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LORD'S RETURN
ee upon
sacred history agr
OTH profane and
ut A. D.
abo
at
Th
:
wit
to
B the following facts,
e, who was
in Bethlehem a bab
1 there was bom
manhood's estate;
that he grew to
named Jesus;
he was crucilled on a
great teacber ; that
that he was a
the Christian religion
and died; and that
cross of wood,
s
s great Teacher, Jesu
the teachings of thi
is based upon
of
Copyrighted by
N aza.reth.
that Jesus of
ngs abundantly prove
The Bible teachi
baptized in
of thirty years, was
N azareth, at the age
lve disciples, who
; that he selected twe
the river Jordan
and one-half
:ils dming the three
we1e bis special pup
been fore
had
n
that bis crucillxio
years that followed;
day after
d
thir
the
on
prophets; that
told by Jehovah's
t forty
tha
d;
dea
the
m
resurrected fro
his death he was
and ten days
ascended into heaven
days thereafter he
thful disciples,
was give:p. to bis fai
later the holy spirit
by him; and
ed
Jerusalem as direct
who were waiting at
second com
the
d
conudently expecte
that these disciples
ir epistles
the
in
r,
late
and that
ing of Jesus Chl'ist,
These
in.
aga
ing
com
his
spoke of
to the Church, they
le.
Bib
the
by all who believe in
facts are cqnceded
the
h
blis
res conclusively esta
Therefore, if the Scriptu
then we should expect to :find
,
ing
com
nd
fact of his seco
the time
manner of his coming,
therein proof as to the
secm1d
the
ing
com
his
of
the purpose
of bis coming, and
al evidence.
ptur
Scri
the
ine
exam
we
time. In this order
ming
The Faet of Jesus' Second Co
he was
an,
i7:ecl in the Jord
When Jesus was bapt
:
of God, as it is Wl'itten
ackn.owledged the Son
3
there
"And
Our L01r
: l/s Retu1'1
his dis
he said: "In my Fathe ' ciples, gathered about hin1,
r s house are many ma
nsions: if
it were not so, I would
ha ve told you. I go
to
a place for
prepare
you. And if I go an
d prepa re a pl
you, I will come again
ace for
, and receive you un
to myself;
that where I am, th
ere ye may be also.
And whither
I go ye know, and the
way ye know." _(Joh
n 14: 2-4),
in
1
1'
1
1
commg.
- j .:... sta-ted tliat he
would
.A.fter hs :resnrrectlon
sascend to G od hi s Father m heaven. '(J0Jin 20 :,17)'
Re appeared to the discip
e
al times' not in hls
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by himself :for
to them beore he
p ear
the day that he 'did
o
ascended to Jehova
ascend he gthered hi alsciples on the si de of the
i[ount ? Ohves. Th e he ()'ave them sorne parting
mstruct10ns. He advis:d the to go to Jerusalem and
. the power of the holy
wait until tbey should recelVe
be his witnesses. And
pirit that they migh her
s while they beheld, he
when he had s poken ese
lUill out of their
was taken up '. and a cloud recelved ,.,_ th ey looked stedfastly toward heaven,
sight. And while
men stood by them in white
as he went ':P, behold,
\ e:
ated
"
'.
.
e
taken up :from you mto haven, shall so come m
.
,,'en"
. (Acts
manner as ye have Qeen hrm 0'0 mto hea""
1 .. 9-11)
w h0 thus testi:ied
of my departuI
. I
bave fought a good :fight I hav =:hd
coure,
y
1 ha ve kept the faith : hcefor
lS lal d up for
me a crown of ng
. h teo usness, which the Lord' the
_
.
righteous JUdge, sha ll !!lve me at tbat day= and not
. appearto me only, but unto aitthe m also that love hls
ing." (2 Timoth 4. 6Tbe Apostle knew that he
_
must die and waft fr
resurrctiOn at the second
.
coming of the Lord He >ad prev10usly spoken of ..u h1s
.
.
m another epistle . "For if we beheve that Jesus died
.
and rose
s :the; a which sleep in Jesus
will God
bi
we say U?to you by
r
the word of the Lord' that e wnc h are alwe and re.
mam unto the coming of the Lord shall not jn:event
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4 14 15) A
urter proof of this :fact We cite the :folloino
: . 1 orS.
2 . 19 2- Thesmth1ans 1 : 7. 15 .. 23 '. 1 TI1essalomans
. eter 1: 16; ilip
sa1onians 2: 8 James 5 . 7 , 8 ,. 2 p
.
-1t be
pians 3: 20. :M:uch more Scriptural roof n:lg
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coming to
Lord at bis second
Sliould we expect the
wb y not?
,
not
if
and
man form;
appear to man in hu
negative, f9r
be answered in the
Thls question must
human but a
rist is no longer a
the reason Jesus Ch
says: "Now
rning this St. Paul
spirit being. Conce
1'1) Jesus
3:
ans
irit." (2 Corinthi
the Lord is that Sp
see a spirit
not
can
n
us that a ma
explained to Nicodem
flesh is
the
of
born
is
"That which
being. He saicl:
spirit.
is
Spirit
ich is born of the
fl.esh; and that wh
born
be
st
mu
said unto thee, Ye
Marvel not that I
thou
d
an
,
eth
bloweth where it list
again. The wi nd
ence
wh
l
tel
not
st
thereof, but can
hearest the souncl
that is
e
on
ry
eve
is
so
er it goeth;
it cometh, and whith
e Lord Je sus
(John 3: 6-8) Tb
t."
iri
Sp
born of the
and wa s raised
as a hu ma n bei ng
was put to death
ter 3: 18.
a spirit being.-1 Pe
again out of death
s Christ
thful followers of Jesu
The disciples and fai
gs of
ssin
ble
the
t they shall share
bave the promise tha
to
an
hum
m
fro
d
nge
and be cha
tbe chief resurrection
because
is
he
as
a
Lor
the
shall see
spirit beings. They
. Human
be received unto him
and
him
e
lik
be
ll
tbey wi
being cannot
Lord; for a human
eye s will not see the
15, 16) For
6:
live. (1 Timothy
see a spirit being and
les just be
cip
dis
bis
en instructing
'tl s reason Jesus, wb
et a little
ay
d:
sai
zyo m earth,
fore bis deparlure
ye see me:
seeth me no more; but
wblle, and the wo rld
14: i1.9) Here
ll live also." (John
because I live, ye sha
will see him
ent that the world
is bis positive statem
; and they
llinl
bis disciples will see
no more, but that
ted: ar
sta
he
t
tha
same reason
will see bim for tbe
f; tbat
sel
my
to
un
you
receive
will come again, and
Ancl whither I go
ye may be also.
wbere I am, tbere
: 3, 4..
y ye lmow."-John 14
ye 1mow, ancl tbe wa
ming
Manner of Hi.s Co
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a human being; that as a Ju an bemg he gave himself
15:
21, 22)
He is now
ilihlY
'Th
ve have k own Christ afte
.
givmg .spirit being (1 Co m
t ums
15: 45), and not a nz,am,
d:
commg IS to be
in a
1 .e1ent manner
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, as well as for a
' d'f:"'
d.ff
1 erent pmpose.''-STunIEs rN T,HE Sc&IPTtmES Volume ?,
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as
.
The Scriptural proof is con e1uslve
that the Lord
_
Jesus ascended into hea en
sp lrit being divine, ancl
.
, r
l
that never again wil he b e VlSlbl e to human eyes. The
_
ial'thful members of the Chur ?l h owever, will
see him
"If
,we shall
lS.
(1
be like
John
3 : 2)
:; ;
us spirit
rlst is a g\orio
that Jesus Ch
can
11Seeing, then,
t as the wind
tba
and
,
sm
ine organi
can thus
rit
being with a div
spi
a
so
s,
comes and goe
an eyes,
not be seen, but
discemed by hum
witl1out being
come and go
not observable by
yet
and
t
sen
rd be pre
the facts.
could not our Lo
ctly according to
s? That is exa
an has
Sat
any natural E:ye
ies
tilr
For many cen
rit being.
rld
Satan is a spi
present evil wo
the
of
er
rul
invisible
seen Satau,
been the god or
ve
ha
s
eye
an
3, 4) ; yet no hum
Satan
it
(2 Corintbians 4:
ce and still fee l .
ve felt bis intluen
although men ha
tlle chief one oi
but
rld
wo
s
god of thi
isible
is not only t11e
is to sa.y, the inv
le heaven ; . that
other
the
his wicked, invisib
and
an
of Sat
things composed
l'uling order of
an bings. The
hum
r
ove
er
o exercise po:w
e, look for
fallen a.ngels wh
ing to his prom1s
cl: 'We, accord
righteous
apostle Peter sai
tll
elle
erein dw
a new earth, wh
new. heaveus and
The coming of
)
1-5
21:
n
n,tio
3: 13; Revel
ness.' (2 Peter
This new ruling
gdom.
new heavenly kin
isible to
the Lord is the
and will be inv
le,
isib
inv
is
h,
power, the Messia
visible agencies
th
ear
the
in
will establish
politicaJ
hum an eyes, but
new social nnd
ves; munely, a
ect the
and representati
exp
,
ore
theref
We shou:<l not,
o:der of things.
to human eyes,
ible
vis
y
bod
a
ing to be in
ing
Lord's second com
be present, exercis
tht 11e would
,
but should expect
THE HAill' oF Go'D'
y."wa
ign
ere
sov
own
bis P'nver in his
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The manner of our Lord's econd commg IS d.iscussed
.
(l
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ing, Jesus
r of his second appea1
Concerning the manne
he that
is
d
sse
e as a thief. Ble
said: "Behold, I com
naked,
k
wal
he
lest
,
h his garments
watcheth, and keepet
thiei
A
15)
16:
ion
lat
me." (Reve
and they see his sha
not
to
etly so as
are asleep, comes qui
comes when others
and
ke
o are awa
s. Only those wh
wake the sleeping one
Our Lord here
ce
sen
.
pre
his
ain
watching will ascert
bis appearing.
ate the manner of
uses such to ustr
all the world
en
will be present wh
As a spirit being he
, ignorant
say
to
is
t
speaking, tha
1s aslep, :figuratively
presence
his
ain
ert
asc
e will
or bis presence ; and non
. awake,
ally
ritu
spi
and
mentally
except those who are
l d, that
g fulfile
cies as these are b ein
atching the prophe
paragraph 370.
10
.
pomt upon
Wl
approval the followin g .
op
tlie stream
"For
,
.
mst
n
n ce, our Lord said 'Bebold,
I come as a tbief,'
and, 'As it was in the days ot'
Noah, so sball it be also Ir
g.ven
lll marr iage'
'And kne
n tli the flood came.'
u
a
s
[Jsu
And
w hen he
] w s
'
e
ded of the Phatisees,
when the kingdom of God s h
ou 1d come, he answered th
em
and said, The kingdom of God
cometh not with observat
.
ion
[m arg.nal rending "notwth
t a d s how ].'-Revelation
_ "
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27; at e
16: l 5; Luke 17:
4 29, Luke 17: 20. ''STunms IN THE Sc&IPTURES, V
o1ume 2, page 142.
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Our Lotd's
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text
. s rela tmrr
o
.
o to the L ord 's second
commg the word panous.UL
appears and should be tran
slated ptesence . and in givm
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g the . texts .below It 1s tran
s1ated presence. thc Wol'd m
. . queshon bemg in italics:
"What shall be the sign
of thy ptesence ?" -Matth
ew
24: 3.
"So shall also the
esence of the Son of man
be."Matthew 24: 27 37 l;
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Return
"They that a1 e
ians 15: 23.
of ejoicing?
Jr
Christ at his
That "be may stablish y
: heart.s unblameable in
ho!iness befo
0m
_a
13
Peter 3:3, 4.
lated ("presence'1)
The word pa1ousia is properly trans
ppians 2: 12.
in 2 Corinthians 10: 10, and Phili
to the Lord's second
ing
relat
texts
wing
.
follo
In the
is translated "(l;ppean-ng"
comii1g, the word epphaneia
ifies btight shining, or
The Greek word epiphane,ja, sign
ea1ung" and "bright
"app
ered
manifestation. It is rend :
ws
follo
ness", and occurs as
spot, unrebukable,
"Keep this commandment without
Jesus Chiist; hich
until the appear-ing of our Lord
is the blessed and only
in his times he shall show, who
Lord of lords."and
Potentate, the King of kings
.-2 Thessaloians 2 : 8.
Jn the following texts the word relating to tlie Lord.'s
l{fi
!r
. .
: rn
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of
Lord; but i:f watchers, they shall be made aware
est"
"harv
of
work
the
of
and
usia)
(pa1o
his presence
beforehand, and shall share in the revealment.
"Tbat the trial of your faith ... might be :found unto
[ apoka
praise and honor and glory at the appearing
7.
1:
Peter
1
t."Chris
lupsis- revealment] of Jesus
man
[
re
creatu
the
of
tation
expec
"For the earnest
upsis re
Jrind] waiteth for the mamifestation [ pokal
m. 8:19.
vealing] of the sons of God [the Church]."-Ro
it rained
m,
"The same day that Lot went out of Sodo
them
yed
destro
and
fire a:nd brimstone from heaven,
of
Son
the
when
da,y
the
all. Even thus shall it be in
say,
to
is
That
30)
29,
17:
man is 1evaled." (Luke
trouble", as
the judgments of the coming "time of
the earth",
of
salt
"he
as
soon
as
begin
predicted, .will
Son of
tbe
the saints, have been cbanged; and thus
some
for
has
who
udge,
J
Man will be 1evealed a pN;sent
t".
"elec
his
ring
gathe
and
time been present, sealing
three
mean
not
do
words
Greek
Of course these three
s one
appearings of the Lord; but this clistinction enable
nce,
prese
his
to
ncc
refere
with
mean
s
t
teA.the
to see what
tion
revela
to the manifestation of his presence and to the
nce.
or uncovering of things pertaining to bis prese
ce, does
presen
lated
trans
is
The word coming, which
having
after
nce
prese
but
way,
not mean to be on the
n
huma
about
round
nt
prese
be
may
ls
arrived. Ange
, at
Lord
the
se
sen
this
in
and
n;
unse,e
be
beings and
who rely
bis second coming, is present, near to those
who
those
by
n
unsee
upon him, yet unseen and surely
.
do not rely upon bim
angels
When our Lord ascended on high, and the
"This
said:
they
les,
discip
his
to
ssed
witne
.stood by and
into heaven,
you
from
up
taken
is
which
esus,
J
same
have seen him g
shall so come in like manner as ye
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pose, he has acl
crranted to the f aithful followers.
; t>
s that the Lord would be preset,
The o.regomg
yet inVIsible to h
an e es . that thc true, loyal Chnsis a earing and who are
tians, who love hrm
watching for that wo:erful evJt would know about
.
d tliat gradu ly that fact would
his presence first'
apokalttpsis.
7.
n.o
.
h rao,
"discet11".
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The second commg of Christ i s not popular with
.
say
He will come
the clergy of this day. Th
sorne time,
but no one
knos
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19.
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St. Pan!
The Time
of His Oorning
21
/fu
aJa
h frit,
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22
g
:TJie Time of His Oomiln
as the Master of
be done it follo
that he must b present befare the beginning of t
harvest and durmg the time of the harvest. It would
also follow that he would be present before tbe end of the
world, or age.
;r'hey are
23
the
de white, and tried ; but
sliall oe purlfied, and ma
ll
sha
ked
of the wic
ly : and none
wicked shall do wicked
-Daniel
e shall understand."
wis
under;;tan d : but the
12 : 8-10.
cifically
Daniel to record spe
;.I'he Lord had caused
should
end
the
o:f
e
tim
when the
what would happen
cific period
the end" means a spe
begin. The "time o:f
time of
the
dominion. "And at
at the end of Gentile
: and
bim
at
h
the south pus
the en d shall the king of
e a
lik
him
t
ins
th shall come aga
the king of the nor
with
and
en,
sem
hor
h
s, and wit
whi;rlwind, with chariot
ies, and
ll enter into the countr
sha
he
and
:
s
many ship
o into
als
er
s over. He shall ent
sha11 overflow and pas
over
be
ll
many countries sha
the glorious land, and
: 40, 41.
thrown."-Daniel 11
the beginning
this prophecy fixes
of
ent
The fulfilm
definitely so
cy
phe
-pro
end" ; for the
of the "time of the
Napoleon
or
rri
wa
at
gre
e
of -th
states. The crunpaign
cy, as
phe
pro
a fulfilment of this
Bonapaite is clearly
paign
cam
his
g
ical facts concernin
reference to the histor
d in
one
nti
me
th"
'ing of the sou
plainly shows. The
th"
nor
the
of
ng
''ki
to Egypt ; the
the prophecy refers
al part
egr
int
an
n
the
was
, which
means Great Britain
, :fighting
Napoleon was in Egypt
e.
pir
em
n
ma
Ro
of the
Bey, and
rat
which were led by Mu
the Egyptian armies,
not only
ror
ter
His victory struck
which he defeated.
a ; and
Asi
and
ica
far into Afr
to the Egyptians, but
con
at
gre
the
to
ted
tribes submit
all the surrounding
the
in
British
was doing this; the
queror. Wbile he
k
ma
e
wer
lson,
dership of Iord Ne
north, under the lea
.
sea
at
ces
for
n's
attack upon Napoleo
ing an e:ffective
fin
8,
179
in
gn
s Egyptian campai
N-apoleon began thi
ober 1, 1799.
ed to France in Oct
urn
ished it and ret
ed in
, yet graphically, describ
The campaign is briefiy
ln'Pp4ep;y,
lp.
ver$es
,o
tP thf') Prophet's
t 79 m_arks, wcpramg
O)VII
word,
t
The Time of His Comit{J
" (Ezekiel 4 : 6)
nppomted thee each day for a year.
a half times of
a:nd
three
,
Here are mentioned, then
1260 prophetic
of
total
a
or
each,
360 prophetic days
f the time of
g
n
i
'inn
g
e
b
the
mark
d
days, which woui
Twelve hundred and
the end of this beastly order.
s us to 1 799-anether
sixty years from A. b. 539 bring
th.e beginning of "the
proor that 1799 de:finitely marks
s tllat it s from the
show
time of the end". This also
etic days of Daniel
proph
other
e
date 539 A.. D. that tP.
must be counted.
all the propllecies
The most important thing to which
les lOkf!d forwa1'd, has
point, and for which the apost
the Lord. It s descl'ibed
been the seoond coming of
time. Daniel then says :
by the Prophet as a blessed
cometh to the thousand
a:nd
('Blesselc is he that wa:iteth,
y [133 5] days." ( Dn
thirt
and
three hu ndre d a:nd :fi.ve
ion, are
The watchers here, without quest
iel 12 : 12)
h for
watc
to
the Lord
those who were instructe d by
tood,
11s
unde
when
efore,
his retum. This date, ther
at
due
is
Lord
the
t ld certainly fix: the time when
wot
,
then
rule,
same
the
g
lyin
his second appearing. A.pp
gs us
brin
D.
A.
539
after
days
of a day for a year, 1335
, according to Biblical
to A. . D. 1874, at which time
is db.e. If this
chronology, the Lord's second presence
rd we ought
iorw
time
calculation is correct, :frotn that
's preseuce.
Lotd
the
to be able to :find evidence marking
ed with
quot
is
wing
Bearing upon this point the follo
pproval :
.
the understanding
e
God's cl:\ildren
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ning o:f "the time o:f the end" and o:f th; presence of
the Lord. "The time of the end" embraces a period
from A. D. 1799, as above indicated, to the time of
complete overth:cow of Satan's empire and the establish
ment of the lcingdom o:f Messiah. The time of the
Lord's second presence dates from 1874, as above stated.
The latter period is within the :first named, of course,
and at the latter part -of the period known as "the time
of the end".
The derst.anding of the propflecies witli reference
to "the time of the end" and the Lord's presence was
purposely concealed by J ehovah until the due time
Dniel desired to know what would be the end of thes
tlungs, but God said to him : "But thou O Daniel
shut up the words, and seal the book, even'to the tim
of the en d."
(Daniel 12 : 4) It "is reasonable to ex
pect tat J ehovah would indicate something by which
"the tune of he end" could be discerned when it
_
an:1ved. He did not say to Daniel to look for some
words emblazoned across the sky that the end had com
pected?
2"1
increased." (Daniel 12 : 4)
fro and knowledge shall be
the date of the beginning of
Frm shortly aftcr 1799 ,
should expect to :fi.nd an increase
"the time of the end", we
he Bible.
with reference
of knowledge, particularly
e
le had been kept m 1gnoranc
Prior to that time the peop
for
to
acy
practice o the Pap
of the Bible. It was the
clegy class o have access
the
from
e
asid
bid my one
copy o:f
to have m possess10n a
to the Bible ; in fact,
law,
an
Rom
the
er
uncl
e
a crim
the Bible was made
In 1799
es.
alti
pen
vy
hea
to
subjectina the offender
ominated by the Papal
y power of Rome, pred
the baastl
n:en
ly wnd. . The peole had
system, received a dead
xule
to
s
kmg
d1vme nght of
taurrht to believe in the
e
the
nat
dom
to
gy
of the cler
and the divine right
.
the
took
eon
apol
N
en
Wb
conscience of the people
d
nce,
Fra
to
y
awa
him
ied
Pope a prisoner and carr
it the Pope to crown him
when later he re.fu sed to ]IP.rm
the
orown on himself and treated
as king, but put the
_
_
to
an
beg
th1s
t,
emp
y w1.th cont
Papal claimed authorit
well
as
s
king
h,
eart
les of
open the eyes of the peop
that Papacy did not possess the
:fact
the
to
le,
peop
as
d.
.
.
divine right it claime
r the :first B1ble soc1ebes that
eaite
A. short time theT
d. The British and Forcign
ever existed were organize
ed in 1803 ; the New Y01:k
Bible Society \l'as establish
in-Prussian Bible Society
Bible Society in. 1804 ; the Berl
Society in. 1808 ; and the
e
in 1805 ; the Philadclphia Bibl
The B1ble was ttans
'7.
181
.American Bible Society in
rent languages, and
diffe
y
man
in
lated and published
could have accest1
poor
the
that
s
price
sold at such low
millions of Bibles were
to it and within a short time
The Papal system dein the hands 0f the people.
as "pestiferous Bible
11ounced these Bible societies
or an in
societies". The time had come, liowever,
Ow Loril's Retum
30
The Harvest
J}
32
'
Scoffers
33
34
Ow Lord's RetU1'n
presence of tlia
35
(2
Corinthians
4 : 3, 4),
and
to
their power,
Lord G o d Almighty,
We
37
36
'
. 1
38
Nearly
_
testim
ony.
(Luke 21 : 12, 13)
Literally did these
scriptures have fulfilment in the years 1917,
1918, and
1919. The World War furnished the excuse for the
world-wide persecution of humble and hones
t and faithful Christians.
.
The Christian truly consecrated to the Lord
believes
and follows the Lord's teaching : "Thou shalt
not kili.',
( atthew 5 : 21) And again : "Though we
walk in
te fl.esh, we do not war after the fl.esh : for the
weapons
ot or warfare are not carnal." (2 Corinthians
1 0 : 3, 4)
Durmg the World War many of the nation
s passed
laws to govern conscientious objectors that
is those
who object to taking human life. Th officer '
s of the '
preen evil orde;r, upon whom devolved
the duty and
obligaban qf construing and enforcing
these laws, dis
rgarded them ; and at the instance of
an apostate and
dishonest clergy, truly ronsecrated Christ
ians, particu
larly those known as Bible Students,
wre in fulfilment
of J esus' utterances hated, beaten, persecuted
haled into
courts and imprisoned, and some of them
kille . But the
Lord's protecting care has been about them
through it all.
In Germany consecrated Christians were persec
uted,
39
4'0
unto
the year
1919
many of
41
the Bible
h emerging fom
of the eart
ar! camps .and prison dungeons, re oicing in their
pn
vile
ges agam assembled ; and with united action th
Students
wii
.
to Prmted
form in the book enhtled "Mil':as put m
. .
lion Now Llvmg Will Never Die" ; and in the lands
conc1uslVe
proofs of his presenee and of the end of th
world. A full discussion of this point, together
.
.
many other pomts concerning the end of the o ld
st forth in e:au in the above-mentioned book,
.
lions Now Llvmg Will NeveF Die" Tllere111 1s shown
wit
'M
:n;;
.
exact1Y as .the Lord fo:retold.
l'eouilding Palestme
.
n these thmgs begm to come
he
"And
.
s Qaid
thn
JS
m the
.
and for looking after those things wh!Ch are comJn
rul ers as at thls time.
tr s
'
tan .
59 6
::
will
. d
rd
.
y m o
''The roarin"'
"' sea and waves symbolize the restless masses
.
d' bY tlle 1aws
pf. hum anity: curbed but not fully restrame
rsocial
th
u:ff
44
45
uld be
e good, who wo
es and send th
is lake
th
in two great lin
to
ers
e oth
aven and all th
he
to
off
,
thus
few
\ery
the people, being
stone. Naturally
im
br
d
an
e
rd's
:ftr
Lo
e
of
nothing about th
ow
k:n
to
ed
sir
taught, havc de
ond
seconcl coming.
rd comes the sec
ght that the Lo
sp
cri
Others ha\e tau
a
to
th
the ear
rpose of burning
few
a
time for the pu
t
cep
ex
it,
on
every living thing
This
and destroying
ethereal place.
e
som
o
int
off
en
tak
are
o
wh
he
s,
at
saint
se of justice th
shal{en man's sen
e
th
g
nin
likewise has so
ings concer
frpm any teach
t
no
an
has even rccoiled
s
ese doctrine
of the Lord. Th
d
Go
h
second coming
va
ho
Je
ry of
grossly dcfamato
only false, hut
s.
esu
J
t
ris
Ch
n,
ed So
ated
and of his bclov
by :fire. God cre
yed
tro
des
be
ver
th
ear
e
The earth will ne
isctl that th
on, a11d has prom
1:
s
ste
it for man's habitati
sia
, 18 ; Ecc1e
r. (Isaiah 45 : 12
to
en
shall ab\de foreve
giv
he
l1ath
says : "The ea.rth
lv
on
4 ) Again, thc Lord
is
It
)
(Psalm 11 5 : 16
men."
the
ng
ati
the child.ren of
cre
cr
a.ft
,
ah
elude that J ehov
ing it
reasonable to con
th, aud permitt
ear
e
th
l
cal
we
t
,
would
wonderful plane
ry a.fter century
re beautiful ceutu
to be made mo
and he will not.
not destroy it ;
false teachino-s
sconception an d
,
In support of th e mi
S
ter are often quote
e words o1' . Pe
e
com
just mentioned, th
ll
wi
rd
Lo
e
ut the elay of th
which follow : "B
the heavens shall
ht ; in the which
nig
e
th
in
ief
ll
th
a
as
l the elements sha
a great noisc, anc
s
rk
wo
pass away \\rith
e
also, and th
t heat ; the earth
s,
ven
mett with terven
hea
e
up . . . . Th
shall bl'; burned
l
that are thereh1,
d he elements shal
a11
,
ved
sol
ll be dis
being on fire, sha
.
12
10,
3:
t heat."-2 Peter
bolic
melt with ferven
i here using sym
le
ost
Ap
the
t
It is manifest tha
comes as a thiefl
tes rhat the Lord
language. He ta
noted.
J::.
1
a:e
'
.
of trouble.
t une
.
But the Apostle states in tl
le thirteenth verse of tbs
.
chapter : "Nevertbeless we, according to hlS promise
1ook for new beavens and a new earth, wberein dwelleth
.
rigbteousness" ' meanmg tbereby tb_at we look for a
.
'
new mvisib!e power of control Messlah s kmgdom, and
a new earth, society organized
along new lines, to take
.
the place of the old The words her hae no reference
race resides.
.
Tbe symbo
lic fue is now b
g :fiercely in tbe
urmn
.
l
me
at
gs
n
ub
we
see
amo
t tbe peoples and
th
time
eso
ro
t .
_
nahons of tbe eartb ; and it will cotmue to burn until all
tbe false systems of Satan's
: pue are
completely de
This is a further
ll eVI ence of tbe Lord's presence at this time' as we
as one 0f tbe purposes for
stroyed.
whwh he comes.
.
There are tbree separate an d dlst:nct
.
reasons wby tlie
.Tbese reasons
.
46
. '
mo_tber Sarah's deatb.-See Genesis 24.
In this picture .Abraham is a type of Jebovah ; his
.
e Sarah, a e of the Abrabamic cov.enant, from
_
whicb tbe . Mess1a.? &prmgs
; Isaac, tbe son, a ty,pe of
Jesus hnst; while Rebekah is a type of the Cburch,
the bnde of Christ. Eliezer, .Abraham's servant is a
type of the holy spirit, whose mission it is to invite
the Chmch and to assist her, and ultimately, to bring
her and ber companions to the antitypical Isaac, tbe
.
Lord Jesus, tbe Bridegroom,.
:fom
.....
48
earth he said to
Before Jesus departed from the
er, d he shall
Fath
the
pray
will
"I
:
rus disciples
. even the sprrt of truth ;
give you anqther Comforter, . .
ss ; I will come to
. . . I will not leave you comfortle
world seeth me :w
the
you. Yet a little while, and
liv, ye shall live
I
use
beca
more ; but ye see ll\e:
p1clures the com
here
er
Eliez
)
also." (John 14 : 16-19
at Pentecost, at
given
was
h
whic
,
spirit
forter the holy
and the invitation was
which time the way was opened
become followers of
(Yiven to roen who ]ove the Lord to
class. The ten
bride
he Lord Jesus m1d be of the
sent the Word
Tepre
him
with
<;amels which Eliezer took
golden ear
The
.
Harp
the
of
gs
of God, the ten strin
and
blesse
the
scnt
repre
kah
Rebe
to
:rings presented
of
bnde
to be thc
pleasing e:ffect of hearing the call
s
effect
y
happ
the
re
Christ while the two bracclcts pietu
our
with
doing
and
call
c
of res onding to the divi11
mi(Yht what our hands fmcl to do.
glorious bride
The call to become members of this
ist thus :
Psalm
the
by
ued
pictc
i-ully
t
class is beau
e thine
inclin
and
"Hearken, O daughter, and consider,
honse. ;
r's
fathe
thy
ear ; forget also thine own l)cople, and
he 1s
for
;
y
beaut
thy
e
so shall the King greatly desir
11)
10,
:
lm
45
(Psa
"
him.
thou
thy Lord ; and worship
.
the
to
all
h1s
s
cate
cons:
one
call,
:Responding to that
hencefort,
and
,
spmt
holy
the
of
ten
Lord, is begot
the Lord through h1s
bein(l' borne up by the spirit of
of his aster and pre
Word, grows into the likeness
ed Br1degroom. The
belov
pares for the coming of the
pictures the end of
wife,
death of Sarall Abraham's
which springs the
from
ant,
coven
c
the Sarah-Abrahami
ing
Rebekah, and
receiv
's
Isaac
and
;
t
bride of Chris
mother's death, fore
takin(l' her as his wife after his
t Jesus the Bricle,
shadoed the complete l;Ulion of Chris
49
50
th:em in the
ght up together with
remain; shall be cau
so shall we
Lord in the air and
_ 1"1.
clouds, to meet the
1o:
-1 Thessaloruans 4
ever be witb the Lord."
an that
ed this scripture to me .
Some have misconstru
giVe a
and
e,
tim
the secmd
the Lora would appear
here
d
wor
e
Th
d.
dea
<? up the
eat shout, ad wak
ment.
age
om:
enc
of
e
ssag
a me
ranslated shout means
ears not
ssage designed for the
me
lic
pub
a
lies
imp
It
', the
out'
"sh
a grea number. The
Q a few but of
" are
God
of
p
"trum
the archangel", and the
"voice
Grf
all symbols .
that he appearmg of
ans
me
re
ptu
scri
s
thi
Literally,
s out of
time 9f or dunng the
the Lord will be at the
wh the
s is in full hannony
encouragemet ; and thi
of the
ce
mined that the presen
evidences heretofore exa
hav
ple
een
time when the peo
Lord has been at a
shans
Chn
ts.
righ
their own
encoura(Ted concerning
e of
sag
mes
the
sing
pas
ther by
have en ouraged one ano
. The p opes hve
er
oth
each
to
the Lord's presence on
rr ltberbes,
r with reference to the
encouraged one anothe
angel",
arch
e "voice of the
and privileges. Th
h""'
rig
on ty,
th
au
.th
Wl
sage, means one
as nsed in this pas
es
com
He
self
him
us
, Christ Jes
:
the chief messenger
men,
of
ds
mm
he
g
atin
t and truth, illumin
th li(Th
o
t which has come
m into the greater ligh
the
g
adin
ourage
age, when the shout of enc
u o:ri the end of the
and
the
ple
peo
liberties of the
ent for the rights and
d
Lor
the
of
m
gdo
ans into the kin
deliverance of Christi
t the earth.
has begun throughou
e:>.rpect the resur
then, we shod
t
e,
tim
this
During
before the second
died
who
s
one
rection of those sintly
that these would
ect
exp
ld
shou
coming of the Lord, and
d.
h and gathered unto the Lor
be awakened out of deat
bee
e
thes
r
o
f
h him. And there
thus to be forevr wit
r!
51
evers
Eve
and her seed ; t shall bruise thy bead, and thou shalt
.
_
?ruse h1s heel.
( Genesis 3 : 15) From this scripture,
_
1t Is man1fest at some time God purposes to destroy Satan.
p2
earth shall
ion ; andi
smoke pictures destruct
?
The vanl. shing like
.
y.
awa
is cast
when a garment lS old' it
r:t.bes the destruction of tlie
desc
r
"Pete
tle
The apos
s
(2 Peter 3 : 12) He then add
old heavens and earth.
new.
and
.
ens
heav
new
a
Y
b
owed
that this sha.ll be foll
.ghteousness. ( 2 Peter 3 : 13}
r:t
.
earth wherem dwelleth
'
mg
es of the Lord s second com
That one of the purpos
by;
of S tan is plainly stated
is to destroy the wor
g.
nnin
begi
the
th from
"The deVI s .
St. John :
that
ed,
fest
mani
was
o God
FoT this purpose the Son
lle devil." (1 John 3 : 8)
s of t
work
the
roy
t
des
ght
mi
he
i-s doing that very thing.
'
n
t
rese
The Lord J esus now
il are the invisible oTganization
The wor1S of the dev
kn
the visible organizahan . own
called the hea-vens an
e ag..
brJd
his
bis presence and with
.
as the earth . Of
. .
.
.
overthat
he
d
"An
lS recorded
sociated wrth hrm, It
w k unto the end, to h"rm,
cometh, and keepeth m
t ons : and he shall Tule
e
h
will I give power over.
. as the vessels of a potter
rron
of
them with a rod
.
.
sh ve s even as I received of
shall they be broken t?
.
6 27) The nations are
" _(Revelaba
:my Father.
.
p1eces, nd Satan's empire iS
now bemg dashed to
:f
!e
'
:
m;
f :
;
.
153
: l.
.
.
'Th
' 'Y kmgdom is an e .1ast'g kmgdom." ( Psalm.
r
.
l
''
145 : 13) "He sha l ha
:on also from sea to
U
!!
sea." (Psalm 72 : 8)
shall the gatherin
n
.
of the
people be" (G enes1s 49 10) "The Lord shall
be king over a11 the earth -zechmall 14 : 9.
In this kin om shall he assoJated
. with Cprist the
54
oyed :
str
d
sai
shall never be de
a kin.gdom which
these
all
beaven set up
me
consu
in -p1eces an d
: 4:4:)
2
it .,hall break
iel
an
(D
for ever.''
d it shall stand
kingdoms, an
g!ae
:
e
'And I appomt
.
H sa1 d
unto
.
you a kingdom, as my Father ath appomf:ed unto m e ;
that ye may eat and drink a my table l1l my king
Church,
his
Israel."
u d
twelve tribes of
th
.
kff agam
he satd to th
Chr"st
6)
,.
sru
}1 : )
-Habakkuk
2 : 14.
.o
r7
eF e, in poetic
and symbolic phrase described it th s . And I _John
.
saw the holy city, ilew Jerusalem, commg down from
her husband .
And
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