Evening journal., 1897-08-18

compelled TO speak good, and, looking
down through the ages, is made TO fix
his eye upon that event and say: i
shall see Him, but not now; l shall be-
hold Him, but not nigh there shall
come a star out Of Jacob, and a scep-
tire shall rise out of Israel. and smite
the corners of Moab and destroy all the
children of Sheth.' Numbers xiv, II.
Long before this time job, in the
midst of his Affections, was stIeng; h,n-
ed and sustained by this blessed hope,
and looking beyond .earth's scenes
of turmoil. strife and suffer-
ing, he triumphantiy exclaims:
I know that my Redeemer liveth;
and that He shall stand at
the latter day upon the earth; and
though after my skin worms destroy
this body, yet in my flesh shall | see
God, whom l shall see for myself, and
mine eyes shall behold, and not an
other. The sweet singer of lsreal is
no less explicit when he says: Our
GCd shall come and shall not keep si-
| lence; a fire shall devOur before Him,
and il shall be very tempestuOus
round about him, Psalms /, 3, 4: "A
careful study Of the Scriptures will re-
veal that all the prophets have been
used by the Holy Spirit in teaching this
doctrine First Peter. /, 10, IL: Acts
iii, 10, 21 But prominent as this
event is in the Old Testament 1t is Sill
mere so in the new. In all the gospels
it is taught and is a cherished theme
in all the Epistles. When Christ wished
to comfort his disciples, who were scr
| rowing because He was soon TO leave
them. He did SO by these words: let
not your hearts be troubled. We be-
| lieve in God, believe also in me; in my
falber's house are many mansions;
go to prepare a place for you. and il
/ go and prepare place for you / will
Il come again and receive you unto my
self that where / am there ye may be
also And the Apostle Paul in Heb sM
tx, 2S, says: Unto them that look fcl
Him viii He appear the second time
without sin unto salvation
MANNER OF CHRIST'S COMING.
''All Christians have believed this
doctrine, but they have not all agrecl
with regard to the manner of Christ
coming. Many do net have any def
mite belief regarding IL. But not s,
= with the Seventh Day Advenltists. The.
{ believe in the literal, personal appear
speculate upon thls matter, Nor simpl.
theOrize; but rely upon the plain state
ments of the word of God for th5i
evidence. They appeal to the testi
mony of the two men in white ap
Z parel, who Stood beside the disciple
as they watched their Lord as IL
was received out CT their sight by
cloud. The record is And when III
3 | I,I Il,f f1ner VI 10 1a.a
. beheld, He was taken up; and a clou
received Him out Of their sight. An
while they looked steallfastly tCwar
heaven as He went up, behold, tw
70 men stood by them in white appare
{ which also said, ye men of Galile
o why stand ye gazing up into heaven
, This same Jesus. which is taken n
= into heaven, shall so come in like mar
s ner as We have seen Him go int
d heaven Acts i, 9, II. Surely if Chris
J. is to come again as He went away, an
r He went away in a cloud, He will com
y in a cloud. In harmony with bhii
? John, in prophetic vision, saw ths
r event, and says: Behold He comet
l. with clouds; and every eye shall sc
& Him: and all kindreds OF the cart
q shall wall because of Him, Rev. +,
IN
Il xiv, IA.
"Not only is Christs coming literi
and personal, but 10 will be a glOrior
!, appearing The church is told to loo
u for that blessed hope and the glorior
, appearing of the great God and on
" Saviour Jesus Christ, Titus ii, 13. Ye
= Christ will come again enshrouded
4. a glcry and splendour such as the min
| of a pHffr
= in a three-fOld glory-of His father,
o himself and of all the holy angels
Luke tx, 26. Let enc realize someth.I
e OF the glory Of one angel as given
u Matthews, xviii, 2, 3, then multip
n that with the glory of ten thousar
u times. and thousands Of THOUSAND
ORev. V, IL, then add TO THAT the glol
= Of God and Christ. and then think
T. the effulgence and splendCur that wi
:. burst upon the inhabitants of IN
y world when Jesus comes again.
OBJECT OF CHRIST'S COMING.
Ne But why make this subject
g prominent? The answer is not hal
IN to find. Too much cannot be said r
n garding the life Of Christ His suffe
)f ings and His death and resuIrectiO
10 Without this man could net be save
ut Yet it is a truth that If Christ shou
D. not come again all that He has dol
le would be in vain. The plan Of salv
]: tfOn embraces the redemption of d
I'd body. Millions have died in all ag
I'd and their dug5 remains in their grave
I'd Will thsy always remain there? T'
.. Apostle Paul shows the importance
n, this question when he says: We, ou
OF selves. grOan within ourselves waitil
Id for the adoption, to wit, the REDEEM
Is tion Cf our body Romans,vlii, %. Tn
IN then, involves a resurrection. Wh'
will it be? Again the inspired tes
ID mony is, when Christ comes agai
H. Many Scriptures might be quoted
~ proof of this, but one is sufficient, S
= First Thess. iv, Is. II.
The coming of Christ is the tin
when all people receive their reward.
Of is not true that anyone receives it b
~ fore then. To assert This is to cOntr
$ dict the word Of cur Lord. More thi