The state of Jerusalem and every wandering son of Abraham bears unequivocal testimony to the authenticity and truthfulness of that word which declared, eighteen hundred years ago, that Jerusalem should be trodden down of the gentiles, and the Jews remain a dispersed, though separate people, on the face of all the earth, until the times of the gentiles be fulfilled. Surely the Book in which these things were so circumstantially described hundreds of years before they took place, must be of divine origin. Hence our faith does not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

But prophecy is also the instrumentality of salvation. The preaching of the gospel is termed prophesying, because it is no more than a proclamation of fulfilled prophecy in the first advent of the Son of God for the redemption of man; and of unfulfilled prophecy to be accomplished at his second advent when the mystery of God shall be finished, and he shall give reward unto his saints, and them that fear his name, both small and great. Thus Paul in describing his ministry says, "Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, wit nessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the gentiles." The gospel was contained in the first prophecy which, in the bosom of fallen man, inspired the hope of redemption from sin and death, through the suffering seed of the woman, destined to bruise the serpent's head. The gospel was preached to Abraham in the prophetical promise, " In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." And again to David in the promise of a son to sit upon his throne, with whom his kingdom should be established for ever. These primary revelations of the divine purpose

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are the nucleus of all the prophecies, and the sum and substance of the gospel of Christ, which is the power of God and the wisdom of God unto the salvation of every one that believeth. These truths as unfolded in the scriptures enlighten the mind and sanctify the heart. They show man his depravity and danger, and point out the only way of salvation. Therefore despise not prophesying, for it is the channel of pardoning mercy, strengthening grace, and purifying hope.

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Again, prophecy is a vehicle of solemn warning to man that he may flee from the wrath to come and find refuge in the ark of salvation. The destruction of the antediluvian world was the subject of prophecy. Gen. vi. 3, may be rendered thus, " And God said, My Spirit shall not pass sentence on man unwarned; because he is flesh; therefore his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." And "by faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith." Heb. xi. 7. The world heeded not the prophetical warning and perished. Attending to the warning of our blessed Lord concerning the destruction of Jerusalem the Christians watched the opportunity and fled from the devoted city, and escaped the direful calamities which fell upon the unbelieving Jews. And throughout the scriptures there is a general tenor of prophetical warning, designed to awaken man to a sense of his danger as a sinner, and induce him to seek an interest in Christ. In the epistles we are solemnly warned against the rise of Anti-Christ-of perilous times-of false prophets-and of scoffers who should deny the coming of our Lord. Surely it is our duty to give heed to the warning, and avoid the delusions of the last days. "Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these

The state of Jerusalem and every wandering son of Abraham bears unequivocal testimony to the authenticity and truthfulness of that word which declared, eighteen hundred years ago, that Jerusalem should be trodden down of the gentiles, and the Jews remain a dispersed, though separate people, on the face of all the earth, until the times of the gentiles be fulfilled. Surely the Book in which these things were so circumstantially described hundreds of years before they took place, must be of divine origin. Hence our faith does not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

But prophecy is also the instrumentality of salvation. The preaching of the gospel is termed prophesying, because it is no more than a proclamation of fulfilled prophecy in the first advent of the Son of God for the redemption of man; and of unfulfilled prophecy to be accomplished at his second advent when the mystery of God shall be finished, and he shall give reward unto his saints, and them that fear his name, both small and great. Thus Paul in describing his ministry says, "Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, wit nessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the gentiles." The gospel was contained in the first prophecy which, in the bosom of fallen man, inspired the hope of redemption from sin and death, through the suffering seed of the woman, destined to bruise the serpent's head. The gospel was preached to Abraham in the prophetical promise, "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." And again to David in the promise of a son to sit upon his throne, with whom his kingdom should be established for ever. These primary revelations of the divine purpose

are the nucleus of all the prophecies, and the sum and substance of the gospel of Christ, which is the power of God and the wisdom of God unto the salvation of every one that believeth. These truths as unfolded in the scriptures enlighten the mind and sanctify the heart. They show man his depravity and danger, and point out the only way of salvation. Therefore despise not prophesying, for it is the channel of pardoning mercy, strengthening grace, and purifying hope.

Again, prophecy is a vehicle of solemn warning to man that he may flee from the wrath to come and find refuge in the ark of salvation. The destruction of the antediluvian world was the subject of prophecy. Gen. vi. 3, may be rendered thus, "And God said, My Spirit shall not pass sentence on man unwarned; because he is flesh; therefore his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." And "by faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith." Heb. xi. 7. The world heeded not the prophetical warning and perished. Attending to the warning of our blessed Lord concerning the destruction of Jerusalem the Christians watched the opportunity and fled from the devoted city, and escaped the direful calamities which fell upon the unbelieving Jews. And throughout the scriptures there is a general tenor of prophetical warning, designed to awaken man to a sense of his danger as a sinner, and induce him to seek an interest in Christ. In the epistles we are solemnly warned against the rise of Anti-Christ-of perilous times of false prophets-and of scoffers who should deny the coming of our Lord. Surely it is our duty to give heed to the warning, and avoid the delusions of the last days. "Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these

The state of Jerusalem and every wandering son of Abraham bears unequivocal testimony to the authenticity and truthfulness of that word which declared, eighteen hundred years ago, that Jerusalem should be trodden down of the gentiles, and the Jews remain a dispersed, though separate people, on the face of all the earth, until the times of the gentiles be fulfilled. Surely the Book in which these things were so circumstantially described hundreds of years before they took place, must be of divine origin. Hence our faith does not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

But prophecy is also the instrumentality of salvation. The preaching of the gospel is termed prophesying, because it is no more than a proclamation of fulfilled prophecy in the first advent of the Son of God for the redemption of man; and of unfulfilled prophecy to be accomplished at his second advent when the mystery of God shall be finished, and he shall give reward unto his saints, and them that fear his name, both small and great. Thus Paul in describing his ministry says, " Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, wit nessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the gentiles." The gospel was contained in the first prophecy which, in the bosom of fallen man, inspired the hope of redemption from sin and death, through the suffering seed of the woman, destined to bruise the serpent's head. The gospel was preached to Abraham in the prophetical promise," In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." And again to David in the promise of a son to sit upon his throne, with whom his kingdom should be established for ever. These primary revelations of the divine purpose