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THE RESULTS
''Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land.'' And in the prophecy of Zephaniah we also read, ''Behold at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame had been in the earth. At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah" (Zeph. 3:19, 20). These prophecies cannot refer to any return of Israel which has as yet taken place, but they will be fulfilled to the very letter in connec tion with the Second Coming of Christ. 4. At the time of our Lord's Return EPHRAIM and JUDAH WHO HAVE BEEN so LONG DIVIDED ONE FROM THE OTHER, SHALL BE UNITED IN ONE NATION UNDER ONE KING, DAVID. This is made very plain in Ezek. 37 :19, 22, 24, ''Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold I will take the stick of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel,
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