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the_o jew_n shall_v be_v call_v and_o the_o saint_n raise_v and_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o christ_n a_o thousand_o year_n then_o it_o be_v their_o eye_n shall_v see_v the_o king_n in_o his_o beauty_n and_o see_v jerusalem_n a_o quiet_a habitation_n and_o the_o lord_n our_o judge_n our_o lawgiver_n and_o our_o king_n chap._n 33.17_o 20_o 22._o then_o it_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o holiness_n chap._n 35.8_o and_o everlasting_a joy_n shall_v be_v on_o their_o head_n and_o sorrow_n and_o sigh_v shall_v flee_v away_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o will_v god_n create_v new_a heaven_n jerusalem_n a_o rejoice_n and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n chap._n 65.17_o 18_o 21._o then_o shall_v the_o build_v house_n and_o inhabit_v they_o plant_v vineyard_n and_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o and_o long_o enjoy_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n none_o of_o these_o thing_n have_v yet_o be_v accomplish_v nor_o will_v be_v till_o that_o wicked_a be_v reveal_v who_o the_o lord_n shall_v 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against_o the_o saint_n to_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v believe_v we_o have_v already_o show_v what_o one_o prophet_n have_v speak_v but_o because_o these_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o all_o the_o holy_a prophet_n which_o have_v be_v since_o the_o world_n begin_v let_v it_o be_v inquire_v into_o what_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v jerem._n 3.14_o god_n tell_v they_o there_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o zion_n and_o at_o that_o time_n they_o shall_v call_v jerusalem_n the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v to_o it_o ver_fw-la 17._o and_o chap._n 30.3.9_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o the_o day_n shall_v come_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n both_o of_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king._n jer._n 31_o the_o whole_a chap._n throughout_o speak_v full_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n also_o chap._n 36_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o time_n when_o god_n will_v gather_v they_o i._n e._n the_o jew_n out_o of_o all_o country_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o own_o land_n and_o cleanse_v they_o from_o their_o filthiness_n pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n on_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n all_o which_o be_v yet_o future_a yea_o the_o last_o nine_o chapter_n speak_v in_o a_o mystical_a way_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o gospel_n church_n in_o the_o thousand_o year_n let_v we_o see_v further_a what_o daniel_n speak_v he_o tell_v we_o what_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o latter_a day_n that_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o four_o kingdom_n viz._n the_o roman_a which_o be_v now_o on_o his_o last_o leg_n if_o it_o have_v any_o leg_n leave_v we_o be_v sure_o he_o have_v foot_n upon_o which_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n without_o hand_n shall_v fall_v and_o break_v the_o whole_a image_n to_o piece_n from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o foot_n why_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o 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 nor_o pass_v over_o to_o another_o people_n but_o stand_v forever_o and_o become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n what_o else_o be_v this_o but_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n or_o any_o other_o mountain_n than_o this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o a_o spiritual_a kingdom_n for_o that_o do_v not_o break_v other_o kingdom_n to_o
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appoint_v themselves_o one_o head_n in_o that_o great_a day_n of_o jezreel_n and_o chap._n 14._o throughout_o joel_n also_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o time_n when_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v holy_a and_o no_o stranger_n pass_v through_o her_o any_o more_o chap._n 3.17_o amos_n also_o speak_v of_o a_o day_n when_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n that_o be_v fall_v and_o close_o up_o the_o breach_n thereof_o and_o raise_v up_o his_o ruin_n and_o build_v it_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a chap._n 9_o from_o ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o end._n obadiah_n also_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o upon_o mount_n zion_n shall_v be_v deliverance_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v holiness_n ver_fw-la 17_o and_o saviour_n shall_v come_v upon_o mount_n zion_n and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n jonah_n be_v a_o history_n no_o prophecy_n micah_n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o but_o in_o the_o last_o day_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o same_o with_o isai_n 2._o nahum_n speak_v of_o a_o time_n when_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n no_o more_o but_o be_v utter_o cut_v off_o chap._n 1.15_o habakkuk_n chap._n 2.14_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o water_n cover_v the_o sea._n zephaniah_n chap._n 3_o 9-20_a i_o will_v turn_v to_o the_o people_n a_o pure_a language_n that_o they_o may_v call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o one_o consent_n in_o that_o day_n it_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o jerusalem_n fear_v not_o and_o to_o zion_n let_v not_o thy_o hand_n be_v slack_a the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o be_v mighty_a etc._n etc._n haggai_n 2.7_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o a_o time_n when_o god_n will_v shake_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o shake_v all_o nation_n and_o ver_fw-la 22_o that_o he_o will_v overthrow_v the_o throne_n of_o kingdom_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n shall_v come_v it_o be_v true_a this_o have_v be_v in_o part_n fulfil_v at_o the_o first_o come_v of_o christ_n when_o the_o legal_a dispensation_n be_v take_v away_o and_o so_o much_o the_o apostle_n imply_v heb._n 12_o but_o that_o shake_v do_v not_o overthrow_v the_o throne_n of_o kingdom_n as_o this_o shake_v shall_v the_o apostle_n who_o write_v after_o the_o legal_a dispensation_n be_v shake_v to_o piece_n tell_v we_o of_o another_o shake_v which_o god_n have_v promise_v which_o be_v future_a and_o when_o may_v this_o be_v it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v when_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n shall_v come_v the_o second_o time_n to_o sit_v up_o his_o own_o kingdom_n then_o when_o the_o beast_n shall_v be_v slay_v and_o his_o body_n destroy_v and_o give_v to_o the_o burn_a flame_n when_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n shall_v sit_v then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o will_v these_o throne_n be_v cast_v down_o dan._n 7.9_o and_o that_o time_n will_v be_v a_o shake_a time_n indeed_o when_o not_o only_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o 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