The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-13
GREAT AUDIENCE
HEARS MINISTER
DISCUSS ADVENT
rs Christ Coming to Earth
Again" Is Theme of DR..
Davidson at the Broad
way Baptist Church

An overflowing house at the Broad.
way Baptist church last evening
listened with intense interest to the
second address by the pastor, r. l..
Davidson, in the series of addresses on
the Second Coming of Christ. His
special theme for the evening was, rs
Christ Coming TO Earth Again." He
said in part:
Christ is coming to earth again be.
cause untitled prophcsies demand his
return. The Scriptures speak of two
events, the first in meekness and low
illness. as Servant and Savious: the
second in power and majesty. as Judge
and ruler He has come in meekness
and lowliness, he must come again in
power and majesty. Isaiah in speak.
ing of this second advent, says, The
government shall be upon His shoul-
der. Oh" and Of the increase of
His government and peace there shall
be no end, upon the throne Of David.
and upon his kingdom, to order it, and
establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even for ever
more This is yet in the future.
Christ must come to earth again in
order to fulfill this prophecy.
Will Fulfill Promise.
Christ is coming to earth again
because He said He would Christ
gave to His disciples the memorial
supper and commanded them to per-
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petuate it till He come again. If He
is not coming again, then this ordi-
nance is kept in vain. The night be-
fore His crucifixion He said to His
sorrowing disciples, If I go
will come again. If He did not
mean this, then He deceived them.
"The disciples believed in the Sec.
ond Coming of Christ. The writer OF
the Hebrews says, Unto them that
look for Him shall He appear the Sec
ond time
"The angels believe that Christ is
coming to earth again. When He as
cended into Heaven after His cruci-
fixion two angels said to His disciples.
This same Jesus, who is taken up
from you into Heaven, shall so come
in like manner
THE death of a believer is not the
coming of Jesus. Jesus does not
come to be with the dying disciple, the
soul of the disciple goes to be with
Jesus.
"The descent Of the Holy Spirit on
the Day of Pentecost was not the
coming of Jesus. He said to His dis.
ciplcs, II I go away will send YOU
another Comforter, the Holy Spirit If
lie was coming back Himself. lie
could not say that He was going TO
send someone else.
Second Coming LITERAL.
"The Second Coming of Christ will
be literal The Scriptures declare that,
the Lord Hself shall descend from
Heaven with a shout This same
Jesus shall come again In spite Of
all His glory and splendor and infinite
crowning, He is coming back the SANG
Jesus who sat by the well side in
Samaria, taught by the blue shores
of Galilee, climbed the hills Of Judea,
an dturned to music the discord in
human hearts by the words He spake
such as man never spake before, the
words Of tender compassion. infinite
love and measureless grace,
"He is coming back a man, the man
whom death could not kill, the man
the grave could not keep, the man
whom centuries could not wither and
whom custom cannot stale. the man
who is the Prince and the Giver Of
Life to men.
Every Eye Shall Behold Him.
"lIe is coming back with the stig
mata OF the cross upon Him an6
every eve shall behold Him. They
shall see the Son Of Man coming in
the clouds of Heayen with power and
great glory Hereafter shall yc see
the Son OF Man sitting on the right
hand Of power and coming In the
clouds Of Heaven Behold. lie com.
eth with clouds; and every eye shall
see him. and they also that pierced
Him; and all kind.eds of earth shall
wall because OF Him
II Shall See Him.
HE is com.g 10 earth again and
1 shall see Him, see Him by the right
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