The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

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viii be no security Of life and prop
erty. A man may be a millionaire one
day and a beggar the next. A very
chaos of crime and outrage Of every
kind will be turned loose. God will
let the world and the universe see for
q time what 1t will mean to live under
pass through the tribuiation see that
the good they SO long enjoyed was
because Of the presence of the good.
II is supposed that the tribulation
will cover a period of seven years. IL
might be 100: but It cannot be less
than seven years. God In his mercy
will make II as short as possible. That
the real church of God, believers,
members OF the body of Christ, are TO
be taken out of the world before the
world Ii saved. is as clearly taught
in the Bible as that through the atone
ment made by Christ man may have
salvation from sin.
What win IL mean to the woridy
Every believer will be instantly taken
out of the world; homes will be rent
In twain, husbands will be robbed Of
godly wives. children vii be taken out
OF the world and those left behind
viii wiring their hands in grief. No
doubt newspapers viii print extra
editions. Universal CONSERVATION will
reign. The world will neither see the
Lord, neither win they see their loved
ones 90. Those who have died in the
faith will be raised.
The statement of Jesus shows that
not all the people are to be caught up
In the air in clouds. but one here and
there:
There shall be two men in one bed;
one shall be taken and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding to-
gether; the one shall be taken, and
the other left. Two men shall be in
the field: the one shall be taken and
the other left"-Luke l7:s4-3
This makes 1t look as II the num-
ber caught up in the air would not be
large. When will the meeting in the
air occur? In regard to this Jesus
said:
But Of that day and hour knoweth
no man. no not the angels which are
in heaven-neither the Son, but the
Father. Take ye heed, watch and
pray: for ye know not when the time
is."-Mark 13:32-$3.
But he also said, after speaking OF
conditions that would prevail about
that time.
so likewise ye. when ye shall see
all these things. know that II is near,
even at the door."-Matt. A:Ss.
Will the world come to an end when
Jesus comes and takes away the
members of his body? No. not for
at least 1000 years: perhaps longer.
The millennium must come after Jesus
comes. and must have its begin
ming at the close Of the great tribula-
ton.
The real truth Is. that great event
will not bring destruction to anything
that Is good. but will, on the con-
trary, introduce an era of the great
est progress and prosperity the world
has ever known. The coming of
Christ will bring the millennium-the
golden age Of man in this world
when the arts and sciences and every
thing else that man ought to de-
light in will flourish as never before,
and never until Jesus comes will the
knowledge of the glory Of God cover
the earth as the waters cover the
sea.
There is nothing more clearly de-
clared in the Bible than that Christ
will come and reign on earth during
the millennium, when all will be re-
stored that was lost by the fall. Then
an'fo only then will Gods will be done
oA earth as 1t is in heaven. The
s4ibes and pharisees thought that
business was going TO be endangered
by Christ's first coming. The only
business that will be hurt by the
second coming Of Christ will be the
DEVILS business. at the time Of His
coming there will be no general res
direction or Judgment.
Devil VIII BE Loosed.
At the close of the millennium
reign of Christ the devil will be loosed
out of the pit for season, and look
for the first time upon a world with
out sin. He will tempt people. They
will be as foolish as and yield to
his lies and subtlety. He will gather
his host and come against the saints
to battle. Fire will fall from heaven
and consume them. Then takes place
the resurrection of the wicked dead.
Then the judgment of the great white
throne, with Christ to judge
There is this about Il, however: We
are living nearer TO it than anybody
ever lived before, and when it does
come, 1t is going TO come in a mo-
ment-in the twinkling of an eye-and
the only safe course for US to pursue
is to be ready for the Bridegroom
when He comes.
Take ye heed. watch and pray. for
ye know not when the time is. For
the Son of Man is as a man taking
a far journey who left his house
and gave authority to his servants,
and to every man his work, and COM
manded the porter to watch. Watch
ye. therefore, for ye know not when
the master of the house cometh, at
even or at midnight, or at the cock
Growing, or in the morning; lest COM
ing suddenly he find you sleeping.
And what I say unto you, l say unto
all, watch" MARK 13: 1886.
We are not told when Jesus will
come, but we are told that His COM
ing Is sure, and We are charged to
watch for 1t. How it would affect our
lives, and make hard things easy to
bear. IL We would only do this, and
always be doing this. Don't you know
how eagerly you get ready for COM
pany that you love, when you receive
a telegram saying that they are sure
ly coming? How you clean house and
want to have everything In the very
best OF order! II we were continually
looking for the coming Of Jesus we
would be as careful to keep our lives
as clean as we would be to have
your homes clean IL We were expect
ing company. The certainty of His
coming would also be a constant
source of comfort and inspiration to
US, IL We believed II to be near.