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QUESTION NO. 2 ANSWERED
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| In answer to the 7th and Sth verses
in Rev. LIST chapter:
There is a two-fold meaning One
we will call natural; the other is spir
itual or, in other words, it is related
to the clouds of witnesses that Paul
speaks of in Heb. 1871, and Dan. 7:13
IA. but as we must limit these Bible
answers to one column, we will con.
slider the natural at this time.
The eth verse tells us that Christ
is coming in clouds at some future
time. This testimony comedies with
the passage found in Acts 1:G, IL:
when Christ was taken up a cloud
received him out of their sight, and
two men stood by in white apparel. "
Which also said: Eye men of CALI
lee, why stand we gazing up into heav-
/ en-? This same Jesus which is taken
up from you into heaven shall so come
in like manner as We have seen him
go into heaven"
There is food for thought in the
words spoken by those two men in
shining garments.
We might ask, what is Christ com
ing back for? Why is it necessary
that he should come back? And they
also said that he is coming just as
he went. So, if he was received into
cloud, he must come in a cloud, lit
orally bodily, yisibly, so as to be seen
of men on the earth.
But what is he coming for? We can
find the answer to that question in the
Cth verse:
when his disciples had gathered
around him. they asked him. saying:
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
again the kingdom to Israeli
They fully expected that the king
dom would be restored 70 Israel, and
that Christ was 10 inherit the throne
of David.
Before Christ was born the angel
appeared TO his mother, Mary, and
told her Of the birth Of Christ; that
ne shouM be great, and should be
called the Son OF the Highest; and
the Lord God should give unto him
the throne OF his father, David
And that he should reign over the
house Of Jacob forever; and of his
kingdom there should be no end
Luke 1871, %, SO.
That is what he is coming back
for and when he reigns over the
house of Jacob the dead must be rails
ed for those who pierced him to see
him. and for all kindreds of the earth
to mourn because of him. and there
must something happen that we do
not have at the present time.
We are given a little insight in re-
gard to it in Dan 1912. After speak
/ ing of things in the 18th chapter, from
verses 40 to As, it says:
And at that time shall Michael
stand up (meaning Christi, the great
/ Prince which standeth for the chill
dren of thy people; and there shall be
time of trouble such as never was
since there was a nation, even to that
same time: and at that time thy peo-
pie shall be delivered. everyone that
should be found written in the book"
In Matt. oath chapter, when his dis
ciples asked him what should be the
sign of his coming, he told them that
there should be wars and rumors Of
wars, and earthquakes in divers plac-
es, and that Jerusalem should be trod-
den down by the Gentiles until their
time was fulfilled. Luke 21:24.
Is not Turkey that nation who has
held Palestine in her power, unmolest-
ed, for so many years?
But today that once powerful ma
ton is fast vanishing from the face
of the earth, which is one of the signs
that he spoke of. And, in verse -, it
says: Then shall they see the Son
of Man coming in a cloud with power
and great glory" w. H. NJ.
Bible Question No. 3: Is there any
Bible proof that Israel will be gather
ed to their own land, and be made a
nation again?