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now come to the twelfth chapter of Daniel, and of this we must say, that in all this sublime book, there is nothing more sublime.

In the eleventh chapter, the Prophet concludes his predictions, which relate to the four great Gentile monarchies. In this chapter, he brings us to the glorious period of the Church of God; to the period of the restoration of Israel. This event he ushers in with these words: "But at that time shall Michael rise up, the great prince, who standeth for the children of thy people; and a time shall come, such as never was from the time that nations began even until that time."

"And at that time shall thy people be saved, every one that shall be found written in the Book." All interpreters agree that this prophecy refers to the future conversion of the Jewish people, while it also fixes the period of this blessed event. It shows to us, that after the destruction of the Mahometan empire has been accomplished by the successful inroads of