...directly or indirectly, in the second chapter of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, are these ; " And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." The word in the original is, wicked one, not wicked ones : now the passage in...

...follows these in the xlvth Psalm is the best commentary upon the next verse in our subject, which is, " And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins." Take the commentary in Psalm xlv. 6, $E^ " Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : the sceptre of...

...the fear of the Lord: — with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity :— Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins." (Chap. lii. 13.) " My servant shall deal prudently." (Chap. hii. 9.) " Because he had done no violence,...

...But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.f He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry...

...ever."J " With righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth,...girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid : and the calf and the young lion and the fatling...

...wicked, an event that was future, and then about three thousand years distant, is represented as past. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. This is manifestly introductory to the Millennium; for the prophet immediately...

...but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." — Here the fact of triumph is clearly indicated. To doubt it must therefore...

...thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows,' said the psalmist of him ; and, ' Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins,' said Isaiah of him, (denoting the ready disposition of his mind to do whatever was good :) and, ' He...

...reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth ; and righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins, &c. And this root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the people, to it shall the Gentiles seek, and...

...thy God, hath anointed theewith the oil of gladness above thy fellows,' said the psalmist of him ; and, ' Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins,' said Isaiah of him, (denoting the ready disposition of his mind to do whatever was good :) and, ' He...