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by Enoch about this dispensatiOn:
"Behold the Lord cometh with ten
thousand OF his Saints 10 execute
judgment upon all" Jude II, Is. J
Paul e Thess. i'll is very clear
and minute concerning the events
that had TO transpire between bis
own time and the dispensation Of
the last days. o. 4 "falling away''
"a general apOstacy was to take
place first, and l2) "that man OF
sin, the son OF perdition, be- re-
vealed., II is further pointed cut
that the power Of aIOstacy was al
ready, at the time OF the writing OF
Paul, secretly at work, only there
was something that hindered this
power from appearing openly. But
as soon as this obstacle 1.-THE Roman
imperial power had been removed,
the "man OF SIM i. e., the
embodiment Of the spirit Of
apOstaGy, would boldly appear,
and this oman Of sin" would hold
his sway over the world until de-
stroyed by the "bTightness Of the
coming of the Lord. ". 81 and
this apostate power is further de-
scribei as one opposing and exaltiEg
himself above every other authority,
or god both on earth and in
heaven. He is 'Iawless" and "sit-
teth in the temple" that is, he is
Christian not an infidel power;
his coming is the work Of Satan, and
is accompanied by "pOwers, signs
and lying wonders" deeeiving all
those that would not believe the
truth. Among tire doctrines that
should be advanced by this apOstate
power is noted particularly as
a departure from the faith, doc
trines OF devils,' also a prohibit
ton OF marriage, which was = re
vival Of heathenism lsee / Timothy,
iv, Isl, all Of which was fulfilled
10 the letter in the revolution from
Christianism 10 Romanism. Moth
ing can be clearer, from these
prophecies of Paul, than this: Short
ly after his own time, n period Of
apOstacy would follow, during
which all kinds Of lies were TO be
promulgated in the name Of God.
But this period OF apOstacy would
again be followed bya new dispen-
sation Of truth and light, the coming
Of the Son OF God in glory.
John was the last Of the
Apostles. He lived to see the
spirit Of apOstacy still more de-
velOped than did Paul. In speak
ing of 1t he SAYS that many anti
christs" had already come a John
II, 1919; iv, .. TO him IL was
given to see, in his apOcalyptic Wis
ions, the calamities that crushed
the Roman empire, thus making
way for the ''nnan 81 sim" or the
"little horn'' Of Daniel or the anti
christ, namely the great church Of
the world with her p6ntifical
simage'' in Rome. He was per-
mitted TO see the subiugatiOn and
flight 10 the wilderness Of the
Church Of Christ and the subse-
quent darkness that followed. But
he also, like the former seers and
prophets Of the Lord was permitted
to behold in the future the first rays
Of the new dispensation, the Millen-
NAL Kingdom, to lie established, |
never TO be OveTthrown.
Let Us pause 70. one moment and /
reflect. II the word Of God is sure, |
this fact is surely established, that I
the reign Of anti-christ shall be fol- /
lowed by n new. glorious DISPENSE
ton, the millennial reign Of the |
Son Of God. There is scarcely an l
event in the Scriptures more fire. /
quently predicted than this. All the
previous dlspensatiOns Of God /
are nothing but preparations for this
the last and most glorious OF all, and |
at the commencement Of which the
hosts Of heaven join the Saints be-
low in shouting Hosannahi HOsan- /
NAH Hosainah, "'The kingdoms
u this world are become the king
doms Of our Lord and OF His Christ;
ana he shall reign for ever and
ever" Rev. Xi: t..
But il has before been proved that
God never established a new dis
pensatiOu without renewing revela-
tons. During the Adamic dispen-
sation, which continued while man
was vet without sin, God revealed
himself. So also during the patri-
archal dispcn8ticn. God taught I
man how 10 offer sacrifices and TO
conduct worship. The Mosaic
was established through
continued through CEN
turtles until 400 years before Christ.
The New Testament dispensstion
or Gospel dispensltion was wonder
fully rich in revelations, which I'M
til the priesthood was taken away
''unto GOd'' Rev. vii: 81; and now
can we believe that revelation then
and there ceased? SHALL the las.
the most glorious OF
all, the millennial reign OF Christ. lie
without revelation, only
through the wisdom Of man, which,
by the way, is foolishness to Goo?
No, Such n view is madness. II
nay be sound, worldly theology.
But il is not the word OF God. All
he prophecies that have been full
fled so far, have in that fulfilment
,een accompanied by divine revela-
ion-
Those prophecies that remain to be
viii as surely he accOmpa-
lied by revelations. When Christ !
inst came His coming was heralded ]
~ angels, by the Spirit Of God ope-
ating on men; Hi. ministry was
by revelations on the
mount, in Gethsemane, and the
spirit was poured cut upon His fol- :
overs. And yet, at His first COM :
ne, He appeared in humility, de-
pissed by men in general. What
will not His second coming, judy I
ng from this, bring with IL? Surely
evelations cannot cease as long as
iQd has promised to send His Son
n glory TO visit this earth and its 1
Precautions on the ;
arth are necessary for such an a
vent, preparations that no man can !
make without the aid Of Divine rev. 4
lations. I
During the ages past God has tried !
he human Tnce in every respect. },
he patriarchal dispensation ended >
a a corruption which even the de. a
rye could not check. The Mosaic y
ispensation ended in the rejection =
nd dispersion CT the covenant peo- :,
le. The Gospel dispeiisation ended Il
! the apostacy OF the apostolic :,
hurches aud tue reign Of Antichrist. =
lat God is prepared to gain the vic
Try yet. He promised ia the end Of =,
me to establish that kingdom which h
lall stand forever, never 10 he over
lrown, and hence the necessity Of
,ntinuous revelation.
ITO be coniinued.I N