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judgments against the enemies of his people, and his blessings upon the church; the Lord, also, shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake, but the Lord will be the hope of his people. I shake not the earth only, but also the heavens. Now suppose that the earth being shaken is a figure of their idolatry, and the shaking of the heavens means the levitical worshippers, and the political state of the Jews, and the shaking of the earth signifies the destruction of all the idolators, and the shaking of the heavens, the abolishing and removal of the Jewesh worshippers and government. That this seems to be the true meaning appears from this chapter. Heb. 12. For the things which cannot be shaken signifies the gospel, which is to remain to the end of the world, as the only form of religion which is acceptable unto God; through a pure heart they all will be justified for their labors at the end. On the other hand, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and 'all that doeth wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. Malichi 4th chap.
The altar in Bethel. He put forth his hands from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again. 1st Kings, 13. And took the mantle of Elijah, that fell from him. 2d Kings, 2: 14. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. 1: 21. Be angry and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place to the devil Eph. 4: 26, When he had opened the seven seals, there was silence in heaven about the space of one half hour- 1st. Silence demands our attention. 2d. To hear the things that pertain unto salvation. 3d. Is to comply with that decree, so that it may be well with us in time and eternity. Luke 16: 23. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and seeing Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom—John. 5: 39. Search the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me. Acts 3: 19. Repent ye, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. And it shall
