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〃THOU； PROFANE WICKED PRINCE OF ISRAEL； WHOSE DAY IS COME； WHEN INIQUITY
SHALL HAVE AN END； THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD； REMOVE THE DIADEM； AND TAKE OFF
THE CROWN： THIS SHALL NOT BE THE SAME： EXALT HIM THAT IS LOW； AND ABASE HIM
THAT IS HIGH。 I WILL OVERTURN； OVERTURN； OVERTURN； IT： AND IT SHALL BE NO
MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE IT HIM。〃 EZEKIEL
21：25…27。 SEE ALSO CHAPTER 17：1…21。
THE KINGDOM WAS THEN SUBJECT TO BABYLON。 WHEN BABYLON FELL； AND MEDO…PERSIA
SUCCEEDED； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE FIRST TIME。 WHEN MEDO…PERSIA FELL AND WAS
SUCCEEDED BY GREECE； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE SECOND TIME。 WHEN THE GREEK
EMPIRE GAVE WAY TO ROME； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE THIRD TIME。 AND THEM SAYS THE
WORD； 〃IT SHALL BE NO MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE
IT HIM。〃 WHO IS HE WHOSE RIGHT IT IS？ 〃THOU 。 。 。 SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS。
HE SHALL BE GREAT； AND SHALL BE CALLED THE SON OF THE HIGHEST： AND THE LORD
GOD SHALL GIVE UNTO HIM THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID： AND HE SHALL REIGN
OVER THE HOUSE OF JACOB FOREVER； AND OF HIS KINGDOM THERE SHALL BE NO END。〃
LUKE 1：31…33。 AND WHILE HE WAS HERE AS 〃THAT PROPHET；〃 A MAN OF SORROWS AND
ACQUAINTED WITH GRIEF； THE NIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS BETRAYED HE HIMSELF
DECLARED； 〃MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD。〃 THUS THE THRONE OF THE LORD HAS
BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS WORLD AND WILL 〃BE NO MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT
IT IS；〃 AND THEN IT WILL BE GIVEN HIM。 AND THAT TIME IS THE END OF THIS
WORLD； AND THE BEGINNING OF 〃THE WORLD TO COME。〃
TO THE TWELVE APOSTLES THE SAVIOUR SAID； 〃I APPOINT UNTO YOU A KINGDOM； AS
MY FATHER HATH APPOINTED UNTO ME； THAT YE MAY EAT AND DRINK AT MY TABLE IN
MY KINGDOM； AND SIT ON THRONES； JUDGING THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL。〃 LUKE
22：29； 30。 FROM MATTHEW'S ACCOUNT OF
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CHRIST'S PROMISE TO THE TWELVE WE LEARN WHEN IT WILL BE FULFILLED； 〃IN THE
REGENERATION WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL SIT IN THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY； YE
ALSO SHALL SIT UPON TWELVE THRONES； JUDGING THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL。〃
MATTHEW 19：28。 IN THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS； CHRIST REPRESENTS HIMSELF
UNDER THE FIGURE OF A NOBLEMAN WHO 〃WENT INTO A FAR COUNTRY TO RECEIVE FOR
HIMSELF A KINGDOM； AND TO RETURN。〃 LUKE 19：12。 AND HE HIMSELF HAS TOLD US
WHEN HE WILL SIT UPON THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY： 〃WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL
COME IN HIS GLORY； AND ALL THE HOLY ANGELS WITH HIM； THEN SHALL HE SIT UPON
THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY： AND BEFORE HIM SHALL BE GATHERED ALL NATIONS。〃
MATTHEW 25：31； 32。
TO THIS TIME THE REVELATOR LOOKS FORWARD WHEN HE SAYS； 〃THE KINGDOMS OF THIS
WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD； AND OF HIS CHRIST； AND HE SHALL
REIGN FOREVER AND EVER。〃 REVELATION 11：15。 THE CONTEXT CLEARLY SHOWS WHEN
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE： 〃THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY； AND THY WRATH IS COME； AND
THE TIME OF THE DEAD； THAT THEY SHOULD BE JUDGED； AND THAT THOU SHOULDEST
GIVE REWARD UNTO THY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS； AND TO THE SAINTS； AND THEM THAT
FEAR THY NAME； SMALL AND GREAT； AND SHOULDEST DESTROY THEM WHICH DESTROY THE
EARTH。〃 VERSE 18。 IT IS AT THE TIME OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT； THE REWARD OF THE
RIGHTEOUS； AND THE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED THAT THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST WILL
BE SET UP。 WHEN ALL WHO OPPOSE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHRIST HAVE BEEN
DESTROYED； THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD AND OF
HIS CHRIST。
THEN CHRIST WILL REIGN； 〃KING OF KINGS； AND LORD OF LORDS。〃 REVELATION
19：16。 〃AND THE KINGDOM AND DOMINION； AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOM UNDER
THE WHOLE HEAVEN； SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST
HIGH。〃 AND 〃THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL TAKE THE KINGDOM； AND POSSESS
THE KINGDOM FOREVER； EVEN FOREVER AND EVER。〃 DANIEL 7：27； 18。
UNTIL THAT TIME THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED ON THE EARTH。
HIS KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD。 HIS FOLLOWERS ARE TO ACCOUNT THEMSELVES
〃STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS ON THE EARTH。〃 PAUL SAYS； 〃OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN
HEAVEN； FROM WHENCE ALSO WE WAIT FOR A SAVIOUR； THE LORD JESUS CHRIST。〃
HEBREWS 11：13； PHILIPPIANS 3：20； R。V。
SINCE THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL PASSED AWAY； GOD HAS NEVER DELEGATED AUTHORITY
TO ANY MAN OR BODY OF MEN TO EXECUTE HIS LAWS AS SUCH。 〃VENGEANCE IS MINE； I
WILL REPAY； SAITH THE LORD。〃 ROMANS 12：19。 CIVIL GOVERNMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH
THE RELATIONS OF MAN WITH MAN； BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH THE
DUTIES THAT GROW OUT OF MAN'S RELATION TO GOD。
EXCEPT THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL； NO GOVERNMENT HAS EVER EXISTED ON THE EARTH IN
WHICH GOD BY INSPIRED MEN DIRECTED THE AFFAIRS OF STATE。 WHENEVER MEN HAVE
ENDEAVORED TO FORM SUCH A GOVERNMENT AS THAT OF ISRAEL； THEY HAVE； OF
NECESSITY； TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO INTERPRET AND ENFORCE THE LAW OF GOD。
THEY HAVE ASSUMED THE RIGHT TO
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CONTROL THE CONSCIENCE； AND THUS HAVE USURPED THE PREROGATIVE OF GOD。
IN THE FORMER DISPENSATION； WHILE SINS AGAINST GOD WERE VISITED WITH
TEMPORAL PENALTIES； THE JUDGMENTS EXECUTED WERE NOT ONLY BY DIVINE SANCTION；
BUT UNDER HIS DIRECT CONTROL； AND BY HIS COMMAND。 SORCERERS WERE TO BE PUT
TO DEATH。 IDOLATERS WERE TO BE SLAIN。 PROFANITY AND SACRILEGE WERE PUNISHED
WITH DEATH。 WHOLE NATIONS OF IDOLATERS WERE TO BE EXTERMINATED。 BUT THE
INFLICTION OF THESE PENALTIES WAS DIRECTED BY HIM WHO READS THE HEARTS OF
MEN； WHO KNOWS THE MEASURE OF THEIR GUILT； AND WHO DEALS WITH HIS CREATURES
IN WISDOM AND MERCY。 WHEN MEN； WITH HUMAN FRAILTIES AND PASSIONS； UNDERTAKE
TO DO THIS WORK； IT NEEDS NO ARGUMENT TO SHOW THAT THE DOOR IS OPENED TO
UNRESTRAINED INJUSTICE AND CRUELTY。 THE MOST INHUMAN CRIMES WILL BE
PERPETRATED； AND ALL IN THE SACRED NAME OF CHRIST。
FROM THE LAWS OF ISRAEL； WHICH PUNISHED OFFENSES AGAINST GOD； ARGUMENTS HAVE
BEEN DRAWN TO PROVE THE DUTY OF PUNISHING SIMILAR SINS IN THIS AGE。 ALL
PERSECUTORS HAVE EMPLOYED THEM TO JUSTIFY THEIR DEEDS。 THE PRINCIPLE THAT
GOD HAS DELEGATED TO HUMAN AUTHORITY THE RIGHT TO CONTROL THE CONSCIENCE IS
THE VERY FOUNDATION OF RELIGIOUS TYRANNY AND PERSECUTION。 BUT ALL WHO REASON
THUS LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW LIVING IN A DIFFERENT
DISPENSATION； UNDER CONDITIONS WHOLLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF ISRAEL； THAT
THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL WAS A TYPE OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST； WHICH WILL NOT BE
SET UP UNTIL HIS SECOND COMING； AND THAT THE DUTIES WHICH PERTAIN TO MAN'S
RELATION TO GOD ARE NOT TO BE REGULATED OR ENFORCED BY HUMAN AUTHORITY。
NOTE 9。 PAGE 608。 CONCERNING THE IDENTITY OF THE RAMAH OF SAMUEL WITH THE
RAMAH OF BENJAMIN； DR。 EDERSHEIM SAYS： 〃THESE TWO POINTS SEEM ESTABLISHED：
SAUL'S RESIDENCE WAS AT GIBEAH； AND HE FIRST MET SAMUEL IN RAMAH。 BUT IF SO；
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE； IN VIEW OF 1 SAMUEL 10：2； TO IDENTIFY THE RAMAH OF
SAMUEL WITH THE RAMAH OF BENJAMIN； OR TO REGARD IT AS THE MODERN NEBY
SAMUEL； FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF JERUSALEM。〃
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