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

chinery would never start. but when
tho right moment arrived II Whs GO
ing. Therefore, be Sc also ready
for In such an hour as Sc think not
the son Of Man cometh." God
clock is never behind the smallest
fraction Of a second
Al sigus poia; 10 the great event.
some Of which seem 10 me To hc-H
(a) Radical tendency to depart
from the Christian faith.
(b) Prophecies fnlnllcd-tho
Gospel has been preached In every
fy lon.
OF his coming.
Cd) Revival among the Jews.
They are flocking to Jerusalem.
IcD The political unrest.
% Extreme views on questions
Of government
90 Concentrations OF wealth in
the hands of the few.
8 II we have a part In that meet
ing 10 will mean that we shall be
here In this world with the Lord
during tho millennium thousand
ycars--with the devil chained and
cast out--not saloon. gambling
he'll or brothcl In the world, asd
everything just as We want it. Hear
this.
And cast him into the bottom
less pit. and shut him up, and set
seal upon him, that he should
deceive the nations mo- more. tin the
thousand years should hc fulfilled
and after that he must be loose "a
season. And / saw thrones and
they sat upon them, and iudg-
mont was given unto them; and
saw the souls OF them that were be-
headed for the witness Of Jesus.
and for the word OF God, and which
had not worshippcd the heast,
neither his image, neither had re-
coived his mark upon their fore.
heads, or In their hands. and they
lived and rciFned with Christ a
thousand years. But the rest OF the
dead lived not again until the thou
sand years were finished. This is
the first resurrection. Blessed and
holy is he that beth part In the first
resurrection; on snCh the second
death hath no power, but they shall
he priests OF God and Christ, and
shall reign with him thousand
years. Rev. 20: SO.
6. To have part in that meeting
viii be to meet those who have
gone on before fathers and moth
ers and other loved ones. Think OF
how glorious and blessed that Will
be. and there will doubtless he in
finite surprises that the Lord will
have in store for US. For II hath
not entered into Tho heart OF man
the things that the Lord hath pre-
pared for them that love Him"
Z, Think OF the delight OF meet
ing and continuing with the other
members Of the Lords body. who
will then be as dear to us as the
apple Of our own eye, Think of
being Intimate with Peter, James
and John, AndIcw, 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 saints vino
{ were in Caesars household, than we
are with our best friends now.
Think OF knowing Mary the mother
1 OF Jesus, as well as you know your
/ own mother, and having for in
! innate friends. Martha and Mary
and Lazarus OF Bethany, and Mary
/ Magdalene, and the unknown dis
ciples who on the first Easter
morning walked with their risen
Lord on tho way TO Enmaus
Think OF talking with Zaccheus and
4 Blind Bartimcus, 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 it viii
be to shake hands with him and
tell him some OF the good things
We have so often thought about his
courage. And Joseph OF Aramathea
Nicodemus and the boy who had
the five loaycs and two fish. And
the blind woman who touched the
hem OF His garment, the widow who
gave the two mites. and the Philip
plan .ailor VINO gave the old time
religion In an unmistakeable way,
the first lcper who was Cleanscd
and all the rest. How much VT
miss II we miss that meeting in tn,
air.
s. Think OF how glorious il
will he to live for a thousand year,
In this world with our blessed Mas
ter. and he closely associated with
Him. with bodies that will not
wear out OF grow old, always II
perfect health, and with faculties
for Enjoyment a thousand time'
hghdr than we possess now Th'
millennium will be the creates
time ever known. for 1t will be tn,
golden age ot man. Poverty sick
ness, war and pestilence will be un
known. There will be no deyil tC
cause human suffering and woe.
Then think of the delight %
coming back into this world, wher'
we have had much trouble anC
hardship and poverty and sickness
to live under such glorious circum
stances as will then prevail. 4
man told a friend of mine tha
when boy he footed it for near
, w "A hundred miles over the OLE
National road. II was in August
the weather hot and dusty, and IN,
boy penniless, homeless and fli5
heartened He had on pair o
Cowhi shoes, and his feet becam,
so sore that over much OF the va!
he could only hobble along II
great pain. A little while ago h,
went over the same road in al
elegant automobile. and he never 3,
enjoyed ride in his life. Tn,
weather was fine and he had moth
ing to do but sit there aud drini
I'm the beauty OF the day, and thinl
'.of how much better off he wa
than when he went limping owe
that same road, a ppor helpless
soretooted hoy. Well, it Will b.
something like that with us In IN,
millennium prehaps, only Nastl,
more glorious when we come bacl
TO have a good time here.
Christs' Body "a Righteous Army.
g. II will also meNn to be rich
IlV rewarded for all we have eve