THE VISION OF MEASURING THE TEMPLE. 375

Let this be answer'd by the learned
But I shall answer thee:

From this prophet none discern'd it,
For the end these things must be.
Ezekiel here let men see clear,
His prophecies go deep;

But 'tis the end that must them clear,
When all these visions break.

The chapters through no man does know:
They all stand for the end,

When I these houses build below,

And then 'tis my intend

For to come down and dwell with men,
And then my throne you'll see,
How on it here my feet will stand,
And men shall dwell with ME
In peace below, they all shall know
My name defil'd no more.

But where's the learning man can shew,
It ever was done here?

I tell you plain, you sons of men,
These things are all to come;
And now I tell you is the time
That all is hastening on.

But there's no man on earth can come

To say 'twas ever so;

And if you say 'twill ne'er be done,

My Bible wrong must go:

But I'll appear to make it clear,

My Bible it is true

The time for all is drawing near

'That men shall find it so.

What's said at first it now shall burst,

My Bible shall come on;

You all shall see it in the last-
The measuring time is come:
In beauty here shall all appear,
For I shall build all new,
Jerusalem's low walls repair;

And men shall find it true,
The prophecies that here do lie
Were ne'er fulfill'd before;

Nor there's no man on earth can say,

According to my word,

But Israels here, that I shall clear,

Are those that judge their Lord

In all is true before their view,

And all I shall fulfil.

Then here's any throne, it shall be known,
Establish'd to my will;

My feet with them shall surely come,

And they shall walk with ME;

And then they may discern my plan,
My building all shall see

It shall appear in beauty here,

For I shall walk with men,

And then I know they'll love and fear,
When Satan's power is gone.
But how before can this appear?
Men ne'er did worship ME,
As in this chapter doth appear,
That I said it should be.

So where's the man on earth can come
To say 'twas ever so?

And if you say 'twill not be done;
My Bible can't be true.

So answer here to make all clear,
They way 'tis fix'd by Man;
In stronger words I'll then appear,
But I've left room for them
For to appear their ways to clear,
The way that they'll fulfil;
And then behind they'll surely find
Beyond their every skill

I shall appear the whole to clear,
And make it whole to man,
That in my Bible they do err,

They ne'er discern'd my plan,
What buildings here there will appear
When I complete the whole;
Nor how mankind will love and fear,
When strong my Spirit falls;
My feet with them in glory come,
And my delight shall be,

I tell you, for to walk with men,
And men shall walk with ME.

So now my Bible I call forth,

For men to judge the sound,
That all may see the prophecies
Are in my Bible found."

Thus far are the EXPLANATIONS OF THE BIBLE given to Joanna before she was ordered to leave Bristol, which was on Notember 22, 1804.

Continuation of Ezekiel.

London, March 5, 1805,

Here I ended from the Spirit, and read Ezekiel through, but could not understand a word I read. So it goes through to the end, of the building of the house, the temples, the sanctuary, and the manner it was to be kept, which I by no means could understand. Chapter xliv. 2-Then said, the Lord unto me; this gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened,

GATE OF THE OUTWARD SANCTUARY SHUT. 377 no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. Here appear mysteries to me, how men can take it upon them to affirm that the Bible is so easy. and plain to be understood. I know it is a thing impossible for any man upon earth to explain the meaning of the chapter, or the verse, that I have mentioned. "Now I shall answer thee, the meaning of the verse, thou sayest it is impossible for man to answer; and I tell thee it is impossible for any man by learning to explain the mystery of my Bible, which I shall begin from the verse thou hast mentioned: The outward sanctuary that is shut is the outward ordinances of man, it is the wisdom of man; it was shut from the Jews, and they never could enter in by their wisdom, nor by their understanding; for when I entered into the world I was unknown to them that trusted to their outward forms; therefore I condemned them in my Gospel, for being strict observers of the ordinances of man, but neglecting the ordinances of God. Now mark, from my Gospel, how the Jews were shut out, that trusted to their own wisdom; and how they are shut out to this day, from believing in the way that the Lord of life and glory came into the world for the Salvation of Man. Now to mark the second verse you must deeply weigh the first; it is the outward sanctuary that was shut, that I said should not be opened, and no man should enter in by it. Now let the wise and learned appear and answer ME from my Gospel. whether the Jews came in by faith, or by knowledge? Thou answerest, the Jews that believed came in by faith; but the Jews that stard out through unbelief are those that trust to their own wisdom, their own knowledge, and understanding, which they have drawn from the prophets: they look to the laws of Moses, but not to the laws of Christ; then I tell thee, here is the outward sanctuary that is shut; and it is not open to them, neither shall it

ever be opened by their wisdom. And now I come to the Gospel: the outward sanctuary is the wisdom of man, as much under the GOSPEL as the wisdom of the Jews was under the LAW: and they that trust to their own wisdom, that they know enough of themselves, without my Spirit to direct them, will be as much shut out as the Jews were; for my coming is not by the outward wisdom of man, but by the inward working of GOD. Know what I have said in my Gospel, and what I said to my disciples: It was my Spirit must be within them, and it was MY FATHER that spoke within them, and from HIM the HOLY GHOST the COMFORTER should come, to bring all things to their remembrance. Now I tell thee it was by shutting up the wisdom of man that I came into the world, and went through all my offices, to die for the transgression of man, which could not have been if their wisdom had not been shut up; for then they must openly and knowingly have crucified the LORD of LIFE and GLORY. Now I ask them how I could die for men, or how I could justify that my Death should be for their redemption, if they had been like the devil and fallen angels, knowing whom they had crucified? Then with them they must perish; but here Satan's arts, as in the beginning, worked in men to trust to their own wisdom, that he had filled them up with; therefore their guilt in the end must fall on Satan's head, who worked on them to shut them out. But now I have shewed thee of the GOSPEL, and of the JEWS, how I came in that way to fulfil my office to die for man, I shall come to the end: It is by the unbelief of men, who trust to their own wisdom, that they will be shut out, and my Gospel fulfilled; for my Second Coming, which is left on record, foretells the unbelief that will be in mankind and this is the way my Second Coming will be; but as the wisdom of the Jews shut them out at first, so will the wisdom of the Gentiles shut them out at last, that they will have no share or lot in the

CONCERNING THE HEALING OF THE WATERS. 379

matter, when I come to direct all my buildings to man. Know the prophet was directed by ME, how he should build every thing, and how every thing should stand; but mark the end of the prophecy after the directions are gone through, the last verse of the prophet, and the name of the city from that day shall be THE LORD IS THERE. Now mark chapter xlvii. 7, 8-On the bank of the river were many trees. These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. See the remarks made by man, the remark of man made to the verse refers you to Deuteronomy iii. 17-The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even theSalt Sea. Now I shall answer thee from the observation of man: what hath that verse to do with the healing of the waters ? Neither doth man understand what the healing of the waters meaneth; thou hast seen where it is alluded to by the wisdom of man; but I shall tell thee where it alludes to by the wisdom of God: Revelation xxii. 17-And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Now I tell thee, when the waters are healed, that they are called the living waters; the meaning is, Man must be healed. Know what is said in my Gospel-I was a well of living water; and he that drank thereof should thirst no more. Now I tell thee, the healing of the waters is the healing of the nations: for as the floods caused dirty water, so doth Satan cause the hearts of men ; and as the storms and tempests come by floods to bring them on, so do the storms and tempests that the devil worketh in every heart, one against the other, bring on the tempest on man; wars and tumults, malice and envy, discord and cruelty, and every evil that is amongst mankind, are compared to storms and tempests, to the raging sea that foameth