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110332684.23.Pdf Ass. \ * I EVIDENCE OF THE TRUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, DERIVED FROM THE LITERAL FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY; PARTICULARLY AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS, AND BY THE DISCOVERIES OF RECENT TRAVELLERS. BV THE REV. ALEXANDER KEITH, MINISTER OF ST. CYRUS, KINCARDINESHIRE. EIGHTH EDITION. Opinionum commenta dies delet, Naturae judicia confirmat.—Cir. l)f Nat. Deo. EDINBURGH: WAUGH AND INNES; M. OGLE, GLASGOW ; J. NICHOL, MONTROSE ; R. M. TIMS, AND W. CURRY, JUN. & CO. DUBLIN ; J. HATCHARD & SON, AND WHITTAKER & CO. LONDON. M.DCCC.XXXII. EDINBURGH PRINTED Bf A. BALFOUR AND CO- NIDDRY STREET. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM ADAM, LORD CHIEF COMMISSIONER, &c. AS A SMALL MARK OF THE MOST SINCERE ESTEEM AND REGARD, THE FOLLOWING TREATISE IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HIS LORDSHIP’S MUCH OBLIGED AND VERY FAITHFUL SERVANT, ALEXANDER KEITH PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. i The following pages are presented to the public, in the hope that they may not be altogether unproduc- , tive of good. The idea of the propriety of such a publication was first suggested to the writer in con- sequence of a conversation with a person who disbe- lieved the truth of Christianity, but whose mind seemed to be considerably affected, even by a slight allusion to the argument from Prophecy. Having endeavoured in vain to obtain, for his perusal, any concise treatise on the Prophecies, considered ex- clusively as a matter of evidence—and having failed in soliciting others to undertake the work, who were far better qualified for the execution of it —the writer was induced to make the attempt, and to endeavour to bring the subject into view. He was urged and encouraged to the prosecution of it by his worthy and learned friend, the Rev. Mr. VI PREFACE. Brewster of Craig, to whom, and to another esteemed friend, the Rev. Dr. Mitchell of Kemnay, by whose able critical remarks he has profited much, he owes, at least, this acknowledgment of his obligations. Unbelievers are often most unreasonably averse to listen to any arguments which establish the truth of Christianity, that may be urged by a clergyman ; and it was therefore intended to have published this sketch anonymously. The advice of the Publishers, and of others, prevented this. Testimony the most unex- ceptionable has, however, been adduced to substan- tiate the facts which verily the different Prophecies ; and that testimony cannot be invalidated, by whom- soever it may be produced. In the following Essay the argument is brought within narrow limits. Those prophecies are not in- cluded which were fulfilled previously to the era of the last of the Pronhets, or of which the meaning is obscure, or the application doubtful. And the only question to be resolved is—Whether there be any clear predictions, literally accomplished, which, from their nature and their number, demonstrate that the Scriptures are the dictates of inspiration, or that the spirit of Propheev he testimony of Jesus ? PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. In the present edition the title has been partly al- tered, in order to convey a more distinct idea of the object of the treatise; and the fifth chapter, in par- ticular, has been enlarged much beyond the original views of the Author. He has not only endeavoured to obtain a more complete account of the existing state of Judea and of the surrounding countries, from the published works of Travellers of authority, but he has derived much important information from the Travels in Egypt, Syria, fyc. by the Honour- able Charles Leonard Irby, and James Mangles, Esej. F. R. S. Commanders in the Royal Navy, which were printed for private distribution, with a copy of which, with fall permission to make use of its con- tents, as well as with the copperplate of the Ground Plan of the Ruins of Petra, they kindly furnish- ed him. General Straton also favoured him with vm PREFACE. the perusal and use of his valuable Manuscript Tra- vels, to which, in several instances, reference is made. A brief description of the Journey of Captains Irby and Mangles, in company with Mr. Bankes and Mr. Legh, is published in Dr. Macmichaers Journey to Constantinople. The Researches of Travellers in Palestine have been so abundant, and the prophecies thereby veri- fied are so numerous and distinct, that no labour is requisite for elucidating their truth, but to examine and compare the predictions and the events; and the literal prophecies need no other interpretation than the literal facts. Though well aware that any one who seeks to illustrate the external evidence of the truth of Chris- tianity may be said to stand only at the outer porch of the temple of Christian Faith, yet the writer of these pages humbly hopes that he may be permitted to point to a way, without a stumbling-block, by which some who may be merely the proselytes of the gate, or others who would pass altogether by, may be enabled to enter into that edifice of divine archi- tecture, fitly framed together, which is filled with all the riches of mercy, with all the beauties of holiness, and with all the light of truth. PREFACE TO FIFTH EDITION. ; ' Prophecy has been rightly called a “ growing evi- dence.” Of late years that evidence has greatly ac- cumulated. And after the successive additions which have been made to this treatise, no one can be more conscious than the author how very far it yet comes short of fully exhibiting the evidence of prophecy. It is not in times like the present that, on such a subject, the precept of Horace—nonum prematur in annum—can be regarded. Had it been complied with in the present instance, the following Essay would not yet have been before the public.—But the desire of any credit, as an author, yielded to the better hope as a Christian, that the treatise, in how- ever imperfect a form, might “ not be altogether un- productive of good,”—and that hope has not been vain. For facilitating and promoting the means of its usefulness to a degree which he ventured not even to X PREFACE. hope, his grateful acknowledgments are due to the Right Honourable Lord Bexley; and never was a debt more freely paid than he tenders them. To the public notice which he took of the volume, his Lordship afterwards added a lively interest in the publication of an abridgment of it, the concluding chapter of which, on the Seven Churches of Asia, was written entirely at his suggestion. And, at his expense, the Abridgment has been stereotyped, and published in English and in French, by the Reli- gious Tract Society ; and is now also in the course of publication in the same manner, in German. While it was in preparation, a tract on the prophecies con- cerning Ammon, Moab, and Philistia, was drawn up by one of the secretaries of the Religious Tract So- ciety, of which about twenty thousand copies have already been sold. To Sir Robert Ker Porter the writer is also indebt- ed for permission to copy an engraving from the strik- ing view of fallen Babylon, inserted in his Travels, and taken by him on the spot. The additional matter in the present volume refers chiefly to Judea and Babylonia. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Introduction. Page Importance of the Subject • . .1 General View of the Evidence • . .5 On the Obscurity of Prophecy . .6 Nature of Proof from Prophecy . .8 Antiquity of the Old Testament Scriptures . 9 Subjects of Prophecy . .12 CHAPTER II. Prophecies concerning Christ and the Christian Religion. The Coming of the Messiah . • .15 Time of Christ’s Advent, &c. .18 The Place of his Birth . .25 The Manner of his Life • . .28 His Character, &c. • . .29 The Manner of his Death . .30 Nature of the Christian Religion . .38 Its Rejection by the Jews, &c. .41 Propagation and Extent of Christianity, &c. 42 CHAPTER III. The Destruction or Jerusalem . 52 CHAPTER IV. The Jews . 72 CHAPTER V. The Land of Judea and Circumjacent Countries 98 The Ancient Fertility of Judea . • .112 XU CONTENTS. Page The Cities of Judea, &c. 114 The Countries, Inhabitants, &c. 122 Partial Exceptions from Desolation, &c. 146 Samaria, &c. 149 Jerusalem 150 Ammon 154 Moab 162 Edom or Idumea 174 Philistia 228 Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, &c. 230 Lebanon 236 CHAPTER VI. Nineveh 242 Babylon 247 Tyre 327 Egypt 333 CHAPTER VII. The Arabs 340 Slavery of the Africans 344 European Colonies in Asia ib. CHAPTER VIII. 348 The Seven Churches of Asia CHAPTER IX. Prophecy of the things noted in the Scriptures of Truth . • 3(5 Macedonian Empire, Alexander the Great 366 Kings of Syria and Egypt 367 Roman Empire 368 Long Continued Spiritual Tyranny 369 Turkish Empire 372 Conclusion 377 Appendix 395 LIST OF ENGRAVINGS. To be inserted after the Contents. North-east View of Petra, Frontispiece. Sketch of the Ground Plan of Petra, . 196 View taken from Entrance of the Valley of Petra 19S Views of Exterior and Interior of Tombs, 200 Ruins of a Temple, . • . 202 View taken from El Nakb, . 206 of an Isolated Column, . 207 a Triumphal Arch in Ruins, . 208 a Corinthian Tomb, . 209 Babylon, .... 298 Birs Nimrood, . 307 North and South Views of the Mujelibe, 315 EVIDENCE OF PROPHECY. INTRODUCTION. No subject can be of greater importance, either to the unbeliever or to the Christian, than an investigation of the evidence of Christianity. The former, if his mind be not fettered by the strongest prejudice, and if he be actuated in the least by a spirit of free and fair inquiry, cannot disavow his obligation to examine its claim to a divine origin.
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