Chapter 75.
The Resurrection of the Just
1. CONCERNING what should we not be ignorant?
"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren____________________________, that you sorrow not, even as others which have no hope." 1 Thess. 4:13.
2. What is set forth as the basis for hope and comfort?
"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, _________________________." Verse 14.
3. When will this resurrection of the saints take place?
"For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto ________________________ shall not prevent [precede] them which are asleep. ________________________________ with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: _____________________________." Verses 15,16.
4. What will then take place?
"Then _____________________________________________: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." Verse 17.
5. With what are we to comfort one another?
"Wherefore comfort one another _________________________." Verse 18.
NOTE.-The hope of a resurrection from the dead to a life immortal is the great hope set forth in the gospel.
6. Concerning what did Christ tell us not to marvel?
"Marvel not at this: for ________________________________________; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28,29.
7. What is said of those embraced in the first resurrection?
"_______________________________________________, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years." Rev. 20:6.
8. Upon what one fact does Paul base the Christian hope?
"Now if Christ be preached that He rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But __________________________________. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that _________________________: whom He raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For _____________________________________. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." 1 Cor. 15:12-19.
9. What positive declaration does the apostle then make?
"________________________________, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." Verses 20-22.
NOTE.-The resurrection of Christ is in many respects the most significant fact in history. It is the great and impregnable foundation and hope of the Christian church. Every fundamental truth of Christianity is involved in the resurrection of Christ. If this could be overthrown, every essential doctrine of Christianity would be invalidated. The resurrection of Christ is the pledge of our resurrection and future life.
10. What does Christ proclaim Himself to be?
"_____________________________: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." John 11:25,26. "________________________________________________." Rev. 1:18.
NOTE.-Christ changed death into a sleep. Absolute death knows no waking; but through Christ all who have fallen under the power of death will be raised, some to a life unending, some to everlasting death.
11. What question does Job ask and answer?
"_______________________________? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. _____________________________: Thou wilt have a desire to the work of Thine hands." Job 14:14,15.
12. Why did Job wish that his words were written in a book, graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever?
"____________________, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, _______________________." Job 19:25,26.
13. How does Paul say the saints will he raised?
"Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and ____________________________________." 1 Cor. 15:51,52.
14. What great change will then take place in their bodies?
"So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is ______________________; it is _______________________: it is _____________________; it is _______________: it is __________________; it is ____________________: it is ________________; it is _____________________." Verses 42-44.
15. What saying will then be brought to pass?
"O death, ________________? O grave, __________________?" Verse 55.
16. When did David say he would be satisfied?
"As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, ______________________." Ps. 17:15.
17. What comforting promise has God made concerning the sleeping saints?
"I will __________________________; I will _____________________: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction." Hosea 13:14.
18. What else has He promised to do?
"And God ________________________ from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." Rev. 21:4. See readings in Chapters 192. thru 201. of this book.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.74 -- OBJECT OF CHRIST'S COMING
Chapter 74.
Object of Christ's Coming
1. FOR what purpose did Christ say He would come again?
"I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, __________________________________________________." John 14:2,3.
2. What part will the angels have in this event?
"And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and ____________ from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matt. 24:31.
3. What takes place at the sounding of the trumpet?
"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and ____________________." 1 Thess. 4:16.
4. What will be done with the righteous living?
"Then we which are alive and remain shall be _____________________________, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." Verse 17.
5. What change will then take place in both the living and the sleeping saints?
"We shall not all sleep, but ______________________, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised _________________________, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on ______________________, and this mortal must put on ________________." 1 Cor. 15:51-53.
6. When are the saints to be like Jesus?
"But we know that, ____________________________; for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2.
7. How many will receive a reward when Christ comes?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and _____________________________________________." Matt. 16:27.
8. What does He say He will bring with Him when He comes?
"Behold, I come quickly; and ________________________, to give every man according as his work shall be." Rev. 22:12.
9. What promise is made to those who look for Him?
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him ____________________________________." Heb. 9:28.
10. When did Christ say the good would he recompensed?
"For thou shall be recompensed ____________________________." Luke 14:14.
11. Have the worthies of old gone to their reward?
"And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, __________________: God having provided some better thing for us, ________________________." Heb. 11:39,40.
12. When did Paul expect to receive his crown?
"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me ________________: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing." 2 Tim. 4:8.
13. Will this be a time of judgment?
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the ________________________________________________." Jude 14,15.
14. How did David express himself on this point?
"_______________________: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth." Ps. 96:13.
15. When did Paul say Christ would judge the living and the dead?
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, ________________________________________________." 2 Tim. 4:1.
16. What great separation will then take place?
"When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations: and _______________________________________________." Matt. 25:31,32.
17. What will He say to those on His right hand?
"Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, ________________________." Verse 34.
18. What will He say to those on the left?
"Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, ______________________." Verse 41.
________________________________________
AT the Bounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home,
We shall greet each other by the crystal sea;
When the Lord Himself from heaven to His glory bids them come,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
When the angel of the Lord proclaims that time shall be no more,
We shall gather, and the saved and ransomed see;
Then to meet again together, on the bright, celestial shore,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
At the great and final judgment, when the hidden comes to light,
When the Lord in an His glory we shall see;
At the bidding of our Saviour, "Come, ye blessed, to My right,"
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
When the golden harps are sounding, and the angel bands proclaim
In triumphant strains the glorious jubilee;
Then to meet and join to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
J. H.KURZENKNABE.
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Object of Christ's Coming
1. FOR what purpose did Christ say He would come again?
"I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, __________________________________________________." John 14:2,3.
2. What part will the angels have in this event?
"And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and ____________ from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matt. 24:31.
3. What takes place at the sounding of the trumpet?
"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and ____________________." 1 Thess. 4:16.
4. What will be done with the righteous living?
"Then we which are alive and remain shall be _____________________________, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." Verse 17.
5. What change will then take place in both the living and the sleeping saints?
"We shall not all sleep, but ______________________, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised _________________________, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on ______________________, and this mortal must put on ________________." 1 Cor. 15:51-53.
6. When are the saints to be like Jesus?
"But we know that, ____________________________; for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2.
7. How many will receive a reward when Christ comes?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and _____________________________________________." Matt. 16:27.
8. What does He say He will bring with Him when He comes?
"Behold, I come quickly; and ________________________, to give every man according as his work shall be." Rev. 22:12.
9. What promise is made to those who look for Him?
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him ____________________________________." Heb. 9:28.
10. When did Christ say the good would he recompensed?
"For thou shall be recompensed ____________________________." Luke 14:14.
11. Have the worthies of old gone to their reward?
"And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, __________________: God having provided some better thing for us, ________________________." Heb. 11:39,40.
12. When did Paul expect to receive his crown?
"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me ________________: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing." 2 Tim. 4:8.
13. Will this be a time of judgment?
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the ________________________________________________." Jude 14,15.
14. How did David express himself on this point?
"_______________________: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth." Ps. 96:13.
15. When did Paul say Christ would judge the living and the dead?
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, ________________________________________________." 2 Tim. 4:1.
16. What great separation will then take place?
"When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations: and _______________________________________________." Matt. 25:31,32.
17. What will He say to those on His right hand?
"Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, ________________________." Verse 34.
18. What will He say to those on the left?
"Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, ______________________." Verse 41.
________________________________________
AT the Bounding of the trumpet, when the saints are gathered home,
We shall greet each other by the crystal sea;
When the Lord Himself from heaven to His glory bids them come,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
When the angel of the Lord proclaims that time shall be no more,
We shall gather, and the saved and ransomed see;
Then to meet again together, on the bright, celestial shore,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
At the great and final judgment, when the hidden comes to light,
When the Lord in an His glory we shall see;
At the bidding of our Saviour, "Come, ye blessed, to My right,"
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
When the golden harps are sounding, and the angel bands proclaim
In triumphant strains the glorious jubilee;
Then to meet and join to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb,
What a gathering of the faithful that will be!
J. H.KURZENKNABE.
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BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.73 -- MANNER OF CHRIST'S COMING
Chapter 73.
Manner of Christ's Coming
1. IS Christ coming again?
"I will come _____." John 14:3.
2. How does Paul speak of this coming?
"Unto them that look for Him shall He appear _______________ without sin unto salvation." Heb. 9:28.
3. Did the early disciples think that death would be the second coming of Christ?
"Peter seeing him. [John] says to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus says unto him, If I will that he tarry ____________, what is that to thee? follow thou Me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple ___________: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry _________, what is that to thee?" John 21:21-23.
NOTES.-From this it is evident that the early disciples regarded death and the coming of Christ as two separate events.
" 'Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh.' Some people say that means death; but the Word of God does not say it means death. Death is our enemy, but our Lord hath the keys of death; He has conquered death, hell, and the grave. . . . Christ is the Prince of life; there is no death where He is; death flees at His coming; dead bodies sprang to life when He touched them or spoke to them. His coming is not death. He is the resurrection and the life. When- He sets up His kingdom, there is to be no death, but life for evermore."-"The Second Coming of Christ," by D. L. Moody, pages 10, 11.
4. At His ascension, how did the angels say Christ would come again?
"And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and _______________________________. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, ______________________________." Acts 1:9-11.
5. How did Christ Himself say He would come?
"For the Son of man shall come ____________________________." Matt. 16:27. "Then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming ________________________." Matt. 24:30. "For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when _______________ ________________." Luke 9:26.
6. How many will see Him when He comes?
"Behold, He comes with clouds; and _____________________, and they also which pierced Him." Rev. 1:7.
NOTE.-Christ's second coming will be as real as was His first, and as visible as His ascension, and far more glorious. To spiritualize our Lord's return is to pervert the obvious meaning of His promise, "I will come again," and nullify the whole plan of redemption; for the reward of the faithful of all ages is to be given at this most glorious of all events.
7. What wonderful demonstration will accompany the Lord's coming?
"The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven _____________________________: and the dead in Christ shall rise first." 1 Thess. 4:16.
8. What warning has Christ given concerning false views of the manner of His coming?
"Then if any man shall say unto you, _____________________. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the ____________; go not forth: behold, He is in the ________________; believe it not." Matt. 24:23-26.
9. How visible is His coming to be?
"______________________________________________________." Verse 27.
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Manner of Christ's Coming
1. IS Christ coming again?
"I will come _____." John 14:3.
2. How does Paul speak of this coming?
"Unto them that look for Him shall He appear _______________ without sin unto salvation." Heb. 9:28.
3. Did the early disciples think that death would be the second coming of Christ?
"Peter seeing him. [John] says to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus says unto him, If I will that he tarry ____________, what is that to thee? follow thou Me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple ___________: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry _________, what is that to thee?" John 21:21-23.
NOTES.-From this it is evident that the early disciples regarded death and the coming of Christ as two separate events.
" 'Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh.' Some people say that means death; but the Word of God does not say it means death. Death is our enemy, but our Lord hath the keys of death; He has conquered death, hell, and the grave. . . . Christ is the Prince of life; there is no death where He is; death flees at His coming; dead bodies sprang to life when He touched them or spoke to them. His coming is not death. He is the resurrection and the life. When- He sets up His kingdom, there is to be no death, but life for evermore."-"The Second Coming of Christ," by D. L. Moody, pages 10, 11.
4. At His ascension, how did the angels say Christ would come again?
"And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and _______________________________. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, ______________________________." Acts 1:9-11.
5. How did Christ Himself say He would come?
"For the Son of man shall come ____________________________." Matt. 16:27. "Then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming ________________________." Matt. 24:30. "For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when _______________ ________________." Luke 9:26.
6. How many will see Him when He comes?
"Behold, He comes with clouds; and _____________________, and they also which pierced Him." Rev. 1:7.
NOTE.-Christ's second coming will be as real as was His first, and as visible as His ascension, and far more glorious. To spiritualize our Lord's return is to pervert the obvious meaning of His promise, "I will come again," and nullify the whole plan of redemption; for the reward of the faithful of all ages is to be given at this most glorious of all events.
7. What wonderful demonstration will accompany the Lord's coming?
"The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven _____________________________: and the dead in Christ shall rise first." 1 Thess. 4:16.
8. What warning has Christ given concerning false views of the manner of His coming?
"Then if any man shall say unto you, _____________________. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the ____________; go not forth: behold, He is in the ________________; believe it not." Matt. 24:23-26.
9. How visible is His coming to be?
"______________________________________________________." Verse 27.
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BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.72 -- CHRIST'S SECOND COMING
Chapter 72.
Christ's Second Coming
1. WHAT promise did Christ make concerning His coming?
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, ________________, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:1-3.
2. Following the signs of His coming, what did Christ say would take place?
"And then shall they see _________________________________." Luke 21:27.
3. Will the world be prepared to meet Him?
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and ___________________________, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Matt. 24:30. "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and ____________________________." Rev. 1:7.
4. Why will many not be prepared for this event?
"But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, __________________; and shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him. And in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 24:48-51.
5. What will the world be doing when Christ comes?
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the Flood ________________________, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the Flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." Verses 37-39. "Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; ___________________________________-; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed." Luke 17:28-30.
NOTE.-The idea is, not that it is wrong in itself to eat, drink, marry, buy, sell, plant, or build, but that men's minds will be so taken up with these things that they will give little or no thought to the future life, and make no plans or preparation to meet Jesus when He comes.
6. Who is it that blinds men to the gospel of Christ?
"In whom _______________ hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." 2 Cor. 4:4.
NOTES.-"To my mind this precious doctrine-for such I must call it-of the return of the Lord to this earth is taught in the New Testament as clearly as any other doctrine in it; yet I was in the church fifteen or sixteen years before I ever heard a sermon on it. There is hardly any church that does not make a great deal of baptism; but in all of Paul's epistles I believe baptism is spoken of only thirteen times, while it speaks about the return of our Lord fifty times; and yet the church has had very little to say about it. Now I can see a reason for this. The devil does not want us to see this truth; for nothing would wake up the church so much. The moment a man takes hold of the truth that Jesus Christ is coming back again to receive His followers to Himself, this world loses its hold on him. Gas stocks, and water stocks, and stocks in banks and railroads are of very much consequence to him then. His heart is free, and he looks for the blessed appearing of his Lord, who, at His coming, will take him into His blessed kingdom."-"The Second Coming of Christ," by D. L. Moody, pages 6, 7.
" 'This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven,' is the parting promise of Jesus to His disciples, communicated through the two men in white apparel, as a cloud received Him out of their sight. When after more than fifty years in glory He breaks the silence and speaks once more in the Revelation which He gave to His servant John, the post-ascension gospel which He sends opens with, 'Behold, He comes with clouds,' and closes with, 'Surely I come quickly.' Considering the solemn emphasis thus laid upon this doctrine, and considering the great prominence given to it throughout the teaching of our Lord and of His apostles, how was it that for the first five years of my pastoral life it had absolutely no place in my preaching? Undoubtedly, the reason lay in the lack of early instruction. Of all the sermons heard from childhood on, I do not remember listening to a single one upon this subject." -"How Christ Came to Church," by A. J. Gordon, D.D., pages 44, 45.
7. At His ascension, what assurance was given of Christ’s return?
"And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? ___________________________________." Acts 1:10,11.
8. How ancient is this doctrine of Christ's coming?
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, ________________________________________, to execute judgment upon all." Jude 14,15.
NOTE.-Seeking to cast reflection upon modern believers in the advent doctrine, a man in Hungary not long ago remarked to a colporteur of this faith that he had heard that the first Adventist preacher is still living. "Yes," replied the colporteur, "the first Adventist preacher is still living, yet the Adventist faith is thousands of years old. The Bible says that Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, preached the coming of Christ in glory and power, and Enoch is still living. He was translated to heaven without seeing death, and will never die."
9. What was Job's confidence concerning Christ's coming?
"For ___________________________________________: . . . whom I shall see for myself, and ____________________________; though my reins be consumed within me." Job 19:25-27.
10. How does David speak of Christ's coming?
"Our ____________________________: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him." Ps. 50:3. "For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth." Ps. 96:13.
11. How does Paul give expression to this hope?
"For our conversation is in heaven; from _________________________, the Lord Jesus Christ." Phil. 3:20. "_______________________, and the ________________ of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ!" Titus 2:13.
12. What is Peter's testimony regarding it?
"_________________________________________________." 2 Peter 1:16.
13. When are the saints to he like Jesus?
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, ___________________________; for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2.
14. What scriptures show that Christ's coming will be a time of reward?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and __________________________________." Matt. 16:27. "And, behold, I come quickly; _____________________________, to give every man according as his work shall be." Rev. 22:12.
15. To whom is salvation promised at Christ's appearing?
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and __________________ shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Heb. 9:28.
16. What influence has this hope upon the life?
"We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And _______________________________________." 1 John 3:2,3.
17. To whom does Paul say a crown of righteousness is promised?
"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but __________________________." 2 Tim. 4:6-8.
18. What will the waiting ones say when Jesus comes?
"And it shall be said in that day, _____________________________________." Isa. 25:9.
19. Has the exact time of Christ's coming been revealed?
"But of that day and hour __________________________, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only." Matt. 24:36.
20. In view of this fact, what does Christ tell us to do?
"_____________________: for you know not what hour your Lord does come." Verse 42.
NOTE.-"In the Scriptures, the constant note, the continually recurring exhortation, is to be prepared for the Lord's coming."-Dean Alford. "The proper attitude of a Christian is to be always looking for his Lord's return."-D. L. Moody. See "How Christ Came to Church," by A. J. Gordon, pages 49, 50.
21. What warning has Christ given that we might not be taken by surprise by this great event?
"And take heed to yourselves, ____________________________________. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. _____________________________________________ to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21:34-36.
22. What Christian grace are we exhorted to exercise in our expectant longing for this event?
"Be _____________ therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be you also _______________; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws nigh." James 5:7,8.
________________________________________
I am waiting for the coming
Of earth's long-expected Lord;
For the signs are now fulfilling
That He gave us in His Word.
I am watching, I am waiting,
For that promised happy day;
Yet I do not cease my working;
I must work as well as pray.
W. S. CRUZAN.
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Christ's Second Coming
1. WHAT promise did Christ make concerning His coming?
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, ________________, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:1-3.
2. Following the signs of His coming, what did Christ say would take place?
"And then shall they see _________________________________." Luke 21:27.
3. Will the world be prepared to meet Him?
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and ___________________________, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Matt. 24:30. "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and ____________________________." Rev. 1:7.
4. Why will many not be prepared for this event?
"But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, __________________; and shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him. And in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 24:48-51.
5. What will the world be doing when Christ comes?
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the Flood ________________________, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the Flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." Verses 37-39. "Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; ___________________________________-; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed." Luke 17:28-30.
NOTE.-The idea is, not that it is wrong in itself to eat, drink, marry, buy, sell, plant, or build, but that men's minds will be so taken up with these things that they will give little or no thought to the future life, and make no plans or preparation to meet Jesus when He comes.
6. Who is it that blinds men to the gospel of Christ?
"In whom _______________ hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." 2 Cor. 4:4.
NOTES.-"To my mind this precious doctrine-for such I must call it-of the return of the Lord to this earth is taught in the New Testament as clearly as any other doctrine in it; yet I was in the church fifteen or sixteen years before I ever heard a sermon on it. There is hardly any church that does not make a great deal of baptism; but in all of Paul's epistles I believe baptism is spoken of only thirteen times, while it speaks about the return of our Lord fifty times; and yet the church has had very little to say about it. Now I can see a reason for this. The devil does not want us to see this truth; for nothing would wake up the church so much. The moment a man takes hold of the truth that Jesus Christ is coming back again to receive His followers to Himself, this world loses its hold on him. Gas stocks, and water stocks, and stocks in banks and railroads are of very much consequence to him then. His heart is free, and he looks for the blessed appearing of his Lord, who, at His coming, will take him into His blessed kingdom."-"The Second Coming of Christ," by D. L. Moody, pages 6, 7.
" 'This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven,' is the parting promise of Jesus to His disciples, communicated through the two men in white apparel, as a cloud received Him out of their sight. When after more than fifty years in glory He breaks the silence and speaks once more in the Revelation which He gave to His servant John, the post-ascension gospel which He sends opens with, 'Behold, He comes with clouds,' and closes with, 'Surely I come quickly.' Considering the solemn emphasis thus laid upon this doctrine, and considering the great prominence given to it throughout the teaching of our Lord and of His apostles, how was it that for the first five years of my pastoral life it had absolutely no place in my preaching? Undoubtedly, the reason lay in the lack of early instruction. Of all the sermons heard from childhood on, I do not remember listening to a single one upon this subject." -"How Christ Came to Church," by A. J. Gordon, D.D., pages 44, 45.
7. At His ascension, what assurance was given of Christ’s return?
"And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? ___________________________________." Acts 1:10,11.
8. How ancient is this doctrine of Christ's coming?
"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, ________________________________________, to execute judgment upon all." Jude 14,15.
NOTE.-Seeking to cast reflection upon modern believers in the advent doctrine, a man in Hungary not long ago remarked to a colporteur of this faith that he had heard that the first Adventist preacher is still living. "Yes," replied the colporteur, "the first Adventist preacher is still living, yet the Adventist faith is thousands of years old. The Bible says that Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, preached the coming of Christ in glory and power, and Enoch is still living. He was translated to heaven without seeing death, and will never die."
9. What was Job's confidence concerning Christ's coming?
"For ___________________________________________: . . . whom I shall see for myself, and ____________________________; though my reins be consumed within me." Job 19:25-27.
10. How does David speak of Christ's coming?
"Our ____________________________: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him." Ps. 50:3. "For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth." Ps. 96:13.
11. How does Paul give expression to this hope?
"For our conversation is in heaven; from _________________________, the Lord Jesus Christ." Phil. 3:20. "_______________________, and the ________________ of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ!" Titus 2:13.
12. What is Peter's testimony regarding it?
"_________________________________________________." 2 Peter 1:16.
13. When are the saints to he like Jesus?
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, ___________________________; for we shall see Him as He is." 1 John 3:2.
14. What scriptures show that Christ's coming will be a time of reward?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and __________________________________." Matt. 16:27. "And, behold, I come quickly; _____________________________, to give every man according as his work shall be." Rev. 22:12.
15. To whom is salvation promised at Christ's appearing?
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and __________________ shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Heb. 9:28.
16. What influence has this hope upon the life?
"We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And _______________________________________." 1 John 3:2,3.
17. To whom does Paul say a crown of righteousness is promised?
"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but __________________________." 2 Tim. 4:6-8.
18. What will the waiting ones say when Jesus comes?
"And it shall be said in that day, _____________________________________." Isa. 25:9.
19. Has the exact time of Christ's coming been revealed?
"But of that day and hour __________________________, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only." Matt. 24:36.
20. In view of this fact, what does Christ tell us to do?
"_____________________: for you know not what hour your Lord does come." Verse 42.
NOTE.-"In the Scriptures, the constant note, the continually recurring exhortation, is to be prepared for the Lord's coming."-Dean Alford. "The proper attitude of a Christian is to be always looking for his Lord's return."-D. L. Moody. See "How Christ Came to Church," by A. J. Gordon, pages 49, 50.
21. What warning has Christ given that we might not be taken by surprise by this great event?
"And take heed to yourselves, ____________________________________. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. _____________________________________________ to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21:34-36.
22. What Christian grace are we exhorted to exercise in our expectant longing for this event?
"Be _____________ therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be you also _______________; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws nigh." James 5:7,8.
________________________________________
I am waiting for the coming
Of earth's long-expected Lord;
For the signs are now fulfilling
That He gave us in His Word.
I am watching, I am waiting,
For that promised happy day;
Yet I do not cease my working;
I must work as well as pray.
W. S. CRUZAN.
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BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.71 -- CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR
Chapter 71.
Conflict Between Capital
and Labor
1. WHAT is one reason why the last days were to be perilous?
"Men shall be ________________________." 2 Tim. 3:2.
2. When, according to prophecy, were men to amass great wealth?
"Go to now, ________________, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. ___________________________." James 5:1-3.
NOTE.-We have reached the age of vast accumulations of wealth, when there seems to be a mad rush for making money quickly, and the millionaire and the multimillionaire are much in evidence. Speaking on this subject, Rev. H. W. Bowman, in his work "War Between Capital and Labor," says: "Such colossal fortunes, such hoarding of treasures, such combinations of wealth, with such rapid increase in poverty, were never witnessed before. Our age alone fits the prophetic mold."
3. Why did Christ, in the parable, reprove the man who hid his talent?
"Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ____________________________." Matt. 25:26,27.
NOTE.-"Servility to wealth," says J. S. Mill, "is a social curse." Vespasian spoke truly when he said, "Riches are well, if gotten well and well spent;" and Peter Cooper likewise uttered a great truth when he said, "A man of wealth is but a steward for the good of mankind." James A. Patten, the retired Chicago millionaire wheat broker, announcing his intention to give away his fortune to charity, said: "I believe a man should give away a good share of his wealth while he is living. He can't take a dollar out of the world with him, although I know some men who seem to believe they can. Personally, I mean to get rid of the most of my fortune. I hope to help many charitable institutions before I die. I doubt the advisability of leaving any great sum of money to one's children. Many lives have been ruined by large bequests. The offspring of a rich man are better off if they are required to hustle for themselves."-Washington Times, November 5, 1910.
4. What did Christ tell the rich young man to do?
"Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, ______________________________, and thou shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me." Matt. 19:21.
5. What, in the parable, did God say to the rich man who thought to build larger barns in which to store his goods?
"But God said unto him, ___________________________________: then whose shall those things be, which thou has provided?" Luke 12:20.
6. How does James say the rich have lived?
"You ________________________; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter." James 5:5.
NOTE.-This indicates that they have lived in luxury and for pleasure, quite heedless of the needs of the poor and of the great world about them. They have lived simply to have a good time themselves, with no thought of their responsibility to God or to their fellow men.
7. Who gives men the power to get wealth?
"But thou shall remember the Lord thy God: for ____________________________." Deut 8:18.
8. How does James say the rich have treated the just?
"You ___________________________________; and he does not resist you." James 5:6.
NOTE.-There is nothing more rapacious and heartless than greed, or covetousness. To obtain its ends, it disregards the rights, the welfare, and even the lives of those affected by its merciless schemes and intrigues. The righteous, or just, however, do not make forcible resistance to this unjust treatment.
9. How have the rich defrauded the laborers?
"Behold, __________________________________________, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth." Verse 4.
10. Seeking a fair remuneration, what do many laborers do?
Form labor unions, engage in strikes, boycotts, etc.
NOTE-While these means may hold matters in check for a time, and afford temporary relief, they cannot eradicate the evil, and bring about a final solution. The evil is deep-seated; it lies in the heart; and nothing but conversion-a change of the heart and of the affections-can eradicate it. It is the sin of selfishness, or covetousness-a failure to love one's neighbor as oneself. The conflict between capital and labor is an inevitable and an irrepressible conflict as long as sin and selfishness are in the world. And near the end it becomes the most acute and intense, because then sin comes to the full.
11. Do the Scriptures indicate that there will he violence manifested in this conflict?
"Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? And to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! _______________________________________?" Hab. 2:6,7,
12. Would God have His people unite in these combinations?
"_______________________________________; neither fear you their fear, nor be afraid." Isa. 8:12.
13. Whom should we fear and dread?
"Sanctify ____________________________; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread." Verse 13.
14. What are God's people told to do at this time?
"_________________________. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. __________________________________________." James 5:7,8.
15. What commands obeyed would bring about a peaceful solution to this wide-spread and growing conflict?
"Thou ____________________________." Matt. 22:39. "____________________." Phil. 2:4. "______________________________________________." Matt. 7:12.
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Conflict Between Capital
and Labor
1. WHAT is one reason why the last days were to be perilous?
"Men shall be ________________________." 2 Tim. 3:2.
2. When, according to prophecy, were men to amass great wealth?
"Go to now, ________________, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. ___________________________." James 5:1-3.
NOTE.-We have reached the age of vast accumulations of wealth, when there seems to be a mad rush for making money quickly, and the millionaire and the multimillionaire are much in evidence. Speaking on this subject, Rev. H. W. Bowman, in his work "War Between Capital and Labor," says: "Such colossal fortunes, such hoarding of treasures, such combinations of wealth, with such rapid increase in poverty, were never witnessed before. Our age alone fits the prophetic mold."
3. Why did Christ, in the parable, reprove the man who hid his talent?
"Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ____________________________." Matt. 25:26,27.
NOTE.-"Servility to wealth," says J. S. Mill, "is a social curse." Vespasian spoke truly when he said, "Riches are well, if gotten well and well spent;" and Peter Cooper likewise uttered a great truth when he said, "A man of wealth is but a steward for the good of mankind." James A. Patten, the retired Chicago millionaire wheat broker, announcing his intention to give away his fortune to charity, said: "I believe a man should give away a good share of his wealth while he is living. He can't take a dollar out of the world with him, although I know some men who seem to believe they can. Personally, I mean to get rid of the most of my fortune. I hope to help many charitable institutions before I die. I doubt the advisability of leaving any great sum of money to one's children. Many lives have been ruined by large bequests. The offspring of a rich man are better off if they are required to hustle for themselves."-Washington Times, November 5, 1910.
4. What did Christ tell the rich young man to do?
"Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, ______________________________, and thou shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me." Matt. 19:21.
5. What, in the parable, did God say to the rich man who thought to build larger barns in which to store his goods?
"But God said unto him, ___________________________________: then whose shall those things be, which thou has provided?" Luke 12:20.
6. How does James say the rich have lived?
"You ________________________; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter." James 5:5.
NOTE.-This indicates that they have lived in luxury and for pleasure, quite heedless of the needs of the poor and of the great world about them. They have lived simply to have a good time themselves, with no thought of their responsibility to God or to their fellow men.
7. Who gives men the power to get wealth?
"But thou shall remember the Lord thy God: for ____________________________." Deut 8:18.
8. How does James say the rich have treated the just?
"You ___________________________________; and he does not resist you." James 5:6.
NOTE.-There is nothing more rapacious and heartless than greed, or covetousness. To obtain its ends, it disregards the rights, the welfare, and even the lives of those affected by its merciless schemes and intrigues. The righteous, or just, however, do not make forcible resistance to this unjust treatment.
9. How have the rich defrauded the laborers?
"Behold, __________________________________________, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth." Verse 4.
10. Seeking a fair remuneration, what do many laborers do?
Form labor unions, engage in strikes, boycotts, etc.
NOTE-While these means may hold matters in check for a time, and afford temporary relief, they cannot eradicate the evil, and bring about a final solution. The evil is deep-seated; it lies in the heart; and nothing but conversion-a change of the heart and of the affections-can eradicate it. It is the sin of selfishness, or covetousness-a failure to love one's neighbor as oneself. The conflict between capital and labor is an inevitable and an irrepressible conflict as long as sin and selfishness are in the world. And near the end it becomes the most acute and intense, because then sin comes to the full.
11. Do the Scriptures indicate that there will he violence manifested in this conflict?
"Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? And to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! _______________________________________?" Hab. 2:6,7,
12. Would God have His people unite in these combinations?
"_______________________________________; neither fear you their fear, nor be afraid." Isa. 8:12.
13. Whom should we fear and dread?
"Sanctify ____________________________; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread." Verse 13.
14. What are God's people told to do at this time?
"_________________________. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. __________________________________________." James 5:7,8.
15. What commands obeyed would bring about a peaceful solution to this wide-spread and growing conflict?
"Thou ____________________________." Matt. 22:39. "____________________." Phil. 2:4. "______________________________________________." Matt. 7:12.
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