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Joanna Southcott
English
Celebrity
About the author
Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Nothing
#Sheep
#Night
#Music
#Joy
In this manner, I continued with Satan for ten days. His answer and blasphemy were too shocking to pen; till I was worn out with rage and malice against him, I could not bear myself.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Malice
#Pen
#Satan
My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Faith
New-Year's Day arriving, and the ministers, to whom I wrote, remaining silent, I consider their silence as evidence, that they cannot prove what I said not to be from the Lord, and have therefore published as I was directed.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Day
#Silence
The end of all things is at hand; that Satan's kingdom will be destroyed, and Satan chained down for a thousand years, and Christ's kingdom established upon earth.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Will
#Christ
#Years
#End
#Earth
#Satan
The first is last, and the last is first.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#First
The next summer, 1794, corn grew dear, and distress began in our land.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Land
#Summer
What you know not now you will know hereafter.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Now
#Will
In 1795, I sent him another letter, telling him, that danger still stood before us, and that the truth of what I had written in 1792 was to be proved by 12 men.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Men
#Truth
#Danger
The Spirit of the Lord is with them that fear him.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Fear
#Spirit
If they can prove that I am wrong by that time, I will give it up to their wisdom, but not after to any one's judgment, till I see the end of another year; for the Lord will begin with a new century; and I will see what he will do, before I will hearken to any man's judgment.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Time
#Will
#End
#Man
#Wrong
#Judgment
#Wisdom
I was now ordered to have my writings copied, and put into the printer's hand.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Now
I shall omit former particulars, and begin with informing the Reader, that, in 1792, I was strangely visited, by day and night, concerning what was coming upon the whole earth.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Day
#Earth
#Night
I shall now proceed to my own experience, which hath truly convinced me, the Lord is awakened as one out of sleep; and the voice of the Lord will shake terribly the earth.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Now
#Will
#Earth
#Experience
#Voice
#Sleep
I am the fool, and must be the sufferer, if it be not of God.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#God
#Fool
In 1792, my Sister told me, I was growing out of my senses.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Senses
#Sister
Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#Anger
#Night
#Father
At the end of 1795 and beginning of 1796, I was ordered to write to the Church ministers.
Joanna Southcott,
English
Celebrity
#End
#Beginning
#Church