Hosea 3:4,5.

'The children of Israel shall abide many days

without a king, and without a prince, and

without a sacrifice, and without an image, and

without an ephod, and without teraphim:

afterward shall the children of Israel retur

Of

and seek the Lord their God, and David their

king; and shall fear the Lord and His goodness

in the latter days'.

Luke 21:24

'Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the

Of

Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be

Such prophecies as that of Matthew 24, and the eight parables of

Matthew 13 are of great importance, while the oft -quoted Psalm 110 reveals

the expectant attitude of Christ Himself while He waits the appointed time

for His Coronation.  (See Coming of the Lord8; and Parable3).

Prophecy has a twofold aspect, and relates to a future time of

evil prosperity and a consequent woe; also to a time of great blessing; both

to take place in the earth (Isa. 2:6 -9; Rev. 17; Ezek. 2:9,10; Isa. 2;5; 35;

40; 50, etc.).  This twofold aspect is implied in the watchman's answer:

'Watchman, what of the night? ... The morning cometh, and also the

night' (Isa. 21:11,12).

Prophecy is a 'light that shineth in a dark place ... until the day

dawn and the Day star arise'.

Some of the principal subjects of Prophecy are, apart from those

to do with Israel,

'The revival of eastern countries by means of godless western

civilization and in connection with this the evil prosperity of

the Jews in their establishment as a nation in Palestine in

unbelief'.  We have quoted this from the writings of B. W.

Newton, written about seventy years ago, and live to see its

fulfilment approaching.

An apostasy or falling away from revealed truth, a period of

deception brought about by doctrines of demons, leading up to the

revelation of the Man of Sin and the coming to the surface of the

Mystery of Iniquity.  This infidel King and False Messiah will

make a covenant and treaty with the Jews for seven years, but at

the end of three years and a half, he will break his agreement

and demand that his image shall be set up in the temple and

worshipped, when the great tribulation will ensue (Zech. 5:5 -11;

2 Thess. 2:3,4; Dan. 9:27; Rev. 13:15).

At the time of the end, there shall be ten kings, set forth in

symbol by the ten toes of the image of Daniel 2:42, and by the

ten horns of Daniel 7:24.  These kings will be subordinate to the

great antichristian Despot (Rev. 17:12,13).

The Babylon of Revelation 17 and 18 is the Babylon of Jeremiah 50

and 51 and a comparison of these two descriptions will prove that

they refer to the same cities and powers, and so of necessity