that Nebuchadnezzar came in the line of Adam and Noah opens up a vista of

prophetic truth that we cannot pursue here, except that when Israel succeeds

to the throne and Jerusalem is a praise in the earth, Paradise will, then and

not till then, be restored.  When the treading down of Jerusalem ends, then,

and only then, will the words of Isaiah 60 become possible:

'Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is

risen upon thee ... the Gentiles shall come to thy light ... the sons

of strangers shall build up thy walls ... thy gates shall be open

continually ... the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall

perish ... they shall call thee, The city of the Lord ... and the Days

of Thy Mourning Shall Be Ended' (Isa. 60:1,3,10-12,14,20).

The treading down of Jerusalem continues right up to the Second Coming of

Christ.  The moment the Stone strikes the feet of the Gentile colossus, 'the

kingdoms of this world' will become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His

Christ, when, 'He shall reign for ever and ever' (Rev. 11:15).

Jerusalem is the key to much prophetic truth, and the reader is

directed to the articles Jerusalem8; and Zion (p. 293) for a fuller

One of the consequences of applying the great principle of

interpretation called 'Right Division' is to establish the habit of reading

the address on the envelope, before attempting to read or to interpret the

letter enclosed.  What harmful practices and erroneous doctrines have arisen

by failing to read clearly and with understanding, the address on the

envelope that encloses the epistle of James, for example.

'James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To The Twelve

Tribes which are Scattered Abroad' (Jas. 1:1).

In like manner, what have we not missed, and what have we not read into

the book of the Revelation, by failing to observe that it was written, in its

entirety from first to last, to seven churches, and particularly to the

overcomers in their midst.

'John to the Seven Churches which are in Asia' (Rev. 1:4).

'What thou Seest, write in a Book, and send it unto the seven churches

`which are in Asia' (Rev. 1:11).

At the close of the Revelation, these churches are still in sight.

'I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the

churches' (Rev. 22:16).

It is impossible at any time in history, for the words of verses 18 and

19 of chapter 22 to apply to anyone else than to those who actually lived

through the days when it was possible for 'the plagues that are written in

this book' to be endured.  It is impossible to speak of any who shall have

their part taken away from the Book of Life, out of the Holy City, and from

the things 'written in this Book', and to forget that only they who have