LIFE & JOURNAL - Christian Israelite Church

1819-1822
Afterwards I was carried by the angel into England, where I
saw large bodies of clergymen gathered together, they disputed
about their Bible until they threw it in one another’s faces; this I
saw in different parts of England, but chiefly in London. * The
angel said to me, “These are the times that Daniel the prophet
spoke of, but this which I have spoken to thee shall be sealed up
to some for a short time, until the Scriptures be fulfilled. And
Satan will enter into families as he entered into kings, that the
Scriptures might be fulfilled; and as thou sawest fathers and
sons against each other, so will counties be divided in sending
their members to parliament; and as they are against each other,
so will the city be divided about something of great importance.
I have something more to say, but will not make it known at
this time.”
The first and the last which I saw in this vision was a
beautiful woman, who seemed to be full of sorrow and trouble,
like as if she were weeping about something particular; the
angel said to me, “This woman shall not come to any harm, for
he who has brought her here will defend her from all her
enemies; he has brought her here to work a good work for the
end, for the time of your redemption is at hand.” I thought the
angel took me to the farthest part of the east, where I saw
thousands of angels in the clouds, and a person like unto the
Son of God. The angels reached nearly to the south in the air, I
saw them descending through the clouds to the earth, which was
a very beautiful sight to some, and shocking to others; some
were rejoicing and others weeping.
The angel said, “Spirit, return to thy rest and declare a part of
what thou hast seen, and a part keep back until I further
acquaint thee.” I then came to myself.
* The papers in 1856-57 contained accounts of the noisy disputes between
persons preaching at the obelisk, in Blackfriars Road, and they have become
quite a nuisance to the neighbourhood. And latterly it has been fulfilled by
the disturbances about Ritualistic observances by clergymen in the Church of
England.