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
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
As I have begun to publish to the world, I shall give some short account of my Life, which hath been singular, from my youth up to this day.
-- Joanna Southcott
As she at first plucked the fruit, and brought the knowledge of the evil fruit, so at last she must bring the knowledge of the good fruit.
-- Joanna Southcott
At the end of 1795 and beginning of 1796, I was ordered to write to the Church ministers.
-- Joanna Southcott
I am the fool, and must be the sufferer, if it be not of God.
-- Joanna Southcott
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
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
I was now ordered to have my writings copied, and put into the printer's hand.
-- Joanna Southcott
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
In 1792, my Sister told me, I was growing out of my senses.
-- Joanna Southcott
In 1793, the war broke out; and in this year, three remarkable things happened, which I had written of in 1792.
-- Joanna Southcott
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
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
It never entered the heart of man, to conceive the glorious days that are before those that wish Christ's kingdom to be established.
-- Joanna Southcott
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
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
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
The first is last, and the last is first.
-- Joanna Southcott
The next summer, 1794, corn grew dear, and distress began in our land.
-- Joanna Southcott
The same night, I dreamed I was on the sea; and I saw a large oven full of meat; and the stopper broke, and the meat swam on the sea in abundance.
-- Joanna Southcott
The Spirit of the Lord is with them that fear him.
-- Joanna Southcott
This made me earnest in prayer to God, to know if this was Christ's second coming into the world, to call in his ancient people, the Jews.
-- Joanna Southcott
What you know not now you will know hereafter.
-- Joanna Southcott



