Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-01
REV. SETZER'S SERMON.


I'll. Setter. at the Baptist church yester-
day. was The Second Coming of Christ"
The incarnation of the son of God is
not His last manifestation in the flesh
to men on earth. The Scriptures tell us
that He shall come to he glorified in
His saints. and to be admired in all them
that believe" The coming of the Lord
was the one great encouraging thought
to His early disciples. Jesus himself
while on earth preached this doctrine He
gave them the promise of his coming
as He did the promise of the holy spirit
winch was received on the day of PEN
tecost. They had seen this promise full
hlled and why should they not expect to
sse the promise of his return fulfilled?
The second coming of Christ This
1act is distinctly taught whatever your
opinion may be with reference to quota
lions from the Old Testament on this
point; there can be no doubt about the
teaching of the New Testament.,
The Lord states emphatically that he
will come again and at the time Of his
coming there will he much sin ON the
earth-likenng it to the time Of Noah
that proceeded the flood. 80 also shall
the coming of the Son of man be- He will
take his seat at the right hand Of power
ana come in the clouds of heaven" This
fought has come to mean to many OF us.
nothing more than mere theological or
doctrinal question, but the Lord in
tended that his church should look for
his coming and that they should he
moved by the thought
To the Hebrew the Christ who was
once offered to bear the sins of many
TO those who look for him He should
appear second time apart from sin unto
Salvation" AS He offered the first tims
in his humility He would appear the SOC.
ond time in His glory.
The manner Of Christ coming is dis
tnctly set forth in the word II will la
personal appearance according to the
testimony OF the Angels. This same
Jesus, when is taken up from YOU into
heaven. snail so come in like manner as
you nave seen HIM go into Heaven and
"Hlie 90 NOT question that Jesus does
not come in other ways as coming al
death to his saints. The scriptures teach
very clearly personal coming which
can only be fulfilled in bodily appearance
10 men. whatsoever therefore shall be
! ashamed of me and my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation: Of hin,
also snail the son Of man be ashamed
When ne cometh in the glory Of his
4 o'i'ei VIII the HOly angels. For the
LORD himself shall decend from heaven
! win shout, and with voice of al
/ archan2el, and with the triumph of Gcd
and the dead in Christ will rise first.
! The time of Christ coming While I
4 do not believe in setting a time for the
coming Of Christ l do desire to call your
attention to a few points with reference
to the time.
First the time of Christ is unknown
But that day and hour knoweth no man,
no not the angels of Heaven, but my
! Father only, The Son himself did nor
know the time While on earth Neither
the Son but the Father.
Second we do know that the world will
not be converted before Christ comes
! But the days of Noe were SO shalt
also the coming of the Son Of mani b..
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that
in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing
sp.1l,s, and co trine of demons Observe
/ please that this falling away Wilt take
place in the latter times, and again
we are told lin the last days p@rlous
times shall come, for men shall be lover.
of themselves. covetuos, boaster. proud.
blasphemers etc" These things wiA take
/ place in the last days. A time when it
!
preme.
Thirdly, We are to expect the coming
! of our Lord at any hour, and take His
| word to prove this statement, and if
/ they do not prove this they do not prove
anything. Watch he,esOre; for We know
/ not what hour your Lord doth come
Watch therefore. for ye know n tn., The
! day nor the hour when the Son of man
| cometh,' Blessed are those servants,
| whom the Lord when he cometh shall
find watching: verify I say unto you, that
He shall grid himself. and make them
! sit down to meet, and will come forth and
serve them, therefore let us not sleep,
| as do others but let us watch and be
! sober, and what l say unto you I say to
! all. Watch
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