in the Jewish nation, were judged out of this book and delivered from that great tribulation into which the scribes,

Pharisees, hypocrites' were plunged. Those who had their names written in 'the book of life,' on account of which they were said to have part in the first resurrection, were such, as in another place are represented as standing on ‘a sea of glass.' This sea of glass, represents the gospel, where the glory of God is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.' In this way they became changed into the same image, from glory to glory. Those elected out of the twelve tribes by the spirit of God, were raised up to everlasting life, and had part in the first resurrection. On these the second death could have no power, for the law gives sin all its condemning power. By their believing Moses and the prophets, Christ became

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the end of the law to them for righteousness. Rom. x: 4.

But in this same nation there was another race, represented by the fountain of waters where was seated the great whore. This is that sea whose waters cast up mire and dirt. Isa. lvii : 20. And he saith unto me, the waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.' Rev. xvii 15. All that part of the Jewish nation which the whore rode upon, were marked with a scarlet colour, which shews they were guilty of blood. These not believing Moses and the prophets, brought all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from that of righteous Abel, to that of Zacharias, whom the Jews slew in the temple. It was for such bloody deeds as these, those dreadful calamities were brought upon that part of the Jewish. nation which received the mark of the

beast, by which is intended the idolatrous worship into which they had fallen. This part of the Jews, as Daniel said, were raised to shame and everlasting contempt, which was fulfilled in the day of judgment upon that nation, which Christ declared should happen in the then present generation. These two figurative resurrections took place at the time when the Jews were destroyed and their city demolished by the Romans. And from the time the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate, set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.' Dan. xii: 11. This abomination was the Roman army, which Christ said, would compass the city of Jerusalem. This was that day of vengeance in which all things written in the law and prophets, concerning Judea and Jerusalem, were fulfilled.

The same thing is had in view in the

following texts. 'Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.' John v: 28, 29. These two resurrections are the same as Daniel mentions. The Jews were cast off for not living according to the law of Moses. By breaking this law they became guilty before God, because they were judged out of these books. In the day of judgment, they were raised up to a state of condemnation, and thus became condemned by the things written in the books, while the elect were justified because they believed Moses and the prophets, which the others did not do. In this way they forsook the God of Israel, who was their habitation, and so became the second time dead.

'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; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on the right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on the right hand, come ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was an hungered and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a