The Destruction of Jerusalem: An Absolute and Irresistible Proof of the Divine Origin of Christianity: Including a Narrative of the Calamities which Befell the Jews, So Far as They Tend to Verify Our Lord's Predictions Relative to that Event. With a Brief Description of the City and Temple |
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... gate of pure Corinthian brass , more esteemed even than the pre- cious metals - the golden folding - doors of the chambers - the beautiful carved work , gilding , and painting of the galleries - the golden vessels , & c . of the ...
... gate of pure Corinthian brass , more esteemed even than the pre- cious metals - the golden folding - doors of the chambers - the beautiful carved work , gilding , and painting of the galleries - the golden vessels , & c . of the ...
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... gate of the temple was seen to open without human assistance . " When the guards informed the curator of this event , he sent men to assist them in shut- ting it , who with great difficulty succeed- ed . This gate , as hath been ...
... gate of the temple was seen to open without human assistance . " When the guards informed the curator of this event , he sent men to assist them in shut- ting it , who with great difficulty succeed- ed . This gate , as hath been ...
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... gates , and burnt three divisions of the city , and might now , by its cap- ture , have put a period to the war ; but through the treacherous persuasions of his officers , instead of pursuing his advan- tages , he most unaccountably ...
... gates , and burnt three divisions of the city , and might now , by its cap- ture , have put a period to the war ; but through the treacherous persuasions of his officers , instead of pursuing his advan- tages , he most unaccountably ...
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... gates , gave an opportunity to such as were so disposed to make their escape ; which , be- fore this , they could not have attempted without interruption , from the suspicion . that they wished to revolt to the Romans . This success ...
... gates , gave an opportunity to such as were so disposed to make their escape ; which , be- fore this , they could not have attempted without interruption , from the suspicion . that they wished to revolt to the Romans . This success ...
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... gates to Simon , begged that he might be executed previously to his chil- dren ; but the unfeeling tyrant gave or- ders that he should be dispatched in the last place , and in his expiring moments insultingly asked him , whether the Ro ...
... gates to Simon , begged that he might be executed previously to his chil- dren ; but the unfeeling tyrant gave or- ders that he should be dispatched in the last place , and in his expiring moments insultingly asked him , whether the Ro ...
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Page 130 - And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself : and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a floXxl, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Page 74 - Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Page 22 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Page 26 - And ye shall hear of wars, and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Page 17 - And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord : Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Page 106 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen ; and the victorious element continuing in this manner, obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Page 70 - For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Page 20 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Page 117 - So that a man shall say. Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Page 45 - But take heed to yourselves : for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.