140 The Revelation of Jesus Christ dies of the world, with its load of sorrow and woe, the things which cause us to wonder and fear, will be known. The Son of God shall descend; He shall plant His feet upon the earth, and shall bring this nightmare of sin to a close. In that day "the mystery of God" shall be finished. In the meantime, never c~ase to trust Him; and in that day you will learn the glorious truth that "All things work to gether for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose." THE S1GN1P1cANCE OP THE "LITTLE BooK" EATEN The second division of this chapter has a practical mes sage for us all. John was told to take the book and "eat" it; and when he did so, he found it sweet to his taste, but his in ward parts became very bitter. What are we to understand from this? The Word of God is likened to food. Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." The message of the "blessed hope" of our Lord's re turn is "sweet" to those who "love his appearing"; but if this blessed message is really "eaten," it leads to a pathway of separation which is oftentimes fraught with bitter experiences. One cannot live for Christ and for the world at the same time; and often a Christian is forsaken by his best friends, even by father and mother and other loved ones. But the Lord has promised a rich reward, which is to be given at the time of His return, for those who suffer for Him in any way. "Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me"-these are His reassuring words. There is no truth that needs to be emphasized more than this; yet Satan has blinded the eyes of many who love the Lord, leading them to believe that the doctrine of the second coming of Christ, visibly and bodily, is a form of fanaticism and heresy. But 'that does not make this so.,' Many ,of the greatest evangelists and missionaries and soul-winners of all the Christian era have cherished this "blessed hope." It puri fies the life, and adds zeal to service as only it can do! In verse 11, John was told: "Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings," signifying that the Spirit of God had more to record through
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