en was their Defence and
Provider; when the fidelity of men to God was enough of defence, and the
morality of a people was a rich manure giving an abundant harvest in
field, stall, and orchard; then we see the true position of a nation, its
grandeur and prosperity. I am convinced that morality has a more
intimate relation with the forces and wealth of nature than we are in the
habit of believing. God can give increased measure to the harvest,
fruitfulness to the vine, plenty in the orchard, increase in the stall,
and addition to the household. Time upon time are these blessings
promised by the prophets to Israel and Judah in the latter day.

Take notice of a few statements of the prophets responding to those
times--the times that will ensue after the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and
the Jews are again possessed of, and settled in, Palestine. Jeremiah, in
the 30th chapter and 31st, refers to those times: "For lo, the days come,
saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of My people,
Israel and Judah, saith the Lord; and I will cause them to return to the
land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it"--referring
to this time and the battle of Armageddon, in which Israel will be tested
as we have before shown. "Alas! for that day is great, so that none is
like it; it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved
out of it." Now, we ask, why will it be specially a time of trouble? We
answer, Because of the strength of the combined forces that will be
arrayed against Israel--that is, England. The forces, as set forth in
the Scriptures, are _thirteen on one side_, _led by Russia_, and _four on
the other_, which will be _led by England_. The _thirteen_ are: 1st,
Gog; 2nd, Magog; 3rd, Rosh; 4th, Meshech; 5th, Tubal; 6th, Persia; 7th,
Ethiopia; 8th, Libya; 9th, Gomer; 10th, Togarmah; 11th, the Beast; 12th,
the Dragon; and 13th, Anti-Christ. The _four_ are: 1st, Sheba; 2nd,
Dedan; 3rd, Merchants of Tarshish with all their young lions; 4th, the
Jews and Israelites settled in Palestine, that will not be led astray by
Anti-Christ.

To understand the prophets when forecasting the future, we must keep in
mind that in speaking of a nation's destiny in the future, they would
speak of it by the name it had at that time, if such a nation had an
existence at that time. But in course of time, such nations would change
their name, and sometimes locality; in such a case they must be found.
For