The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-16
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 strange story, isn't it? It tells of a man who lived before he was born; died, and lived again; is now gone from this earth, and is coming back again. Would you believe it2
 Your whole eternity depends upon whether you do believe 1t or not-because that is all there is going to bel
 Think of 1t! Stranger than fic- ton, isn't it? Reports of "fly. ing saucers" or a new comet or an eclipse alarm and excite us no end. But. listen: one of these days, if you are still aive-and you have a pretty good chance you will look into the sky and see a man - Jesus himself - coming down again, just as he went upl Behold he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him" Rev. 1:7
 Like a Hundred H-BOmbs
 That event is going to be both wonderful and terrible. It will be like a hundred H-Bombs ex- ploding in one place! "All the cities were broken down al the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger" Jeremiah 4:26. Christ, it is said, will destroy his enemy with the brightness of lis coming" II Thess. 2:8.
 Every cemetery on earth will erupt like a volcano when
 Jesus comes. The bowels of the
 earth will discharge the re-
 created bodies of those through
 the centuries who have held to
 integrity and righteousness.
 A fantastic and marvellous pic ture is painted by Paul-he de. clares that God will bring the righteous from the dead-just az he did Christ. Read what he says, We who are alive and survive until the Coming of the Lord will have no advantage over those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud summons and the dead in Christ will rise first.
 Afterwards we who are alive and survive will be caught up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air" I Thess. 4:l5-17 (Weymouth).
 What a picture And then, after sojourn in heaven con. firming the justice of God, the saved will return to this re-cre- ated earth-eternity and content. ment in an everlasting home. No wonder Christianity is held so dear to the hearts of millions to- day. There is no hope apart from this.
 Can You Know When?
 You can know for sure when all these wonders are about to take place. If you can't, then Jesus is guilty of falsehood. For. after listing a number of signs" (what is sign for, anyway that would be given toward the end of time, preceding his looming .. with power and great glory" He said emphatically. When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors" Matt 24:33.
 Those living in past ages knew. or should have known, that Jesus coming was not near in their day -"all these things" had not taken place.
 But. one after the other through the years. like the tick. ing of great clock, the "sirns" have been fulfilled The time is upon us in this day.
 In these troubled days with mems hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth," Jesus says "when these things [the signsl begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemp- tion draweth nigh" Luke 21:25- 28.
 We know not the hour-but 1t is near, even at the doors. The hour Is striking. It is the begin. ming of the future, friend. Are you ready for 1t? (Next: What Your Adventist NeighbOrs Be- lieve."
 This Is No. n of a series, telling brief " Of the beliefs and hopes of 70o,0oo os your seVenth-doY Adventist nsishbors ond Free--..-....,.,.,.,... .,.,.,......,,,.....,,.,.,.