tf ven.
gear CO OF our God" DUNG which iniquity will
abouud, and f. uis es, pesliences, wars aud ri.
mors OF wars will become univer. al, while Was
OF wIslh Will ce poured GU. from 81 outr. geo
| heaven at tits period tho Jews are supposed
| to be IN their owe land, when the miLu.e de-
| scrptica in the 9th pnd 25th chapters of MAJ
thew and various places in the Old Testament
| OF lsraeps time of trouble and the tribulstions
| upon the world in gsnaral will be fulfilled.
When the mystery OF iufquityn shall be fully
ripe and attse darkest hour Of lsrsePs history
| ball their previously re- ec!ed Messiah appear
| resurrected and translated ut His ftst com
ing, and Igbt against the nalous which will
| then be airayed against Jerusalem :" tie world
| will then bs purxed OF all iuqlt y, and the
hi esslsnic reign inaugursted. ThuseC md squ,,e
| (m) repres eals the MiI!euium-lhai glorious age
| sighed for BY prophets and poets-waun the
word OF the Lord shall cover the earth SIS the
waters cover the sea-" when man shall beat
! their swords ioto pl' ugh shares and their pesrs
! into pruning hooks" aud learn war no more :"
| the uurstion OF human life will then be SO
| loag ss thst of the ant9di!uvians. Nssish lxy.)
When the thousand years are finished We are
| told (Rev. Xxx !hs. Satan will be oosed from
his prison Tor little season (rapressnlei by lne
| short line following tho sooond eausre) and the
| eatLh will once more become corrupt, VII ca will
be terminated by tina destruction Of all the un.
| gcdlg hosts and followed by the general judy
| Iens In which tho sea gives up its dead and the
| great white throne appears. The brace or char
| actor at the end of tho diagram indicates eter-
| nlIy wnen the now heavens and earth appear
and the New jerusalem will come down from
God, Gs described in the latter part of the book
of Revelation.
Ofccu7se only Oh ou!li2e Of thu theories ad-
| Vsnced has baen attempted in the foregoing, as
thore are scores of prophecies in the scriptures.
tco numerous 10 mention, which will be fulfilled,
j! is supposed, during the various epochs whica
it is believed will follow this