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cometh first, and shall restore" will
Pastor Russell point US to his
Elijah VIII he show us to whom,
after John the Baptist denied his
Elijaship (John 1:21) and brought the
Restoration of his day to an abrupt
end at 80 years from its inception. the
commandment to restore" (Dan.
$3.50 went forth, as it went to John
through his father, Zacharias?
VIII Pastor Russell show us the
Temple of Jehovah which Ezekiel de-
scribes in the last four chapters of
that book-and which has not yet been
built-and wherein the antichrist or
PauTs man of sin is to set up the
determination Of desolation" at Jerusa-
lem?
Does not Isaih 45:13 tell us that
Christ himself will rebuild Jerusalem;
and Zachariah glib that Christ is
to build the Temple of Jehovah; and
does not David in the 10th Psalm tell
us that Christ is coming to rule
amidst his enemies"-which must be
at some time in advance of the Millen-
mum? And are we not told in Acts
1:9-11 that Christs next coming is to
be lin like manner as they saw him
going into heaven''-no trumpets, no
flock of angels. no glory of the Faith
err? And he did not go up in a
cloud, for it reads "a cloud received
him out Of their sight"
And does not Daniel 1914 show us
that the coming of Christ ION the
clouds of heaven" is after God. the
Father Jehovah himself, has come and
overturned the thrones of earth-just
as Paul describes the Fathers coming
and the Resurrection in 1 Thess. Alb
Is, and just as it is pictured in Revela-
, ton 1866?
In attempting to show the second
coming of Christ why does not Pastor
Russell keep to facts, which are more
logical, and to the Scriptures, which
are more consistent than imaginative
theories? The prophecies tell us about
certain periods Of days. Why should
we call them years? And if we call
1850 days years. what are we going
to do with that same period where ii
described as ~ months, or as 8 1-2
years?
The Scriptures tell us plainly enough
that the Restoration of Judah and
Israel must be wholly accomplished
before the Millennium beginy; that a
commandment to restore" must 60 to
Elijah again (for Christ said to his
disciples, after John the Baptist had
failed, IF We are able to receive it, this
is Elijah that is to Gomez; that it
will require 400 consecutive years to
gather the Jews and the others. the
ten lost tribes" at Jerusalem; that
there will be 40 years to the Messiah
after the commandment to restore"
goes forth, and 434 years reign under
the Messiah, as High Priest after
the meaning of Melchizedek," until
the city of Jerusalem and the Tenople
of Jehovah are built; that after the
ABA years" Christ is to be "cut off and
none left belonging to him"-a second
rejection Confirmed by Isaih 66:6-9
and Revelation Bib; then 23O0 DAYS
of tribulation dan. S:9-1D, reaching
its climax when the antichrist, who
has made a firm covenant with
many" breaks that league" and sets
up his determination of desolation'
1890 days from the end; Christ's re-
turn into heaven (Rev. 12:4-5); the
AZ months of awful tribulation, or
times of the gentiles," when the ma
tions whose armies are gathered
about Jerusalem Czech. 14:1-2 and
Luke 21:20) are let into the holy city
Wy LlA6 dilllCLlIlSls 10 II6du the
and the saints under foot" for 1850
days; then the coming of God, the
Father Himself, with those who went
to sleep in Jesus" q Thess. 4:13:1),
and with Michael the archangel; then
the Resurrection and Rapture; then
the Third Coming of Christ, with his
Bride (shown in Rev 1910, and the
marriage supper of the Lamb" As
days later (Dan. 12:11-12).
This is a logical and connected story
as the Scriptures give it ~ us. 1t is
all ahead. 1t requires no imagination.
1t means that Christ's Second Com
ing is to teach and preach, and heal
the sick of every disease and every
affliction, for nearly four and a half
centuries, before the end shall come;
and that all the work must be done
by man until the Third Coming. when
Christ is to come perfected" For he
said:
To-day and tomorrow cast out de-
mons and do cures, but the third day
shall be perfected"
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