Christs personall reigne on earth, one thousand yeares with his saints the manner, beginning, and continuation of his reigne clearly proved by many plain texts of Scripture, and the chiefe objections against it fully answered, explaining the 20 Revelations and all other Scripture-prophecies that treat of it : containing a full reply to Mr. Alexander Petrie ... who wrote against ... Israels redemption / by Robert Maton.

Israel's Redemption.

Who doubtlesse are not to be left, [ 85] that the evill Angels may fetch them, for they shall be partakers with them of that judge∣ment, and therefore will be as unwilling to appeare before that barre, as they. Neither is it likely, that they shall be left, because the good Angels cannot at once assemble them to the place of judgement, and the elect to meet the Lord in the aire, if these things were to be done at the same particular time. And there∣fore as I suppose, they shall be left, either to perish in that gene∣rall destruction, which shall come upon all Nations that fight a∣gainst the Jewes, whom our Saviour shall then redeeme; or to be

eye-witnesses of Gods wonders in all countries at that time.

Mr. Petrie's Answer.

What can either good or evill Angels doe without the Lords Au∣thority? and what can they not doe, when he willeth? but certainely the wicked shall both be witnesses of Gods wonders, and likewise perish in that generall destruction: that cause of their emdemnation is touch∣ed before.

Reply.

We know that neither the good nor bad Angels can doe any thing without the Lords Authority, but what is this to the force of my words, which consists in this; that seeing the good Angels, which can at once assemble the unjust to the place of judgement, and the elect to meet the Lord in the aire, shall yet gather the elect onely, and leave the rest behinde; therefore these things are not to be done at the same time. And consequently, that the judgement of the dead is not to be at the time of Christs ascending. For then doubtlesse the wicked should as well be ga∣thered to the place of their last judgement, as the elect shal to meet the Lord in the aire. And it is flat against the expresse word of God, Isai. 66.19, 20. Joel 2.32. Zech. 14.16. Rev. 11.13. to say, that all the wicked that shall be eye-witnesses of G••ds won∣ders at the time of our Saviours descension, shall perish in the destruction that shall then come on the earth.