River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-08-20


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er reverence for God and d stronger
desire for righteousness. 1t tells the
simple Bible story from first to last.
and it illustrates it all with most beau
tifuI pictures. Excepting the first
part, nearly all the films are richly
hand-colored, and in this respect supe-
rior to anything ordinarily shown.
In the morning address. the Pastor
spoke on 1.-THE Second Coming of
Christ from the text. when Christ.
who is our life shall appear, then shall
ye also appear with Him in glory
COlossians 3:4.
Sympathy was expressed for the
long held view that Jesus, at His Sec
Ond Coming, would be a man in the
flesh to reign as an earthly monarch;
nevertheless, the speaker styled this
view absurd Christ had accomplish
ed the work for which He was made
flesh He was glorifed and assembled
uD to HeaVen-"Where He was before"
on the spirit plane. The One who is
to come again is the Lord of Glory,
and not the man of sorrows, and He
is to come in power and great glory.
The Pastor explained that Jesus at
His Second Coming in glory would not
be visible to human eyes-even as an
gels of glory are invisible to men. Nor
would 1t be advantageous to the world
that their physical eyes should be open
ed as were those of Saul of Tarsus.
The effect might be the same. The
promise of the Bible. that 'all the
blind eyes shall be opened" and that
every eye shall see Him" relates not
to the natural eye, but to the eyes Of
understanding. so long darkened, con-
fused. bewildered, by error The True
Light will shine; the True knowledge
of the Lord will fill the earth and all
will receive blessing thereby.
Christ's Parousia and Epiphana.
Careful Bible study reveals the fact
that different Greek words are used
in respect to Christ's Second Coming.
One word, pdrousiG, signifies presence
not coming in our ordinary use Of
the word Over and over again the
Scriptures tell of the Presence Of the
Son of Man in the end of this Age.
and relate that during His Parousia.
the world will be unaware of 1t, and
attending to the ordinary affairs of
life. The only ones who will know will
be the most sanity people of God.
And these wiz know, not by some out
ward sign, but by the Light of the
Lamp of Gods Word Eye, brethren.
are not in darkness, that that day
should overtake you as thief''-though
it shall come as thief and as snare
on all the world Thessalonians on
An increasing number of Bible Stu
dents all over the world are convinced
from the Scriptural testimony. backed
by the outward evidences, that the
Parousia of our Lord began in October
1874. The great enlightenment that
has come to the world as well as to
Bible Students during the period since
is accredited to the fact that we have
been living in the dawning time of the
New Dispensation.
But the Scriptures with equal clear
ness point out that the Presence of
Jesus is to be made manifest to the
world. He is to appear" to be ire
vealed." His Presence is to be made
known to the whole world SO that ev-
cry eye may see Him; that is, that the
eyes of understanding of the whole
human family may be opened to a
realization of the great truth that
Messiah's Kingdom has come into
power. and is thenceforth to rule the
world. to overthrow sin, to uplift
righteousness. to bless all the willing
md obedient and to destroy in the
Second Death all wilful sinners.
According to the Bible, it will be
terrible, rude shock that will startle
the world and open the eyes and ears
of their understanding and prepare
them for the Highway of Holiness
The revealing. or manifesting. to the
world of Messiah's Presence as the
New Ruler of earth, will come with
great Time of Trouble. which the
Prophet declares will be severer than
anything ever before known-"A time
of trouble, such as never was since
there was a nation" Daniel 12:D. 1t
will be a time of judgments. of pun
ishments. upon nations. individuals
and ecclesiastical systems, as well as
upon inequitable financial institutions
The symbolic picture is that the
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