The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applied: or, A discourse concerning the general…The mystery of Israel's salvation, explained and applyed: or, A discourse concerning the general…

we do not find it in the old Testament, but often in the new. And the reason why Christ and his Apostles used that term, was, because it was much used in the Church of the Jews, and had a Scripture foundation. Hence we read of the day of judgment more frequently in the Jews writings then in the new Testament it self. Now the Jews took up that term, of the day of judgment, from the 7th. Chap. of Dan. Therefore no doubt but that by the judgment sitting, is meant the great day of judgment; therefore till that day the kingdom under the whole heaven cometh not into the hands of the Saints. Again, Acts 3.19. The times of refreshing are said to be from the presence of the Lord. Therefore Jesus Christ will be personally present (and that he will not be till the judgment) when the times of refreshing shall come. And in the Scripture the day of judgment is described by ^(z)the presence of the Lord, 2 Thes. 1.9. Moreover to be acquainted with the writings and notions which were of old in use amongst the Jews, is of wonderful advantage towards the understanding of many places in the Scripture, especially in the new Testament. Now the Jews were wont to call the day of judgment, ^(a)or the world to come, by that ⟨p. 138⟩very name of a time of refreshing. Hence they were wont to say, That one hour of refreshing in ^(b)the world to come, was better than a whole life in the present state of the world. And in vers. 21. It is plainly expressed, that in the glorious time of the restitution of all things, Jesus will come again from heaven. And is not 2 Thes. 1.7. a clear place to prove, that the glorious Sabbatism which remains for the Saints upon earth will begin at Christs coming from heaven to judge the world? Hence also Christs kingdom is said to be at the time of his appearing to judge the quick and the dead,