The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-07


Is 10 be q reward.
shall appear We shall receive crown
shall appear ye shaai-reveice crown
OF. glory that fadeth not away"
I. Pet 5:4. And behold, come
quickly: and my reward 10 with me
to give every man according as MS
word shall be."--Rev 22:13.
10. Ii we have a part In that meet
inv we shall escape the great tribuia-
ton which N to come upon aia the
earth As soon as she members, OF the
world. ssThe Sody Sf Sssrst ~ iss's
the salt OF the earth. and, the light OF
tie world. II II the army with when
God now holds In check the princi-
alitiea and powers of evil IL ~.
therefore, evident that when TINS
army is taken out Of the world. the
devil will have unhindcred sway, nnu
will Immediately begin to make tnIs
world as much like he'll as he wants
time. Jesus said:
Then shall be great tribulation.
such as was not since the beginning
Of the world to this time, no, nor
ever shall be. And except those Gays
should be shortened. there sna!i no
flesh be saved; but for the elect =
sake those days shall be shortened
Matt. 24:31-21.
And here IL what Daniel says OF 1t:
Worse Than the Flood.
And there shall be a time on
trouble such as never was since eheIs
WIS q nation even - that time, anu
at that time thy people shan De as
iivered (members Of the Lords bodyI'
every enc that shall be found wri'te"
in the book.~-Dan. 1881.
In
,ictuYtng the awfulness of this greA1
Ii (. .ulation. that IL surely coming ON
the world. and may begin TINS Wy
cay--yes, even this very hour! Tnink
Of II! It II to be the worst time tne
world has ever known. or ever WIN
know. A worse time than the nooo:
a worse time than the bondage OF
Egypt. and n worse time tnan VIC
destruction Of Jerusalem. wneh W.
men and children were torn IN pieces
and the very name of mercy was un.
known. A worse time than the reign
Of Nero: worse than during the
Spanish inuulsition: worse than wnen
Cortex destroyed the Aztecs: worse
than during the French revotu.ion
and the commune, and worse tnan
during the dark ages. A worse ..he
than when men were skinned anve,
worse than when they were puiteo
asunder BY horses: worse than when
men, women and children were tnrown
to hungry lions. and worse than wnen
they were dipped in pitch ana burned
as torches.
DO you want TO five IN that KIND Q!
a timer Well. the only thing tnas
can save you from 1t ia to have a parc
IN TINT meeting In the air. for no
others who are living at that time
can escape IT, and that awful tme
NAV he upon us within the next ten
minutes, for II will begin at the very
moment the rapture takes Piaee.
There r. now not single prophecy
remaining to be fulfilled before the
Lord NAV come, and the members
Of His body be caught up to meet HIN
in the air. ,o
It stands to reason that the trfbula-
ton must he the most awful time
known. because for the only time In
an history the devil will then be loose
and have unhindered sway. Every
thing ne can do that will add to hu-
man woe will certainly be done. GOV
ernments will go to pieces, ana tnere
win be no security OF life and prop
erty. A man may be a millionaire one
day and a beggar the next. very
chaos OF crime and outrage OF every
kind will he turned loose. Coo VIII
let the WOYtu huu TIC &C 49,
a time what it will mean to live under
the devii'ssrule and will let those who
pass through the tribuiation see THAI
the GOOD they so long enjoyed was
because of the presence OF the good.
Some OF you people who throw your
votes and influence In favor of whis-
kew and all kinds Of hellishness thar
60 with II may live to find out In me
bitterness Of tho tribulation just VIVA.
IL meant by sowing the wind ana
reaping the whirlwfnd-
II IA supposed that the trtouiation
viii cover a period of seven years II
might be TOO years: but it cannot De
less than seven years. God IN His
mercy will make It az short as pos
sfbie. That the real church or Goa.
b. lievers, members OF the BODY OF
Christ, are to be taken out or the
world before the world is saved. Is
as clearly taught In the Bible as
through the atonement made by CHRIST
man may have salvation from SIN:
What will II mean to the world
Every believer win be instantly taken
out OF the world: homes will be rens
in twain. husbands will be robbed OF
codly wives, children will be taken
out OF the world and those left oehlnd
win wiring their hands in grief NO
doubt newspapers will print extra
editions. Universal CONSERVATION VIII
reign. The world will neither see the
Lord. neither will they see their loved
ones 20. 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 shalt be two men in one bed
one shall be taken and the other lett
Two women shall be grinding to-
gether; the one shall be taken ana
the other left. Two men shall be In
the fieid; the one shall be taken and
the other left."-Luke 17:34-S6.
This makes It look AZ II the num-
beg caught up In the air would not
be large. When win the meeting
In the air occur? In regard to this
Jesus said:
No Man Knowcth-
"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 We know not when the time
is."-Mark lS:S2-33.
But he also said. after speaking
of conditions that would prevail about
that time:
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