The City of God, Volume IIAugustine, of Hippo, Saint
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The City of God, Volume II
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint
Apologetics -- Early works to 1800; Kingdom of God -- Early works to 1800
For the present I shall put down those predictions about Christ by
the prophet Zephaniah, who prophesied with Jeremiah. "Wait ye upon
me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection, in the future;
because it is my determination to assemble the nations, and gather
together the kingdoms."[555] And again he says, "The Lord will be
terrible upon them, and will exterminate all the gods of the earth;
and they shall worship Him every man from his place, even all the
isles of the nations."[556] And a little after he says, "Then will
I turn to the people a tongue, and to His offspring, that they may
call upon the name of the Lord, and serve Him under one yoke. From
the borders of the rivers of Ethiopia shall they bring sacrifices
unto me. In that day thou shalt not be confounded for all thy curious
inventions, which thou hast done impiously against me: for then I
will take away from thee the naughtiness of thy trespass; and thou
shalt no more magnify thyself above thy holy mountain. And I will
leave in thee a meek and humble people, and they who shall be left of
Israel shall fear the name of the Lord."[557] These are the remnant
of whom the apostle quotes that which is elsewhere prophesied:
"Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the
sea, a remnant shall be saved."[558] These are the remnant of that
nation who have believed in Christ.
34. _Of the prophecy of Daniel and Ezekiel, other two of the
greater prophets._
Daniel and Ezekiel, other two of the greater prophets, also first
prophesied in the very captivity of Babylon. Daniel even defined the
time when Christ was to come and suffer by the exact date. It would
take too long to show this by computation, and it has been done often
by others before us. But of His power and glory he has thus spoken:
"I saw in a night vision, and, behold, one like the Son of man was
coming with the clouds of heaven, and He came even to the Ancient
of days, and He was brought into His presence. And to Him there was
given dominion, and honour, and a kingdom: and all people, tribes,
and tongues shall serve Him. His power is an everlasting power, which
shall not pass away, and His kingdom shall not be destroyed."[559]
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