The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-05-28
Two Works of Grace ~
Il X and Gods
y y Hand in it All
BY W. c. ANDERSON
BY W. c. ANDERSON
CHAPTER X.-Continued.

the God OF heaven set up q kingdom
which shall never be destroyed and
tSe kingdom shall not be left to other
people, but it shall break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms and it
shall stand forever. For proof of this
fact turn to Rev. 20-9 and 10 and you
will see when the devil was loosened
little season that he attacked Christ's
kingdom and God rained fire down on
him and he was cast into the lake of
fire and birthstone forever and forever.
But hear the prophet again. Foras-
much as thou sawest that the stone was
cut out of the mountain without hands
and that it brake in pieces the iron the
brass, the clay, the silver and the gold,
the great God hath made known to the
king " hat shall come to pass hereafter;
and the dream is certain and the inter
pretation thereof sure. Has not God
long since destroyed those ancient
kingdoms? Have not those proud en-
pires and kingdoms like ancient Greece
and Rome been wiped out by the
mighty hand of God. So the time
draweth nigh when the great image
will be smitten on his feet and they
shall be broken in pieces and will be
blown like chaff away forever. The
iron as we'll as the clay will not be able
to Withstand God. The little nation
and the big nation, the weak nation
and the strong nation will all be alike
when that king of all the world comes
to right every wrong and bring uni
versal peace to all the world. God
compares his kingdom or church to q
human body and says that as a human
body is incomplete unless it has all its
members so also is bis church incom-
plete unless it has all its members. He
says also that he is the head of his body
the church. He also compares the
kingdoms of the world to a human
body and his prophet says that Nebu-
chadnezzar was the head Of this body,
and that the body of kingdoms will be
made complete in the toes and when it
is complete then the stone which was
cut out without hands is to crush every
toe or kingdom and Christ the rejected
stone will take his father David's
throne and to his kingdom there shall
be no end Luke 1-32 and 33.
1t is written Behold the tabernacle
of God is with men, and he will dwell
with them and they shall be his people
and god himself shall be with them
and be their god. Rev. 2l-3.
This personal rein shall only be for
one thousand years. Rev. 20-4. But
will be continued with the father after
the great and general Judgment day
forever. Rev. 90 to ID.
Every one is ready to believe what
the prophet Daniel says as he is that
one who was cast into the lions den be-
cause he refused to worship any God
except the god of heaven, aud because
he went to him in prayer three times a
day and prayed aloud as he had afore-
time. Dan. 6-10.
We will continue to follow this wise
prophet that we may know more of this
coming kingdom. And at that time
shall Michael stand up the great prince
which standeth for the children of thy
people, and there shall be time oI
trouble such as never was since there
was nation even to that same time,
and at that time thy people shall bt
found written in the book. Dan. 1871
This most assuredly has reference tt
all the Jews who are strictly keeping
the law and are expecting the savior
yet to come. It is here no doubt tha
the Apostle Paul gets his authority tt
say that God has not cast away his peo
pie. At this time the prophet say'
: many of them that sleep in the dust O
the earth shall awake some to everlast
ing life and some to shame and ever
lasting contempt. This is the frs
resurrection spoken of in Rev. 20 as il
d is written that they who pierced hin
are to witness his coming. Rev. II
And they that be wise shall shine al
the brightness of the armament; ant
: they that turn many to righteousness
as the stars forever and ever. What 1
precious promise to the faithful serv
: ants of God. Should we not all b'
striving to turn many to Righteousness
1t is written that many shall run to ant