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THINGS WHICH MUST BE
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This world has ever been 20
dark place" aid ffever more so
than now. But if God graciously
gives. US "light in the darkness, 4"
). shall we close our eyes to III This
light ia the "sure word of proph-
ecy," to which we are exhorted "to
take heed" It is strange that
there should be, among Christians,
SO little attention paid to the study
of prophecy, considering how large
| q portion of Gods word treats of
the subject. ; + : -
This neglect ia by some thought
a mark of humility, anu thereverse
an indication ofgreat conceit. But
the humility that is manifested by
a marked disobedience to Christ g
Eexpress command, is a very doubt
EMl humility. When our Saviour
said, "Seach the Scriptures" surely
bic did not except any part of their
precious testimony. =@" 80,
Some say, "We cannot under-
stand these things" If we hum
BILE ourselves before God, under a
sense of our ignorance. and pray
for his teaching, our prayer will
be answered, and we shall find by
sweet experience that on that sub
ject, as well as on every other,
"none teacheth like God", Others
say, "What advantage is to be
gained by this study?" The Bible
says, "Whatsover things were
written aforetime, were: written for
our learning;" "All scripture is
profitable ;" add to your faith
virtue, and TO- virtue kno,c1e,tge;;"
and the Saviour said, when uttering
prophecies, which all know are
only partially fulfilled, Behold, I
have foretold you all things; take
ye heed" ." '. :.
The chief objects ofprophecy are
the restoration of the Jews, the
glorifcation of the church, the ap-
pearing of the Lord Jesus and his
glorious reign, the destruction of
his enemies, and the renovation of
the earth. Surely these things can
not be contemplated without both
pleasure and profit. If our daily
prayer is, "Thy kingdom come,"
why not strive to understand what
the Bible teaches concerning that
kingdom? But as in the .lay af
CUR Saviour's first coming, so it is
now in the day of lis second COM
ing-there are bat few "looking
for redemption" Why is this.
when we are 80 expressly told that
''the time is at hand2" A special
blessing is promised to those who
study the book, Of Revclation-be-
cause there all prophecy eliminates;
90 that to understand the words of
this prophecy is to understand all.
And that it is intended that Gods
people should know the things
which must shortly come to pass,
is evident; for these things we're
shown to John that lie might show
them to u.s.. Shall it be in vain? :,
'"The times of restitution Of all
things which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all his holy prophets
since the. world began" are doubt
less the things" that are shown in
a symbolic vision to John; thus
what was uttered sby prophets in
the Old Testameatis is expressed in
symbols in the New. and as this
restitution will he effected by the
second coming of Christ, (Acts iii.
20,. 2l, )sa sin3 the group.of symbols
contained in this vision we may
see pictured the things connected
with that glorious event. :....:,:.s.
1f"the restitution of. all thines'
includes the restoration of the Jews,
the renovation, Of the earth, the
subsection ofsA things to the
Lord jesus these are some f tha
"things which must be. hereafter" !"
truths "a seldom brought before
the minds If ehristians, that, i'm
portsnt as they should be esteemed,
from the prominent position they
occupy in the sacred word. they
are almost forgotten, and conse-
quently the duties they involve are
neglected.. and the hearts of be-
lieves remain uncheered by the
hopes connected with them. From
what pulpit among US do believers
| ever hear themselves exhorted to
pray for the Jews? When they