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


burdens from which they expected
no relief save death. From what
trfbutions and troubles and Attic
lions Will not that moment be q deliv-
erance, and how the angels OF heaven
will begin to crowd the battlements of
heaven upon that glad meeting when
they know II In about to come! In a
moment! In the twinkling OF an eve!
Come, Lord Jesus: come quickly -
ought TO be the daily prayer Of every
Christian heart And yet a. we look
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AZ ever, II looks as IL that great time
would never come. But you can't
tell by appearances. An hour before
the tidal wave comes there is MOTH
ing to indicate that II viii ever come.
Nobody dreamed Of an earthquake
ten minutes before San Francisco be-
gan to rock and tumble. Some time
ago the president touched a golden
key in the White House, and in a
moment in the twinkling OF an eye the
acres of machinery at the great Seattle
exposition on the other side Of the
country were in motion, and count
and that's the way the Lord will come.
Just that quick! Quicker than a clock
can tick Quicker than lightning
can fash! Ten minutes before the
president touched the golden key II
looked as II the machinery would
never start, but when the right mo-
ment arrived It was going. There
fore, be ye also ready. for In such an
hour as ye think not the Son OF Man
cometh." Coos clock Ia never be-
hind the smallest fraction Of . Soc
ond.
Signs That Point
| All signs point to the great event,
some o: which seem to me to be:
| Gar Radical tendency to depart
from the Christian faith.
, fb) Prophecies fulfiiled--&he Gospel
has been preached In every nation.
+, (c) The worldwide expectancy OF
His coming.
/ fd) Revival among the Jews. They
are fiocktng to Jerusalem
/ te) The political unrest
~ Extreme views on questions OF
government
, (g) Concentration OF wealth in the
hands OF the few.
s. II we have q part in that meet
ing. It will mean that we shall be
here in this world with the Lord dur
ing the millennium--a thousand years
with the devil chained ana cast out
mot a saloon, gambling he'll or
orothel in the world, and everything
Just as we want II. Hear this:
"And cast him into the bottomiess
pit. and shut him up. and set seal
nations no more, tin the thousand
years should be fulfilled: and after
that he must be loose a little season.
And I saw thrones, ana they sat upon
them, and Judgment was given unto
them: ana ] saw the souls Of them
that were beheaded for tho witness
of Jesus. and for the word of God.
and which had not worshipped tho
beast. neither his image. neither had
received his mark upon their fore
heads. or in theri hands; and they
lived and reigned with Christ a thous-
and years. But the rest Of the dead
lived not again until the thousand
years were finished. This is the first
resurrection. Blessed and holy Ii he
that hath part in the first resurrec-
ton; no such the second death hath
OF God ana Of Christ. and shall reign
with Him thousand years."--Rev.
20:s-S
8. TO have part in that meeting win
be to meet those who have gone on
before--fathers and mothers and other
loved ones. Think OF how glorious
and blessed that will be, and there
, that the Lord win have in store for us.
For II hath not entered into the
heart OF man the things that the Lord
, heath prepared for them that love
. Him"
I. Think OF the delight Of meeting
! and continuing with the other men,
bers of the Lords body. who will
r then be as dear to us as the apple
. OF our own eye Think Of being init
, mate with Peter. James and John.
Andrew. Philip and the others. and of
, hearing from them again and again
all the Incidents they witnessed in the
, life of Jesus. Think of being more
intimate with Paul and SIias and Mark
and Luke and Timothy. and the
, eaints who were in Caesars house
, hold. than we are with our very best
friends now Think OF knowing Mary
the mother OF Jesus, As you know
.. your own mother. and Of having her
intimate friends, Martha and Mary
, end Lazarus OF Bethany. and Mary
Magdalene. and the unknown disciples
who on the first Easter morning
walked with their risen Lord on the
, way to Emmaus! Think Of talking
the daughter Of Jairus. and the wild
man out OF whom the legion Of devils
, were cast And the blind man in the
, ninth chapter OF John-how good II
will be to shake hands with him and
tell him some of the good things we
nave so 0ften thought ABOUT MS coOr-
age. And Joseph of Arimathea- Nico-
demus and the boy who had the five
loaves and two fisheA And the blind
woman who touched the hem Of his
garment, tho widow who gave tins
two mites. and the Philippian jailer
who got the oid-time religion In an
unmistakable way: tho first leper who
was cleansed. and all the rest. How
much we shall miss. II w miss that
meeting in the air.
i Glory OF the Years
, s. Think Of how glorious II VIII
} be to live for q thousand years In this
world with our blessed Master. and be
closely associated with Him; With
} bodies that will not wear ont or
} grow old. always In perfect health and
with faculties for enjoyment . thous-
cnd times higher than We possesa
now. The millennium win be the
} ere ,test time ever known. for It will
} be The golden age Of man. Poverty.
sickness. war and pestilence win be
) Unknown. There will be no devil to
} cause human suffering and woe.
Then think of the delight Of coming
back into this world, where We have