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thousand_o year_n that_o when_o the_o ungodly_a that_o shall_v spring_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n reign_n shall_v come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o then_o fire_n shall_v come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o devour_v they_o so_o that_o in_o short_a i_o understand_v that_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v burn_v up_o or_o destroy_v or_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n refine_v at_o christ_n first_o come_v and_o yet_o the_o work_n to_o be_v total_o finish_v at_o the_o end_n because_o it_o be_v call_v time_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n of_o restitution_n and_o time_n of_o refresh_v dan._n 7.10_o 2_o thes_n 1.7_o 8._o ezek._n 38.22_o isa_n 66.15_o 16._o act_n 3.19.20_o 21._o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o revel_v 20.9_o quer._n 11._o what_o be_v the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o become_v new_a answ_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v 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christ_n come_v to_o reign_v upon_o earth_n answ_n the_o heaven_n be_v to_o retain_v christ_n until_o the_o time_n of_o restoration_n as_o i_o before_o have_v say_v so_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o work_n be_v immediate_o so_o soon_o as_o christ_n come_v and_o so_o to_o increase_v and_o grow_v more_o strong_a and_o excellent_a as_o now_o the_o earth_n &_o the_o thing_n therein_o grow_v old_a and_o old_a and_o weak_a and_o weak_a isa_n 9.7_o chap._n 29.19_o ezek._n 36.27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o quer._n 13._o whether_o for_o no_o shall_v christ_n and_o the_o saint_n reign_v for_o ever_o upon_o the_o earth_n or_o not_o answ_n it_o appear_v that_o christ_n and_o the_o saint_n shall_v not_o reign_v for_o ever_o because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o mediatorship_n shall_v be_v give_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n when_o the_o son_n shall_v be_v in_o subjection_n unto_o he_o so_o as_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o government_n unto_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o 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and_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n together_o and_o reign_v under_o heaven_n and_o if_o it_o be_v under_o heaven_n than_o it_o do_v necessary_o follow_v that_o it_o will_v be_v upon_o earth_n and_o this_o text_n agree_v with_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v by_o dan._n 2.34_o 44._o in_o these_o word_n thou_o see_v till_o a_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o without_o hand_n which_o smite_v the_o image_n upon_o his_o foot_n that_o be_v of_o iron_n and_o clay_n and_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n shall_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v unto_o another_o people_n but_o it_o shall_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o consume_v all_o these_o kingdom_n and_o shall_v stand_v for_o ever_o and_o the_o stone_n shall_v become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n verse_n 35._o which_o mean_v christ_n and_o his_o people_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v 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