THE HOPE OF ISRAEL - The Preterist Archive

132 The Hope of Israel: What Is It?
The letter from Dr. Morgan, from which several
quotations have been given above, was written in reply
to one from the author, in which he submitted this
interpretation of Acts II, and asked Dr. Morgan's opinion
thereon. Dr. Morgan stated in reply that the
interpretation was new to him; and he went on to
say:
"I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that
you are absolutely correct. Here is an illustration of
how those of us who desire and attempt to be the
most careful in our study, are in danger of taking
things too much for granted. I certainly have proceeded
on the assumpton that the 'one place' of Acts
II was the 'upper room' of Acts I. It is as plain as a
thing can be that I have been wrong; and I am very
grateful to have it thus pointed out."
THE SOURCE OF THE LIVING WATERS
It is evident that the matter into which we have
been inquiring has a direct relation to certain
prophecies, such as Ezekiel 47, referred to above, where
the prophet describes his vision of the healing and lifegiving
waters issuing from out of the Temple. It was
explained to the prophet, as we have already noted,
that the waters which he saw were to go down into
the desert (which suggests barren Israel), and to go
into the sea (which symbolizes the nations), whose
waters should be healed; and the description continues,
"And it
shall come to pass that everything that liveth
which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come,