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saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb" (Rev. 19 :6-9). These words are so remarkable that it is no wonder that the angel who spoke them to John felt the necessity of adding, ''These are true words of God.'' All the depth of meaning that there is in them, it is impossible for. us now to fathom, and this is a place where speculation should be very guarded; but this much has been revealed, that in Christ in His relation to His church, and there alone, bas the full significance of marriage been realized (Eph. 5 :31, 32), and that this inti mate relation between Christ and His Church will be fully realized at His Coming Again. 6. At the return of our Lord EACH ONE OF HIS SERVANTS SHALL RECEIVE HIS REWARD : "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with his angels; and then shall he render u,nto every man according to his deeds" (Matt. 16 :27). It is not at death but at the coming of the Lord that we receive our full reward. All of those who love His appearing shall receive a crown of righteous ness. It was in anticipation of this that Paul, as he sat in his prison cell in Rome awaiting execution, wrote, ''I have fought the good
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