The guardian., 1940-12-28

death could not conquer His body. for
He was crucifed, dead and buried,
arose on the third day and declared
Himself TO the world as the resurrec-
ton and the life
Born TO return again. not through
the silence Of the night. but through
the hail OF trumpets; not through the
message Of an angel, but through the
thrOngs Of the heavenly host; not in
a manger where He must be sought.
but every eye shall see Him and every
tongue shall confess Him; not to run
from Plate or to be given over to
mob, but TO judge and to condemn the
wicked and have them run TO the rocks
and cry to the mountains: not to suf-
fer in he'll, but TO cast hell into the
lake of birthstone and fire. There will
be no bright stars to shine by night,
for the moon shall be red and the
stars shall fall from their courses. For,
the day Of separation is at hand-and
who shall be able to stand ?
God Is getting ready to make a re-
turn trip, not in a humble birth but
as a mighty judge, a great king
KING above all kings. He has sent the
echoes Of judgment to hail His unex-
pected entry. He has given to the
world the sign Of the times. He has
revealed it to the prophets and has
sent His messages, His pleas and His
invitations through the air, press and
pulpits of the world so that there NAV
be no excuse for anyone's failure to
respond. He wants those who intend
to be caught up in this great rapture
to start getting ready, so He is calling
kings Of all nations to start getting
their people ready; He vans all con
stICutlons and amendments so adopted
that they can run parallel with the
Gospel. He wants men To. practice
brotherly love among all classes and
races. He wants Christian fellowship
to be the center Of all social gather
lngs. He wants justice tempered with
mercy. He wants the hungry fed. the
naked clothed, the homeless sheltered.
He wants hearts and doors to be
opened to the poor, needy and unfor-
tunate. He wants the orphans. the
widows and widowers taken care of.
Greatest Of all, He wants all prejudice
and race hatred wiped out. and all
people to return to God.
He is calling ministers to get their
churches ready. He wants deacons
who are not right to get off the deacon
board. He wants no foul breathed
alcohol drinker to be serving commu-
Mon. He wants no leaders living in
adultery or fOrnication. He wants
members to stop playing the part of
hypocrltes, to stop taking communion
when they know they are not right,
He wants the banquet halls turned
INTO prayer rooms and He wants the
doors OF the church open night and
day as a rescuer on the wayside for
tired souls. He wants institutions
where souls can find comfort, where
they can tarry and find, where the
hungry can be fed, and homeless shell
tered from the storms of life. He
wants the church to be a haven of rest
for both saint and sinner-where sin
ners can come and find God and saints
and live with God.
He wants parents to be getting their
homes ready. He wants you to prav
with your child at night, and 90 with
him morning after morning to the
mercy seat until he finds God for him
self. He wants all those alcoholic
drinks off the dining table. He wants
all those social gambling devices de-
stroyed. He wants the carpets to re-
main on the floor and songs of praise
on the lips and tongues of the younger
ones.
God is getting ready to come by here
and He wants those that would be
saved to start preparing now. He
wants to be born in your heart. born
in the church, born in the family. born
IN the seat of the nation where He
can reign and rule as king forever and
day.