The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
EVANGELIST M0ffETT
CLOSES TENT Meetings
The Marriage Supper Of the Lamb,
Subject of last Sermon OF SAX
Weeks Service.
is a REAL PLACE
Call 10 supper Is Being Given to the
World BY the Servants Of God, In
Highways and Hedges.

Closing service was conducted at the
Gospel tent. Allen Avenue and West
Main Street, last night by Evangelist
w. C. Moffett. The services have BEEN
in progress for six weeks and In every
way have proved successful. Mr. Mof-
felt said he was well pleased with the
response that the people of the COM
munity had made to the preaching of
the Word. The next campaign will be
conducted in Charlottesville, after
ten days State camp meeting. The
subject last night was The Mar
riage Supper. of the Lamb" The
evangelist said in part:
THE marriage supper will take
place when the saints are taken to
heaven at the second coming of Christ
Heaven Is q real place; we shall be
real beings: a real feast will take
place, at which real food will be
served. The marriage has previous
ly taken place. when Christ receives
the kingdom from the Father. The
church Is not the bride, but the New
Jerusalem, for we are told In Johns
vision that the angel said to him:
Come hither, / will shew thee the
bride, the Lambs wife. And he car
ried me away In the Spirit 20 great
and high mountain. And showed me
that great city, the Holy Jerusalem.
| descending out of heaven from God,
having the glory Of God, and her light
was like a stone most precious even
like q jasper stone, clear as crystal.
This evidently 10 the bride. The
marriage is the reception OF the king
! dom by Christ from the Father at
the close of His work as high priest
| In the heaven sanctuary. John says
further OF that great city, And /. John.
saw that holy city, New Jerusalem.
1 at nf tho
heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
! for her husband
Glory of New Jerusalem.
THE glory of the New Jerusale m
vii be something inexpressible. We
are told that its foundations will be
of precious stoves. its gates are of
solid pearl, and its streets of pure
| gold. The saints themselves will be
| its adjoining. From the throne of
/ God there issues the river OF life.
giving life and health to all those who
| drink The tree of life is there, too.
giving immortal life to all those who
partake OF the fruit. Such a state
of affairs lie beyond the grasp Of
human intelligence. The best that this
world has to offer will seem cheap
when we see the grandeur OF the
next We can comprehend 1t only
| when we get there.
/ AT the present time the call to
| supper 10 being given to the world.
The servants Of God. His ministers. are
preaching In the highways and hedges,
inviting sinners to get ready for the
| feast issuing Of supper call, pre-
sumes the previous breakfast and din
ner calis- The breakfast call was sent
out In the time of Noah. Men were
then given an unusual opportunity OF
salvation. The dinner was given by
Jesus Himself. Today the supper call
L. going forth--the last call just before
the night sets In and 1t is too late
for another chance.
Stin Marking Excuses.
Men are still making excuses for
not accepting the calls OF mercy They
all with one consent began to make
excuse. The first said unto Him.
have bought a piece OF ground. and I
must needs 20 and see it; pray
thee have me excused The man did
not want to 30 to the wedding feast
very badly. for the excuse Is evident
| ly q faisehood. No sensible man buys
piece Of ground without first in
speeding IT. And the second said. I
have bought five oxen. and 60 to prove
| them. pray thee have me excused
Who ever heard Of buying cattle with
out trying them out?
You notice. my friends. that all of
the excuses are evidently faIsehoods
They may appear logical to those who
make them, but they are inspired by
the devil himself. The last one even
went so far as to say that his wife
was keeping him away from the feast.
Today family relations as they are
perverted. are keeping muititudes out
of the kingdom. God intended the
family to be a blessing. Its precincts
are holy, and not TO be tempered
with. But today many enter it's sacred
relationships with no thought but self
qualification. The marriage relation
Is intended by God to draw men TO
Himself and not to drive them away.
God has provided" said Mr.. Mof-
fet, everything necessary for attend
ance at the wedding. He has given us
a free passage; He has furnished us
proper robes for the occasion, He has
given us a guide book of directions to
tell US how to act when we get there,
And still we neglect such a great OPP
portunity The only present we need
TO bring Is Observation-Disclosures Is
without price. The spirit and tho
bride say come. And let him that
heareth say come. And let him that
e thirsty say come. And whatsoever
will let him take the water Of life
freely"
The congregation sang God Be
With You TIL We Meet Again to
close the impressive service.
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