wonder, is an absolute necessity,
if the vast hordes of the Eastern armies are to be marched to Jerusalem.

Even as those days of the end draw nearer and nearer God's people of
that time will suffer more and yet more.

"_Happy the dead who in the Lord do die from henceforth. Yea (saith
the Spirit) that they may rest from their toils, for their works do
follow with them. Ceased only that form of service which brings
weariness, and have found perfect happiness in the ability to continue
service without weariness_."--ROTHERHAM.

While this is true of all the saints of all the ages, it is
specifically true of those who, in The Great Tribulation, shall lay
down their lives for God in faithful, enduring obedience.

And now the end draws ever more rapidly near. North, East, South and
West of Palestine the armies of allies against Jerusalem close in upon
her. Had the Jewish race been as loyally devoted to their God and His
Word as they had been to Anti-christ the Deceiver, and his vile,
promulgated laws, they would have, inevitably, recognized Psalms
lxxxiii. 3, 4, as a prophecy of this time and the approach of their
foes: "They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted
against thy hidden ones." They have said, "Come, and let us cut them
off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in
remembrance."

But God has not forgotten His promises to Israel, and the time of her
worst visitation, is to be His opportunity:

"_Wait ye upon Me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the
prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may
assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my
fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my
jealousy_." Zeph. iii. 8. "_Now also many nations are gathered
against thee (Zion,) but they know not the thoughts of the Lord,
neither understand they His counsel: for He shall gather them as the
sheaves into the floor_." Mich. iv. 11, 12. "_In that time, when I
shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also
gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of
Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for My people and for My
heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted
My land_." Joel iii. 1, 2, 9-12, 14. Zech. xiv. 1, 2. Zech. xii. 2,
3. Ps. lxviii. 1-3. Joel ii. 32.

Against the gathered multitudes of the armed nations--every d