John Harden Allen (1847 – May 14, 1930) was an American minister associated with the

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, and British Israelism. He came from Illinois, later moving to Missouri in 1879. Originally a pastor in the

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, he later became a pastor in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in California. He was one of the co-founders of the

in 1883. He "evangelized throughout the West and eventually moved to Pasadena, California, where he died". Around 1917 he produced a publication entitled ''Stone Kingdom Herald''.

''Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright'' (1902)

Allen is best known for his book titled ''Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright'', which states that it is: "An Analysis of the Prophecies of the Scriptures in regard to the Royal Family of Judah and the Many Nations of Israel, the Lost Ten Tribes." A review in the ''

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'' reported: :This is one of the most interesting volumes we have read in many a day and we confess that the arguments produced by Mr. Allen seem to be unanswerable. It is more thrilling than Western fiction. The description of the scarlet thread, the royal remnant, and the part played by

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in the preservation of the ruler for David's throne, will cause you to lose sleep rather than go to bed without knowing the outcome.

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When this book first appeared, Britannia still ruled the waves and the sun was shining on the British Empire, which is why many came to believe that the British were "God's People" and an introduction to the book claimed that: :A notable and immensely significant sign of the times is the revival of interest in Old Testament

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that is beginning to be strongly felt in Anglo-Saxon countries. This book presents facts and considerations which everyone must sometime take into account, for they are destined to become important factors in world affairs.

''Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright'' is divided into three parts: Part one addresses the claim that God made a promise to Abraham that his descendants would become many nations. The chapters are:

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright; Race Versus Grace; The Sceptre and The Birthright;
Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...
's Seed Divided Into Two Kingdoms; All
Israelites The Israelites (; , , ) were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan. The earliest recorded evidence of a people by the name of Israel appears in the Merneptah Stele o ...
Are Not
Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
; The Broken Brotherhood; Ephraim-
Samaria Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first ...
– Israel's Idolatry; Samaria-Israel Cast Out And Cast Off; The Jews Go To Babylon And Return; Joseph-Israel Lost.

In part two the topics discussed are the promise to David of a perpetuated throne and Kingdom. The chapters are:

The Sceptre And The Davidic Covenant; Jeremiah's Call And Commission; The Tearing Down And Rooting Out; Vindication Of The Personal Promises Of Jeremiah; A Royal Remnant That Escapes; The Prince Of The Scarlet Thread; The "Prince Of The Scarlet Thread" And "The Royal Remnant" United.

Part three claims to uncover the Abrahamic Nations. The chapters covered are:

Lost Israel And The First Overturn Located; Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone; The Other Overturns; Dan --The Serpent's Trail; Israel In The Isles; A Few More Identities; A Study In "Scarlet"; Egypt-Israelitish And Anglo-Saxon Emblems; The Two-Fold Aspect Of Prophetic Israel; The Coming Exodus.

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''Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright'' (1902)

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