For some within do now begin In love to burn for ME; Then now the likeness see: As at the first the end doth burst, They brib'd the keepers for,to jest, XXIII Matt 12. "I was not risen there; "But my disciples had contriv'd "To take me then away;" And now they say men have conniv'd→→ The likeness is this day: They say that my disciples now Have forg'd the thing that's wrong; And 'tis by fables, they avow, So like the first the end doth burst, And in like manner at the last, Then now is come the shadows strong, The substance will abound, And all shall know the end's near come, In glory bright before your sight, For every truth I'll bring to light, If they go on to mock these men, And blind their eyes, let men grow wise: They said my followers did disguise, They said by them, and now the same, They want to blind the eyes of men, How like the Jews you all do mock, The Likeness doth agree. For mine do fear, I tell you here, When they all mysteries can't discern, The same in man they now are come, In perfect manner all will be, The shadow's come, it must be known, And every likeness clear; And so the substance will go on, Till I to all appear: As in the clouds I did ascend, Unto my THRONE ABOVE; So to this earth I now shall bend, To those that do me love; To have me come and dwell with them, To them I shall appear ; And so my angels come to warn, And near 'twill be, you all will see, The foolish virgins must be known, I knew them not was then their lot, These Parables you all neglect, And ne'er discern them here: That on this Earth must all come forth; No foolish virgins can be there, I know you not, the door is shut; Then now see plain, ye sons of men That TRUE RELIGION you must gain, If on the sand your faith doth stand And you that lead, as she has said, Against my Gospel every where- Then you will see more deep than she, As your religion so taught ye, A different way, I now do say, In their profession they all stood, A change they would not see; In your own confidence the same, And they that can my footsteps find, Here I have shewed thee that the last error is worse than the first; if the day come upon them unaware, their self-confidence is more fatal to their ruin, than it was possible for thine; if a wrong Spirit could have deceived thee, no guilt could fall on thy head, nor the head of believers, as all have come to thee, as it is spoken in my Gospel; and the truth hath followed; then what hast thou, or believers, to fear? The greatest fear is for the unbelief of mankind, lest their boasted wisdom, like the Jews of old, bringeth on their destruction: For as the Jews were cast out from Jerusalem for their unbelief, so will all be cut off, when I come to bring in my Kingdom of Peace, that are not desirous for it: for I must be the desire of every nation that I come to possess; and none that standeth out through unbelief will then be welcomed in by ME. But know, at my Coming, I shall come as the purifier of silver, and my anger will be heated because of the coldness" of men's hearts, that do not desire my Coming; and I shall take out of my Kingdom all that offend and do wickedly. Now if the shepherds blind the eyes of their hearers, that such Scriptures will never be the full fulfilled, or that they are not nigh at hand; and their flocks should perish through their neglect, when I come to gather my wheat into the garner, and burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire, how much more fatal must their religion prove their ruin, than it were possible for thy religion to prove thy ruin, if it were possible for thee to be deceived? But I now tell thee, that is impossible to be: Thou canst not be deceived in whom thou hast trusted; because thou canst not believe there is a faithless God; that will permit all these clear truths to deceive thee, and those that are longing for my Coming: as thy faith is, so it shall happen unto thee. And now I shall come to the Gentiles, that look for Redemption in and through my dying Blood, which is seen but in part, received but in part, known but in part; because they have their own natures to war with; the temptations of the Devil to war with: they have the world to war with, whose hearts are at enmity against God; so that their fulness cannot come, till these things are all removed. For what doth and, let, will let till it be taken out of the way; but when I come to redeem them from the Fall, and bring in my Kingdom of Peace, then will the fulness of their joy appear. But was no man to believe it, or no man to expect it, no fulness to the Gentiles could ever come. But as it is said in my Gospel, spoken by my Apostle, the fulness of the Gentiles will come; it is not all the powers of earth and hell can prevent it. Believers are already begun, and the number will encrease, till their joy be made full; and they shall find that Saviour, they now rely on for their spiritual Salvation, will bring in their full Redemption, to be redeemed from the powers of death, hell, and sin. Then will the fulness of their joy be completed, and the calling in of the Jews will be glorious; who will return like Jacob's sons, saying, verily guilty concerning our brother;" and they will say they are guilty concerning their Saviour. But they must see the fulfilment of my Gospel by the Gentiles, before the Jews will be convinced." 66 we are The following communication is in answer toa gentleman, who said he did not think, if this calling was from the Lord, it was so essential to Salvation, as the Coming of Christ in the Body; therefore the unbelief could not be so destructive as the unbelief of the Jews, if the calling was of God. When I had written his words, I was ordered to open my Bible: it was in the 12th chapter of Daniel, which I was ordered to mark through. The 2dof Daniel, 44th verse: "And in the days of these kings, shall the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom, which shall never be destroyed." The 8th of Mark, 21st verse: "And Jesus. said unto them, how is it that ye do not underftand."— The 7th of Matt. 26th verse: "And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, &c."---Job 40th chap. 2d verse: "Shall he that contendeth, &c."---42d Job, 3d verse: "Who is he that hideth council, &c."--1st Kings, 8th chap. 27th verse: "But will God indeed dwell on the earth, &c." |