The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-11-16

41st verse, " so shall it be in the end
of the world" The margin al reference
in both of these places is, " or the con-
summation of the age" This is taken
from Daniel, and it means the end Of
the political power of the Jewish nation
In Matt. 24 aud 20 verses read: "But
Immediately after the tribulation of
those days the sun shall be darkened
and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken" similar language was used
by Isaiah in foreielling the fall of
Babylon and Idumea; Isaiah 13; 10,
For the stars of heaven and the con-
stellatiOns thereof shall not give their
light the sun shall be darkened in his
going forth, and the moon shall not
cause her light to shine" In Isaiah
"a 4, and in Ezekiel 80; and s, you
will find expressions like these. 1t is
the language that was in use in the
East to repres ent the downfall of king
doms, nations, and exalted individuals.
Christ used it as the prophets did, to
tell of the tribulations at the siege and
after the fall of Jerusalem. Isaiah 10Th
chap. 1st verse, says: "Behold the
| Lord rideth upon an swift cloud and
shall come into Egypt" All that
Christ tells in the 24th chapter was to
take place in that generation. Plain
words cannot be evaded. We have
proof of this, in chapter Is; IS, "Ver-
lily l say unto you. there be some OF
them that stand here which shall in
no wise taste of death till they see the
son of man coming in his kingdom" "
Daniel foretells the doings of Titus the
Prince in last of 9th chapter, and in
| the 9th chapter he gets as far as the
establishment of the Christian Church
and the downfall of the political power
of the Jewish Church. This was the
end, the consummation of the age"
1 have shown that the words used
by Jesus, in Matthew, 9th chap, Goth
verse, ARE only similar to words used by
Isaiah foretelling the fall of Babylon
and Idumea. The 30th verse is sup
posed to allude to something farther
i'll the future. But we have express
ions equal to it in Mark, that was to
take place while some of his audience
were still alive. Mark 8; l: "And he
said unto them, verify 1 say unto you,
that there be some of them that stand
here which shall not taste of death
till they have seen the kingdom OF
God come with power" 3lst verse OF
Matt. 24, may be considered harder to
explain: And he shall send his
angels with great sound of trumpet;
and they shall gather together his elect
| from the four winds, from one end OF
the heaven to the other" If this
means he will send his angels to col
lect the souls of the elect, it will be
true when there is any loss of life; ii
may allude to the safety of the elect
that were alive at the destruction Of
jerusalem, as it is said not one Christ
ian suffered death. The great burden
of prophecy was for the Jews. Christ
wept over them; His blood was to be
OH them and on their children. They
have been terribly punished by almost
every nation where they have lived
in addition to that great tribulatior
when their Temple and city were de
stroyed by Titus and his soldiers.
The second coming of Christ may
be his presence" in the Roman army
and in his kingdom that was to be Sc
up. The end of the world may meal
the end of the splendor and authority
of the Jewish Church and people
The second coming of Christ to destroy
the christian world is no longer new
testamen doctrine. "I go to prepar
a place for you," is the promise left t.
Christians. w.
Nov. 13, 1882.