The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-30
Selections from The Christian NGighbOr.
Wonders.

There have been many wonders III
the world other wonders are taking
place in the present age and doubtless
wonders will continue to appear until
the greatest of all wonders ever eNpe-
rienr;d by the human race will come
suG.r,iy upon the world. That won
der will be The coming of Christ to
Judge the quick and the dead for the
deeds done in the body. His advent
will be attended with the holy angels
and with tie SOILS uf them that sleep
in Jesus. "Thc Lord himself shall de-
scend from heaven with a shout, with
the voice OF the archangel, and with
the trump Of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds,
TO meet the Lord iii the air: and so
shall we be with the Lord" Che
wonder OF that Gay will be magnii!ed
by the phenomena in material things :
'thc heavens being on fire shall be dis
solved and paSs away with Il great
noise, and the elements shall ne!t
with irrvcnt heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall brI
burned up.n Following this will be
"ncw heavens anu new earth, where
in dwcl,e,h Righteousness"
Under these new heavens and on
this new earth, we believe. the right
cous will dwell. This will be their
home and where they will ever be
with the Lord Jesus Christ. Then
will ne fulfilled the words which the
lord spake While on earth TO his trcub-
led disciples: 81 go to prepare q place
for you. And if I go and prepare a
place for you, l will come again, and
receive ycu unto myself; that whcyc !
ON there yc may be dlso."
In hope let the Christian sing
go, what arc all my sulTrringS here,
Ii, Lord, thou runt me nIcct
With that enrap p,ured host 10 appear,
And worship AZ thy !eet.
Give joy or grief, give case or pain -
Fake If" or friends away,
come 20 find them al again
IN iEat eternal DAY.
Will not wonders continue in the
heavenly kingdom in the new heavens
and the now earth? Not wonders of
terror and destruction or Of anything
that would mar the joy and peace of
the saints, but successive wondrous
revelations of Gods wisdom, power
and love. With these revelations will
there no; be enlargement OF capacities
OF the saints and consequent enjoy
mens of 1.-The things which God hath
prepared for them that love him."
If Paul, while in the body but speak
ing under inspiration, was permitted
to have such view of the riches OF
God as to call forth the exclamation,
"Oh the depth of the riches both of
the wisdom and knowledge of God ~
what may not the saints in heaven be
permitted to see, to know and TO enjoy
of the measured depth Of the riches Of
the inheritance reserved in heaven for
them that love God and endure unto
the end.
One Of the greatest wonders in the
present religious and moral world is
how any believer in the Christian rc-
lision, specially one who processes to
he Il disciple of the Prince Of peace,
can believe al the same time that war
is in accordance with Christianity, or
that it is not, in practice, teaching and
spirit antagonistic to the religious and
moral teaching Of Him whom we are
commanded to hear. In the light Of
the Christian scriptures is ii a wonder
or is It not?
Plea FOR tke Fanitiinder