The Delta independent., 1918-04-05
is cHRIsT's SECOND COMING
VISIBLE OR INVISIBLE?
We Let the Scriptures Answer.

an ever-recurring interest attended
with greater or less excitement ovel
what at each time appeared to be the
signs portending the event. N5-
i Few people realize how often these
wild Projectors have earned and shar
ed in the fate of false prophets. All
because of overlooking the Bible def
finition of dependable prophecy
which may be found by turning tC
Deut. 1921. %.
The particular thing, in this defini
tion, is that the Lord hath not spoken
by a pretended prophet who misses In
a single instance.
The inference is fair that both tL.i
prophet and the prophecy is spurious
Think of the multitude of times tina;
figureheads have played in this role
Since Christ's day, relative to His
second coming. But let us revert tC
our first statement and candidly con
| slider its import l will produce the
several times it is recorded.
The first record is in the 1lOtf
Psalm 1st, End and Bird verses.
The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou at my right hand, until
| / make thine enemies thy foot
stool.
2. The Lord shall send the rod
of thy strength out of Zion: rule
thou in the midst of thine enem-
les.
8. Thy people shall be willing in
the day of thy power in the beau
ties of holiness from the womb
of the morning: thou hast the
dew of thy youth.
Notice. This is a clear statement
of how and when the Lord (Christ)
rules
The TIME WHEN. He rules OIL
reigns is while He is seated at Gods
right hand" and He also rules by the
rod of His power. Through Zion (the
church,.
Lest we fail to comprehend what i.
meant by the figure rod we will cite
several scriptures which are alike in
! definition. See Is. Ill. and 4tt
verses.
And there shall come forth a
rod out of the stem of Jesse. and
Branch shall grow out of his
roots:
2. And the Spirit OF the Lord
shall rest upon him, the spirit of
wisdom and understanding. the
spirit of knowledge and of the
fear of the Lord.
4. But with righteousness shall
i he Judge the poor. and reprove
with equity for the meek of the
earth and he shall smite the
earth with the rod of his mouth.
and with the breath of his lips
shall be slay the wicked
This RULE. REMEMBER. is not II
the absence Of, or apart from his en-
emies, but "in their midst"
AS by the third verse of the 11Otf
Psalm. this is the day, or season, o
Christ's power. the period in which
Now for the purpose of deep and in
delible indenture l proceed to the re
production of the several times thi.
initial. fact found in the 10th Psalm
is stated in Matt. 22:41 to A.
Al. While the Pharisees were
gathered together, Jesus asked
them,
4 A. Saying. What think ye of
Christ? whose son is he? They
say unto him, The son of David.
43. He saith unto them. How
then doth David in spirit call him
Lord. saying,
"a. The Lord said unto my Lord.
Sit thou on my right hand. till
make thine enemies thy footstool?
Again Acts 2: 80, 81, 80, 33, "a and
35.
30. Therefore being a prophet
and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the
fruit of his loins. according to the
flesh, he would raise up Christ to
sit on his throne;
81. He, seeing this before. spake
of the resurrection of Christ. that
his soul was not left in hell. neith-
er his flesh did see corruption.
| 80. This Jesus hath God rails
ed up, whereof we all are witness
| es.
33. Therefore being by the
right hand of God exalted. and
having received OF the Father the
promise OF the Holy Ghost. he
hath shed forth this, which ye
now see and hear.
"a. For David is not ascended
into the heavens: but he saith
| himself, The Lord said unto my
Lord, sit thou on my right hand.
35. Until ] make thy foes thy
footstool~
Also Heb. 8: 9Th. 9Th, 18th verses
i 9. And again when he bringeth
in the firstbegotten into the
world. he saith, And let all the
angels Of God worship him.