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2. It does not mean the coming o f the Holy Spirit on the day o f Pentecost. Those who consider the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost the fulfillment o f Christ’s promise to come again, confuse the persons of the Trinity. In all of His teaching our Lord clearly differentiates between Himself and the Holy Spirit. The personality of the Holy Spirit is emphasized by the use of the personal pronoun. “ I will send him unto you.” “ When he is come, he will lead you into the truth.” “H e shall glorify me.” John 14, 15, and 16 speak of His gracious ministry to believers. But the marvelous things that are to take place at the com ing of the Lord Jesus Christ certainly did not transpire on the day of Pentecost. There was no resurrection and no translation; nor were the nations gathered for judgment before Him (Matt. 25 :31-46). 3. It does not mean the destruction o f Jerusalem under Titus in 1870. Some of .my brethren who attempt to spir itualize these passages, say that the destruction of Jerusa lem was the fulfillment of Christ’s promise to come with power and great glory. Let any unbiased student read the Scriptures that refer to the coming of Christ and the events that will take place when He appears; let him com pare these with historical accounts of the destruction of Jerusalem, and he will see how utterly absurd is this ex planation. Linder Titus, the Roman prince, Jerusalem was de stroyed. The Jews were driven to the very ends of the earth and the city came under the heel o f the Gentiles where it has remained throughout the centuries. At the coming of Jesus, the city of Jerusalem will become the “ joy o f the whole earth.” The Jews will be regathered. The tabernacle of David, which is fallen down, will be re built and the Throne of David will be reestablished. Then “ he shall reign from the rivers to the ends o f the earth.” “And to this agree the words o f the prophets; as it is written, A fter this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle o f David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: that the residue o f men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gen tiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works, from the beginning o f the world” (Acts 15:15-18). “ Thus saith the Lord, I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the, midst o f Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called, A city o f truth; and the mountain o f the Lord o f hosts, The holy mountain” (Zech. 8 :3 ). T he L ord H imself It is THE LORD HIMSELF who is to appear the second time. “ This same Jesus shall so come in like man ner as ye have seen him go.” His feet that were so myste riously lifted from the Mount of Olives, will, in the day of His return, stand again on that very mountain (cf. Zech. 14:4). “Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall shall see him, and they also which pierced him.” His hands that were outstretched in blessing as He de parted from earth, will be spread forth once more and “ one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house o f my friends.” “ In that day there shall be a fountain opened in the house o f David, and to the inhabitants o f Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.” “And I will pour upon the house o f David, and upon the inhabitants o f Jerusalem, the spirit o f grace and supplica tions; and they shall look upon me whom tkey have
pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son.” If, then, the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is not death, nor the coming of the Holy Spirit, nor the destruc tion of Jerusalem, it cannot be anything less or anything else than His own personal appearing to the world which rejected Him. For that event we look. Toward that day we hasten. Moffatt’s Translation T HE K ing ’ s B usiness in its last issue inadvertently carried an advertisement of Moffat’s Translation and hastens to make explanation and proper apology. Dr. Moffatt’s ability as a scholar is not questioned, but for a number of important reasons his translations are unre liable and misleading. Leaving other questions aside, it may be enough now to state, as has often been pointed out, that Dr. Moffatt frequently bends the translation against proper rules of exegesis to fit his liberal views. The scholar who can test his translations may be un harmed, but the man unacquainted with the original lan guages may be seriously mislead. We also apologize for apparently endorsing Dr. Cadman. Biola Pictorial HP HERE is in course of preparation a beautiful port- ■1 folio in Rotogravure containing many pages of illus trations of the Institute’s plant and activities. It will give an air view of the heart of downtown Los Angeles, with the Bible Institute in the very center of its busy life. It will present the faces of many of, the students; also of those who are reached by the evangelistic departments of the Institute. Photographs showing something o f the Bible Institute in China will also be included. This attractive folio will not be for sale, but will be sent free of charge to any subscribers of T he K ing ’ s B usiness who send us the names of two or more friends who are strangers to the Institute but who would be likely to be interested in its program o f Christian educa tion and evangelism. Use the coupon below. Fill it in and mail it promptly.
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