Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08
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T:lc Teachings of eile Bible.

Bible, and who believes in the persona! rci<n
Of Christ at JerusaIeG.-oot b. any rev order
of things" CT New Lights" but by Tic Oac
Light, Jesus, through the power Ct the Holy
Chest, the Comforter-I desire 10 say wort
on this subject, brought cut by Phi" 10 hi:
article, headed, "Thc Moral Effects of the
Bbe," and published in Saturdays Gazette.
The following is deduced from the first part
of his argument That the Church. By It's
work of missions, through tho power of The
Spirit, is to cvaugeliz;, or convert tho word
and have it 10 prope: condition, spiritually, Tor
tho Millennium age.
Now, il this be true, aaI The Word "quick
and powerful" what is the meaning Of The fol
Owing Scriptures:
Knowing this first, thGt h(re shall come in
the last days scCfsis, walking alter their owu
Iusts, and saying, where is The promise OF his
comug? Tor since tie lathtr5 fell asleep ell
things continue IS they were from the begin
uiDg Of the creation. '-2l Peter iii. >. 4.
"For that day shall not camo, except there
come falling away frs, and that man OF sin
be revealed, the sen CT petdi,op. III Thee
saoniars il. 3.
And then shall that wicked be revealed
of his mouth, and shall destroy with tho
brightness OF His c,mirg ii Thcss ii, S
This know also, that it the last days peril
Gus times shall cone. For men shall! BE- lovers
Ct their own selves, c0vetous, boa-tcrs, proud,
bssphemcrs. dsobcdi,ut to parents. upthaDk-
lnl, unhcy" &,-2l Tim. iii.
Nevertheless, when the Son Of Man comclh
shall he fnd faith 90 the Garth l'-lIukc xViii.S
If the conversion Of the world is to be tha
triumph oil that kingdom as many, many dear
brethren in Christ suppose. il il mcao: lha!
heather cities, which have been aud arc TO bc
converted by The preachipg Of the Word, are
10 become like our New York. Washington
and Chicago, of this Cniieh.cGcd and glorious
10Th century?
Have not these Lcay brethren overlooked On"
great fact ? that the enemy, from the very Ills:
Of this Christian age, has followed behind sow
ipg tho tares and that this. as taught by de
sus himself, is to 80 ca till the end, when the
angel rlapcr5 will thras. in their sck'es %"
gather 10 the harvest?
Christ alter speaking thn fear dcnunca'
ton agaus. the Scribes and Ph::s2ca, in Matt
yviii, ends by saying:
behold, your house is left unto you d'sr
late For | say unto you, &c shall not $40 IN
hcrceforth, till sc shall say, Hleascd is h that
c0tnctn 10 INC DanG oi lEc LJlu
Have tho Jews, Or any one ela3 se"n la!
GIImcnt Of this saying Of Christ Ii ~,
when and where?
Then read that song cl rejoicing that is 81;
TO be suog by LSracl--in The rs h l'salm-aul
from which Christ quoted The above, Blessed
is he a.
The foregoing Scriptures aTo hut q Low Ct
the hunters that coud be gwen to show That
Immediately before Christ sets up Ills King
dem, tho earth will be iIed, not with Joy uud
gladncss, but its condition will DO just the OPP
pcsitp. At the cnd Of this present dsy uI
gracc--thcro will be joy and cadncSs 10 oil
believers. Jesus will not take his rightlnl
power ill all Ills breathren are gathered 10 to
share his triumph. They must be fitted 10
partako Of this fellowship they arc TO b, made
like him, and the time is, when the lord
himself shall descend from hcagcn with shout,
With tho voice Of tho ArchaDce, and With tho
trump Of God: anl the dead in Christ shall
rise first then Wc which arc alive and remain
shrl be caught up together with them 1.-THE
risen dcad) TO meet the Lord 10 the air ard 80
shall wc eve: bc with the Lord.
iquotc one other Scripture under th.a head
Bic .scd arc the meek, lor they shall lnh"tii
the Garth. "--Nlalt. v, 3.
Now, every believer knows that the mceE,
the earth 10 this life, but arc all 'pil2rims and
strangers" here. Then, ask: When arc wc
10 inherit the earth?
An article 10 Tho "Ccp,al Presbyterian" G.
the 9 iust., written by ihat veil known sol
der of the Cross" DR.. Il. L. d., answers the
question which heads the article where are
the risen saints to live = 10 these words: I'VE
believe tho Scriptural answer is: On hS
GARTH"
Now. o wood as 70 tic kiueiom'g being SCI
up at Jerusalem. There arc SO mauy Scrip.
lures on this subject that one hardly knows
which to choose. 10 Isaiah ri We find:
And lhern shall como forth n rod out OF
The stem of jesse
"The wolf also shall dwell With the lamb.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my
holy mountaio for the earth shall be toll al
the knowledge OF the Lord, as tho waters cover
the sea-.
And it shall come 10 pass 10 that day, that
III, Lord shall set bis hand again the second
tmo 10 recover tho remnant Of the people.
And gather together the dispersed Of Judah
from The four corners Of the earth"
10 chapter xii, which is O soDg OF RI olcirg
for all God mercies TO Israel, We read
Cry out and shout thou iuhabiant Of Zion.
tho city OF the kiog.) Tor great il tho Holy
One If Isl acl in the midOt OF thee.
10 Il ,ch. xiv We read:
Behold The day OF the Lord ccmetb."
"And his feet shall staud 10 that day upon
the Mount Of Olives, which is before Jlrl;h'
lem Oh the cast.
And it shall DO 10 that day that living Wa
ters shall 20 out from Jerusalem"
Aud the lord shall be King over oil the
GARTH
"Aud men shall dwell n it, ard thtrc shall
be no mole utter destruction but Jerusalem
shall be safely Inhabited"
Now. when God says 'mouotan," J. don't
think he means valley; nor 10 speaking Of "Jti
rusalem" does he mean AIexandris nor does
ho word Hion" mean tho Church. believe
God knows how to use language better than
man he knows better the meaning Of words.
Ind ii the Bible is Gods word. (which icdeed
i u.s. and not the wcrd Of man" then why not
accept it as such
give now The words Of mau, Spurgeou-
,no whose preaching has been moro bouorcd
nj roJ l,ui,y "a ~ Ia;