The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-02-11

BILE The Masters words imply rather
that, as the people of Noahs day were
quite unconscious of the coming Delu0e
so with all mankind be totally uncon
scious Of the great catastrophe which
will come upon the world in the end Of
this Age, preparing the way Of Mes
siah's Kingdom.
The clear teaching of our text Is that
the Day of the Son of Man, the time Of
His pGrousiG, or presence, will precede
the time Of tSoubie coming upon the
world. St. Matthew's account of This
same discourse is slightly different and
emphasizes tire point we are making.
1t declares, "Thus shall it be in the
presence GparOnSial of the Son of
Man" In other words, the Scriptures
clearly teach that the Second Coming
of Jesus will be invisible to the world,
and visible, even to His people, only
by the eye OF faith
During His parOHSid a sitting, or test
ing, Of His consecrated Church will
proceed, aud will result in the gather.
ing Of all the Elect into the Heavenly
Kingdom by the change of the First
Resurrection. This will be the full end
of the Gospel Age, and the full begin
ming of the New Age. 1t is to this time
Jesus referred. saying. Watch We.
therefore and pray always, that We may
be accounted worthy to escape all these
things that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of Man"
AS soon as the Church shall all have
passed beyond the veil into the condi-
ton of Heavenly glory-the Kingdom
condition-the great time of trouble
will fully envelop the earth-"a time of
trouble, such as never was since there
was tion."-Dan. 12:1; Matt. 24:21.
1t will be that time of trouble which
will be Messiah's revelation of Him.
self to the world. In it, they will seek
the covering, or protection, of the great
rocks of society secret orders) and of
the great mountains of earth earthly
governments) Revelation 6:14-16) But
none Of these will be able to deliver
them from the fiery trouble (distress)
of that Day, which will consume every
institution out of accord with right
eousness, truth, justice. HE shall be
reuedIed in flaming fire, taking
vengeance"
The vengeance will not be so much
against deluded and ensnared human
ity, as against evil principles and the
unjust arrangements of the present
time. When we say unjust arrange
ments, we do not wish to be under
stood that the world is necessarily
more unjust than in the past: but rath-
er that, with our increased light and
knowledge, more is expected of the
present generation than of their fore
fathers.
From all accounts, we infer that the
time Of trouble will be sharp and short. J
"else would no flesh be saved" Mes |
siahs spiritual Kingdom, invisible to
men, will come to the rescue 1t will
have its earthly representatives. and
order will soon come out of chaos HUI
manity, humbled by the fall Of present |
institutions, will be ready to accept |
Messiah's Kingdom. We read, there |
fore, that it will be "the desire of all |
nations"
1t is for US, my beloved hearers. to |
continue to abide in Christ, to seek
His will in every matter. to wait pa
tiently for His appointed time for our
deliverance, and according to our cove 1
nant. lay down our lives in the serv-
ice of the brethren. We remind you
of ST. Pauls words, 1.-The Day of the |
Lord so cometh as thief in the night |
When they 1.-THE worldly shall say,
Peace and safety. then sudden destruc-
ton cometh upon them, as travail upon
a woman with child; and they shall not
escape. But We, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that Day should over
take you as thief Ye are all the
children Of light, and the children of
the Day. Thessaionians 5:1-5.
The light now shining is and should
be very helpful to US. If we realize
that we are living in the days of the
Son Of Man"-that the inspection Of
the Church is now in progress, and
that soon the Elect will be complete
this faith will make us the more zeal
Gus to make our calling and election
sure Therefore,
Let us watch and pray,
And labor till the work is done"
Gradually mankind will come to IN
derstand Gradually their eyes Of IN
derstanding will open, and they will
see that it is the wrath of the Lamb"
that causes the thine of trouble such
as never was since there was a ma
ton" They will learn the intended
lesson.
Some, in reading Jesus words, '-As 1t
was in the days Of Noah," have infer
red time Of dreadful wiokednass In |