New-York tribune., 1841-12-21
Pre-MiIlenniaI Advent association.
LECTURE No. 5.
epo.,ed for The New-york Tribon

a crowded au3ience in the Apollo Hall, No. 40
Broadway, on The Coming and Kingdom Of Christ.
Text; Dam vii -, "A:
4" saw in the night visions, and behoId, one Ike
the Son of man with tue clouds OF heaven, and
came to the Ancen; of days, and they brought him
near before him. And there gwen kim domi-
mon, and glory and a kingdom. that all people ma
lions aad languages should serve hln: he dominion
is an everlasting dominion, which stall not pass
away; and ms Kingdom that WINCH shall rot be &c
stroyed."
The preacher began with remarks on the natural
taste Of man for the sublime in sud in morals
and conuasted it with the natural disrel.h Of man
Tor the sublime in religion; especially Tor the glory
of the meek and crucided Jesus. coming in hi.
Kingdom lie spoke of the nature Of that King
dom, and ofthc time Of It's being sctua. mature
is like every kingdom, ia having crowned mead,
i.riaceF, people and laws. TAe hiag :, ne Son
Of Man. his comihg to set it UP viii be iriA
The clouds Of hea0en the Kingdom vi.l be over
all people, nations and iaasueses and the
dominion be an creriastlag .omsaio7s, rdlicd
shall not pass aray-,caicL saaA 1ot Je de-
stroye97 Til, Kingdom is not the Kingdom Of
Providence; for that has always existed from the
beginning ard was never subject o.! promise to
man 1t is not the Kingdom OF Grsc-; Tor Truth
and Grace arc principles Of the Kingdom, winch,
however active and eiicicat III individuals YET con-
,titute no kingdom existing that ever existed on
earth. This was illustrated happily by die iact
that hundreds OF men IN the Molarcuics OF Europe
approve and consent to tine principles Of Brpub-
licaHisrn but these men do not constitute d Re
public; they are uadsr their monIrchs suI And
when Truth and Grace reign earth by jesus
Christ hc will in person sit upon the throne OF MS
glory: and not mere ana ,1crc ono viii i,perf-cty
serve him, as moTtals DO now, but Tue viii oi God
will be done by all on earth, as ii is in heaven.
The preacher noticed some objections, uch de-
The kingdom IS not meat and drink but righteous
ness, peace and JOY in the holy Ghost. Ibis, he
said, described the kingdom by It's principles
The kingdom OF God Is within YOU. Ihis he
said, was spoken to the Pnnrsccs, AID must be
qualified by that aEPlicau-n: for all Scripture
shows the heart OF Pharsee must be changed
before he can enter the kingdom OF God. he
Kingdom of God is come unto YOU de said the
ohect Of the Kingdom is to destroy the Devil and
his works; and while the Phanseos admitted
that he cast devils, and Vet charged the
Lord with doing it by Beclzebub, the Prince OF
Devils the Lord asked if it were not rather that
the Kingdom of God had come unto them, seeing
tina. by the finger OF God the devils cast out.
There be some standing here which shall not taste
of death till they see the Son Of Man coming IN his
Kingdom. This he said was fulfilled 10 some OF
them, after cgh, days, when they behcid the glory
of his majesty in the Mount OF transit with
Moses, the representative of ise buried dead AID
Eiiuh, the representative OF them who viii Le
translated Il; the Lords coming; and .he excel
lent glory in which he then appeared t. Peter,
james and John, -as a faithful picture OF that IN
which lee wilt personally appear. with Il his re-
icemed in his everlasting Kingdom.
l1aviag disposed of these objections, the Preach-
er noticed that which is felt by some as II 1t were
degrading 10 the Lord to come among men and
dwell with them; and he pointed rui the imPro-
pricty OF ndulging this feeling. seeing that the
Lord had personally borne our sins in bis own bo-
iy. and suffered the ignomiHious death OF the
cross; that he had personally ascended mt" hea-
vcn with assurance, a. the moment Of his upward
tight in the clouds, that this same Jesus winch
is taken up from YOU into heaven, shall so come in
like manner "a. We have seen him 50 iuio heaven.
No language could be more explicit than tuis to
prove his personal return in clouds with power
and great glory. And his kingdom is not to be IN
sinful, mortal state, but in the renewed state
-
spoken BY the mouths OF all the prophets, IN which
ain and death have dominion but immortality
and eternal life arc restored to he holy dead with
blcssedness surprising that of Eden. For when
| he Son of Man comes, the trump Of God pro-
claims his descent and the sleeping dead hear the
summons while this world, enyeioped in illrHes,
gives place to the New Jerusalem in the new Gre
4jion which God will make suitable for the to5er
aacle of his holiness, and the dwelling place OF his
saints. Who that believes these things fail TO
cry. Even so, Gene, Lord Jesus y
As 10 the time, the preacher said, ttat 40 man
SHOWS; but certain things must take place before
ne comes which being DONE We should continually
ook Tor him. Among these the kiusdom OF the
Antich,ist must Weld 10 the consumption by the
breath of Jesus mouth, that ii may De destroyed
by the brightness of his coming. What hierarchy
has SOr the period Of Ten or twelve hundred years
blasphemed the God OF heaven. and prosecuted
the saints; pretending TO open and shut heaven, -
give remission of sins, TO sell indulgence, Tor sin,
and actually swsyins the scePtres OF the kings oi
the earth, and causing them pcrsecute and slay
the holy people who refused to kiss the foot of the
man of SIM the audience all knew; and Jsey WIN
gather from the prophets, and from tae signs Of
the times, that the end OF that power near, also
learn tina, the epiphany of the coming of the Lord
is equally near; for by that tiry from heaven Is
BABY Ion 10 be utterly burned, ard the ca,th TO be
purified.
In the application of his subject The preacher
said no form OF holy truth has power Ike inns TO
break the slumbers OF drowsy church, and ie
arouse the attention ct busy people overoufdened
with the cares Of This life. Lift uayour eyes aud
behold that land into which TIE coming L-ri MI
Introduce his followers, where grace and uulA sre
ia every form and leve and ley IN every heart. and
all tears arc wiped from off ali faces and tue noN'-
Gus gales and vapors OF ;n,s world are changed To
sentle zrphyrs breathing or all creation eternal
youth and lovelines. and Jesus crowned king OF