Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-01
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''The Coming Of the Lord Tor his
SAinfS.:

Ills. We OtlleQe, Is the MS event Oh 1ue
Ages to Come. and therefore naturally follows
the subject of cur last paper. \ precious
truth it is the priceless pearl 10 every lever
who has studied its besu,y. sud among all the
treasures uololied to Us in the Oh aud n W
Testament Sc!i ures it u ~ be said TO be the
greatest, AID by far Tho lich.s. Then reader,
take il, clog to ii! has not its equal. 1t
you have the Lord Js.us you are safe. though
you see through a glass darkiy, but with
Him and His Word, Il am coming for you, y
and be means i. you will be rich indeed.
The preseuca OF tho Holy Ghost ca The earth,
both in the church and the individual betv8r,
IS the bright link tba. connects the departure
of our Lord from the earth with His coming
back again. Now for briet review of the
question under The searching light of Scripture
ruth.
The Coming for His Saints" is separate and
disinot from the Coming acuh His Saints"
The fact that the Thesssoulan converts bad
received and lived in the light of the above
truth was. TO the Apostle Paul, the very key
note Of bis "bcpe, or ~, or crown of rejoice
ing" for be asks them. ''are not even ye 10 the
presence # our Lord Jesus Christ at His c1m-
ing? For ye are cur glory and JOY" They
bad been Instructed to live ir the presence of
the Lord and to ezpco! bis return us possible
and even probable 10 their life time. For il
NC believe that Jesus died and rose sgao, even
81 them also which tlecp tGre dcad) 10 Jesus
viii g od bring with HIM" : y Then
re which arc alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them (Who ara asleep in
Christi 10 the Clouds 10 meet the Lord in the
air. Thfsa, ch. Again, Behold,
show you mystery We sla DOT all seap,
(dle) but We shall all be changed, 10 moment
10 the tWlnkliDg Of az eye at The last trump ::
Ter the trumpet shall sound, sGd The dead shall
De raised iocorruptlble. and ice sha! be chang,
ed Cor. Is; ST. 81 NV both The above
quotations. refer enthusiastically to the coming for
the salGts.
10 These. 4. the Aposjls closes the chapter
BY telling those young converts to comfort one
another with the words be had sent them they
were to DO joyful in knowing that when tho
Lord came 10 take them to Himself their dead
friends Were not 10 be lief; bchiud. II the fol
lowing chapter be tells them it is not necessary
i1r him to remlod them of the day of the
Lord ian entirely dlif:rent cVenr) for thew
had already been Instructed that NQt 11v WAS
TO come, not upOo them bu! upon the world, all
the ungody, Us thief 10 tho nig1t, For when
they shall sly"-See here the change OF person,
rol ye. but Mey. the wcked-"P eae, aud safe,
~. then sudden destruction coneth UPON
Mem," &o.
80 likewise does CIR. Is, tho whole of il,
apply TO he believer. There is one sIcrv cf the
suo. and another glory Of the moon. and
another glory Of the stare. so also
is the resurrection Of tho dead, the ypnteous
dead.) Il is sown 10 Gi,hoo0r il il
raised 10 glory it is sown 10 weakness il ia
rais!d in power" What glory IS Their. to be
for the raised wicded dead ? What power are
they to have when God speaks the terrible
words, Depart ye cursed into everlasting fire
prepared for the Devil and his angels ?" NJ
reader there ere to be tC0 c0DltHgS and tr0
resurrccttonS.
For US 10 Adam aN die, even so in Christ
shall alt b. made alive. Bu' crerv man in his
o,on order : Christ The first fruits after,rards
they that are ChIist's at Ills coming. lien
cometh the end, when He shall have delivered
up the kingdom to God. even tho Fathcr"
Can words be rlaOer ? Must we torture them
and make them mean what the Spirit never in.
tended Z
And while they looked steadfastly toward
heaven as he want up behold, two men stood
by them 10 white apparel which also said Ye
men CT GsElee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven! this same jesus which is taken mn
IRON you oto heaven, she'll so como in Ike
manner as 80 have seen him 90 iuto heaven"
Hero We have tho beautiful pioute of our
Lords ascension as witnessed By number of
His disciples. rs He was seen to ascend, 50
will tic DO sson to descend But who sa,U Him
taken up? None but Ills own believing ones:
the would did cot Rsz, upon Him after He was
laid IN tho tomb. Then can we not believe that
as lie WAS seen TO 60 ", so, By the same c,ass
OF witnesses, dis chosen ones, He will be seen
TO come agalD; as Ho won't away literally. pcr.
socially, actually. so. 10 like manner will lis 70
uIn, the same blessed friend and brother.
Ihat the "comirg" was precious part OF
all the early christians faith, there is not
shadow OF doubt, and the more ono vi study
the sutlact, the NOR, lie viii! lod to strengthen
bis views aud to keep bright this blessed
hcpe. Licking for that blessed hope, jtho
coulnf for the saints aod the glorious appesr.
lDg OF Ito great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ, the ccniug aeiM the saints Titus
2:l3.
1t is thus shown that Paul end ell who had
turned from idols, 10 serve the living and iruo
G?d, aDd to wait for his soa from heaven. not
only DsileVc0 mat Jesus Wss coming for them,
but w'r, actually living 10 daily expectation of
seeing their Lord.
Another very striking truth which will be
found 10 Deary every scripture vi arc tho com.
Ing Is ncnlioDcd is. that when the coming
for the saints IS referred to. iuked with this
truth will b. touud peace. Joy AID eladness,
something that POINTS 10 reunion, fulfilling
OF promise. "a tbs other band when the
eomlog 1ctth the s,iots ia meant, therais fear.
Iul locking for ct judgment ard wrath For
there shall be great ribualior, such as was not
SIC, tho bcLiDniug of the world to this time.
No, nor ever shall &C." Matt. 24:2l, Howl
ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand i. shall
GGoue as dos lucion from the Almighty"
lsa. 1876.
Now, wvra u sry whose eyc NAV read
these pages. lfyou arc believer 10 Christ,
o. net lose your c:cwa of rejci,og but 1ook for
Linn with he same heart OF faith as when YOU
received Him. The beart is what the Lord
"anI'; head flied With all the prophetic tbs
oIles Ct the world will not save any one II
you DO Got koow Hu, let the word search sou;
t1anlue IL Tor yourself aud sec whather this
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