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Book of the Future Part 2 Written by David Berg (http://www.davidberg.org/) March 1983 © The Family International Scanned from Andrés Nueva Vida’s personal book with individual notes from the owner. Edited by audioactivated.net. March 2013

INDEX OF BOOK OF THE FUTURE 2

MAIN ENDTIME EVENTS SCRIPTURAL BASIS 1. PROPHECY 2. THE LAST DAYS 3. SIGNS OF THE END 4. THE ANTICHRIST’S RISE AND REIGN 5. THE TRIBULATION 6. THE ATOM WAR 7. THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS 8. THE WEDDING SUPPER 9. THE WRATH OF GOD 10. THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON 11. THE MILLENIUM 12. THE BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG 13. THE JUDGMENT AND HELL 14. THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH

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I f you' 11 lean not 1o)'O\r own understandlng but In el l yotr wl!lysl!Idc.nowledge Hlm, He' 11 dlrect yotr Wl!Iys ••• And thou shel+ hEw' l!I volea beslde thee saylng, Thls Is the Wl!Iy,Wl!Ilkya In Itl" <ls.26:3, Ps.37:5, Pr.3:5,6, Is.3O:21.) 106. O()j'T 1«:mY, JUSTFQ.LOri(0) & I-E'Ll SEEYOO1lftlJGI1 Pral se Gód'l Hl!IlleluJahl Even I f He rel8l!lSeS you betore ttíe Rl!Ipnre, even If He honQrs you & glves you l!I specll!ll dlspense+leo of dylng fTl?I03 befcre the g:'Md flMle, It' 11 el l be In Hls Love & Hls merey, Hls klnd'less, Hls tender lovlng are & conoem for you, Hls chlld, In these days 10 a:ma. Just rest In the Lord & do good, & OOn't fret or worry l!Ibout the futtre. "Fret not thyself for the rrarow, for sufflclent unto the day Is the evll thereof." <Mt.6:34.) Don't worry l!Ibout the pes+ elther. "Forget the thlngs thl!lt l!Ire behlnd, press fOl'"Wl!lrd10 the thlngs tMt l!Ire before, the hlgh Cl!IItIng of Jesus Chrlstl" CPh.3:13,14.) 107. DOYOOR.m. CEEYTrE L<R>, 00 HIS I«R<, WlnESS~IN sou.S. 00 INTO~ TrE ~ & PREIO-tTrE 009JE1... 10 RY ~~! Tl!Ike are of Q)d's business & He' 1I tl!lke are of youl ~1 Thl!lt's ~buslness, taklng are of :tQ!!, prl!llse the Lord I Keep yotr mlnd & hEw't 00 Jesus & In Hls Word, & trust the Lord & He' 11 sea you throughl /llren1 108. Nf) (f CXl,RSE. EE SlRE YOODOYOOR EE5f SO YOO'LL RECEIVEA ST,fR-ST\DE) CRlrIN. SnDE> WllH ST.aRS rE TrE m..S THAf YOO~ FCR.ESUS. so +ne+ He'11 be l!Ible 10 say 10 you, "Wall done, thou good & fl!llthful servri, ente!'" thou Into the Joy of thy Lord! 8ecl!Iuseyou were fl!llthful In l!I few th Ings, 1 h8Ye ll1l!Ideyou ruler over lMnY thlngs." <Mt.25:21.) There wlll be di f fe! ellces In reWl!Ird, di fferences In the glfts pessed out l!It the WeddIng Supper 10 the a-I de l!ICCXTd Ing 10 'f04T works & l!ICCXTdlng 10 yotr fl!llthfulness, l!ICCXTdlng10 how .11 )OU h8Ye done & obeyed Hlm & how hl!lrd you've worked for Jesus. You wlll recelve 'f04T rewl!lrd. Every ale wlll be rewl!II"ded l!IC<XrdIng 10 h Is a: her works. 109. SOO()j'T 10m! IF TI-EYOCN'TNlPRECIATE W1LL Ñ'!d I f you don' t l!Ippr6C1m Q)d' s Wof'1(.!lQI(, 'pOu wlll:tbm! 9::m9of you ml!Iybe sary tMt you dldn't do rrae for the Lord, l!IShlJll9d& perhl!lps even sana In c:on~t, wher'eas others wlll shlne as the stl!lrs, h8Ylng been wlse 10 wln souls ter Jesusl <Dl!I.12:3, A"".11:3O.) Hl!IlIeluJl!Ihl TYJI PTLI 1 hope you' 11 be ale of those shlnlng stl!lrS In the flnntment 01 God's cx:mlngHeaven00 El!II"thl In Jesus' M1Ie, 511en.PIU

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shall stand fer everl Let than brlng than forth, and shewus what shall h<1>per1: let than shewthe fcrmer thlngs, what they be, that we lTI2Iy consIder than, and Isnowthe Iatter end of than¡ a: decloce ys thlngs fer to cgT!3. Shewthe thlngs that are to cana hereafter, that we lTI2Iy Isnowthat ye are B:>dsl 8ehold, the fonner thlngs are cana to pass. and newthlngs do I declare: before they s¡:rlng forth I +el l jou of thanlISAIAH34:16. 40:8. 41:22-23. 42:9. 50'1CF f.W.l, g>E~ TOM a-tII...mENCF THYFEFl.E. fiH) SAY lJNJQTIfM, wtlen I brlng the sword upon a land, If the peq>le of the land ta<e a ITI2In of thelr COIIsts, and set hlm to: thelr watchnan: I f whenhe seeth the sword cana upon the land, he blow the tr!J!Jl8t. and lern the pecple¡ lñen ~ eVf!r he!reth the sound of the trlll'pet, and taketh not wa~ I ng¡ I f the sword cana, and take h1mlJIItJy, hIs b 1000 shaI 1 be upon hls own head. He he!rd the sound of the tr~, and tod<. not warnlng¡ hls blood shall be upon hlm. aJt he that ta<eth warning shall dellver hls soyl. But If the watchn!!n sea the sword cana, and blow not the trlll'pet, and the peq>le be not warned¡ If the sword cana, and take any person fran éIIlOOg than, he Is taken ettiay In hls Inlqulty¡ but hls blcod wlll 1 requlre at the watchn!!n's hand.-EZEKIEL 33:2-6. SOTtW. O 50'1CF f.W.l. I HAVESETn-EE A WATO+WIUNTO M I-KlJSECF 19W1...¡ TtEREFQ3E nq¡ Sli'LT tt1B M \QI) AT MY M:>UTH.fiH) W,AfflItEM ElP1 M:. ltIen I stJy unto the wl~00, O wlcked ITI2In,thou shalt SlTely dle¡ If thou dost not speak to warn the wl~ed fran hls way, that wlcked ITI2In shall dIe In hls Inlqulty¡ but hls blcod wlll 1 requlre at thlne hand. Nevertheless, If thou warn the wlcked of hls way to tlTn fran It¡ If he do not tlTn fran hls way, he shall die In hls Inlqulty¡ but thou hast dellvered thv soyl. StJy unto than, As I Ilve, salth the Lerd QxI, I have no ple!lSITe In the death of the wlcked¡ but that the wlcked tlTn fran hls wtJyand Ilve: tlTn ye, tlTn ye fran 'PT 9'111wayS¡ fer why wlll ye die, O house of IsrtJel?-EZEKIa. 33:7-9,11. fiH). LO, TtW AATLtffi) n&1 AS A VER'( LOIELY CF MT HATHA PI....EAS.AHT VOICE. fiH) 0Ii PlAy IfLL CJi tN INSJBJ~: ter thev hear thy words but they do than not. And whenthls canaffl to pass, (lo. wlll cana,) then shall they know +he+ a p--q:>hethtJth been éIIlOOg than.-EZEKIEL 33:32-33. S\RELYM uro rol WILL 00 ~n·H~, BUTI-E REVEeLEIli HIS SErnETUNTOHIS SERVANTS M ffiCftETS.-AIOOs 3:7.

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Ing, It wlll be foul IIBathEr'to day: ter the sky Is red of hlm: BlIt they shall serve the Lord thelr God and David their klng, whan 1 wl 11 ralse up unto them.-JEREMIAH3018-9. di lowerlng. O ye hypocrltes, ye can discern the faca of 5ky¡ but can ve not dlscern the slgns of the timas? Md AS M I-()STa: t-EAVE:N CHWT BE r-lMlERED. NEIMB TIf he sat upon the roountof Ollves, the dlsclples eane unto S/IID a: M SEAM:ASlRED: SOWILL 1 M..lTIPlY M SEEDq: 1mprlvately, saylng, Tell us, whenshall these thlngs be? DAVIDMYSERVANTI-JEREMIAH 33:22. Fffi THJS SAllH M LffiD W)¡ IEUD. l. EVENl. WILLOOIH d what shall be the slgn of thy canlng. and of the eod of world7 And Jesus ans\l9red and sald unto them, Take heed SEAAO-f MYSfHP. Ni? SEEJ<ItEM AA. As a shephEr'dseeketh out hI s f 1ooc in the day that he !s anooghIs sheep that are at no mandecelve you. Fer manyshall ccme In rny nane, scattered¡ S) wl 11 1 seek out rny sheep, and wl 11 del Iver Ing, 1 cmChrlst¡ and shall decelve many. And ye shall of wars and rlllnTs of wars: sea that ye be not troub 1them out of a11 p1ac:eswha-e they have been scattered In the eloudy and dark day. 1 wi I1 seek that whleh was lost and : ter all these thlngs must ccmeto pass, but the end Is yet. Fer natloo shall rlse agalnst natloo, and klng<bn bring agaln that whlch was drlven iJIIay, and wlll blnd up that Inst klng<bn: and thEr'e shall be fcmlnes, and pestl'ences, whleh was brcken, and wI 11 strengthen that whIeh was si ck: d earthguakes, In divers pl ac:es. AII these are the ~ but 1 wl I1 destroy the fat and the strong· I wlll feed thsn of scrrows. Then shall they del Iva- you up to be atwith judgment. lhEr'efore wlll 1 save rny flÓck, and they shall I no rocre be a prey¡ and 1 wlll judge betweeneattle and catIcted, and shall klll you: and ve shall be hated of all tle.--EZEI<IEL 34:11-12, 34:16,22. tloo fer rnynane's sake. And then shall manvbe offended, d sha11 betr one anothEr', and sha11 hate one anothEr'. And NI) I WILLSEr lP <H S/fPtERD OlERTl-EM. Ni? tE: stW,L FEEDTl-EM. EVENMYSERVANT I}t\VID¡ he shall feed them, and he false hets shall rlse, and shall decelve many. And shall be thelr shephEr'd. And 1 the Lerd wl 11 be thelr Q:xj use Inlgultv shall abound, the leve of manvshall wax and my sa-vant David a ¡rlnce anoogthem' 1 the Lerd hav~ Id. But he that shall endure unto the end, the sane shall spoken it. And I wlll makewlth them a :x,venant of peace saved. And thls cpspel of the klngdan shall be ¡reached In and wlll cause the evll beasts to cease out of the land: and 11 the world fer a wltness unto all natloos' and then shall they shall dwell safely In the wllda-ness. and sleep In the end ccme. So Ilkewl se ye, whenve shall sea all these ~.~IEL 34:23-25. In knowthat It 1s near, even at the doors. Ver11y 1 say /lID AS M TCESa: M FEETwere part of lroo, and part 10 you, ~atloo shall not pass. tlll all these of elay, so the klngOOnshall be partly stroog, and partly In s be fu f :SUt as the days of t-be were, so shall brd<en. And whereasthou SiJllest lroo mlxed wlth mlry elax, so the canlng of the SOnof manbe. Fer as In the days that befere the flood they lIBre eatlng and drlnklng, marrylng they shall mlngle themselves wlth the seed of man: but they shall not eleave one to anothEr', even as lroo Is not mlxed d glvlng In marrlage, untll the day that t-be enta-ed Into ark, And knewnot untll the flood eane, and toc:k them wlth elay. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words and seaI the booc, even to the tima of the end: manvshall ;un to anQ 11 iJIIay¡ so shall also the canlng of the Sonof man be.f!:2, and knowledgeshall be Increased.-Q6.NIEL2:42-43. 12:4. TTl-EW 16:2-3. 24:3-14,33-34,37-39. t-EAVE:N /lID EAAlHSH&.l..PASSAWAY: BJTMY\CIDS SH&.LNOT M SHIElDa: HIS MIGITY/-EN IS M6DERED.M V&.IANT t=fli SSAWA. But of that ~ and that lB!: knOlo.eth no man, no, ME IN sovu:r: the ehariots (cars) shall be wlth flcmlng the angels whlch are In heaven, nelthEr' the SOn, but!he tcrehes In the day of hls preparatloo, and the flr traes athEr'. Take ye heed, watch and ¡ray: fer ye knownot when shall be terrlbly shaken. The eharlots shall raga In ~ stree+s shall . stle one aln t another In the tima I s, Watchye thEr'efere: ter ye knownot when the ways: they s a sean Ike ta-ches, they sha run ke tlJ§ ta- of the house ccmeth, at even, cr at mldnlght, o: at 1Ightnlngs.--NAHUM2:3-4. ooc:kerowlng, a: In the rocrnl ng: Lest canIng sudden1y he Ind you sleeplng. And what 1 say unto you I say unto all, tE AN$WERED /lID SAlOUNTO Tl-EM. I+iENIT IS EVENIf:Y. ~ atchl~ 13:31-33,35-37. SAY. IT WILLBEFAIR 'fIEATrER:F03 M 9SY IS RED. And In th6 358

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RISE & REIGN! BUT M NATI<J5IHAT ERII'l>MIR !\Ea<utaR M Ya<E Cf KII'l> Cf BlBYL()l (M ANTICHRIST>AW SERVE HIM 1rOSE IJ.. I LIT RfM6.1 N SIl IJ.. IN MI R <lt'NlAt{), se he Ler; d they shall tlll It, and d\II9l1there n, Brlng)OlJr ned<.s der the yd<e of the klng of Babylon, and serve hlm Md hls le, and Ilvel lotIy wlll ve die, thou and thy pec.ple, by sword, by the fanlne, Md by the pestllenoe, as the Lerd spd<.ena;ยกalnst the natlon that wlll not serve the klng BabyIon? Therefcre hefr1(ennot unto the words of the hets that speak unto you, saylng, Ye shall not serve the ng of Babylon: ta: they prq>hesy a Ile lJ'lto )OU. Fer I have sent them, salth the Lerd, yat they prq>hesy a Ile In rny ; +ne+ I mlght <r"lve you out, Md that ya mlght perlsh, , and the prq>hets that prq>hesy unto you.-JE~IAH 27:11tf!ftg::N NOTUNTO THEMยก SERVE M KII'l> Cf BIBYL()l, AW : IHJU"<H: SI-OJ..D THISelIV BELAID WASTE?Ihus salfh Lerd of hosts, the Q:xl of Israel, unto all that are led eIIIaycaptlves, whan I have causad+o be carrled i!JIIay Jerusalan ltlto Babylon; Bulld ya bouses, Md d\II9ll In ; and plMt gardens, and eat the frult of them; Take ya ves, end beget sons and daughters; and take wlves to: your , and glve your daughters to husbllllds, that they llI!Iy beI!II" and daughters; that ya maybe Inc:reasadthere, Md not Inlshed. And seek the peaoeof the clty whlther I have you to be carrlecJ eIIIlJy c~tlves, and pray unto the d ter It: fer In the peaoethereof shall ya have peaoe. 361

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I And ya shall seek rre. and f Ind rre. when ya shaI I se<Y'chfa- son of Ahlkan +o Mlzpah¡ and dwelt wlth hlm anong the ~Ie Therefa-e thus salth the La-d¡ Ye that ...ere left In the land. And Ga<U!lIIIIhfhe son of Ahkan me wlth all yar heIrt. have not ~ened unto me. In proclalmlng Ilberty. fHery one the son of Sh~han sware unto them and to +belr men saving. to h I s brother. and fHery Imn to h I s nelghbour:--JEREMIAH Fea- not +o ss:ve the Olaldeans: d...ell In the l end, and ~ 27:17. 29:4-7.13. 34:17a. the klng of Babyloo. and It shall be ...el I wlth -pu.--JEREMIAH BEtQ.D. I ffi<Xl..AIMA L1BERIXFOOYOO. SAllH M lJR). TO 40:5-6.9. N{) TO M FN>1I~; N{) I WIll. M SW<H>.TO M PESTlLBU. AFTER THIS I ~ IN M NIGfT VISIOO. N{) 88O.D A CF M EAAlHl FaRlH BEAST. ~UL t:m YOOTO BE REM)VEOINTO,6il. M KI~S N{) lEffilBLE. and sirong exceedlngly¡ Thus salth the La-d. He that ranalneth In thls c1ty shall die and It had great lron teeth: It devotred and brake In pleces, by the slO"d. by the fanlne. and by the pestllence: but he and stanped the resldue wlth the feet of It: and It was ter he shall that ~ frlh +o the O'Ialdeans shall IIve¡ dlverse fran all the beasts that ...are befa-e It¡ and It had and sha11 11ve. Thus salth the ten ha-ns (U.N.?). I coosldered the ha-ns. ando beOOld. there have hls Ilfe fa- a rr~. La-d. Thls clty shal l sll'ely be glven Into the hand of the cana up anong them another Ilttle ha-n. befa-e whan there klng of Babyloo's whlch shall take l+, Then Nebuzaradan were ttree of the flrst ha-ns (u.S •• U.K. & GenMny?) plucked the ~taln Into Babyloo .!!I?. by the roots: ando beOOld. In thls ha-n ...are ~s of the gua-d carrled tJ/Iay ~tlve llke the the remen+ of the pecple that ranalned In the clty. and ayaS of Imn. and a rrouth s¡;¡ed(lng thlngs. I beheld then those that fell tJtIay. that fell to hlm, wlth the rest of the because of the volce of the g-eat words whlch the ha-n spake: pecple that ranalned.--JEREMIAH 34:17b. 38:2-3. 39:9. I beheld fHen ti 11 the beast was si aln. and hls body oesur t..e3lJZ.ARI06. M ClPrAIN CF M GlMD LEFT CF M s1royed. and glven +o the burnlng fl ane.-QA.Nla 7:7-8.11. "MN I 'IpU..D M lRJTH Cf M FaRlH BEAST. whlch BXR CF M PEqu. *1101 HeONOlHIN3. IN M I.N{) CF JlIWi. AW G6.VETIfM VI tcAOOS Nl) FI a.DS AT M stM: TIME. f'i)w was dlverse fran all the others. exoeedlng á"eadful. whose Nebuchact"ezzar k I ng of BabyI 00 gave chirge concern I ng Jer~ teeth ...ere of lron. and hls nalls of brasS¡ whlch devotred. .III.I.m. to Nebuzaradan the cep+eln of the guardo saving. Take breke In pleees, and stanped the resldue wlth hls feet¡ And ha-n. whlch waxed blm. aod locfs well to hlm. and do h 1mno hil'l11¡ but do unto out of one of them cana fa-th a Ilttle hlm fHen as he shall Say unto thee. Even they sen+, and tcx:k exoeedlng g-eat. toward the south. and toward the ees+, and Jenmlllh oot of the eotrt of the rrlson. and canmltted hlm toward the pleasant land. And It waxed g=eat. fHen to the unto GedallM the son of AhIkan the son of Shaphan. that he host of heaven¡ and It cast down scne of the host and of the should carry hlm heme: só he dwelt anong the pecple.--JE~stC!f"S+o the ground. and stanped upon them. Vea. he !!l!!QnI f led hlmself fHen +o the Pr'lnce of the H:>st (Jesus). and by hlm MIAH 39:10-12.14. sacrlflce was taken tJtIay. and the place of the AID M ClPTAIN CF M GUA8) TOO<JEREMIAH.N{) SAlO UNTO the dally .tl1M. The La-d thy Q:>dhath rroooonced th I s fH II upon th I s sanctuary was ces+ down.-QA.Nla 7:19. 8:9-11 • pl ace. I'a the La-d hath brought l+, and done acordlng as he \KERSTN{). O SO'l CF~: FOOAT M TIME CF M ENO And he sald, Behold. I wlll rmke tílge hath sald: ~se ya have slnned agalnst the La-d. and have SHeU. BE M VISI(}l. know what shall be In the lost end of the Indlgnafloo: fa- at not obeyed hls volea, therefa-e thls thlng Is cana upon -pu. the time appolnted ~shall be. And In the Iqtter time And now. beOOld. I loose thee thls day fran the chalns whlch of thelr klngdcm. when the transgressors are cane to the were upon thlne hand. I f It sean good unto thee to cana wI th fuI l. a klng of flerce coontenance. and under"standlng gn. me loto Babyloo. cana¡ and I wlll locfs ...el I unto thee: but If sentences. shall stand up- And hls power shall be mlghty. but It sean III unto thee to cana wlth me unto Babyloo. fcrbe«": and he shall clestroy wonderfully. and behoId. a II the I and I s befa-e thee: whIther It seaneth g::od not by hls own ~: shall rrosper. and rractlse. and shall clestroY the mlghty and and coovenlent fa- thee +o go, thlther go.--JEREMIAH 40:2-4. the holy people. And tlY"ough hls pollcy also he shall cause SO M CH'TAIN CF M GlMD GAVE H1M VICnw.S AID Ó. REWHU, N{) LET HIM OO. Then ...ent JersnlM un10 GEid~1 1M the eraft +o In hls hand¡ and he shall !!l!!Qnlfy hlmself In

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BECAlJSE nDJ HAST KEPT M \tO¡} CF MYPATIEta:, 1 ,ALSQ 11 tron heavenunto the earth: and to him \'es given the key the bottanless plt. And he apenadthe bottanless pit; end WILl KEEP TI-EE ffiJ.1 (IN) TrE HCm CF TEWrATICN CM lRlBUI.A-: e arose a snd<eout of the pit, as the SIOC'ke of a great TlCN), I<IHIOI SHJU CCM: ~,ALL M \rOU) TO lRY ll&1 ~T nace¡ and the sun and the air were drtened by reason of ~ ~ 1rE E.tRTH. Behold, 1 cane qul~'y: hold that fasl whlch thou hast, +ne+no mantake thy crown, And after these things 1 SélolfOlr angeis standing on the tos: ccrners of the earth, holding the tos: wlnds of the ea-ih, +ne+the wlnd should not blow on the earth, na- on the sea, na- on any tree. And 1 Sélolanother angel ascendingtron the east, having the seel of the living Q)d: and he cried with a 1000volea te the fOlr angels, to whanit wasglven to hurt the earth and the sea, Saving, Hurt not the earth, nelther the sea, na- the traes, ti 11 IrIShave sealed the servants of our Q)d in thelr foreheads••• These are thev whIch cana out of creat tr Iby1atlan, and have washedthelr robes, and madethEJnltIite In the blood of the Lanb. And the angel to:k the censar, Md flllOO It with flre of the altar, and cast It loto the earth: and there IrISrevolces, and thunderlngs, and 1ightnI ngs. and an earthqyake. And the sevenangels which had the seventrlJ1ll9fs preparad thEJnselvesto sound. The first angel sounded and there followed hall and flre mlngled wlth blood, anl they were cast uponthe earth: end the th ird part of traes was burnt up, and all creen <Tasswasburnt up. Andthe second angel sounded, and as It IrISrea g-eat rrountaln burnlng wltll flre was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea becaneblood¡ And the third part of the creatures whlch werE} in the sea, and had Ilfe, died: and the thlrd part of thE! ships IrISredestroyed. And the thlrd angel sounded and there fe 11 a great star frcm heaven, burnIng as It were ~ IlfIl> and it fell upon the thlrd part of the rlvars, and upon' the fountalns of waters¡ Andthe nanaof the star Is callad Worrnwood:and the thlrd part of the waters becane WOI"'ITftOXIj and manv nan died of the waters, becausethey were iiede bltter. Andthe fOlrth angel sounded,and the third part QÍ the sun wassmltten, and the thlrd part of the 1IOOIl, and ~ third part of the starS¡ so as the third part of thEJn was drtened, and the dav shonenot fer a thlrd part of It, ani! the nlght IIkewlse. And 1 beheld, and heard an angel flylng through the midst of heaven, saylng wlth a loud volea, ~ woe, woe. to the Inhablters of the earth by reelsonof the other volces of the tr~ of the three angels, whlch are yet to soundl Md the fifth angel sounded, and 1 Sélola sid' 370

snd<eof the pit. And there cana out of the SIOC'ke locusts the earth: and unto than \'es given power, as the seaans of the earth have power. And It wascanmanded thEJnthat should not hlrt the g-ass of the earth, neither any thing, neither any trae¡ but only those nao which have the sea1 of God in their fereheads. Andto than It was ven +ne+they should not ki II than, but that they should be ted f ive rronths: and thelr tcrnant wasas the tcrnant a sca-pion, whenhe strlketh aman. And In those davs all nan seek death and shall not find it¡ and shall deslre die, and death shai 1 flee fren than. And the shapes of locusts were 1ike unto hcrses preparad unto battle¡ and thelr headsIrISreas it were crOWl1s 1ike gold, and thelr IrISreas the faces of nano Andthey had hair as the Ir of waren, and thelr teeth were as the teeth of 1ions. d they had breastplates, as it were breeIs!Platesof tron; the soundof thelr win wasas the soundof charlots of hcrses runnln to battle (tanks & lanas1). Andthey had lis IIke unto sccrpions, and there IrISrestlngs In thelr 115 ( 1): and thelr powerwasto hurt nan flve rronths. they had a ki ng ovar than, whIch 15 the angel of the less plt, whosenana in the t-tebrewtengue 15Abaddon, in the Greektengue hath hls nanaPpoll>pn. Onewoe is ¡ end, behold, there cane he:> woesma-eher'eafter. And slxth angel sounded, and 1 heard a volea tron the fOlr s of the golden altar whlch Is befere Q)d, Saylng to the xth angel which had the tr~, Loosethe fOlr angels Ich are boundIn the rlvar Eu hrateS. Andthe four 1s were loosed, whIch were prepared ta: an hoI.r, and a , and a rronth, and ayear, for to 51av the thlrd part of • And the nll!'ber of the arm of the hcrsanen IrISre he:> a-ed thousand thousand: C2 OOml"'onl) ííiíd 1 heard the of than. And thus 1 Sélol hcrses In the vlslon, and that se+ on than, hllVlng breas!Plates of flre, and of I nth, and br Imstone: and the headsof the hcrses IrISreas beedsof 1lons¡ and out of thelr rrouths Issued f Ire and e and brimstone (tanks Ith 51). By these three was third part of nan kllled, by the fire, and by the snd<e, 371

and by the brlmstone, whlch Issued out of thelr nnrttls • .Es! the faca of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of hls thelr power Is In thelr roouttl, I!nd In thelr talls (guos1): IIOJth water (Lles) as a floo<l after tila waman, that he mlght for thelr talls were Ilke unto serpents, and had he8ds, end cause her to be carrlOO awayof tila f lcod, And tila earth w1th thEmthey do hurt. And the rest of the nan wh1ch IilSre helped the wcrnan, and the earth q>enedher roouth, aod swalnot klllOO by these plagues ~t~lted not of the wor1<.sot lQj8d up tila floo<l whlch the cragoo cast out of hls roouth. thelr hands, that they shou íIOr"shlp devlls, and ldols And tila cragoo wasW'ath wlth the wcrnan,and IISnt to make~ of gold, and si Iver, an<!bress, and stone, and of wood: whlch wlth tila rannant of her seed, whIch keep tila CXJI'fI1afldrn3ts of nelther can sea, ncr hear, ncr waIk: Nelther repented they ~, and have the testlllD'ly of JesusChrlst. And I stood of thelr IIV"ders, ncr of thelr sa-c:erles, nc:rof thelr fornlopon the seodof the sea, and sawa beast (tila Antlctrlst) certoo, ncr of thelr thefts ••• And the holy c1ty shall !hay rige up out of the sea, havlng seven beedsand ten hcTns, Md tread under foot forty and 'he IID'Ittls (3-112 years).-REVELA- upon hls hcTnsten crowns, and upon hls he!Idsthe nana of blasphsny. And the beast whlch I sawwas Ilke unto a leopard, TICN3:1C>-11.7:1-3,14. 8:5-13. 9:1-21. 11:2. IW ~ ~ N(m~ lOaR IN l-EAVEN¡IW ElEIUDA Md hIs feet were as tila feet of a bear. and hIs roouthas tila and tila cragon (satan) gave hlm hls !lOW9C. ffiEAT RED !RW!, havlng seven he!Idsand ten hcTns, and seven roouthof a lIal: crowns uponhls he!Ids. And hls tal I ctew the thlrd part of and hls seat, and g-eat authorlty. And I sawone of hls heads the stars of heeven, I!nd dld cast thEmto the earth (Wan & hls evll angels cast out of HBaven): And the waMn (the BrI~lstI5'ls) flOO loto the wlldemess, wher'eshe hath a pI ece prepcY"edot ood, that they shouId feed her ther'e a thousand 'he huncredand threescxr"e days <1260 days-3-112 years). And ther'e waswar In heaven: Mlchael and hls angels fought 8Qalnst the cragon: Md fFfEjcragoo fOtijl+ Md hls angals. And prevallOO not; nelther was thelr pl ece found any roore In heaven. And the cr wascast t that old t callOO the Devll and M, whlch decelveth the whole world: he wascast out Into tila earth. Qndhls angels were cast out wlth hlm. And I heard a loud volea saylng In heaven, NowIs <XJIIe selve+loo, and strength, and tila klngcbn of ar~, and tila powerof hls Chrlst: ter tila QCCUser" 21 O\C bIetlv ell I s cast D. whIch eecusedthEmbefore our ~ day and nlght. And they overarne hlm by tila blood of tne Lamb, and by the word of tIlalr testlmcny; and they lavad not thelr I Ives unto the de!rl'h. Ther'efore reJolea, ya heavens, and ya that dwell In thEm. Woeto tila Inhabl19"s of tila ear:!] and of tila seel fer tila Devll Is <XJIIe downunto havl!!S ñeat W'ath because he knoweththat he hCiíftíbu a sfiCrt mel (3=1 years) And whenffi8 CTagooS&f that he wascasr unto the earth, he oersecu1edtila wanon(tila BrldEt=<OCls:e tlaos) ...n Ich brought forth tila manchl Id. And to tila waMn were glven 'he wlngs of a great eagle, that she mlght ili Into tila wlldemess, loto her pl eee, wher'eshe Is IlQrlsh9d for a tina. and times. and half a tina <3-112 years), f,-ol1

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as It were woundedto death; and hls deadly woundwashealOO: and all the world wonderedafter the beast. And they worshloped the a-agco whlch gave power unto the beast: and ~ worshlppedthe beast, saylng, Iflo Is Ilke unto the beast? who Is able to makewar wlth hlm? And there was glven unto hlm1!.. rrouth speaklng ¡reat thlngs and blasphsnles; Md power was glven unto hlm to oontlnue fortv and 00 roonths (3-112 yeél"'s)• And he q>enedhIs rrouth In bIlISphsnyagaInst QxI, to blasphsne hls n~, and hls td:lernacle, and thsn that ~II In heaven. And It was glven unto hlm to lIli:IkeWarwlth the salnts, and to overcore thsn: and powerwas glven hlm~ all klndreds. and toogues. and natlons. And all that d!!S11 uponthe earth shall worshlp hlm. whosen~s are not wrltteo In the bc:d<of Ilfe of the Lé!Ilbslaln fran the foundatlon of the world. If any nan haYean eéI"', let hlm hear. He that leadeth Into c~tlvlty shall go Into ~tlvlty: he that kllleth wlth the swordmust be kl 1100wlth the sword. Here 15 the patlence and the falth of the salnts, And 1 beheld another beast CXJlIlngup out of the eéI"'th; and he had 00 horns 11k.ea hmb. and he spd<eas a dragon (¡he False Proohet of the Antlctrlst--sclence?). And he exerelseth all the power of the flrst beast before hlm, and causeth the earth and thsn whlch ~II thereln to worshlp the flrst beast, whosedeadly wound\lj6S healOO.And he 00eth g-eat wonders, so +het he mak.ethf Ire COTa downfran heavenon the eéI"'th In the slght of man, And decelveth thsn that ~II on the eéI"'th by the neansof those mir8C1es whIch he hed powerto do In the slght of the beast; ~Ing to thsn that ~II on the eéI"'th, thérl' they should nake an lmagato the beast, whIch had the wound by a sword, and dld Ilve. And he had !?O!@I'" to glve Ilfe unto the lmagaof the beast (curputer robot?), that the lmagaof the beast should both speak, Md cause that as IMny as would not worshlp the lmagaof the beast should be klIIOO. And he causeth al 1, both sma11 and g-eM, r Ich and pocr, free and bond, to recelve a l1l!II'kIn thelr rlght hand. cr In thel r tereheads (M/rt of the Beast): And that no nen might buy cr sell, SaYehe that had the mark, cr the n5lle of the beast, cr the numberof hls n~. Here Is wlsdan. Let hlm thérl' hérl'hunderstandlng count the numberof the beast: ter It 15 the numberof a nan; and hls number15 Slx huna-edthreesccre and slx (666). And 1 heél"'da volce fran heaven, as the volce of manywaters, and as the volce of a great thundEr: 374

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Ither understandest what they stlof. Thelr qulver Is as an ppen sepulctre, they ére all mlghty IIBn. Neverthe1ess In those days, salth the Lord, 1 wlll not rnakea full end wlth ~.--JEREMIAH 5:15-16,18. Fffi EVIL H'ffAAETHOUTCF nE t-mn-t, Am CREATOCSJRLCTI~I To whanshall 1 speak, and glve warning, +ne+they may heér7 behold, thelr ear Is unclromclsed, end they cannot hearken: beho1d, the word of the Lord 1s unto thsn a reproach; they have no dellght In It.--JEREMIAH6:1,10. lrEREFffiE 1 Nv1FULLCF nE FLRYCF nE L~' 1!I1l 'leary wlth hOlding in: I wl I I poIT it out upon tFle abroad, end upon the assanbly of youngIIBn togErltler: for even the husbandwlth the wlfe shall be taken, the aged wlth hlm that is full of dtlofs. And thelr housesshall be turnad unto others wlth thelr flelds and wlves toge1'heI: for 1 wilf stretch out my hand upon the Inh8:lltants of the land, salth the Lord.--JEREMIAH6: 11-12. TH.JS SA1THnE LOO, san.o, A FEFlE CO=ETH fRQ.1 nE flKRTHcaJmRY, Am A CREAT shall be ralsed fran the siaes of the eri. They sha ay hold on bowand spear; thev are cruel, and have no rrerCV¡ thelr volce roareth Ilke the sea; and they r 1de upon hcTses, ser 1n érrtlof as IIBn for war agalnst thee, O daugrter 01 Zloo. Wehave he/rd the fmle thereof: our handswax feeble: angulsh hath taken hold of us, and petn, as of a wananIn travall. Q:>not forth Into the f lel d, nor walk by the way¡ fa" the swordof the enemy and fear Is on every slde.--JEREMIAH6:22-25. O [}A.UGifER CF MYFt<FlE, GIROTIff WITHSACKQOTH,Al{) W,6U.Clt/ THYSELF IN ASl-ES: tvW<E TIff t-OlRNIf'.l>,ASFffi AN<N.y. ~ M)STBITTERI.JIt.ENTATI~· g:>QILER SI{bU SlrrE y (;(X l.fq! USI 1 have set thee for ro..er and a fortress cm::ngmy people, that thou mayastknowand try thelr way,-JEREMIAH 6:26-27. lE LOO<ED Fffi PEpa:, BU! t-l>ron CN-f:¡ HCJFffi A TltJE Cf. tEX.,TH,N{) BEH:l.D JRU!.,EI For the hurt of the daughtar of my people en 1 hurt; 1 an blads; astonlshlTent hath taken hold on lIB. For a volce of walllng Is heard out 01 Zlon, I-bware we spoi 1001 Weare greatl y confounded, because'le have tersaken the 1end, because our d'Ie111ngs have cast us out. $peak, Thus salth the Lord, Even the careases of IIBn shall fall as dung upon the apeo fiel d, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shel l gather them. For the pastcrS

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earthy, sech ér"'e they aIso that ér"'e earthy: c!lndas 15 the heavenIy soch ér"'e they aIso +he+ ér"'e heaVen I y. And as we have t:Yd-oethe lmaga01 the elrttly, we shall elso ~ the lmaga01 the heaYenly. I'bt thls I sc!IY, brethren, +ne+ ~ and blood cannot Inherlt the klngdan 01 God¡ oelther doth corruptloo InhErlt Incorruptloo. Behold, I shewyou e mystery. Weshall not all sleep, but we shall all be chqnged, In a' IT01afIt. In the twlrkllng 01 an at the last 10r the tr!l!])et shc!lll sound. c!lndthe dead shall be ral sed Incorruptible, and we shall be~. For thls corruptible nlst put 00 Incorruptloo, and thls lOOrtal nlst put 00 Inrnr~. So whenthls corruptible shal I have put 00 Incorruptloo and thls lOOrtal shall have put 00 Irrm::rtallty, then shc!lli be broug¡t to pass the saylng that 15 wrltten, Death 15 sWc!lllowedup In vlcta=y. O death, where 15 thy stlng? O g:-ave, where. 15 thy vlctcry? E1It thanks be to God, whlch glveth us the vlcta=y ttr9J<tJ our Lord Jesus Qhrlst.-l CXRINTHIANS 15:12-23,35-44, 48-55,57. Fffi aR roNERSATI~ IS IN I-EAIlEN¡FID1 lfiEOO:,6LSO~ LOO< Fffi TrE SAVlaR. TrE LOO .ESJS a-RIST: \fiO ~ aR VILE OCOY.lliA.T IT MA.Y BEFASHIa-ffiLI~ UNTO HIS GLffiI(liS OCOY. acx:x:rd 1ng to the \1IOI"K Ing 'fIherebyhe 15 abIe even to subc1Jeall thlngs unto hlmself.~ILlFf>IANS 3:20-21. l+t:N a-RIST. \fiO I S cm LlFE. SIl"LL !fFfffi. nENS!-W.l.. YE ,6LSO N'ff,AR WllH HIM IN Q.(RY.--<Xl.OSSIANS 3:4. TO TrE 00 tE MA.Y STtB-lSHYaR I-EfflTS LHJ.M:eB...E lti tP-INESS EU<R: 00>. EVEN FAllfR. AT TrE C01Iti? (f Q.R LOO JESUS a-RIST WITH,6LlHIS SAINTS. But I would not have you to be Ignorant, brethren, COIlC8"nlngthan whlch «» esIeep, that ya SCITOW not, even as otila"s whlch have no hope. For 11 we bel leve that Jesus dled and rose agaln, even so than also whlch sleep In Jesus wl 11Godbrlng wlth hlm. For thls we stlf unto you by the ward 01 the Lord, that we whlch ér"'e al Ive and ranaln unto the canlng 01 the Lord shel l not prevent than W¡lch ér"'e c!lsleep. For the Lord hlmsell shc!lll descendfran heaYenwlth c!IsOOut.wlth the volce 01 ~ ¡rChrnl, liñd wlth ffí9 trlJ1l) 01 God: c!lndthe dead In av-Ist shc!llrse flrst: Thenwe whlch ér"'e c!lllve and r8llClln sháTI be caught up toge!tler wlth than In the cl9Jds, to rreet ~ Lord In the alr: Md so shall we ever be wlth the Lord. Where10re canfort one c!lnotherwlth these wards. But 01 the tlroos and the seasons, trethren, ya heve no need that I wrlte

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unto you. For yourselves knowperfectly that the d)'a 01 the Lord so careth as a thle1 In the nlght (to the Wcr .l For whenthey shall say, Peaceand sc!lfety¡ then suddendestructloo coretn upon than, as traval I upon a wcmanwlth chlld¡ end they shal l not escape. But k'2. blethren. D JJSil1 In drtoess, that that dav sOOuldovertake ~ as I! thlef. Ye ¡re all the chllÓ"en 01 IIght, and the ch Id"en 01 the ~: we ér"'e not 01 the nIght, nor 01 drtness. There10re let us not sleep, as do otherS¡ but let us watch and be ~.-1 TrES5.6L~IANS 3: 13. 4: 13-18. 5: H>. TI-lAT llOJ ~EP IHIS ~ wtnOJI g;>QT. UtftW<AB..E,LNTILTrE N'fE,ARIti?CFaR LOO JESJSqRISI: ~lch In hls tlroos he shall shew, who 15 the blessed and ooly Potentata, the Klng 01 klngs, IInd Lord 01 lordsl-l TI~lHY 6:1415. SOQ-RISI WASCKE g=FERED TO !VR Tl-ESINSCf t:WjY¡ Ni) UNTOTl-EMlliA.T LOO<Fffi HIMSIW.l. tE ,ffiffi Tl-ESE<XNl TltE Wlnp,rr SIN UNTO 5.6LVATlq.!.-tEFH:WS 9:28. NI) t:W. LlTTLE OiILOOEN. ABI~ IN HIM¡ lliA.T. lfiEN tE SH.AlL N'ff,AR. r.E MA.Y HAllEWlcea:. NI) t-m EE ASI-WJED EEF<R:HIMAT HIS !XMltY.-l .K>ttl 2:28. 8EI-O.D. tE roETtI WllH u'a.DS¡ NI) EVERY EYESH.AlLSEE HIM, and they also whlch plerced hlm: and all kln<Teds 01 the earth shall wa1I because01 h1m. Even so, Men. Bu+ 1 n ffí9 davs of the volce 01 the sevenfh angel, whEiñhe shall begln to sound (the Last Trllll>'"'"l OY.15:52, nhes.4: 16), ~ tery 01 GodsOOuldbe 11nlshed (the li"lde), as he hath 00cléred to hls servants the prq,hets. And the seventh angel S9Jnded¡ and there were g"eI!t volces In he!wen, Stlflng, The klng<hns 01 thls warld ér"'e beoonethe klngdans 01 our Lord, IInd 01 hls av-Ist¡ and he shall relgn 10r ever and ever. And I I~ed, and behold a whlte cloud. and upon the CIM ooe sat Ilke unto the Son01 mano havlng 00 hls head a golden orown, and In hls hand a shar"pslckle. And another Mgel cere out 01 the tanple, crylng wlth c!I1M volea to hlm that sat on the clood, Thrust In thy slckle, I!nd re~: for the tlroo 15 cgre 10r thee to rellpi for the hM'Vest of the elrttl 15 r loeAnd he that sat 00 the CIM ttrust In hls sldde 00 the earth¡ and the e.rth was reaped (RIX>ÍlCe). He whIch testlfleth these thlngs salth, Slrely I care gulckly. Man. Even so, core, Lord Jesus.-REVELATI~ 1:7. 10:7. 11:15. 14:14-16. 22:20. 391

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natlons, that I mayassanI>lethe klng<bns, to potr uoonthan mine Indlgnatloo, &len all my fla-ea anger: ter all the ecrth shall be OOvouredwlth the flre of my jealousy.-ZEPJ-W.lIAH 1: 18. 2:3. 3:8. 'NATO!VE ~F<R:, Nl) ffiAY ~WAYS, lHAT VE MA.YBE ACXn.ffiED ~lHY TOE~ ~ MSE lHll\GS that shall cane to pass, and to stand before the Sonof mano Fa-, behold, the days are oonlng, In the whlch they shall say, Blessed ere the berren, and the wanbsthat nevar bare, and the p~s whlch nevar gave sud<. Then sha11 they begI n to S"Y to the rrountalns, Fall on us¡ and to the hllls, \piar usl-LlJ<E 21:36. 23:~30. Fffi l}E I!RATH C'F 00) IS REVEILED FRCM tEAVENagalnst all ungodllness and unrlghteaJsness of IIBn, whohold the iruth In unrlghteaJsness; 1rIt10 knowlng the judgllBnt of God, that they whIch carrnIt such th Ings are worthy of death, not 001Y do the sere, but have pleaSITe In than that do than. But after thy herdness and Iflllerlltent hecrt 1reasurest up unto thyself wrath agalnst the dav of wrath and r&lelatloo of the rlghi'eous judgrent of God; 1rIt10 wlll rendar to &lfTy manacca-dlng to hls deeds: But unto than that ere oontentlous, and do not d:'Je.¡ the +ru+n, but cbey unrlghteaJsness, Indlgnatloo and wrath, Tr lbul atloo and anauIsh, upon f!NfTy 50.11of manthat doeth &111, of the Jew f Irst. and al so of the Gentlle; But I f ar unrlghteaJsness OOllIlBnd the rlghteaJsness of God. what shall we say1 I s Godunrl ghteaJs whotaketh vengerooe?RCMANS 1:18.32. 2:5-6.8-9. 3:5. Nl) *RE Fa.l.QIIEI)OOlHERAIGl., SAY 11'{;, B.t8YL~ 15 F~EN Is fallen. that g-eat c1ty, becauseshe made all ~ drlnk of the wlne of the wrath of her ternlcatloo. And the thlrd angel followed than. saylng wlth a loud volea. I f any rTlInworshlp the beast and hls lmaga. and reoe1ye hls mrt In hls forehead. a- In hls hand, The semeshall drlnk of the wlne of the WCathof God. whlch Is poured out wlthout mlxture Into the cup of hls Indlgnatlon; and he shall be tcrnented wlth f Ire and br Imstooe In the presencaof the hoIy angels and In the preseneaof the Lanb: And the SI'OCke of thelr ' ta-IlBnt ascendethup ter &lar and &lar: and they have no rest day na- nlght, whoworshlp the beast and hls Im&ge, and ~arecalveth the mar\(of hls neme. And another angel cere out of the ~Ie whlch Is In heaven. he also havlng a sharp slckle. And another angel cere out fran the

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the sun and the m::onshall be drt, Mld tne stcrs shall wlthdraw tnelr shlnlng: And the Lord shall utter hls volce before hls anny: for hls Ci!!J? Is g-em-: ter he Is stroñg the+ executeth hls word: ter the day of tne Lord Is great and very terrible; CIld wtlo can ablde It7 Proc!1lm.,e thls anongthe Gentiles; Prepera war. wal<.e up tne mlgh nen, 1et a11 tne neo of war draw near; let than core L4>: Beat your plowshéY"es Into swords Mld )Wr prunlnghcxj(s Into spears: let the weeksay, 1 amstrong. Assanble -,ourselves, and c::aTe, al 1 .,e heathen, and gm-her 'yOITse1ves together round about: thlther g!Use thy mlghty ones to c::aTe00wn. O bQQ!.. Let the heathen be wal<.ened,and core up to the val ley of . Jehoshcphm-(ootslde Jerusalern): ter there wlll 1 slt to judge al! the heathen round about.-JOEL 2: I(H 1. 3:9-12. (Outslde JerusaIern.) PlJf VE IN m: SIO<l...E.FeRM HAAVEST IS RIPE: CXJ.E.<l:T YOU OCWN¡FeRm: ffiESS 15 FULL. M FAT5 CNEffl~i FeR MIR WI<N:CH:5S15 <REATI MoJltl1udes, IIlJltl1udes In tne val ley of declslon: ter tne day of the Lord Is near In tne valley of declslon (Valley of Jehoshcphm-outslde Jerusalern). The sun and the m::onshall be dnened, Mld tne stéY"Sshall wlthdraw tnelr shlnlng. The Lord also shall roéY"out of Zlon, and utter hls volce fran Jerusalern; and the he!lvensand tne earth shall sh~e: but tne Lord wlll be tne hope of hls pec:ple, and +be sirength of tne chlldren of Israel.-JOEL 3: 13-16. FeR. EEUD. M LOO CXJ.ETH FCRTliOUT(F HIS PlACE. NI) WILLCXJ.E OCWN./V() TlVD ~ M HIG-IPl..A<I:S (f m: EffllH. And the mountalns shall be mol18l under hlm, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before tne flre, and as tne waters +ner era potred 00wna steep pl ace.-+1ICNi 1:3-4. FeR ll-LIS SAllH m: LOO (F H05T5¡ VETCNl':. IT 15 A LITTLE ~ILE. /V() 1 WILLSI-W<E m: l-EAVENS./V() M EffllH, N{) M SEA. /V() M IFY LA/'{)¡ /V() 1 WILL SW& tu, NATI(}j$, and the deslre of all nm-Ions shall c::aTe: and I wll I flll thls housewlth glory, salth tne Lord of bosts, I wlll sh~e the heavensand the earth; And I wI I I o..-erthrowtne throne of k Ingdans, and I wlll desiroy the sirength of tne k Ingdans of tne heathen; and 1 wlll o..-erthrowtne chéY"lots, Mld thosB +he+ rlde In thern; CIldthe hcrses end tnelr rlders shall core ~, fNery one by the sword of hI s brother.~ 1 2:6-7,21-22.

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Ilve, and to hlm shall be glven of the spld of Sheba:~ also shall be madefex- hlm contlnually¡ CII1ddally shall he be pral sed. There shall be an handful of ccrn In the earth upon the tcp of the rrountalns; the frult thereof shall shake Ilke Lebanon: and they of the c1ty shall floorlsh Ilke g-ass of the e.rth.-PS!LM 72:~16. HIS tM StW..LEN)LBE fOOEYER: HIS ~ $H4U lE exJ.r. TltMP ts LOO fS llf SW¡ AN) tJéN $H4U lE B...ESSED IN HIM: AU. ~TI~S SI-W...L OU HIMB...ESSED.Blessed be the Lex-dQ)d, the Q)d of Israel, whoonly doeth IiOOÓ"'OUs thlngs. And blessed be hls glex-lous nana fex- ffNfr: and leí the whole E!!dt! be tllled wlth hls glCX"V; M1en, and M1en. AII the hcrns of the wlcked also wlll 1 cut off; but the hcrns of the rlgh1eous shall be exalted. Thou dldst cause Judgnent to be heard fran heelven; tbe e!Xj1J tecred. ond wes stiT l. fttlen Q)d !!""OSe 10 ludant. to saya all the rreek of the e!Xj1J. Selah. Surely the wrath of manshal l pralse thee: the ranalndfr of wrath shalt thou resfraln.-PS!LM 72:17-19. 75:10. 76:8-10. tRlSE. 000). Jl.Q& nE ENllH: fOOlID) $ij6LT IIHRIT ,Ail NATI~I Mrcy and truth are net togethfr; rlgh1eousness and peac:ehave klssed each other. Truth shel l sprlng out of the earth; and rlgh1eousness shall lock c:b«l fran heelven. Vea, the Lex-dshal l glve that whlch Is good; and our land shall yleld hEr lna-ease. AII natlons whanthou hast made shall cgre and qshlp befc:x-ethee, O Lex-d; CII1dshall glex-Ify thy nana. Thy seed wlll 1 estm 11sh fc:x-ffNfr, and bu11d up thy throne to el l generatlons. Selah. Then thou spakest In vlslon to thy holy one, and saldst, I have lald help upon one thcrl Is mlgh!y¡ 1 have exalted one cOOsenout of the pecple.PSI01 82:8. 85: 10-12. 86:9. 89:4,19. I ~VE fQJ'{) pa,VIDMY SERVANT¡WITHMYI-Kl..YOIL ~VE I Nf)INTED HIM: Wlni)ttCM MY twp SI-W..L lE EST.aISI-ED: MI~ Nf1 tLSO SWU SlREI'GTHEN HIM. The enemyshall not exact upoll hlm; l1Cl" the son of wlckedness affllct hlm. And 1 wlll ~ down hls foes befc:x-ehls fzre, and plague than that hate hlm. But my falthfulness and my rrercy shall be wlth hlm: and In my nana shall hls hcrn be exalted. 1 wlll set hls hmd elso In the sea, md hls rlght hand In the rlvrrs. He shall cry unto ne, Thou rt my father, my Q)d, md the rocX of my sal vatlon' Also 1 wlll makehlm my flrs1bcrn, hlgher thm the klngs .91tbe wth. My rrercy wlll 1 ~ ta: h1mfc:x-ffNenncre, md my oovenant shall stand fast wlth hlm. Hls seed also wlll 1 ~ 414

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3. M LOO HATH~ IN 1RJTHUNTO ~VID; I-E WILL t()T TLRN FRCM IT; c:F RE FRUITc:F THYIPlY WILL 1 SET l..Pa'4 THY ~. If thy chllcren wlll keep my oovenant Mld my testlroony that 1 shall teach them, thelr chllcren sbel l also slt upon thy tlrone fer evermcre. fq" the Lerd hath crosen Zloo: he hl!th deslred It fer hls Mbltatloo (Hls Mlllennl81 Cq>1tol, JerYSlIIEm).Thls Is my rest to: evfr: here wlll 1 dllSlI¡ fer 1 hl!Ve deslred It. 1 wlll ltbundMltly bless heI" provlsloo: Iwlll satlsty heI" !XX!" wlth ~. 1 wlll elso clathe heI" prlests wlth s8lvatl00: Md her selrrts sh~11 shout 810ud fer Joyo Ihg"e wlll 1 flIIIkethe horn of Dl!vld to bud: 1 hl!Ve erdalned 8 I~ fcT mine lII1Olnted. Hls enanles wlll 1 clathe wlth sh8n9: but l4Xl" hlmself sh8ll hls a"OWl fIOtTlsh.~,tU.1 132'11-18. 'TtEBEFCJ3E SAITHM LOO, M LOO c:F tQSTS, M MIGfTY Q\E c:F I~. AH. 1 WILLEASEtoE c:F MI!\EK>~RSAAIES. H{) ~ ~ c:F MI!\E rn=M151 And 1 wlll tíin my hañd upon 'ftíEíEi, ;p~y plTge ~ dross, md tl.lke t1t18y all ffly tln: And 1 wlll res1ore!by ludges as e+ the flrst, Mld thy CXlUnsel lors as at the beglMlng: 8fterword trou sh8lt be ClIlled, !he clty of rlgh1ecusness. the falthful c1ty. Zloo shel l be redeemedwlth judgrent, Md her converts wlth rlgh1ecusness. And the destructloo of the trmsgressors and of the slnnfrs sh~11 be toget1lef', l!nd _ thot ta=Sl!ke the Lerd sh811 be C9OS!I!!9d. And It sbel l CCIlI8to p8SS In the les+ day~, th8t the npyntllln of the Lerd's house shel l be estltbllshed In tila 1q> of the roount8lns, md Sh811be ex81ted ltbove the hl Hs; Mld 811 natloos Sh811flow unto It. And III!SO'( people Sh811gJ Mld say, - Can9 ya, Md let us !p up to the roount81nof the Lerd to the house of the Q:xj of Jl!OOb¡end he wlll tel!ch U~ of his Wl!ys. md'te wlll WIIlk In hls pl!ths: to: QJt of Zlon. sh~11 go fc:rth the 1tItI. md the word of the Lerd fron JeruSlt': JEm. And he shall ludaa lJ!IOPQ the natloos, Md 511811 rebuke lIIMy people:-ISAIAH 1:24-28. 2:2-48. AKJ THEYStW..1.. EEATMIR ~ INTO PL()t~S. ""~ MIR HMS INTOffil..tmOm<s: ~Tlctl StW.L OOT LlFT ~ S\9Jl PGA 1NST~Tlctl. !\ElTHERStW.L THEYLEAAN'«AA And In +ne+ day seven wanensh8l1 tl.lke rold of one !!JW,

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wi II not SErYethee shall perish¡ yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glcry of Lebanonshall cana unte thee, the fir trae, tila plne trae, and the box togetheI, to beautlfy the pl ace of my sanctuary¡ an::l I wlll rnakethe pl ace of rny feet glcrioos. The sons also of than that affl icted thee shall cane bending unto thee¡ and all they that despised thee shall bowthanselves downat the soles of thy fm¡ and they shall call thee¡ The city of the Lord, the Zlon of the I-bly Oneof Israel. WhEreasthou hast baen forsaken and hated, so that no menwent throogh thee, I wi II maI<e thee an etErnaI excellency, a Joy of manygenerations. Thou shalt also suck the mi Ik of the Genti les, and shalt suck the breast of klngs: and thou shaIt knowthat I the Lord éII1thy Savi oor and thy Redeerner, the mlghty ()le of Jecoo, For brass I wlll brlng 9Old, and for lron I wlll bring sllver, and for woodbrass, and for stones lron: I wlll also rnakethy offloers peac:e,and thlne exactors rlghteousness. Vlolence shall no no-e be heard In thy land, wastlng ncr desiructlon wlthln thy borders¡ but thou shalt cal I thy walls Salvatlon, and thy ga1es Pralse.--ISAIAH 60:1-18. M ~ SIW...LBEt\OM:H: THYLlGIT BYDA.Y¡ t\E1ll-ER F<R ffilGITt\ESSSI-W.l..nE t-ro-l GIYELlGIT UNTO T1-EE: B.lT nE LCJlD SHI'U BE UNTOT1-EE ffl EVEflASTltNLlGIT, and thy Q:xj thy glory. Thy sun shall no rocre 90 dowI¡ nelthEr shall thy rroon wlthdraw Itself: for the Lord shall be thlne aYErlastlng Ilght, and the days of thy ITCUrnlngshall be ended. Thy pecple also shall be all rlghieous: they shall Inherlt the land for aYer, the branch of my pl antlng, tila work of my hands, that I maybe glcrlfled. A IIttle one shall bec:alea thousand, and a small one a sirong natlon: I the Lord wlll hasten It In hls tina. For, behold, I create newheaYensand a newerlh: and the tonner shall not be rEIIIElllber ed, ncr cana Into mlnd.--ISAIAH 6O:1~22. 65:17. AK) BY nE RIVERt.ro-l nE B.4H( eJ.lTHIS SICE NI) 00 lW.T SICE, Sl-W..LffiCW TIUS F<RfJEAT,WiOSE LEAFStW..l t\OT FK>E, nelther shall tila frult thEreof be consurec:l: It shall brlng forth new frult acca-dlng to hls months, because tIlalr watErs they Issued oe+ of the sanctulrY: and ~ frult thereof shall be for naat, Q!]dtila leaf thereof for medlclne.--EZEKIEL47:12. SO Sl-W..LVE Ktg FAT I N-1nE LCro YM 00) DWaLltN IN ZIeJ.l, MYI-O..YM:>t.J-ITAIN (nE t\EWl-EAVEN,NEW.ERUSlLEM,'!PACE

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