to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof." That Israel may return and look therein.

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Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it."

"Their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people.

"And the remnant of Jacob shall be amongst the Gentiles in the midst of many people, as a lion among the beasts of the forest.

"I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring."(a) "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."

"I say unto you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."(b)

For "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."

(a) He that has the fulness of the Spirit always abiding on him is born of God. (1 John, 5 chap. and 18 ver. and I chap. and 8 ver.) and it healeth whom it toucheth. But if he says, as a natural man, that he has no sin, he deceives himself, and the truth is not in him; but that which beareth him from evil keepeth him; but he that is begotten of God, blood is not the life of him but the Spirit; so that he keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not, but must serve him.

(b) The kingdom of God is immortal, which has put on immortality; but the kingdom of heaven is incorruption, in the image of the angels, Luke, 20th chapter, 35th and 36th verses: for in heaven there are many mansions; but the kingdom of God is but one mansion, made like unto himself.

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"On these two commandments hang, Matt, all the law and the prophets."

"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:

He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do."

"This do and thou shalt live."

22c40v

John,

14c21v

14c12v

Luke,

10c28v

For "If a man keep my sayings he shall never see death.

8 Ch.

51 ver.

For "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."

For "I pray not that thou shouldest 17 Ch. take them out of the world, but that thou 15 ver shouldest keep them from the evil.”

7th ARTICLE.

11 Ch.

26 ver.

The seventh Day. immortality.

Israel putting on

When Israel has done the work, of which Jesus was the pattern, the Lord will come according to the words of Peter.

Acts,

3 Ch.

20, 21,

ver.

Isa.

40c5 v

"And he will send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: whom the heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all things. "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together." And according to the words of Jesus, "The bridegroom cometh: go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose 6 & 10 and trimmed their lamps, and they that were ready went in, and the door was shut." (a)

Matt.

25 Ch

ver.

3 Ch.

And the twelve tribes of the house of Israel will be changed, according to the words of John the Baptist, He that 11 ver.

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(a) Mortal entered into immortality, signifying blood made flesh.

cometh after me shall baptize you with
the Holy Spirit, and with fire.'

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"And there were sealed an hund d and forty four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel." twelve thousand in each tribe. And I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on Mount Zion" with this number, "which were redeemed from the earth."(a)

"Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.

Then washed I thee with water: yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

"But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterwards, they that are Christ's at his coming."

Then the words of Hosea will be fulfilled, "In the third day will he raise us up, and we shall live in his sight." Mortal will then put on immortality.

"He that raised up Jesus from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies, by his spirit that dwelleth in you.

"And the kingdom, and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom, under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High.”(b)

Rev.

4 ver.

14 Ch.

1---4

Ezek.

16 Ch

8 & 9

ver.

1 Cor. 15 Ch.

23 ver.

Hos.

6 Ch.

2 ver.

Rom. 8 Ch. 1lver.

Dan.

7 Ch. 27 ver.

(a) Which is the blood, being made flesh, by putting on immortality, being quickened by the Spirit, and being the life of them.

(b) The people of the Saints are the offsprings of those that were translated, and of the Martyrs, and of those who have died in full faith of man's body receiving the fulfilment of all the promises recorded in the Scriptures.

And he will bring with him the bodies of those who have been translated without death, which are typical of the bride and bridegroom.

9th ARTICLE.

The seventh Day. The first resurrection of the righteous. Then will the first resurrection take place, of those who are called Saints, who have been put to death by the enemy, for the testimony which they held, according to the vision of John.

"I saw the souls of them that were be headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God."

surrection.

This is the first re

words of Enoch,

According to the
"Behold, the Lord cometh with ten
thousand of his saints,'

And the souls of those whose bodies
have died in full faith of all the promises
that are recorded in the Scriptures with
their testimony. (b) Being the children

of the first resurrection.

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first.

"The dead shall be raised incorrupti

ble:"

"But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: neither can

(b) These are the sealed number in heaven of which the natural olivetree is the figure, Romans 11th chapter, and 24th verse: The other number which no man could number, of which the wild olive and wild vine are figures, these have all died the death of the righteous, having believed in the Scriptures, which have caused them to seek for the preserving of their souls, lest the second death should have power over them.

they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection."

10th ARTICLE. The seventh Day. Those who died without repentance.

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But the rest of the dead lived not again, until the thousand years were finished.

11th ARTICLE.

The seventh Day. A thousand years without death, to flesh and blood.

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As many as have not this doctrine,(a) and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will put upon you none other burden."

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth." "For 1 will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed:" which is by the power of Satan being removed from them, of which the pruned fig-tree stands a figure, which parable Jesus uttered :---“ A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon and found none.

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none; cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground?

And he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also,(b) till I shall dig about it and dung it: And if it

(a) When he comes.

Rev.

20 Ch.

Rev.

2 ch. 24 ver. Isaiah 2 ch.

19 ver

Joel

3 ch 21 ver.

Luke

13 ch. 6---9 v.

(b) The fig tree is man, and the three years are set typical of the three generations; and the one year is set typical of a thousand years, that the tree is to be pruned, by Satan's power being removed.