Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-09
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THE PRESENCE OF THE SON OF MAN.
Matthew 24:32- -44-November 13.

| Natch ana pray. lest We enter int
| temptation. "-Matthew oG:4l.
For various reasons many Bible stu
dents understand that our Lord refer
red to the jewish nation under tn,
symbolism of a fig-trce He had bee,
telling his disciples what might b,
Expected in the end of this age, wher
ne would come again to receive his
! faithful to himself and to give them
a place as his Bride upon his Throne
ana to establish his Kingdom under
thc whole heavens for the blessing oi
Israel and all the world through Israel
In tuls study he tells us that amongst
the prominent signs of the closing OF
this age and the opening of the new
will Dc the budding of the fig tree
the springing fcrth OF new life and new
hope in the Jewish nation. And is not
this condition of things manifesting
/ itself today? Behold the Jews awak-
cning and listening to the voice of
Moses and the Prophets calling them
to Paies'ine and to fresh hope in God
ana in the glorious promises to which
they still are heirs as the natural seed
of Abraham For the gifts and call
| ing of God are things he does not re-
ptHl ot tIloIlldlS IL. lI-,fS).
This Generation Shall Not Pass
The generation which Witnesses the
signs promised in the verses preceding
our lesson and which witness this pat =
ting forth If the green leaves of hope
by Israel will see to the full the ac-
conDliShment, of the glorious change
or DispensatiOn so long forctold. They
will witness the passing of the reign
Of the Prince Of Darkness and the in
auguration OF the glorious reign Of the
Prince of Light-MessiaiI with his
glorious Bride class; not however,
tl!at mankind will see Messiah with
til" natural eyes, nor see even his gio-
ri0us Bride. except with the eyes of
their understanding ."Flesh and blood
cannot inherit the Kingdom of Cod
in this highest sense. Flesh and blood.
however. viii see Abraham. Isaac and
Jacob and al the Prophets in the
Kingdom, and will have full testimony
and practica, demonstration of the
kingloil power in the great tranSfor-
nation that will be wrought and the
restitution blessings which will be
snoWercd upon Israel and upon all who
come into harmony with God through
lSracIs New Covenant Jeremiah XXI,
2D.
The present ecclesiastical heavens
and the present social earth will, in
deed, both pass away in the great
time of trouble with which this age
viii end; but following these, sup
planting them, will come the new
heavens ard the new earth-the ne"
religious institutions of the Lord-the
hn
order amongst mankind under the reg
ulations for which we still pray, "IhE
l.ingtlrln come: thy will be done on
.artn" Then the words OF the great
Teacher will surely have fulfilllncht,
The Day and Hour Had Not Been
Foretold
The day and the hour Of tie great
change m one KIN w, not even the an
yels in heaven. The Master bimacii
declared that he did not iIoW-hut
thc Father alone. This Should not
hn.yCv,i.. hc understood t" mean tht'
,hr Son of God would not know about
tie matter later on. in due tine. hf
cor. ne wrulC 'cgin his wcrk OF "s-
tai.lisning the lNinsdoll. Neither
| Woull il prove that the angels "i
heaven would be in ignorance up to
| tire last moment. Neither would 1t
| nrove that Gods people, living at tiI'
unic Tor the establishment ol the
| Kingdom. would not know. In rect
| He Nast"l. declares that all living IL
| proper harmony with him wHni" Va
Kept informed respecting the Fa'h'f
! plans aS they b"camc due. he u"-
clared that if they would partaNr "i
! IIr things ut ',uu and follow "It"i
! them, that then they should nay" n";'
| IL dIe season.
| In this vcr> study the Great Teacher
, illustrates this principle, referring t'
! Noah and tct. Noah Was I'M orme'
| r,snecti,io' TIE coming change OF DIS
-,cnsa;ion when he was instructed t.
! Wild th, ari. nn. hundred and twenty
| wars before the flood. Lot was m
| .truC;st r,@nrc:ing the disaster com
| in. u,,on the city in which h" lived
! Ione .nou.h in advance to escape from
| if. likcNis, the Church of Christ is
| ,orovarncd by this illustration and re-
minded that when they flee they shall
! not. like Lots wife. covctously looR
| back to tic things which. under Di'
vine con1c mnati"n are to pass away
h,,t ehau escape to the mountains
! Ice to the Kingdom of fod. "hict
| viii IT that time be in process "l cs'
! Enlistment
Douhtless much ui the immoralitl
| and 7ensuality which marked the DAYS
If Noah and the days OF Lot VIII pre-
| y;ul in tie world in the closing days
of the present age. Other SCRIPTURES
81 inform us. even though this STUDY
irtimatcS nothing OF the 'iind. i!-i'
lesson brings to our attention ah"'hrl
| feature tonrartod WITH our i-"f" :
! second Advcnt-a fcatur Whlch hllh'
cr.o has been little noticed by Blpi'
students 1t Informs rs that ms sec
ord Coming will be unobserved. IN
known 10 the world; that nc viii DO
oresent in the world and have t" h'
with the gathering together o' M
saints and With the great time I"