Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-12

them. that then they should have meat
in due season
In this very study the Great Teacher
illustrates this principle, referring to
Noah and Lot Noah was informed
respecting the coming change of Dis
pensation when he was instructed to
build the ark one hundred and twenty
years before the food. Lot was in.
structed respecting the disaster com
lny upon the city in which he lived
long enough in advance to escape from
IT, likewise the Church of Christ Is
forewarned by this illustration aud re-
minded that when they fee they shall
not, like Lots wife. GENEROUSLY look
back To the things which, under Di
vine condemnation. are To pass away.
Out shall escape TO the mountains
dee to the Kingdom OF God. which
Will at that time he i'm process of cs-
adjustment.
Doubtless much OF the immortality
and Sensuallty which marked the days
or Noah ana the days of Lot will pre-
vail in the world in the closing DAYS
or the present age. Other Scriptures
so inform us. eTen though this study
intmates nothing OF the ls:ud This
lesson brings TO our attention another.
feature connected with our Lords
Second Advent--a feature which hith.
erto has been little noticed by Bible
students. II Informs us that his Sec
ond Coming will be unobscrved. I'M
known TO the world; that he will be
present in the world and have To do
with the gathering together OF his
saints and with the great time of
trouble which will follow. yet be en-.
tirely invisible to men. recognizable
only by outward signs OF his presence
and known only to the sanity few OF
humanity.
This feature OF the lesson is yelled
from the eyes of the average Bible
student by mistranslated word. The
Greek for the word coming in verses
81 and 80 is paronsiQ which does not
mean coming, but should he rendered
presence, as OF one who has already
come.
an the Presence of tho Son of Man"
This gives US Il stupendous thought!
The great King of kings will for a
time be present amongst men, in
visible, unknown, except by n very
few Of his saints, TO whom his pres
ence will be revealed through the
knock OF prophecy and the opening OF
the eyes OF their understanding to APP
preciate fulfillments Everything will
continue as Ordinarily--the eating,
drinking, planting, building and mar
wing. las it was in the days of Noah"
Had the world known in Noah's day
he climax of trouble impending many
IF the ordinary affairs of life would
have been discontinued-and likcW Use
here. The lesson is that as the world
did not know i'm Noah's day, so the
world will not know lin the days OF
The Son OF MANN the presence of
the Son of Man.
The field Is the world. said our Lord.
in explaining one OF his parallels And
80 we should interpret IL here. The Lord
will gather some OF his jewels from
the field; all not his jewels will be left.
Two will be grinding at the mill pre-
pairing food for the household: one will
L
household IL the Church and the mills
which prepare the food for the Church
IRE theological The intimation Is that
some theolOglans will be taken and
jOme will be left. In the seiective pro-
cesseS of the presence of the Son OF
MANN the making up Of his jewels
ST. Luke mentions another feature OF
this discourse. There shall he two i'm
one bed; the one shall be taken and
the other left. \ bed is q place for
rest. All churches profess to be rest
Ing places. where the weary and heavy
laden rest through faith I'm God and i'm
his promises. The teaching. then. would
be that not al, who ara resting I'm the
churches Of ClYis;cEGom. in the creeds,
will he amongst the elect. tie gathered
Jewels. Some viii be take, away from
these beds Others will rc left in
them. 4 y,viI description Of these
creed-beds and their unsatisfactory
character is p,fcu IL t 'hc Prophet
isaiah xviii. .cl.
Watch That Ne May Know
Following these Illustrations of L.s
presence AMI his work in the harvest
time OF this Gospel Age the Master
exhorts all OF his followers to watch.
to be ready. to bc on the alert. 10 be
on the lookout that they may be ready
for his presence. that they may i'm due
time discern his presence and that
they may be gathered or separated
from the world aud theological rcla-
nOnShip. and from earthly church re-.