made the righteousness of God in him.” Q. Alhambra, California— “In Luke 18:8, we read, ‘Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?’ Does this refer to before or after the rapture?” A. There are two phases of the Lord’s second coming. That He is coming again we may be absolutely sure. The first aspect has to do with the Saviour catching us up in the air (I Thessa^ lonians 4:13-18). “So shall we ever be with the Lord,” is the assurance given. The second part of His coming has to do with His visible bodily re turn (Revelation 19). He will destroy the armies of the anti-christ with this wicked one and the false prophet being cast into the lake of fire, and the devil being cast into the bottom less pit. Then “righteousness shall cov er the earth, as the waters cover the sea.” The phrase about which the questioner asks basically refers to the first aspect of His coming. This speaks of general faith in Christ. A great apostasy will pervade Christendom. Churches and people will have a form of godliness but will deny the power thereof. It is also true, however, that when the Lord comes with His church, the anti-christ will have gotten such complete control over all the earth that there will be no faith found as He returns with His saints to purge the earth. Q . Albany, Oregon — “When Noah’s ark settled on Mount Ararat, how did the animals get down the mountain and become scattered to their respective areas? I am thinking of kangaroos being prevalent in Australia, elephants in Africa and India, and so forth." A. Scripture does indicate that Noah’s ark settled on Mount Ararat. This was fn the northern part of the Mesopota mian valley, or what we now know as Armenia. Certainly, as the Bible tells us, the animals were in the ark. Just how they got down the mountain and to various areas, no one knows for sure. No doubt it was by the instru-
Honored for 27 yean of faithful service is Mr. Eugene Poole, second from left, upon his retirement. Presenting him with the honor mentality of man. For instance, we have in such zoos as the fine one in San Diego a large number of animals whose normal habitat is not the United States. Man has brought them over and sought to make them a part of the new surroundings. The transplanting of many of the fruits and vegetables which we now enjoy in our country is also resultant from the instrumen tality of man. Q . Santa Barbara, California — “Why did Jesus tell so many whom He healed to go and tell no one?” A. We find this statement at least six times in the Gospels. We do not know all of the reasons why this was done; however, we might suggest several. He didn’t want those who were healed to broadcast the information since He was not primarily a miracle worker. Had such word been given people would come to see His healing rather than to listen to His messages on being born again. Some did not heed His request, however, since we have records of the many people who came from far and near to watch Him. In addition, it may have been that He commanded the people to tell no one because He felt the “publicity” could 18
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