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But the Jews who shall not be
willing 10 return 10 their land shall
suffer with che nations Of the earth.
rye that fonake the Lord, that for
get my holy Fountain, that prepare
a table for God and that furnish
drink Offering usto Meni, Therefore
will / number you 10 the sword and
We shall all bow down 10 the slaugh-
ter because when called, We did
not answer: when | spake, We did
nst hear.o lis. So: IL, RI
TIE idea conveyed Is csearIy this:
When God commences 20 move
upon the Jews TO gather, onY few
will obey the call. These ''ths elect
oneso will gather and enjoy nome
temporal blessings, while those Who
remain in exile will suffer with the
nations Of the earth in the las.
plaques.
The gathering Of this "seed" or
remnant shall evidently take place
gradually; for we read: depart ye,
depart ye, go ye out from thence,
touch no unclean thing, 20 ye out Of
the midst Of her; be clean that bear
the vessels of the Lord. For We
shall not 20 out with haste, nor 20
by flight" lis. 50: IL, l2.)
The Jews will thus be gathered In
the Holy Land through the power
Of God moving them. Their con-
version to Christ will take place
after much tribulation and also upon
the appearance OF Christ as their De-
liverer.
Zechariah, ch. xii, l. and Is, de-
scribes this event most graphically:
SIN that day will make Jerusalem
Cumbersome stone for all people.
There are materials enough 10 make
Jerusalem the central point OF
another Oriental question, at any
timel. All that burden themselves
with 1t shall be cut TO pieces
and 1t shall come to pass in
that day, that | will seek 10 destroy
all the nations that come against
Jerusalem And / will pour upon
the house Of David, and upon the
inhabitants of jerusalem the spirit
of grace and Of supplications: and
they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn
FOR him, as one mourneth for his
only son, and shall be IN bitterness
for him as one that Is in bitterness
for his firstbOrn. In that day shall
there be a great mourning in Jeru-
I salem. And
II shall come 10 pass in that day,
saith the Lord Of hosts, that
| Will cut off the names
Of the idols out Of the land, and they
shall no more be remembered; and
also will | cause the prophets and
the unclean spirits TO pass out Of the
land'' trefers 10 the priests Of the
world that now are defiling Palestine
with their false teachings and idola-
trous rites.
Then Christ shall appear in His
body that once was crucified, for We
read: "And one shall say unto Him:
What are these wounds in thine
hands? Then He shall answer,
! Those with which ] was wounded
In the house Of my friends" rs: 8. J
This appearance is probably not a
! public one. and seems TO be prepar-
atOry 10 n later and public manifes-
tation Of power, for we read again:
"Behold the day Of the Lord COM
eth, and thy spoil shall be divided
in the midst OF thee. For / shall
gather all nations against Jerusalem
TO battle, and the city shall be taken,
and the houses rified, and the womer
ravished; and half Of the city shall
go forth into captivity, and the resi-
due Of the people shall not be cut of
from the city. Then shall the Lord
90 forth and fight against those ma
lions, as when He fought in the day
Of battle. And His feet shall stand
in that day upon the Mount Of
Olives. And the Lord
shall be king over all the earth: in
that day there shall be one Lord,
aud His name one" Zach. II: I-9.
The prophet has here in substance
said, that the gathering Of the Jews
Will cause political difficulties
among the nations. Wars will fol.
low. These will bring the Jews to
humble themselves tefore God and
pray for dellverance. They will
turn their thoughts upon their prom
iseu Messiah. Christ will appear
anu give some instructions. But
the wars will still continue, until
the peoble are brought 10 utter des-
pair. Now, In this extreme dis
tres, Christ appears in His majesty
and power. First, then, the Jews
will accept Him ar their Messiah,
and acknowledge Him as their
King.
This is all about the conversion of
the Jews, who shall be gathered TO
Palestine. The conversion Of those
who at that time will still be in ex-
lie among the nations Of the earth
viii, IL seems, be effected by
the preaching Of the gospel by
some o. their brethren who have
been converted in Palestine
aud who have there accepted Him.
For God says, through Isaiah: 81
will send those that escape of them
unto the nations, TO Tarshish, Pull,
and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tu-
bal and Javan, 20 the isles afar of,
that have not heard my fame, neither
have seen my glory; and they shall
declare my glory among the Gen
tiles. And they shall bring all your
brethren for an offering unto the
Lord out Of all nations upon horses,
and in chariOts, aud in litters and
upon mules and upon swift beasts,
TO MY holy mountain, Jerusalem,
saith the Lord" Isaiah So: 10, col
Thus far we see that the gathering
OF Judah will be the work Of the
Lord, not through the preaching of
the everlasting Gospel, but by ether
agencies Their conversion will
take place after much suffering and
through the appearance Of Christ Ina
power, and the conversion Of those
that shall gather TO Palestine will be
the means Of converting those who
are at that time scattered abroad.
TO be conunaedI