The second Exodus; or Reflections on the prophecies of the last times - William Ettrick - Google Books

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DIGNATION upon that people, and their modern

state, are incapable of evasion -Ezekiel's pro-

phecy of the dry bones.-Its application to

modern Israel confirmed by other prophecies.

Israel's repentance and mourning, for their sin

in rejecting the true Messiah.-God's mercy

vindicated from obloquy in their restoration.

The second Exodus-or return of Israel from

their last captivity,-in the mystical Egypt,-

by a divine interposition in their favor.-Great

importance of this religious and political revo-

lution to the perfecting of the great plan of

human redemption.

The Jews though broken off through unbelief,

are still witnesses for God, -to the new world

now, as formerly to the old.-Difficulties in

the prophecy of the witnesses, not well ac-

counted for ;-a solution proposed.-They

must be distinct from each other, and nu-

merically Two-Must be perpetually in exist-

ence, and in their prophetic function for 1260

years. In disgrace and persecution,-be kill-

ed, continue in a singular state of death three

years and a half,—be raised to life in the sight,

and against the power of their enemies.

The faith and fortitude of the Martyrs not the

effect of enthusiastic ecstacy,-but of a rational

conviction of the truth of the gospel,and the

actual fulfilment of Christ's promises of spi-

ritual support.
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The prophecy of the MAN OF SIN ;-the obstruc-

tion in his way to be removed by time; —a set

time for his appearance, and duration.-He

is described as-a lawbreaker,-blasphemer,

and ANTICHRIST.

The expectation and dread of the coming of AN-

TICHRIST an alarm not wholly groundless,

as his actions have testified.-Prophetic Psalms

agreeing with the general prophecies of Anti-

christ and the sufferings and restoration of the

church-Popery the present obstacle to the

conversion of the Jews.-Its fall double,-a

gradual melting away by the heat of the gos

pel Sun, and a final destruction by an exemp-

Popish miracles proceed from the father of lies.-

His design, the support of falsehood and idol-

atry-Strong delusion, the natural effect and

the punishment of religious hypocrisy -God

speaks in an unknown tongue to apostates

Their covenant with death and hell -The

Popes will the authority of Scripture.-The

refuge of lies :-of no avail against the scourge

of God -The divine impartiality towards the

Popery as blind now to her judgment, as in time

past she has been to her sin, which drew it

down -Deceitful appearance of that religion

in the sight of Protestants -The ferocity of

her ancient spirit dormant, but not dead.-

Christ's commandment of love, opposed to

Antichrist's of cruelty and destruction -Union

with Popery fatal to the peace of mankind in

both worlds. A shelter prepared for the ser-

vants of Christ, when he desolates the anti-

christian world by the predestinated sword.

The attempt to support the falling thrones of the

antichristian apostacy unprosperous and im-

pious is contrary to the declared will, and

manifest designs of Providence,-and the les-

sons of painful experience.-The influence of

a perverse spirit-is the fulfilment of prophecy.

-The Scourge of Popery,-his commission,

-the execution conformable to the warrant,

-and now apparent.
336

Christ was a stone of stumbling on which the

Jews fell; he is now a rock falling on the

heads of apostate Christians to their destruc-

tion The Apostle's caution to the primitive.

Christians very needful to be attended to in

these days, lest by PHILANTHROPY and PHI-

LOSOPHY, falsely so called, many be beguiled.

of their religion and faith.
359

Attention to the prophecies, a duty incumbent

and expected of all Christians.-Every period

of the World's duration is concerned in them.

-The old Testament not obsolete, but still a

living word of God -The Prophets still speak

to these last times-and of events of importance

to all.-St Paul's and St John's prophecies of

Antichrist are transcripts from the ancient Pro-

phets, and to be elucidated by them.-TOPHET

ordained for the mystic king of prophetic Ba-

bylon.-Confirmation of this topic. 372

A DOUBLE FALL the prophetic doom of MYSTIC

BABYLON.-The first has taken place already,

and been of slow progress;-the second will

advance with more rapid strides.-Isaiah's

poetical picture of the descent of mock-majes-

ty into HADES.-A brief sketch of Popery, in

the day of its power-and in the day of its

Unreasonableness of unbelief in the ancient Jews:

-that of modern sceptics little less so.-A

continuation of miracles less convincing than

the evidences now afforded us. They are ca-

pable of being counterfeited by LYING WON-

DERS;-but ancient prophecy, now fulfilling,

is no counterfeit.-God challenges the world

to examine and judge of divine revelation, up-

on the evidence of the scripture prophecies.

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