The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-12


you; and will come again
and receive you unto myself, that
where / am there We may be also"
John xiv. 2, 81. The speaker said
Doubtless we all have In mind the
fact that we have just passed the an.
niversary of our Redeemer's ascension
to the right hand of the Father-to
the highest place in all the Universe.
next to the Almighty Father. He as
cended up where He was before-to
the spirit plane of being. with added
excellence of glory and honor, the re-
ward Of His fnithfulness and obedi-
encc to the Fathers will, even to the
sacrificing of His life at Calvary.
TIE work for which the Logos left
the heavenly glory has not yet been
the Just for the unjust, giving His
life Ransom-prce for all: but this
was merely n means toward an end.
and that end has not yet been accom-
plished-the blessing Of Adam and his
fallen race. Thank God, however, that
the great. broad foundation has been
laid Thanks be to God also that
great preliminary work has been in
progress during more than eighteen
centuries since His ascension. That
preliminary work is the preparation
of the Church of Christ to follow Him
in faithfulness and self-sacrifice and
exaltation to the divine nature, glory.
honor and Immortality, which was His
reward III Peter |. ~.
The Way and the Place.
As the Redeemer was the first to as
cend to the glorious station Of the di-
vine nature, far above angels, princi-
palities and powers. and as the Church
| is to be His associate in that glory, it
was necessary that He should precede
her to prepare the way.
And before the Church could. in any
sense Of the word. be made acceptable
in the heavenly courts. it was necessa-
ry that the Redeemer appear in the
presence of God" on her behalf Gle
brews TX. 24l.
| How precious to every child OF God
are the words of the Apostle, III we
/ sin we have an Advocate with the Fa-
Their. Jesus Christ the Righteous! Let
US, therefore. come with courage to the
Throne of heavenly Grace that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in
every time of need. for we have an
High Priest who can be touched with
the feeling of our infirmities, having
been tempted In all points like as we
of the new creation are tempted q
John Ii, i. 2; Hebrews iv, 10, 16).
al Will Como In Like Manner"
There appears to be disposition or
the part of many to deny that there
| will be second advent of the Redeem
er. They reason that what has not oc
Cured in more than eighteen centuries
should cease to be expected. They en-
deavor to find the fulflment of the
promised second coming of the Savior
In the Pentecostal blessing. But this
cannot satisfy those who have implicit
trust in the Lord. and who believe thai
the Apostles were His specially ap
pointed mouthpieces, for did not the
Apostles. long after Pentecost, tell OF
the second coming of the Lord, and die
not Jesus Himself In the last book OF
the Bible declare His coming and His
marriage to the Church. His acceptance
OF her and the giving to her share III
His glory?
The angels who appeared to the
Apostles when the Master vanished
from their sight declared that He
would come In like manner as He wen
away Did He go in blaze OF glory
witnessed by the whole world Of man
kind? No! Neither will He so come
Did He go amidst great convulsioni
and the blast of trumpets? No
Neither will He SO come. Was HI
departure seen and known Throughout
the world? No! Neither will Bis ar
rival be seen and known; as He de
cIared, He will come as a thief in thu
; night, and will! be present, unknown t.
the world Only a few knew Of Hi
; departure and could tell it to others
In like manner His second coming vii
be known only to the few, who will de
: clare 1t to such as have the hearini
ear and the eye of faith. "Ye. brethren
are not in darkness, that that da.
should overtake yoW as thief {
: Thessalonians Y. A.
In the harvest time He will be pres
ent to gather the wheat into His gar
ner. through the change of the Chic
) Resurrection, which will take place i
a moment in the twinkling Of an eye
because flesh and blood cannot In
: herit the Kingdom of God" Durin
/ this period of parousiG. preceding til
outward manifestation TO the world. tn
Heavenly Lord. invisible 10 men. wi
Judge amongst those who have profess
ed to be His servants determinin
, which may enter into the Kingdor
:, and share its glories and which hav
a been Improbable servants.