The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-23

general resurrection or judgment
At the close of the millennium
reign OF Christ the devil VIII Ina
loosed out OF the pit for season
and look for the first time upon a
world without sin. lie will f.Hpf
people. They will be as foolish ss
now and yield to his lies and subtle.
ty He will gather his hos. and
come against the saints 60 bau.a
Fire will fall from heaven and com.
sumo them. Then takes place tuo
resurrection OF the wicked d.,d
Then the judgment OF the r-,at
white throne. with Christ fu Mter
There is this about II. however
| We are living nearer To it than any.
body ever before, and when DO docs
come. " Is going in "a moment .n
[ the twinkling OF an eyc--aud Tho
only safe course for us to pursue Ia
[ to be ready for the Bridegroom when
| lie comes.
Get Ready for Jesus
Take ye heed. watch and prsv fHr
/ ye know not when the time BE- Hu-
/ the son Of Man1s as a man taltura
I far Journey, who left his house and
gave authority TO his scrvaura and
TO every man his work, hud conn.
manded the porter to watch pafuh
/ ye. therefore, for ye know not when
/ the master Of the house com6.h Al
| even at midnight or az tho cock.
/ Growing. or In the morning lost
I coming suddenly he find you sleep.
{ ing. And what 7 say unto you.
say unto all, watch. Mari IS
33-36.
We are not told when Jcgu. VIII
come. but we re told that HIS com.
/ ing ia sure, and we are charged 10
watch for IL. How II would affect
our lives. and make hard things easy
TO bear. IL we would only du tH.a
and always be doing this. Don sou
know how eagerly YOU get ready for
. company that you love, when ,.u
receive telegram saying thai f..r
are surely coming? How you Joan
house and want to have cyor' thing
in the very best Of order ]. va
we're continually looking for 'Gc
| coming of Jesus we would hn -
careful to Keep our lives as clean AZ
you would be to have your homes
clean II you were expecting CONF
pany The certainty OF His coming
would also be a constant source ~
comfort and inspiration TO us II we
believed II TO be near,
The Lord does not come 10 the
world at the time OF tho rapture.
but only reveals Himself tl The
mambers of His body. Al the time
of His resurrection. He was only seen
by those who believed on Him. r-
late and the high priest, and those
who crucified Him, did not know
that He was risen. So 1t Will Doe at
the time of the rapture. Tho world
will not know that He has boCu here.
and will have no knowledge Or Him
until He comes with the members
Of His body, at the close of the iglh-
ulation.
What an awful thing then, to have
the glorious privilege Of living iu
this dIspensation. with all that '
means and miss getting into iha
body OF Christ by refusing to become
a Christian. The preacher owes t
to his people to look into these
things, that he may show them their
great privilege, and warn them OF
the awful things that come uu0u
them, II they miss their chance ana
have TO 20 through the great tuAu-
lation. The preacher who has n'F-
err qualified himself to preach ser
mon on the sure and certain com-
ing OF his Master will have 10 an-
swer for an awful breach OF trust
when he stands before Him.
our fleet Of battleships made It's
remarkable trip around the Horn
! and around the world. and again
dropped anchor at home on schedule
time, almost to the minute i'm spite
! of storm and the fickleness or WiHd
! and wave, and IL the calculations ot
men can be wrought out so precisely
, certainly we have the right to on
, pect that God will execute His plans
! with absolute precision, in Whatever
[ task He sets for Himself Certainly
I we can think OF nothing 20 improh-
\ able az that He would complete HIS
program for creation on schedule
time. and yet would so tie His own
, hands by failure to anticipate ana
: provide for all possible emergonnes
. and contingencies that the tram o.,
! His purpose for redemption Would
| be so delayed or nearly wreCTed ma.
/. il would almost have 20 be aha0-
! doned. DO not think It for @ mo-.
i ment. Gods purpose can no moe
be kept back a minute than me
1 heavenly bodies can be delayed q
r minute. In redemption God is wor,-
ing by the clock as surely as IN ere
, alton. and His chariot OF salyauon
Is not marked late a single minute
'.Co,na I.ord Jegus'