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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" nets, boats, etc)? And
when he answered YES" three times,
the Lord enjoined him to 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 leay-
ing the work to which he had been
specially called-to be fisher OF
men,"
Once more did our Lord meet by APP
pointment with about 800, and 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 assembled into the clouds. They
needed all of this assistance evidently.
But it was sufficient for them. They
remembered his word and tarried at
Jerusalem ten days longer, waiting for
the Pentecostal blessing and when it
came upon them and they began to
have spiritual eyesight and to see spir-
itual things, then all of their expert
ences became plain q Corinthians ii,
9-1D.
"This Same Jesus"
We remember that two angels ap-
peared to the apostles and said, I've
men of Galilee, why stand We gazing
up into heaven? This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heav-
en-, shall so come in like manner as ye
IL. This was an additional attesta-
ton of the Lords ascension and re-
hinder Of his promise that he would
come again. The angel did not say.
however, that at his Second Coming
he would appear in the flesh, nor
should we so expect. 1t was the man
ner of his going that would be dupli-
Gated at his Second Coming-its quiet
ness, secrecy, unknown to the world
and known only to his most intimate
ones. Not with trumpets on the air,
not with dazzling brightness, will our
Lords Second Coming be heralded.
On the contrary, the voice of prophecy
will declare his presence, and the en-
tightening influences OF the Truth shall
gradually display the glory of his
Kingdom. But his words will prove
true, as uttered to the Jews, yet a
little while and We shall see me no
more"
The only reason why the Church will
see the Lord in glory will be because,
as the Apostle explains, she will be
changed in a moment, in the twin
king of an eye"-the Resurrection
change-because "fesh and blood can
not inherit the Kingdom" AT his Sec
ond Coming our Lord will not appear
in the flesh, else it would not be nee
essary for his Church to be changed
to spirit conditions, in order to see
him as he is. But after receiving the
Church to himself in the Resurrection
change the Millennial Kingdom will be
established. and its power and great
glory will gradually be made manifest
through its enlightening influences
upon the world which will speedily
come to see the great change from the
rule Of the invisible Prince of Dark
ness to the rule of the invisible Prince
Of Light-from the reign of Sin tend
ing unto death, to the reign of Right
eousness tending unto life everlasting.
Instead Of appearing as a man to
instruct the world, and instead of the
Church appearing to co-labOr with that
work Of instruction, the Scriptures in
form us that the new teachers of that
period will be Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob and all the prophets resurrected
to human perfection. These will be the
earthly representatives of the King
dom to men, and in themselves will be
examples Of human perfection, to
which the entire human family will be
privileged to return by obedience to
the Divine laws then promulgated.
"Ascended on High"
st. Paul quotes from David's pro-
phecy, saying, Thou hast assembled on
high, thou hast led captivity captive;
thou hast received gifts for men; yea,
for the rebellious also, that the Lord
God might dwell among them psalm
xviii, 49,. St. Paul quotes this, "Gave
gifts to men," The Scriptures repre-
sent that all the blessings which our
Lord Jesus is to shed forth, first upon
his Church for its perfecting on the
spirit plane, and secondly through the
Church upon the world, "the rebellious
Also" are of the Father though through
the Son. Our Lord received the dig
nifty, blessing and power Of the Father,
as ST. Peter tells us, and then shed