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estoration of God's chosen people.’ 163 He conducted preaching tours on
behalf of the LJS and spoke on Jewish evangelism and Restorationism right
across the UK. His notes were even distributed as far away as India and the
United States. 164 Simeon was convinced, based on his reading of the Bible,
that the Jews would soon return to Palestine, but, significantly, only as
Christians. 165 He claimed, ‘The future restoration of the Jews, and their union
with the Gentiles in one universal Church ... both of these events will take
place together, or in the nearest connexion with each other.’ 166 Unlike Irving
and Darby, Simeon remained a postmillennialist 167 and believed the
millennium had already begun. 168 For this reason, he was energetic in
promoting evangelism among the Jews, confident that through their
conversion, dispersed throughout the world, they would act as evangelists so
that, ‘God will shortly interpose to bring all nations to such a unity in religious
faith and practice as has never been seen upon earth.’ 169 Simeon was
convinced, therefore, that the conversion of the Jews would be the
consummation of God’s purposes on earth and bring blessing to the whole
world:
162 Daniel Wilson, ‘Recollections of the Rev Charles Simeon’ William Carus, Memoirs of
the Life of Charles Simeon, (London, Hatchard & Son, 1848), p844.
163 Arthur Pollard, ‘The Influence and Significance of Simeon's Work’ in Charles Simeon
1759-1836, edited by Arthur Pollard & Michael Hennell (London, SPCK, 1964), p180.
164 Charles Simeon, ‘Letter to Rev T. Thomason, December 24, 1817’ in Wilson, op.cit.,
pp470-471.
165 Charles Simeon, ‘The Restoration of the Jews’ Horae Homileticae, VI, (London:
Holdsworth & Ball, 1832), pp198; ‘The Restoration and Conversion of the Jews’ Horae
Homileticae, II, (London, Holdsworth & Ball, 1832), p437.
166 Charles Simeon, ‘Conversion of the Jews and Gentiles’ Horae Homileticae, X, (London,
Samuel Holdsworth, 1836), p240; ‘Conversion of the Jews Gradual’ Horae Homileticae,
VIII, (London, Samuel Holdsworth, 1832), pp10-14.
167 Charles Simeon, ‘The First Resurrection’ Horae Homileticae, XXI, (London, Samuel
Holdsworth, 1840), p237. Simeon is included within a section on covenatal
Premillennialism because his influence was principally among those who identified with
that position.
168 Charles Simeon, ‘God the Light and Temple of the New Jerusalem’ Horae Homileticae,
XXI, (London, Samuel Holdsworth, 1840), pp259; see also his ‘Letter to Rev T.
Thomason, May 16, 1813’ in Wilson, op.cit., p364.
169 Charles Simeon, ‘The Millennial Period Fast Approaching’ Horae Homileticae, VIII,
(London, Samuel Holdsworth, 1836), p24.
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