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that Jesus has come again in one person or in another, or in some new form of faith. One false teacher assures us that the second ad vent of the Lord Jesus Christ took place in October, 1874. Another school of error would have us believe that the revelation of the doc trines of Christian Science to Mary Baker Eddy was the Second Coming of Christ. Others have gone to the heart of Persia to find Him. Claims of a similar character are being constantly made in various quarters and a large society is now being formed in different parts of the world to watch for ''the star in the east.'' These ''inner chamber'' Christs and Qbscure corner Christs are a humbug, long since predicted and exploded. If Chris tian people were more intelligent and careful students of the Word along these lines, they would not so readily fall a prey to these false teachings regarding Him. Our Lord was so careful to put us on our guard. Even at His coming for His saints there seems to be a large measure of publicity about it. We are told, ''The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and the trurnp of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise :first.'' The doctrine of the secret rapture of believers does not
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