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mainly in figure and symbol. The Ian
guage of this 18th verse is manifestly ap-
propriated from such Scripture as Joel
n:h,3l; Eek. 1871; Isaiah 1910; Joel 2:10
reads: The earth Quaked before them,
the heavens tremble, the sun and the
moon are darkened and the stars with
draw their shining, ETC. Our Lord made
use of prophetic style familiar to ev-
cry well-read Jew, who would readily un-
derstand it's import. The extreme liter
alness of some modern interpreters would
destroy any rational exposition of many
passages of the Old Testament and such
passages as Matt. 24:29 and 2 Pet. fi:f0
and others in the New.
Verse 80. concerning "the Son OF Man
coming in the clouds Of the heaven with
power and great glory is evidently TAX
en- from Daniels night vision, In the
which he saw the Son Of Man coming To
the ancient Of days and receiving from
Him dominion and glory and a kingdom
That vision was part of the coE1pos-
| lite symbol of world empire and sign'fied
that "the kingdom and dominion and the
greatness of the kingdom under the
whole heaven, shall be given to the peo-
| pie of the saints of the Most High.
| whose kingdom is an everlasting king
dom and all dominions shall serve and
obey Him. Dan. 7:27. What more fitting
| than this that Jesus should speak of His
|
when speaking to Jews who knew this
symbolic prophecy and who looked fof
| the kingdom symbolized by the stone cut
ont of the mountain that should I'LL the
whole earth. This is the kingdom Of tbs
| Messiah, the mustard seed that grows
| till 1t fills the earth. The kingdom com
eth" says Jesus, without observation"
| There shall be no pomp and splendor
visible to mortal eyes like the coming of
an earthly kingdom. His words denote
a grand and glorious reality; perhaps the
grandest in human history the coming
Of King to His kingdom, but not a Wis
ible display in the heavens of such a ma
ture as to be a matter of scenic obser-
walton.
To substantiate their Interpretation Of
this passage believers in a visible ap-
pearance of Our Lord at the Paraasia
refer to the word of the angel to the
disciples regarding Christ's second ap-
pearance. This same Jesus shall so
come in like manner as We beheld Him
going into heaven" Great emphasis IS
put upon the phrase "in like manner"
However, not all interpreters are agreed
| as to the force this expression should re-
ceive. Thayer, in his Lexicon, gives the
meaning thus: CAS- the same, as, like
as" Do the words necessarily refer to
the particular manner in which a thing
] is done? Take the passage, Matt 23:I.
for reference: Jerusalem, jerusalem
how often would I have gathered thy
children together even as hen gather
eth her chickens under her wings, and
We would not Now did Jesus r7ean that
He would gather the people Of Jerusalem
under His sheltering care in the IDENTICAL
manner with which a hen br0nds her
chickens? The expression mems that
with tender solicitude and fidelity, ne
would screen them from the Roman ea-
giles, which were preparing to swoop
down upon them: but It does not mean
that He would spread out wings of feath
ers or any other material that the cid-
zens OF the city might run under them
! for shelter.
In Acts rs we read. ''Tilt thou kin
me as thou didst the Egyptian yester-
day." Now di9 the Israelite wart to
know whether Moses would XIII hirn In
exactly the same manner as he killed
the Egyptian, O. did he mean to Inquire
Wheeler or rot It was to be done? OBJ
viouslv the Later. The same EXPIRE ss'on
occurs in 2 Timothy Ills, Now as james
and Jambres withstood Moses, &c do
these also resist the truth" Who thinks
that Paul means to declare that the
truth is resisted IN precisely the same
manner as the magicians resisted Meses'