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high, and praise Him for their returned reason (lost forthem by Adam through his disobedience). , And Gocj willnot hold the Gentiles responsiMe .for their misrule, butwill forgive them, knowing that in the integrity of theirhearts they believed they could rule and bless the world.They have'not known that the covenant of blessing belongsto God alone. ,In the 14th and 15th verses it says that Abimelechrestored Sarah to Abraham, and gave him great riches,and told him to dwell where he pleased; .As Abimelechin himself represents, in the allegory, the Babylonianempire headed by. Nebuchadnezzar, the restoration of:Sarah and the riches and freedom he gave;to .Abraham,represent, (I) God resuming His right tu.His owncovenantin 536 B.c., when 'the typical 70 years' dominion ofBabylori ended; and (2) at that date God's chosen people,the Israelites, were restored to their native land, (3) ladenwith gifts froni the Gentiles, preparatory to the birth ofJesus Christ, the promised Seed of the Covenant.. In thefuller sense this illustrates how, after the lease of dominionpermitted to "Babylon the Great" (Christendom) comesto the full end, God resumes His right to the Covenant,and brings forth into the spiritual realm the. great Christ,head and body complete. Then the blessing of all thefamilies of the earth will at once commence with the restorationto their native land of the captive Israelites,laden with gifts from the Gentiles.The. Harvest Period of ,the wish Ageis dealt with in the 21st chapter of Genesis; We shall'quote this chapter ,in sections, and shows the allegoricalmeaning as we proceed:., Gcn. 2s~~-9. And the LORD visited Sarah a8 h. had mid!'urd theLORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. f For Sarmb conce~ved and.bare Abrr1l.m son in his old age. at tbe set time of rl~ich.~od hadspoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his mn.that was.born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abmhm circum-' .' _32I :. .