"Nowtherefore come,proclaimin the hearingof the people,saying,Whoeveris afraidand trembling,let him returnand departfrom MountGilead.'"So 22,000peoplereturned,but 10,000remained.
yethe hasno[firm] rootin himself,but is [only] temporary,and when afflictionorpersecutionarisesbecauseof the word,immediatelyhe falls away.
"Sothe lastshall be first,and the firstlast."
"Then the officersshall speakfurtherto the peopleand say,Whois the manthat is afraidand fainthearted?Let him departand returnto his house,so that he might not make his brothers'heartsmeltlike his heart.'
"Thesewill wage waragainstthe Lamb,and the Lambwill overcomethem, becauseHe is Lordof lordsand Kingof kings,and thosewhoare with Him [are the] calledand chosenand faithful."
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
He sentmessengersthroughoutManasseh,and they alsowere calledtogetherto followhim; and he sentmessengersto Asher,Zebulun,and Naphtali,and they cameup to meetthem.
