The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-01-29
CHRIST'S
SECOND COMING.
n Il
Pastor Murray Talks Most
Interestingly About 1t
at St. Paul'S Church. -s1


draweth nigh" DR.. Murray said:
There is no good reason why the second
coming of our Lord should be lott to evan
(, CYCLISTS and specialists II Is as plainly
stated as the birth OF Christ or of his death
resurrection or ascension.
I j know not how 1t may be with other
pastors. but speaking for myself, do not
preach as frequently on this subject as on
the other great gospel themes. The sub
ject II a matter OF controversy, but as an
old divine once said though our watches
do not agres regarding the exact time OF
\ our Lord return, most Christians ugrea
e1ogAriing the fac.. 1t Is not fact that
Z, has oeou discovered.
| II Ii q truth revealed. SclanGe can
teach us nothing concerning 1t. Ths word
OF God is the only sourCs Of inform alton.
To those who admit Its inspiration it,
Z - MI all sufficient source. Like says two
4 men clothed in white apparel stool by tho
\ disciples, who were still gazing toward
I heaven, when til 'ir Lord hnh asc ended
which also said: "Ye men of Galiloe, why
etand ye gazlug up into heavenS this same
Jesus which Is taken up from you into
heaven shall 81 come in like mnnuer Us
~ have seen him 60 Into heaven."
1 jesus said he would return.
4 "In my fathers house are many man
eions II 1t were not so would have told
you. ! 60 to prepare u place for you; that
where am ye may be also. And II l 20
away shall come again and receive you
unto myself"
! Nothing could be palmer than this
utteranos II will como again" Paul,
90 as arrested on the road to Damascus by
the risen Redeemer In teaching the Corrin
thians the proper use of "The Lords Sup
per, said as yo eat this bread and drink
this cup ye do share the Lords death. till
he comes" So this most solemn sacra-
ment isa constant reminder OF Christ's
second coming
Tho parable Of the pounds also SGT,
forth this salns truth. TIe will coma to
reckon with them. to reward or punish as
1hey have been faithful or otherwise
\ Gpnrgeon said, "The great scheme OF ~
demption requires Christs return He
oame once to redeem, He should come
second time to claim the Inheritance
which He has SO dearly bought Hs came
once that his heel might he brui ell He
comes again to break the serpent's head
DE came once to wear the crow II OF tn rms,
he must como again to wear tho diadem
OF universal dominion; He will grasp the
sceptrs OF universal sovereignty, aud He
shall reign forever and forever" The
word tells now he will coma, III, shell
como In tha glory of his Father with his
angels He will come with splenior. rs
the lightning cometh out of the east and
Bhineth even I'M to the west, SO shall also
tho coming of the son of man be-" May
we not suppose saws one commentator
that the unspeakaJle splenlor Of the son
OF man will be suspended in the heaven
dnrlns tho entire time of ono revolution
Of the earth So that it's fash should cx-
tend from east ID west and be visible on
all sides Of the globe 10 the alarmed aud
watching nations.
He will coma Suddonly "as tho DAYS OF
Noa II Wcre,so shall also tho coming Of the
son of raan be. As in tha days that wers
before the flood they were eating and
drinking marrying and giving in marri-
nge until the day that Nunh entered into
the ark, and knew not untit tho flood
came and took them all away; so shall al
20 the coming OF tho son Of man bs He
will come when he is not expected even as
a thief in ths night. Therefore be ye also
ready for in such nn hour as ye think net
She SOD of man csmsth'' He will come to
raise the dead. The word of God and tho
apostles crced announce this wonderful
fact. We do not understand it. Wo think
u Mlmnossib!e. We ask foolish questions.
But Christ said II am tho resurrection
and The life jobs faith took hold Of it.
''Though after my skin worms destroy
this body vet in my flesh shall l sac my
God Paul foccse1s this wonderful mir
aoio, yet not more wonderful than Our
creation, The Lord himself shall descend
with shout with the voice OF the Arch
angles and with thu triumph of Gal: and
hhe dead in Christ shall ris1 first. Then
we which are alive and remain shall be
raught up to together with thom in the
clouds to meat the Lord in the air:and 70
shall We ever bo with the Lord"
What an awakening was that that
Daniel saw when he said "Mauy of them
that sleep in tn, dust Oh earth shall awake
some to everlasting life, some 10 shame ami
everlasting contempt Jesu3 said Mar
vel not at this for the hour is coming In
The which all that are iu the graves shall
hear his voice and shall come FORTH they
+ shat hnyo done good unto the resu rrectiol
ot li!o ami they that have done evil, unto
tho resurrection Of damnation." Tho Just
and the unjust will be raised from the
dead. Christ ~ his second coming will
ohshg" OR yie bodice. Ho will make
them like his own glorious body, Nor
SALTY will pat Con inm>rt,lity; c1rru,-
tion on interruption. Death Will be swal-
lowed up in victory. Disease will have no
more power ovar IL. Ptu will no. distress
us Foes will not search us; sorrow will
not re,"h Ia. Wa shal, b. changed, in q
moment in the twinking of an eye
s4l = always changing the worthless
and vile to tho precious and beautiful, a.
lnmini, common earth. lie changes into
Oriental ruby, topaz, amethyst, saphiro,
or emerald.
The common sand he changes to jaspor
or opal or Brazilian ruby. Charcoal in
his lahratory becomes II diamond. Rusas
grow out OF the vile ground. Mnu even
makes the whitest paper from beggars'
rags. Why cannot God who rctorms such
wonderful works bring this change up n
our bodies? Why may they not become
as lustrous as the precious s'anes? Why
not as luminous ~ the diamond? Why not
as inde- trucible AMI Beautifully
When Christ comes he will also chan &c
- tha world. Peter SAYS mHn do not believe
II but il will be done. There will come
IN the last day settlers walking after their
own iusts. and saying whore is the prom
iso OF his coming; for since the fathers fsll
asleep all things are ~ they vera from no
beginning uf the creation. But the day VI
the Lord will come as II thief in the night;
In which he hoav9ns shall pass away with
great noise, aud the elements shall melt
with fe"vrnt heat, the earth also and Ihe
work. therein shnll be burned up, All
these thing, shallbe dissolved Tho h.av.
sns S.ing OH fire sh, al b, dissolved
There viii be- new heavens and new
oarth. Tor tho hrs. heaven and the first
Barth were passed away. In the new car tn
the figh eOn, will rnjJtce. "Iie that 0yor-
cometh will inherit all things but the
fearful aud unbellcvns and tho abGmina-
bio and mufdercrs, and whoremong
AND ShTCorera ana idulaters aud NIL LIARS
shall have their part in thu lake which
burncth with fire and birthstone which is
the second death"
When Christ comes the second time IL
will be TO separate tho sheep from the
goats, the 'ares from the whea', and to
d purh up the chaif with unguonchab!V fire,
TO ludgo the world, to reward tho right
sous and punish the wicked to close pro-
bation, 20 shnt tho door. aud to say unto
Ail w..o cry Lord. Lord open uato ns, de.
part from De 20 cursed into everlasting
nre never knew you, AcGgunts must
be squared somawheIe AMI at somO timo.
Christ declares he will do it nc his second
eoming when lie judges tho world. "Ma-
keflalisin as accepted theory Of the uni
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