The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-02-08
s,GNs nr WYE TIME"
!, Relation ~ the s"c"nd coming w WV
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ruiz rnOpUFrIFs C0N"FRN'Mf I'VE JEW
Whoever haa read the Bible care
fully must have haen struck with the
fact that more than one ha'f OF the
book relates particularly " the jews
and that the great burden OF un'N'
filed prophecy ip the restoration o'
tho low to hia own land 1t 10 not
to he understood that each and every
individual If this chosen rRre ~ w
he regatheroh there, but that me ''-
establishment Of the national N'hR
dom shall take place upon the ao'
ot ,hoir fathers land. IN EoAaI
unve,umonta Aoallngs with the
wu,lJ the history Of Israel . the
.on,e, og nll human history INC
,honcrnl;" kingdom was gwen ~
,hem hut ri the capture 81 '"'''H-
lem wv Nphuchnlnez2ar, Vt wa9 taken
nwuv and while after soy"n'Y Years
,hol returned to their land. yet IN"
l,,,,,l,n vaa N, rpatOrel to them
| Several hundred years later owing 10
,ieir rejection Of the Messiah, they
were dp,poraed aud scattered amongN
all nations. For 1900 years they
they have been n people WITHOUT NJ"
tiona government, without ana no 'A'
capital. with 30 central Fal'yng
no;nt o,thor secular or religious, nyd
although dwelling with the nstl9ns,
eve, loyal citizens OF the country Of
their adopaon, they nave still pre-
served their unity. Other nations
have fallen under the lnt'eS'hIs law
of degeneracg, but the jew has ont
lived the conuuerer o! his country
Never. was he stronger, more vlr'le
active and aggressive than today
while the decendants OF the pronc
monarchs who crushed his lando nr'
objects OF pity and contempt Goo
amid "Ibe children Of lsreol shal
abide many days without a prince
and go they have. Suffering IN
told persecution, outraged, robbed
slain; mutlated. plundered, yet eH
iat,e,g still sud waiting for TIE fu|
Gllment Of the prophecies. Trnl
tie world has NO parallel to the his
tory Of the Hebrew race, To-da
their once glorious land D es heneat
the feet Of the unboieving tfen'll
Their5scrrptures, which to them wei
- more precious than silver or gold, N
also the possession Of the Gentl|e
D. Their city once the beauty of IT,
whole :eartll, is now crushed heneat
H. the heel Of the False Prophet "
G. Messiah. once the Hope Of Israel
, is now the Christians joy, The NJ
he ton although scattered, ia still sepa
ate. for God said, Thy people sha
n dwell alone, ard shall not be reckone
20 among the nations Nam. 23o \
,e matter where they dwell, they are stl
known as Jews. and havs no settle
= country, for God said, "Ihe Lon
So shall scatter thee among all the PEI
ple,' Duet. 2S-G4, They are o.
pressed and have been crushed
t. fulflIment Of the prophecy. #Tac
shalt be eprtsssedf Duet. 2S:3
IN and no matter how great this pc
secution was, yet they were never
be hlotted out, nor kept&rosn aga
y being a nation. Their identity
ever the same. go where you VIII, Il
~ face Of a Jew ,s know to all me
oh Wonderful IA Gods dealings WI
this race has besn, even m )re wo
80 derful shall their future be. i
:. saith the Lord. Il will make you
name and n praise among all pc
pie" There is nothing clearer
III prophecy than that after "a
ny period Of exile and OF being do'
trodden by tie Gentiles, the chos
Drt race will once again return to tn
nd own land. and Jerusalem to be
bull, on a grander scale, and
theocratic kingdom to be restor
- In Psi. 1O2l6 we read When
81 Lord shall build mp Iioa, He 81
appear in his glory In these wo
go we have the restoration of the Je
re- to their own land intimately rs
ciated with the return of our Bees
Lord. The two events are v
ieh rloselv connected when we see