The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
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mere literally vlS1Dly, TILL his work is
finished in the EARTH Hence, the doc
trine SO extensively proclaimed to the
contrary is unauthorative. He who, for
the reading public, writes in any form
or publishes from platforms, or pulpit,
to the effect that Christ's second COM
ing is a spectacular, or a visible ap-
pearance, is in open opposition to King
David. The Psalm is reproduced by
Matthew, the first in order of the
writer's of the New Testament Peter
the prominent Pentecostal preacher
and author. The following, as clearly
explained by Christ, is unmistakeable
in import as to the nature of his king
dom and his reign here in the earth.
The Pharisees, as recorded in Luke
II: 20, came to Jesus right in the
midst of his busy hours of healing and
intruded themselves upon his atten-
tion by this question:
%. And when he was demand
ed of the Pharisees. when the
kingdom of God should come, he
answered them and said, The king
dom of God cometh not with OBJ
servation:
The question in itself was impor-
tant enough to deserve Christ's notice,
and his faithful and full answer, which
reply was first directed to the ques-
TONERS in these words as found in the
verse containing the question and the
verse following which is:
21. Neither shall they say. Lo
here! or. Lo there! for, behold.
the kingdom of God is within you
From this he continues the elabora-
tion of the uestion, addressing the
disciples thus:
%. And he said unto the disci-
pies. The days will come. when We
shall desire to see one of the days
of the Son of man, and ye shall not
see it.
%. And they shall say to you
See here; or, see there: go not
after them, nor follow them.
"a. For as the lightning, that
lighteneth out of the one part un-
der heaven. shineth, unto the 9TH
er part under heaven; so shall al
so the Son of man be in his day
Now remember he had already told
his disciples that some of them would
witness his coming before they tasted
of death.
How shall we reconcile the two
statements? He must have meant that
though they would see him they
would not recognize him Just
as in the case OF the Jews who missed
Christs first coming because OF blind
ness. So they would miss the second
coming event.
The Jews saw Christ, the man, but
did not see him as the Christ. But
some one will say. How do you know
that Christ is here" I reply. Because
he says SO in plain language. The gath
verse already given is in proof This
cannot be misunderstood In the light
Of Matt. "a: 27"
81. For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and shineth even
unto the west; so shall also the
coming OF the Son of man be-
Notice. Christ gives caution here in
words to the same effect as given in
Matt. "a: %, "a. After revertig to the
above verses, 21. % of Luke II we
give Matthew "a:
%. Then II any man shall say
unto you. Lo, here is Christ, or
there: believe it not
"a. For there shall arise false
Christs and false prophets. and
shall show great signs and won
ders; insomuch that, If It were
possible, they shall deceive the
very elect.
Also verse &c.
26. Wherefore If they shall say
unto you. Behold. he is In the des.
ert; go not forth; behold. he is in
the secret chambers: believe II
not
Next. for brevity. we will group
several passages, verse 25 to 30.
25. But first must he suffer
many things, and be rejected of
this generation.
26. And as 1t was in the days
of Noe, SO shall 1t be also in the
days of the Son of man.
81. They did eat. they drank,
they married wives. they were
given in marriage, until the day
that Noe entered into the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed
them all.
%. Likewise also as 1t was In
the days of Lot; they did eat, they
drank they bought, they sold, they
planted. they builded;
20. But the same day that Lot
went out of Sodom 1t rained fire
and birthstone from heaven, and
destroyed them all
30. Even thus shall It be in the
day when the Son of man is re.
yealed.
This language is all reproduced by
Christ In his answer to the question of