Milford chronicle., 1909-05-28

gifts unto men y (Ephesians iv, 81. I
The disciples had learned the force Of
the Masters words. Without me We
can do nothing They learned that
they were under his careful supervi-
sion, even when they saw him not; and
that he had withholden fish from their
net during the night as part of their
lesson, and that similarly he had filled
their net with fish as an exhibition Of
his power; finally that he could pro-
vide the fish on the shore ready cooked
and that. therefore, as his disciples
and laboring under his instructions,
they might be sure that mo good
thing would he withhold"
1t was at this time that he gently re-
proved Peter for denying him by say
ing, Simon Peter, lowest thou me more
than these" mets, boats. etc)? And
when he answered Yes" three times,
the Lord enjoined him 10 feed his
sheep and his lambs Peter, the eldest
Of the apostles. received his lesson
with meekness. as was attested by the
faithfulness Of his entire ministry.
Never again did he deny his Redeemer
and never again did he think of leav-
ing the work to which he had been
specially called-to be a "fsher Of
men"
Once more did our Lord meet by ap-
pointment with about 500, and a little
later by appointment he met the
twelve at the Mount Of Olives, gave
some parting instructions and ascend
ed from them. He could have vanish
ed before ascending to the Father; but
he assisted the disciples faith and
ours also by retaining his materialized
body in which he had appeared and in
It ascended into the clouds. They
needed all of this assistance evidently.
But it was sufficient for them. They
his word and tarried at
Jerusalem ten days longer waiting for
he Pentecostal blessing and when it
,ame upon them and they began to
have spiritual eyesight and to see spir-
tual things. then all of their expert
ences became plain q Corinthians ii,
)-14.
"This Same Jesus"
We remember that two angels ap-
)eared to the apostles and said "Ye
men of Galilee, why stand We gazing
lp into heaven? This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heav-
N, shall so come IN like manner as ye
lave seen him go into heaven" acts I.
u. This was an additional attesta-
ion of the Lords ascension and a re-
hinder Of his promise that he would
ONE again. The angel did not say,
iowever, that at his Second Coming /
Ie would appear in the flesh. nor /
hould we so expect. 1t was the man /
er Of his going that would be dupli- /
ated at his Second Coming-its quiet |
ess, secrecy, unknown to the world /
nd known only to his most intimate |
nes. Not with trumpets on the air,
Ot with dazzling brightness, will our
.Ord's Second Coming be heralded.
IN the contrary, the voice Of prophecy
,ill declare his presence, and the en-
ghtening influences of the Truth shall
radually display the glory Of his
-ingdom. But his words will prove
ne, as uttered to the Jews, Yet a
tile while and ye shall see me no
lore"
The only reason why the Church will
ee the Lord in glory will be because,
5 the Apostle explains, she will be
in a moment, in the twin
ling of an eye"-the Resurrection
lange because flesh and blood can
OF inherit the Kingdom" At bis Sec
nd Coming our Lord will not appear
the flesh, else it would not be nee
;sary for his Church to be changed
spirit conditions. in order to see
Inn as he is But after receiving the
hurch to himself in the Resurrection
lange the Mlllennial Kingdom will be
and its power and great
Ory will gradually be made manifest
trough its enlightening influences
Don the world, which will speedily
me to see the great change from the
lie Of the invisible Prince Of Dark
sss to the rule of the invisible Prince
Light-from the reign Of Sin tend
& unto death, to the reign Of Right
usness tending unto life everlasting.
Instead Of appearing as a man to
struct the world. and instead of the
lurch appearing to co-labor with that
ork OF instruction. the Scriptures in
rm us that the new teachers Of that
riod win be Abraham, Isaac and
cob and all the prophets resurrected
human perfection. These viii be the
rthly representatives Of the King
m to men. and in themselves viii be
amples Of human perfection, to
lich the entire human family will be /,
ivileged to return by obedience to
e Divine laws then promulgated.
"Aseended on High" Z
st. Paul quotes from David's pro- ,
ecv. saxino- '.Ihcu- hast nscended on :