The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-04-17


with unwavering faith in God and in the Christ His Son.
he knows the end is perfectly
The of God Pilgrim on Earth
To furthur console them, Jesus said "In My Fathers
house many mansions"
We pilgrims here journey.
One of the sweetest hymns to me when l in evan
gelistic work was, We're Going Home Tomorrow" 1t
of the sweetest words in the English language the
mention of brings up, in rapid succession many
precious memories.
To mention home, every mind leaves this Tabernacle
and goes back to England to Africa to Maine to California
to Australia or to some other pace-wherever your home
you the old house. with the twnng around
the windows and you the features of father and mother
sister and brother you voices again and even
the grave yields up it's dead How wildly it all up!
Now, Heaven is simply a home! 1t is the abiding
place of the family of God God is the Father the Christ
Brother and it will not be complete Home until all
the children gathered
That good time is coming, and it not be far
off, for believe that you realized how very the
Second Coming of Christ you would have time to fool
around but would be in dead earnest working day and
ting obstacles in the way for you will have to give
count of everything before God in Heaven.
OH what tremendous responsibility!
In My Hous Many
Jesus knew that that would console and comfort them
in the hour of trouble
And it comforts us!
tell you in the midst of the battle and the Journey
the midst of the when the night long and
the hours weary it great of comfort to look
forward and know that Christ there getting place ready
for us.
1t is excellent thing for soldiers of the Christ to be
able to look forward with the of faith to that Home
Them time having been faithful they will enter into
Take the Book of Revelation-here is conflict and
then it over; then another conflict and then out of it.
At last the place where satan is bound where
the harot and the beast and the false prophet
where Death and He'll destroyed and the Heaven
Thus is with the Christian life! 1t life of con-
c always day and night it is ceaseless warfare against
the kingdom of darkness but the time will come when we
shall lay down the cross; although people will not be-
cause they never have taken it up; but many will.
Not So. I would Have You"
Is not that declaration simple and frank?
1t if He had said "Why! my beloved disciples,
have been with for three there not
mansions in My Fathers house would have told you long
You that in order to give them still comfort
He says In My Fathers house are many mansions if
not would have told you go to prepare place
for you"
Why how glad they ought to have BEEN but they could
We experience the difficulty: do not under
stand many things We pine and sorrow when loved ones
are taken away But, If know my Bible, it is pretty
You will remember that Stephen when he went away,
called upon the Lord to receive his spirit
And Paul To be absent from the body, is to be
present with the Lord" Also II in strait betwxt
two having desire to depart and to be with Christi which
is far better"
Why repne? Why! if you pass away today and those
spoken by them there will be welcome for you better
place than you have known earth He getting place
ready, and it is big place, too.
The Universe the House of God
''In my Fathers house are many mansions"
81 go to prepare place for yOu and if and prepare
place for you will again and receive you unto Ny
self that where am there may be Also Now, is not
that very beautiful?
''Let not your heart be troubled We believe in God
believe also in Me- In My Fathers house many
sons
IF it not So would have told you go to pre-
place for and and prepare place for you,
will again and receive you unto Myself that where
| am there We may be also
Oh, how beautiful that isl Now, want you to listen
while read the words of this beautiful hymn
Souls of men, why will We scatter
Like crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will We wander
From love true and deep?
Was there kinder Shepherd
Half gentle, half so sweet,
AS the Savior Who would have i.j
Come and gather at His feet?
1t is God! His love looks mighty,
But is mighter than it
IT'S our Father and His fondness
Goes far out beyond dreams
There's Wilderness in Gods mercy,
Like the Wilderness of the sea;
There's kindness in His justice ii
Which is than liberty
There is place where earth's sorrows
Are felt than up in Heaven;
There is place where earth's failngs
Have such kindly judgment given.
There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good;
There is mercy with the Savior;