The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-06

He speaks of a time when he will
| return in visible form:
For the Son Of Man shall come in
the glory Of His Father, with His an
gels. and then shall He render unto
every man according to his deeds.
Matt. 1921
As the lightning eomcth from the
east and is seen in the west, so shall
he the coming Of the Son Of Man.
Matt. 24:27.
"Thcy shall see the Son of Man
coming in the clouds of heaven with
power and great glory. Matt. 24:30.
These are the words of Jesus, and
Tie teaches again in Matthew 25:31-35:
"Whan the Son Of Man shall come in
His glory, all nations shall be gath
, cred acfore Him. and He shall sepa-
arate them one from another as the
shepherd separatcth the sheep from
the goats.
"Behold He cometh with the clouds
and every eye shall see Him and they
that pierced Him. Rev. IN.
And in John 5:2S: "Thc hour COM
ieth in which all that are in the tombs
shall hear His voice, and shall come
! forth; they that have done good, unto
! the resurrection Of life, and they that
Lave done evil unto the resurrection
of Judgment.
The Scriptures seem to have antic-
patcd a lack of faith in this literal
meaning.
MANY deccivcrs are gone forth into
the world, even they that confess not
that Jesus Christ ccmeth in the flesh.
II John, verse T.
We do not know how all men at one
time can see a bodily Christ, but we do
met know the nature of Christ's body.
, The day exists undivided in many
places at the same time The radio
/ has made it possible that men widely
separated may hear the same voice
at the same time On February %.
I 1892, President Hoover spoke on Gen
eral George Washington, and practi-
caIly all civilization heard him through
the International hook--up Of radio
systems.
/ So may it not be possible that future
discoveries may enable men to all see
the same event at one time, even as
they I'll heard one man speak? Would
( it he unreasonable that God should
/ set forth Il demonstration equal to
{ what science can produce? God I'M
d2rlics science. But suffice it to say,
the Scriptures plainly teach that al
though Christ has come in spiritual
form, He shall come again in a visible
/ form.
| Then shall come to pass that which
/ He has spoken: He that is ashamed
Of Ne before men, of him also will the
/ Son OF Man be ashamed when He COM
eth in His glory, and the glory Of His
! Father and the angels with Him.
The Time OF His Coming.
The early Church expected His re-
turn in their day:
Little children it is the last hour"
John 2:lS.
/ "The end Of all things is at hand"
( | Peter A..
eve that are alive shall be caught
up in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air.. | Thess. AIT.
I've shall all be changed in a mo-
ment, in the twinllling Of an eye, at
the last trump. |. Cor. 15:51.
"A crown Of righteousness which the
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give
me at that day. II Tim. As.
Paul wrote his first letter to the
/ Thessalonians warning them to be
ready, and they took his teaching SC
literally they decided if Jesus wa,
coming soon it was no use to work
because all things would be ended al
His coming.
The teachings of Jesus concerning
the time Of His coming were giver
an all too literal meaning in the early
ages.
The Old Testament prophets were
the spokesman of God to proclaim the
coming Of a Messiah, but they also
placed a literalness on the prophecy
and awaited Him long years before
Christ was born.
SO every generation expected the
coming of the Messiah. But the proph
ccies Of His coming then, as the pre-
dictions Of His return, We're designed
to teach faith and patience. And per
maps We may not expect Him ever
now, because in addition to His def
mite words concerning His return
Jesus clearly taught that it was fal
removed from the time in which He
spoke, and that the time could not bC
known,
after long time the Lord o.
those servants cometh". Matt. 25:19.
"Ye know not when the time is"
Mark 1888
"Of that day and hour knoweth NJ
man, not even the angels in heaven
neither the Son, but the Father only
Matt. 24:36.
at is not for you to know the time.
and the seasons, which the F'athe
, hath set within His own authority