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os st .into the lake of fire where he shall he torm ented day and n igh t forever and ever. Rev; 20:7-10. 7. AS REGARDS THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE. ( 1 ) livered from th e corruption to which it is now subject into the lib erty of the glory of th e children of God. Rom. 8: 19-21. ( 2 ) . T h o rn s, b riars and carnage shall be no more; the w ilderness and solitary place shall be glad, and the d esert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. Is. 55:12, 13; 65:25; 32 :15 ; 35: 1 - 1 0 . ( 3 ) . There shall be a new heaven and a new earth . 11 Pet. 3:12, 13; Rev. 21:1. V. The Time of Christ’s Coming Again. ( 1 ) . The exact tim e no man does know nor can know. Matt. 24:36, 42; Mark 13:32; Acts 1:6, 7. ( 2 ) . It will be a t such a tim e as even B is disciples t'hink not. Matt. 24:44-46. ( 3 ) . It will be a tim e when the world is absorbed in its usual occupa tions. M att, 24:37-42; Luke 17:26-30. ( 4 ) . Immediately afte r th e trib u la tion m atters will develop so rapidly th a t th e generation then living shall not pass away un til “ all these things be ac complished.” Matt. 24:29-35. ( 5 ) . The Lord Jesus will not come to th e ea rth w ith H is saints un til after the revelation of th e man of sin. II Thess. 2:2-4. ( 6 ) . The la st days will be a time of apostasy, grievous times, and. faith will be h ard to find. . 1 Tim. 4:1-3; 11 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 18:8. ( 7 ) . As far as we know, th e Lord may come fo r H is people in th e a ir a t any moment, for we are repeatedly ex horted to be watching, looking and ready for His retu rn . Mark 13:34, 35,36; Luke 12:35, 36; Matt. 25:13; 24:42,44. . The creation itself shall be de
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will be both converted and unconverted people upon th e earth. M att.25:31, 32; Rev. 1 :7 ; 11 Thess. 1:7-10; 2:2-4, 8; Luke 2 l:3 5 ; 11 Tim. 3:1-5. ( 9 ) coming of the Lord is a preparation ) will not come un til th e Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the •world for a w itness unto all th e nations. Matt. 24:14. VI. The T ru e A ttitude Toward Christ’s Coming Again. - (1 ). We should be ready for His coming. Matt. 24:44; Luke 21:34-36; Matt. 25:1-30; 1 John 2:28. ( 2 ) . We should be looking and watching for the coming of oiir Lord. Luke 12:36, 37; Heb. 9:28. ( 3 ) . We should earnestly desire th e coming of our Lord. 11 Pet. 3:12, 13; 11 Tim. 4:8. ( 4 ) . We should pray for our Lord’s coming. Rev. 22:20. ( 5 ) . We should preach th e Second Coming of Christ. 1 Thess. 4:18. Ministers and others who scoff at the teachings of the Bible are themselves ful filling the Scripture. A little child can see that. We heard recently of a little girl who was in ten tly reading her Bible when accosted by a skeptic w ith, “Child, you cannot understand th a t book, and it is not tru e !” Looking up into his face, she said, “There is one thing in the Bible I know is tru e .” “P ray, what is th a t? ” “The Bible says, ‘in the last days shall come scoffers,’ and you are one of them.” It is needless to add th a t the infidel was silenced, and soon left the child to poruse her precious book. . The final end (for which the m m ONE THING c e r t a in
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