BF 879 -W3S Copy 1 tow ll BC«« P!HlPJE!H303L0)eY By Hachael B. Webber. FIXED LiACJU OF ATTRACTION WHEREBY THE NATIONS HAVE BEEN HELtD TOGETHER. Copyright No. 53,879 A. A. Oct. 23, 1895. r BOISE, IDAHO: ARCH CUNNINGHAM, PRINTER. 1898. I A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. By RACHAEli B. CUEBBER FIXED LAW OF ATTRACTION WHEREBY THE NATIONS HAVE BEEN HELD TOGETHER. Copyright No. 53,879 A. A. Oct. 23, 1895. BOISE, IDAHO: ARCH CUNNINGHAM, PRINTER. TWO COPIES RECEIV No. 4. $\£ No. 5 Evil figs that return- ed out of cap- tivity, that did iiot take the bonds. — Nehe. 13:3. EZEKIEL'S VISION OP THE WHEELS. No. 1. 16424 «•■><*» 'Wfl C0P 'fS HE0E,v ED Black Horse. Ishmael. Gen. 36. No. 2. No. 3. Esau. Red Horse. Gen. 36. j ACO b. White Horse. Gen. 49. A Heuu Race Phrenology A TRUE SOLUTION OF THE JEWISH PROBLEM, AND FIXED LAWS THAT RULE TRIBES AND NATIONS. CHAPTER I. It is by no means easy to arrange and condense the mass of information, which we wish to convey to the minds of the people, concerning the fall and progress of these most stupendous nations of the world. No sub- ject can be thoroughly understood until its elements have been learned. This principle holds good in divine studies, the same as in other things, and oftimes becomes subjects of dispute, because our minds fly above or away from scripture in studying, and think to under- stand the end, without having had a clearer view of the beginning. This is our apology for inviting our readers to go back with us to the days of Abraham. We will give an illustration of the nations of Abraham which proves a fixed law of attraction, that governs the people as nations and tribes; each given a nature, blessing and adaptabili- ties, that follow them to the end of time. In Jeremiah 1:10 we see how the Lord set him over the nations, and over kingdoms; to root out, to pull down and destroy. He first prophesied the destruction and pulling down of Jerusalem, the house of Judah, and cap- tivity of God's people. Jere. 18:7. In the 8th verse he 4 A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. speaks as of another nation; further on was to buil 1 and to plant. Jere. 1:10. If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then will I repent of the good where- with I said I would benefit them. Yet we are free to do good or evil, as is proven by the way in which the people have abused these great gifts of nature, which are all good, until, by constant sinning, we abuse and degrade them. Before we are capable of judging, who God, through Jeremiah, pulled down and built up (which means built in the priesthood, to learn the law of Moses) we must first learn the nature and adaptabilities of the nations, that we may know them by their fruits, as Christ has said. For this set or fixed law is as durable in the different houses or nations, as the different kinds of fruit; or why would Christ have made this comparison to fruit? Look at the thorn and the thistles, their nature is the same now as it was then, and so are the nations. The house of Ishmael gradually drifted into the priesthood so slowly and took such care to hide every trace of who they were, by changing their name, and educating themselves in a manner to make a falsehood so perfect that they could deceive all the world, even the house of Judah them- selves, but they could not deceive Christ. In St. John, 8:37-44, He says: "I know that ye are Abraham's seed, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;'' again, u If you were Abraham's children ye would do the works of Abraham;" and he tells them their father was the father of lies — (see diagram No. 1)— -and the fath- er of this house is Ishmael, his hand against every man; the fact of their having descended from Abraham does not make them Israelites, their nature springs from the father of the tribe which can no longer be hidden and by which this nation is known and divided into tribes, which is also a set law, that is proof of their individuality as a people. We will now give the particulars in regard to each A NEW RACK PHRKNOLOGY. 5 house and the laws that govern them, and will refer to them as No. 1, 2 and 3. No. 1, house of Ishmael, the fleshy covenant. Gen. 17:12. We will give first the nature, disposition, bless- ing or covenant. Gen. 16. The birth of Ishmael was planned through worldly or ambitious desires of Sarah and her hand maid, (the Egyptian bondwoman), which she sorely repented, as it was the cause of much trouble, and was the origin of the fleshy covenant. This son was to represent a nation of people; and as any other seed planted, it brought forth the same kind of fruit as was planted. We find his nature in Gen. 16:12. And he will be a wild man, (or wicked disposition), his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren; or the house or tribes of Ishmael shall live among or near the house or sons of Isaac, and from the beginning, first as children, and then as nations, they have persecut- ed the seed of Isaac, the children of the promise. See Gal. 4:28-29. Now we, as Isaac was, are the children of promise, but, as then, "he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit," even so it is now. Ishmael's covenant was that of circumcision. Gen. 17: 13-14. His blessing in the 20th verse, and as for Ish- mael, I have heard thee; behold I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him ex- ceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation, because he w T as the seed of Abraham. Gen. 21 113. Now we will look at their general characteristics and adaptabilities as a nation. Traders and merchants. Gen. 37:25-28. Complexion dark as a rule. Gen. 25:16-18. We find them dwelling in towns and castles, great for display, each nation or tribe with their princes or king, twelve according to their nation. They are not tillers of 6 A NK.V RACE PHRENOLOGY. the ground, as is the house of Jacob. They never were, nor never will be shepherds. We find by comparing these facts, that God has kept them together by the fixed laws of their natures, their hand against others, and others' hands against them; there is not much affiliation with or for other nations. This is why there is such marked distinction, and they are so easily known. The Jews of today never were in captivity, but their history as completely erased as is the house of Jacob, just as God said would occur to them. (Israel.) Ps. 73 and 137: 37. The spiritual birth be- longed to Isaac and his seed. What a different prepara- tion. God had foretold his name, and also that through his seed, his (God's) everlasting (spiritual) covenant was to be established; flesh is not everlasting, but the spirit endureth forever. The angel of God visited Sarah and Abraham; now notice the different plan for Isaac's birth to that of Ishmael, which was born after the fleshy plan. It is plain to understand why these covenants were dif- ferent. Now follow this further on and see where Isaac prayed to God for children. The Lord heard, and said he was to be the father of two nations, two manner of people, and one nation was to be stronger than the Other. This fixed law was begun at their birth, was established for them before they were born; both of the same parents, twins at that. We also learn that this fixed law is to re- main with them after they have become nations; to be handed down to the end of time, that they are to be known by. Diagrams Nos. 2 and 3. Birth ok Ksau and Jacob. Gen. 25:24. Now we ask you to read for yourselves, and notice carefully the different dispositions of these twin brothers. Esau was to be a cunning hunter; as we understand the A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. J term, sly. His great weakness was his appetite. The spiritual blessing should have been his, but God saw fit to direct it to his brother Jacob, as foretold before they were born, that the elder should serve the younger, and we see in 2nd Samuel 8:14 that all they of Edom (Esau) became servants to David. Jacob bought the birthright from Esau by an honest contract, carrying out God's plan, yet the manner in which he gained the blessing makes him appear deceitful; but he, knowing his father would not permit it, therefore took the easiest and best plan. These nations did not practice circumcision as a cov- enant, but only as the seed of Abraham; not deeming it obligatory upon them as did the nations of Ishmael, (or the Jews of today), soon discarded the custom. We learn that Esau's father gave him a worldly blessing, as his spiritual blessing had passed away from him. Gen. 27: 37-40. Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth and by the sword shalt thou live, etc. This corres- ponds with his nature, a cunning hunter, a shedder of blood, and to break his yoke (his brother's power) from off thy neck; and he vowed in his heart he would slay his brother; he did not do it as a brother, but when they became nations, this was accomplished by thy sword. Please read Ps. 83 and we find that they jointly with the nations of Ishmael were the perse- cuters; for the Ishmaelites had a grievance as well, because Isaac had received the greater blessing, which was the spiritual, and these were the nations that God had prepared to do this act. Deut. 28:17, for Israel was God's workman through whom it was his purpose to make and perfect this law for the benefit of other nations. God could not judge them, or in other words, they were not responsible beings until they became acquainted with God's laws; then in the end when all nations have re- ceived the benefit of the law, then the power will return 8 A NEW RACK PHRKNOLOCY. back to Israel where it belongs, and the people will be under the spiritual law instead of the material as in the past. The adaptabilities of the house of Esan, as a nation, are soldiers and men of war, possessed of a desire to con- quer. Rulers, Generals, Govenors, King Herod, Julius Csesar were of the house of Esau; also Sanballot the Hor- onite. See Neh. 2:19. In Gen. 36 we find the geneology of the Dukes and Kings of Edom. Diagram JMo. 3. Jacob. Gen. 25:27. Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents; disposition, quiet and unassuming; possessing a desire to please; al- though some might consider he did not treat his brother as he should in regard to the birthright. He gave all his brother required, and was obeying what God had foretold should be done. We would not have had a good descrip- tion of these nations if this transaction had not been left on record, for us to know what kind of seed had been planted and what kind of fruit to look for. All these descriptive figures were intended as a guide, that we might be able to classify the different nations (then tribes) and read the marks of the beasts in the foreheads and hands. The beast is the house or power; the forehead the intellect, the hands are also marks of the tribes, and is a testimony whether we are working for God or the devil. We should all work for the new covenant Christ. Now we will follow Jacob a little further and notice their adaptions as a nation. Plain, quiet people, inter- ested in education and in mental and spiritual advance- ment; the minds developing faith in God and his laws. They were shepherds and cultivators of the soil, and this is the kind of dispositions God required, that he could entrust with his law, to establish it among the nations. A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. 9 They learned the Egyptian's arts and sciences and even surpassed them in skill, thus proving the depth of their natural abilities. We will not consider Nos. 4 and 5, in this article, as we desire to make a more thorough statement of what Jeremiah builded and planted; and as it mostly concerns these three nations we have partly described, Nos. 4 and 5 are of less importance and are only branches of the others. We are endeavoring to prove that there was a fixed law from the begining of these nations whereby they can be known today. We find that Ezekiel saw these houses which represent a wheel, by all the tribes being attracted to one common father; of course these spokes (or tribes) were full of eyes, and they went to war, but returned to their own people. Ezek. 1:14. Weconsider this a very good proof that these nations are held together by attractions of love for each other, as our own house- holds are held together. We have given the blessings, covenants and natural adaptabilities, which is distributed to the sons that became the head of the tribes; which seed is in the blood and handed down from father to son, by which they are to be known as fruit is known. Christ said, "By their fruits ye shall know them;" not guessed at. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? These fruits are handed down from the creation; so are the general bent of the people's minds from the time they were brought into existence; and as man has cultivated the different fruits, just so it has been God's plan to cul- tivate, improve and civilize us, that we might be of great good to him, as the fruit is to us. id A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. CHAPTER II. COMPARED WORK OF NATIONS. We will now show where each nation in turn has proven this, when viewed in the proper light. It is a well known fact that God revealed his law to the world at large, through the Mosaic priesthood; prior to this it was handed down from Adam, from father to son, or, those that God chose, through the Melchesidic priesthood; the generality of the people was not benefited prior to the Mosaic law, and it was established" with Jacob, or his twelve sons (that compose the house) which became world renowned, and a wonder to all nations; their power was felt, and other nations became convinced that God was with them. Now, when the nations of Ishmael and Edom knew who these people were, they envied them, feeling they were the eldest sons or nations, and should have re- ceived the highest gifts of God. Nevertheless they made overtures of friendship, but with evil designs, intending the overthrow of the children of Israel. In the simplicity of their natures, they did not divine the intents and pur- poses of these people, and through their willingness to teach the law in public, they were led by these friendly pretenses into many and various sins. They committed a great sin by disobeying God's commands to not marry in strange nations; this was their weakness, and they was also deceived by these two nations, claiming to be of the same origin, the same father Abraham; which ac- counts in a measure for their blindness; although it was forbidden of God; and he saw fit to remove them into captivity for a great purpose; they thought altogether for their sins, yet God had a deeper motive, and was prepar- A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. II ing them as well as the other nations, for what was, and is yet to come. The seed of Abraham was all to be blessed ; but how could this be accomplished without a knowledge of the law. These two nations, Tshmael and Edom, were without the law, and bowed down to idol worship. We learn in Ezra i the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, King of Persia, (a direct descendant of the house of Ishmael) and he said the Lord of Heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah, thus accepting the Judah or Mosaic law, is why they called themselves the Jews. Then God removed the priesthood from Israel to prepare them for the new covenant, the coming of Christ. Jere. 31 ■2 > l -33- They were the Jews that believed on Christ, yet had no power as to laws or earthly influence; but received him in their hearts as God intended. At the same time, the nations of Ishmael and Edom were learning the laws of Moses and were becoming a God believing people; although they did not accept Christ. They were not yet perfect in the law; their minds were not looking for a spiritual blessing, and are not the tribes of Judah, as is generally claimed, though they were around in that part of the country, but the Jews that believed on Christ were in humble life. God, by the mouth of Jeremiah, made this plan known to the people. In the 24th chapter we understand they are rep- resented by the two kinds of figs. There was a portion of the tribe of Judah that was faithful, and a portion that was disobedient; hence the comparison to the good and evil figs; and with reference to the good figs or people, He says: "I will bring them again to this land, and will build them and not pull them down; I will plant them and not pluck them up." This did not occur at the end of the 70 years as is generally stated; the time was not given; this is a vile mistake in the history of the Jews. We know those that did return, were plucked up and scat- 12 \ NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. Lered as was promised to the evil figs; and the land is a desert today as a proof. Now what became of the good figs, or people, that God was to protect and keep for his own, as the pure seed of Judah, that was to receive this great reward. This is one of God's mysteries that we may be able to penetrate and understand if we do not listen to man's teaching, or the Jews of the present day, but follow the events that took place, and why they occured, and we will learn that this was done for the good of the world in general. In Jeremiah 27, we find what became of them at that time. The word of God came to Jeremiah, saying, ' 'Make the bonds and yokes and put them on thy neck, and send them to the King of Edom, (see illustration No. 2), and to the King of Moab, and to the King of the Ammonites, and to the King of Tyrus, and to the King of Zidon;" all of which includes the house of Ishmael; (see illustration No. 1); the bonds are verses from 4 to 7. We find these bonds are to last until the very time of his (Judah) land come that they would need no more to be plucked up; in other words, until the fulfillment of the Gentile time, or fulfillment of their time with the priesthood; for the other nations were without the law, worshiping idols and creeping things. God intended to keep the twelve tribes, (not the ten), for this prophecy came to the tribe of Ju- dah while in captivity, what would happen; Jere. 24. Those that had not married strange wives took the bonds, in humble life until the other nations had been benefitted with the laws; see what a wise plan. We find in Mal- achi 1 :n that his name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered. Now, those that returned and gave in their geneology were the evil figs, and those that married strange wives; but they were enough to deceive the people. That was the blindness for they were warned not to believe that the true people was to be returned, for he says, thay prophecy a lie unto you; A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. 1 3 "but we see the people would rather believe the false prophets, and so they do to this day. God knew they would make great pretense to restore them ; but the most sacred vessels and the Ark did not return, that has been sufficiently proven since; then why believe a lie any longer? The question is, why should our wise men make such blunders in history? Because God has said, let their eyes be darkened, (Judah or seedof Jacob), Rom. 11:10, that they may not see, and bow down their backs always; (while we are in bondage to other nations). Rom. 11:25. For I would not brethren that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceit. Their bonds had not yet expired in Paul's time; he knew, but dare not reveal it, as it was God's desire they should come by faith in Christ and Salvation; then this his- torical blindness will cease, they will become aware of their power, emerge from humble life, and all stand on more equal footing, and the other nations having the law and understanding, are also subject to faith in Christ and the higher powers. Rom. 12. Now if the fall of Israel, by being in subjection to the other nations by the bonds, be the riches of the world, (giving the law to the Gentiles and to all nations, through which of obeyed, they gain eternal life), how much more happy Israel will be when returned to power again, to know that through their suffering this overthrow, they have opened up the way for all other nations to learn of God, the way of Salvation through the law and Christ. 14 A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. CHAPTER III. RETURN OF THE CAPTIVES. 536 B. C. We will now give a close observation of the return of those out of captivity. Ezra 1. Now in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia, we have already learned what Jeremiah said, that the tribe of Judah and Israel were to take bonds to obey other nations; so this is what is going to be fulfilled before the return of Judah; first, King Cyrus is a king of the house of Ishmael; and in this house God restores the priesthood. Jere. 28:14. For thus sayeth the Lord of hosts: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations (the tribes of Judah and Israel) that they may be servants, Jere. 22:5, and advised to build houses and plant gardens. Verse 28. For he sent unto us into Babylon, saying this captivity is long; (meaning the bonds, for the 70 years was then nearly ex- pired, 606 B. C); and they were expecting to return when this new order came. Now it will be necessary to take particular notice, as this comes from Jere., and he begins his first building, restoring or planting. See Ezra 1. Cyrus, king of Persia, made a proclamation. Verse 2. The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; He hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Now this is the last link of history. It was not the tribe of Judah that restored the priesthood and built the Temple at Jerusalem as is generally believed. King Cyrus asked those of the house of Israel to help him, A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. 1 5 that would of their own free will. Verse 7. Cyi us brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord; perhaps he had some of the minor things, but he did not get the holy vessels, as we [learn further on; and at last had to make their own by description as given in the Mosaic law. In Ezra 2, we find the record of those that returned; but they could not show their father's house; their seed, whether they were of Israel ; they sought their .register, but it was not found and they as polluted were put from the priesthood. These people seem to be the evil figs that Jeremiah said would return to be persecuted, and be- come a hiss and a by-word. Josephus was present at the destruction of the Temple by Titus, A. D. 70, and de- sired them to surrender as they had brought the Hebrews under contempt. Josephus says they confessed to the truth, that they were the scum, the spurious, discarded < ffsprings of our nation; and usurped the name of Jews or Hebrew, that they might appear less impious in the sight of strangers. This is true of these Jews today, knowing they sprang from Hagar, the servant, and with those that would not desert their strange wives, are what compose this class of people. We could explain many more points of truth along this line of history, and may sometime, but it would make our article too long, and take us away from the subject w r e most desire to bring before the people at this time. We find in Chron. 13, that they start the building, and perhaps some of the good figs (people) were there at work. In the 4th chapter we find the adversaries (and we must keep in mind who those adversaries are, the Arabians, are the Ishmaelites, also the Medes,) of Judah and Benjamin heard the children of the captivity (of the bonds) had builded the Temple. Ezra. 6. Darius, king of Persia, made a search where the treasures or books were kept, and a record was found, which they accepted and was sure the order was for them before they would i<> A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. permit any further work. In the 14th verse is another proof that the children of Israel builded for others to be planted, for they builded according to the commandment ol the kino f Persia, which God had commanded through the month of Jeremiah; and no doubt they enjoyed the work, thinking in time they would be restored to power. They could not keep the Levis with them, they came and went home as their work was done. In Ezra 9 we find that he (Ezra) is left alone with his evil figs; and he acknowledges the condition of bonds spoken of by Jere- miah, chapter 28. And after all of Ezra's trouble in sep- arating them from their strange wives, and their prom- ises to him, yet 10 years later (Neh. 13) we find that in Nehemiah's dealings with them, he found by their lan- guage and actions, they were not the people he thought they were. He was wrath, and smote them and plucked the hair of their heads, and made them swear they would do better. Yet in following their history later by Jose- phus, we find they still have their strange wives; and this again is proof that what Jeremiah said about the evil figs came true; for as the house of Ishmael became educated, and able to handle the priesthood, they said, "Let us take to ourselves the promises of God (or Priest- hood);" so they did take charge of it and required these people to establish the priesthood for them and teach them the law, and when that was accomplished, they turned them away. When the Ishmaels took possession of the priesthood, they were very particular about marrying, as they practiced circumcision; this being the covenant between God and the Ishmael people. We will now return to Nehemiah 1, and notice con- cerning the Jews that had escaped. What did they es- cape? Their 70 years of captivity was long expired at this time. It was the captivity of the bonds; only the good figs for people that had a good record, and had not A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. 1 7 marrv d strange wives, thereby becoming degenerated,) took the bonds to remain in obscurity; yet had the privi- lege of going where they pleased. This was much better than the 70 years captivity. Now, Nehemiah takes this remnant, and here is proof again that there were many that did not escape this sec- ond captivity. See Neh. 2:9-20. We find the same peo- ple that gave Ezra trouble are bobbing up, and are sorely grieved, that a man should come seeking the welfare of the children of Israel. In Neh. 7 we find that the people are again gathered together; the nobles that they might be reckoned by geneology, verse 61, and they could not show their father's house, nor their seed whether they were of Israel. Verse 64. They sought their register among those that were recorded by geneology; but it was not found; therefore they as polluted were put from the priest- hood and could not eat of the holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim, or the proper priestly garments, and we consider this another proof that their so styled noble men were of the vilest figs. What is your opinion, reader, of these people? Yet these people were growing in strength and sought the Mosaic law, (Neh. 8), and imitated the best they could under the circumstances, still we see they did not have the holy vessels, as Jeremiah said they were not to go back, yet people are so willing to believe false teachers instead of God's word. Nehemiah acknowledged this bond con- dition. See chapter 9:36. Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers, to eat the fruit thereof, and the good thereof, behold we are servants in it; and it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us; also they have domin- ion over our bodies at their pleasure, and we art in great distress. Ezra and Nehemiah were of the true seed, yet it was God that stired them up to establish the priesthood for the other nations is plainly to be seen. Nehe. 11 124. IS A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. Judah or the children of Zerah was at the king's com- mand. We read in Joel, 3rd chapter, that they sold them to the Grecians when they got through with them, they also sent them through the nations as teachers; and by this method the Romans were enabled to establish the educational system. In regard to the children of Israel, God said they would be scattered among all nations, and shine as stars among a perverse generation. Return again to Nehemiah 13, and you can learn something of how they run the priesthood in the absence of Nehemiah. See 7th verse. And I came to Jerusalem and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah. (He was one of the enemies of Israel.) They were hav- ing a grand feast, and it was discovered that the Levites that had done the work were not there; they had fled every one to his field. We will direct you to Psalm 137, which appears to have been written on this occasion, and is an expression of the feeling of the people at that time. For they that carried us away captives, required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, say- ing, sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the Lord's songs in a strange land. This feeling was caused by their bondage to strangers, or, to other nations; yet as we see it, this was God's plan; for those that obeyed God, were not harmed and had plenty, only they were humbled and stripped of power. The two nations were contending for supremacy and the priesthood for two hun- dred years. We learn in ancient history that the Sadusees and Pharisees were a class of people who went to Greece and were educated in the law; they did not drop their pedigree, hence can be traced back to Ishmael as their father, and not to Isaac or Jacob; and the Romans, or house of Edom, trace their origin back to Abraham through Esau, although they have tried to conceal it by claiming to orig- inate from Romaics, or, the she- wolf nursed them; yet A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. 1 9 we have history that plainly tracts them back to Esau. They were also promised the priesthood and prepared a class of their people called the Maccabees for their singers and priesthood, see Malachi 1:11, for the promise to all nations. For from the rising of the sun, even from the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name. This is why the priesthood was not done away with when Christ came, because there were many nations with- out the law. So we conclude that Jeremiah was about correct when he made this statement in regard to pulling down and building up; but the promise is still to the house of Jacob, there being no house of Judah after they took the bonds; for they all acknowledged that they art- servants in their own land, at the time they were building the priesthood, for the evil figs to disgrace, and bring re- proach upon the tribe of Judah. But when the truth is known, Judah will be free, and the disgrace will rest upon those to whom it belongs, to the house of Ishmael. We know they are the nations that crucified Christ, and did many wicked things according to the general view; but this was a part of God's great plan, for he told the Israelites this would be if they sinned. See Deut. 28:49- 50. John, the Revelator, knew these Ishmael Jews were deceiving the people. In Rev. 2:9 he said, k 'I know tin- works and tribulations and poverty (or make belief as the Jews today) but thou art rich, and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews (or tribe of Judah) and are not, but are the synagogues of Satan;" again, Rev. 3:9, ''Behold I will make them of the synagogues of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold I will make them to come and w T orship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee." We under- stand by this, that they are to bow down to the proper tribe of people in the fullness of time; which w r ill ere long 2D A NEW ra;e phrenology. be revealed to the world. These people (the Ishmael Jews) are the greatest money loaners of the world, and were then; they made of the priesthood a means of traffic to make money; and in this, exhibit the true nature aiid adaptabilities of this house of Ishmael, and proves this fixed law of trade was handed down from their father; and they get the best of the bargain in every transaction with the Gentiles. By their fruits we are to know them. Read Gal. 4:22-29. He that was born after the flesh, persecuted him that was born after the spirit, even so it is now. There was a hatred existed between these three fathers. Ishmael hated Isaac, for Isaac had received a blessing of a higher order, which was that of the spiritual. Esau hated Jacob for buying his birthright. So this feel- ing has been handed down for a purpose, that of keeping the people from mixing up in marriage promiscuously and becoming degenerated; this fixed law, or feeling, keeps them in a measure to their own people as we see them today. In Gen. 27:40 remember, Esau was to break his brother's yoke(or power) from off his neck, and live by the sword; this his people had accomplished when Christ came to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The people of Esau were in power as Governors at that time, with the Ishmaelites handling the priesthood, as long as they would pay Rome a tribute. Zacharias, mentioned in Luke 1, was a Levite and of the proper blood; but the Ishmael Jews did not seem to know it; God had raised him up for a purpose; and as soon as the Ishmael Jews learned what great power his son, John the Baptist, be- gan to exhibit, they were afraid, and killed him, also John. See Luke 11:51. This was the second Zacharias that was killed by the Ishmael Jews. In St. John 8:31, Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him, (verse 32), "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you." Now this created a feeling of resentment to spring up in the hearts of the false Jews. (See Rom. 2:28-29). For he A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. 21 is not a Jew which is one outwardly, but he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men but of God. They knew these were the proper Jews that were in bondage to them and they ques- tioned his right to do this. See St. John 2 133. They say we be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man; how sayest thou, ye shall be made free? Now this is what Christ meant: If they had believed on him, and acknowledged that they were not of the house of Judah, they would have been free from that great sin of deceiv- ing the people, and in the same act would have released the proper Jews from these bonds; for Jesus answered them, saying, "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." So this false position proved they were the ser- vants of sin. He further says to them, "The servant abideth not in the house forever, but the Son abideth ever." (See Gal. 4:30). The son of the bond woman, shall not be heir with the son of the free woman. So then brethren we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free. Now we have shown that these so-called Jews of today, are the direct descendants of the servant Hagar; they sprang from that house, and did not exist prior to Ishmael, yet Abraham was Ishmael's father, but in Isaac was the seed called. Christ said to them, U I speak that which I have seen with my father, and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 1 ' (Islimae), his hand against every man, even Christ). Christ proved this fixed law of descent from the house (St.John 8:44) is a good illustration of how the Ishmael nations have de- ceived us, but Christ was not deceived; He knew, but the time had not come to reveal these things that were to come through faith in Christ. His new covenant did not come into effect until his death and resurrection. Math- ew 21:43. Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God (the priesthood) shall be taken from you, and given 22 A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof; because they had made his house a den of thieves and brought the priesthood into disrepute, by their weakness to make money by their trade. Ye shall know them by their fruits. (The Ishmael Jews.) See what Paul says about these Jews of the circumcision, Titus 1:10-11: "That they are deceivers for the filthy lucre's sake." They be- came so rich and impudent, they would no longer pay tribute to Rome, (neither do they want to pay taxes today;, so there was a war, that history gives a very accurate ac- count of, and it terminated in Titus burning the temple; then came the change. Christ foretold that the priest- hood was to be given to another nation bringing forth fruits. At this time the Romans were sun and planet worshipers, and of various idols. In time they came forth with the priesthood and we find that the priesthood is still with the house of Edom. We know this by tracing their descent and the changes they have passed through and they now claim the descent from Abraham and Moses, as did the Ishmaelites; yet they could not claim the tribe of Judah, but permitted Ishmael Jews to retain their Sab- bath day and worship as they pleased. (See Josephus, page 486). Now the cities illtreated the Jews in Asia, took away their sacred money, and did not allow them the same privilege they had before. Cseser Augustus, high priest and tribune, said, "Since the nations of the Jews hath been grateful to the Roman people, not only at this time, but in times past also, and chiefly Hycramas under my father, Cseser the Emperor." This statement goes to show he did not mean the Israelite Jews, for they did not help the Romans, but the Ishmael Jews did help them to keep the Israelite Jews in submission, and for this reason are to be allowed to make use of their ancient customs, and their Sabbath day, and it would also practice another ptioil <>n the minds of : ' m- vestigate. But John the Revelatoi tells us th tfthe churches was a fraud. Now will you in . W< only deal in facl find them in history, and tl o many truths that spring up while writ- ino, we hardly know which is the pub- lic. So Jeremiah has pulled down and built up nation; and there is still another char. e in the near future, of which we will not (leal in this art: hnt will ask the nadcr to draw a com] . the blessings and nature of these people and the- manner in which the Romans handle- the ; We found of Jacob, with his desin ite, and through then symplicit) of nature and kind: strangers, they permitted their people to sin by marry- ing in strange nations. Ishmael's house or p II in- to sin 1>\ too great a desire foi trade and money making. So now comes the Romans, and theii sin : by Esau's cunning, sly or hidden mannei ndncting the priesthood. The hunter would he sly in ord< tain his game; so they (\^ their work in a secretive man- ner, behind closed doors; this is one some think their deeds would not l>cai inve In their early history, they used the Esau sword pretty freely to compel the people to obey their law, and they would the same' again if they deem it ne. By their fruits we are to know them. The time is fast approaching when we may know the truth. Christ said the truth will make us free. We have a bad habit of believing what somebo.lv says, instead of investigating for ourselves, and hold fast to the prom- ises and believe on Christ. He told US to beware o\ the Pharisees, that they are hypocrites and liars. How many believe the Jews of today are the children of Israel, because they can trace their origin back to Ab- raham; but that does not make them the tribe of Judah. 24 A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. The Romans can trace their origin back to Abraham; yet no one thinks of calling them Jews, though they are more nearly related to the children of Israel than Ishmael, for these nations were twin brothers and have the promise, "In Isaac shall the seed be called." They will be largely instrumental in bringing about this great day. There are not many that is taking heed to the changes that is creeping upon us, but it is truth all the same. We should believe what Christ said, giving heed to the word of God, keep the laws, and the blessings of promise are ours, and we need not expect it till we do this. This is our plan of investigation, and it is plain to us why the children of Israel were cast away, and into bonds to other nations, also the meaning of Paul's words, when he said it is the riches of the world. It has been the means of other nations becoming civilized and educated in the law. Compare the people then and now. We now have to go to the dark races to find idol worship, and many of them are "becoming civilized; yet the world is not perfect, the work is not done, and will not be until the spiritual power and rule of the new covenant is estab- lished; and this will take place in the fullness of Gentile time, (or the nation with the priesthood), which is near upon us. We find this same fixed law that rules the nations and tribes, is to be the same in the future, when they will all give an account of the way in which they have made use of the law. When the seals are opened there will be no excuse as there has been plenty of time and opportunity. These houses we are representing to you, have been referred to by most of the prophets as the great beasts that was full of eyes, sometimes as trees, others as chariots and horses. The mark of the beast, is the mark of the house to which they belong, each recog- A NEW RACK PHRENOLOGY. 25 nized by this fixed law of nature; and as facts in history reveal this same law for the future, so it must be with us at present. See Rev. 6:2. He that sat on the white horse (house of Jacob) to which the promise was given of the everlasting covenant, through which Christ the con- queror came. Then came the red horse, (house of Esau) and in the begining was given a sword to take peace from the earth and kill one another. Esau vowed he would slay his brother, and was to live by the sword. Verse 5. Behold a black horse, (this compares with the Jewish complexion as a rule), and he that sat on the black horse, had a pair of balances in his hand, (born with them in his hanc^ perhaps). Verse 6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, say a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and hurt not the oil and the wine, (or anything else that can be sold). These things should convince anyone that the Jews of today are not, and never were Judah or Israel; for they have changed not, and never were in bondage, nev- er did follow the occupation of the shepherd, neither have they any inclination in that direction. They have not the ability to attain to the fine mechanical arts, or to any of the occupations, for which the children of Israel be- came so famous. History does not show that they ever did anything of the kind; only as they themselves tell it for the sake of policy. They boast of their cast of feat- ures never changing. Read Jeremiah, chapters 48 and 49; see God's judgment against Moab and Ammonites, tribes of Lot, Kodar, tribes of Ishmael, Edomites and Chaldeans of Babylon. The time it has taken to pull down and build up all these nations is too much to give in this article, but his- tory will tell how long and when; but a greater portion of this has come to pass. 26 A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. Where are those nations? Some of them exist yet^ but under new names, and under different laws. The laud is a dessert where most of this took place and these powers herein represented are the people who held Israel and Judah in bondage; and for the Ishmael Jews to now acknowledge these bonds and yet try to suppress from power as in days of old would be very disastrous; for they claim to be the original people (Israel) and now to openly declare their power, would be a public acknowledgement of who they are. Their manner of control now is some- what on the secret order, and through the power of money. This is plain to us and we feel it a duty to de- clare it and give all a fair chance if they will only take heed to their ways; furthermore we believe that this has to be all straightened at the closing of this century. Now we learn from Jer. 50:4-7 that after all of this pulling down and destroying of the powers, that in the end or in these days, after all was over, that the children of Israel shall come, they and Judah together, and seek the Lord, and said let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant (Christ) that shall not be forgotten. We find they are now together, consulting what to do; and from ascertained facts of history have been together since they took the bonds. They became a flourishing vine of humble estate; then they were all called by the name of Israel, and that is the proper name of the house, and Judah returns to it. All the disgrace Judah is un- der is loosing his name as a power, but this will be re- moved. Judah and Israel were spoken of separately for five hundred years; and this misleads so many in the be- lief that they remained separate. Ezra refers to the bonds as sticks or rods; 37:19-20. We see in Isaiah they were joined together to be no more two nations; Judah and Israel, to walk together; they were oppressed together by those that took them A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. 27 captive; who they were that took them captive we have already stated most clearly. The 5th chapter of Nehemiah gives a good account of the advantage gained by the Ishmael Jews over the Israelites, by mortgages on their farms, something like the circumstances of the people in the present day. It is an old saw, but a true one, that history repeats itself, and we venture to say that in time Israel will repeat their power, emerge from their life of obscurity, (as in times past they came out from the bondage of Egypt, also the forty years in the wilderness,) and surprise the world. But when they come together through faith in Christ, they will be again planted never to be plucked tip. When the house of Israel was in power, they were classed in tribes, and was each of a different habit and oc- cupation, symbolical of the churches that have been brought together through a belief in Christ. Yet we are told there will be strangers found with them, not of the house of Israel, but all are welcome that accept Christ as their high priest. The churches (not the synagogues) came into existence through the teachings of the new covenant, that was promised to Israel. So they, as the tribes of Israel, should be, or have been drawn together in the different churches representing the different tribes. There are people who go from one church to another until they find one that harmonizes with their nature; many times each member of the family belonging to a different church. This is the separation spoken of by Christ in Math. 13:30 and 24:31, and as in Luke 12:53-57. 1 'When you see a cloud rise out of the west, ye say there cometh a shower, and so it is, and ye see the South wind blow, ye say there will be heat. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth, but how is it that ye do not discern this time, yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right." 2S A NEW RACE PHRENOLOGY. These are mysteries confronting the people today, which would be no mystery if we would seek for truth in- stead of doctrines; praying God to open up our under- standing, that faith may receive sight, and we be no longer in darkness. Written for the 20th century. RACHEL B. WEBBER.