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the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.'' Yes, it is clearly revealed in the Word of God that the time is coming when our Lord Jesus, who was once despised and rejected of men, is to be acknowledged as King and is to rule here on the earth. The time is fast hastening on when the angel will sound his trumpet and there shall be great voices in heaven say ing, "The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.'' The character and results of this blessed reign of our Lord, we shall consider later when we come to consider the results of His coming .as regards Israel and human society as a whole. II. The Res1tlts of the Return of our Lord as regards the Church and individital believers. 1. The first result of the return of our Lord as regards believers is that immediate: ly upon His coming in the air, THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP IN HIM SHALL RISE. "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the
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