of the earth. These subterraneous caverns were dug under the mountains where the temple stood; and were dug for a place of resort in case of difficulty. And the heavens departed as a scroll, when it is rolled together, and every mountain and every island were moved out of the way. And the heavens and the earth which were spoken of all through the Scriptures, were on fire, and the elements were melting with fervent heat, the Jewish tabernacle with its works were then burnt up; and the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bond man, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and caves of the earth, and said to the mountains and rocks fall on us, and hide us, from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand. Rev. vi: 14, 15, 16, 17. Hosea refers to the same. The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, cover us, and to the hills, fall on us. Hosea x: 8.

Christ foretold of this same event that took place in the day of Jerusalem's Judginent. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women which also wailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. for then shall they begin to say to the mountains, fall on us, and to the hills, cover us. These judgments fell on the dragon part of Israel, which was the beast with ten horns.

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Daniel represents it in this figure. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him. These were the Gentiles who ministered unto him, in turning the dragon, devil and Satan out of the kingdom, and possessed it themselves. This was the innumerable company of angels, which John saw stand upon Mount Sion with the Lamb; these were the Gentiles who executed the judgments on the dragon or beast. And

ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; these were the fallen part of Israel who were judged out of the books. And the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; this horn was Titus, who was the Gentile commander.

Daniel says, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flames. Daniel says as concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

It is evident that there was a part of fallen Israel, that was not destroyed in the judgment day. These were the beasts whose lives were prolonged for a season and a time. The burn

ing of the beast, which was the dragon of the wilderness, in the lake of fire and brimstone, was what the prophet David had reference to, when he was representing the end of the wicked.

David being a prophet, he foresaw the end of the wicked or fallen Israel, whom he reigned over as king, and spake of their end, and of the prosperity of the wicked; and complained of his own folly for being grieved at their pros

perity. He says, for all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. If I say, I will speak thus, behold I shall offend against the generations of thy children. When I thought to know this it was too painful for me; until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; thou casteth them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. David being a prophet foresaw the end of the wicked; which was the dragon, devil and Satan, which composed the companies of death and hell, who stood on the top of the sanctuary with their false prophet. And when the Romans set fire to the temple, they threw themselves down headlong into the lake of fire, rather than die by the Romans' sword.

Here was the place where David saw the end of the wicked; but it was fulfilled some years after David's day. Take notice, that the

word wicked is wholly applied to fallen Israel, in Scripture, and the word sinners to the Gentiles.

Malachi refers to this overthrow of the dragon, death and hell, which David calls the wicked; For behold the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be as stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.' 'And ye shall tread down the wicked, for they shall be as ashes under the soles of your feet, in that day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.' This was the fire that burned the dragon, devil and Satan, death and hell; and they became as ashes under the feet of the Romans, who were Gentiles.

Isaiah, speaking concerning the elect part of Israel, gives a caution to them to come out and hide themselves from the judgment of the dragon. See Isaiah xxvi: 20. 'Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast; for behold, the Lord cometh out of his place, to