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for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. m Let every thing that hath breath, praise Jehovah. Hallelujah. n

m Psalm, cxlviii. 11, 12, 13. n Psalm, cl. 6.

CHAP. XI.

The Universal Kingdom of Christ on earth, in

the Millenium.

AND it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the na. tions, and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. a And Jehovah shall be king over all the earth in that day shall there be one Jehovah, and his name one. b With righteousness shall he judge the poor, and re

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prove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid and the calf, and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed, their young ones shall lie down together the lion shall eat straw like the ox. sucking child shall play upon the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice den, They shall not hurt nor destroy, in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek, and his rest shall be glorious. c And he shall speak peace unto the heathen; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. d

I saw in the night visions, and behold one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations and languages, should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his

c Isa xi. 410. d Zęch, ix. 10.

kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. e The saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever. f And the kingdom & dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. g

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Chirst, and he shall reiga forever and ever. In his days shall the righteous flourish and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. i And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; prayer also shall be made for (or to) him continually, and daily shall he be praised. j His same shall be continued as long as the sun : men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed. k And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. I

e Dan. vii. 13, 14. f Dan. vii. 18. g Dan. vii. 27. Rev. xi. 15. Psalm, lxxii. 7-11 j Psalm, lxxii. 15. k Psalm, lxxij, 17. / St. Luke, iii. 6.

Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. Jehovah shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion; rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing (or liberal) in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness; from (or as) the womb of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth, m (or births.) Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. n

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth. and meekness, and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wicked. ness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. o

Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And he hath on his vesture, and on

m Psalm, cx. 1, 2, 3. n Psalm, ii. 7, 8, 9. o Psalm, xlv. 3-7. - St. Luke, xix. 38,

his thigh, a name written, KING OF KINGS, and LORD OF LORDS. Į

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with

one consent. r

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and rejoice in my people and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; For the child shall die an hundred years old, but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. And they shall build houses, & inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, & eat the fruit of them. They shall not build & another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat for as the days of a tree, are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer; and whiles they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock and dust shall g Rev. xix. 16. r Zeph, iii, 8, 9.

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