.. Now, I think no one can
consider the dispersion and providential preservation of the Jews
among all the nations of the world and the indestructible
vitality of their race without believing that they are reserved
for some future action of His judgment and Grace. And this is
foretold again and again in the New Testament.'
'Our Lord,' continued Manning, widening the sweep of his
speculations, 'has said of these latter times: "There shall arise
false Christs and false prophets, insomuch as to deceive even
the elect"; that is, they shall not be deceived; but those who
have lost faith in the Incarnation, such as humanitarians,
rationalists, and pantheists, may well be deceived by any person
of great political power and success, who should restore the Jews
to their own land, and people Jerusalem once more with the sons
of the Patriarchs. And, there is nothing in the political aspect
of the world which renders such a combination impossible; indeed,
the state of Syria, and the tide of European diplomacy, which 'is
continually moving eastward, render such an event within a
reasonable probability.' Then Manning threw out a bold
suggestion. 'A successful medium,' he said, 'might well pass
himself off by his preternatural endowments as the promised
Messiahs.'
Manning went on to discuss the course of events which would lead
to the final catastrophe.
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