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The Coming One

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 29, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 44.

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The Coming One.

(1) “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before His throne; (5) and from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by His blood; (6) and He made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (7) Behold, He cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they that pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over Him. Even so, Amen.
(8) “I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Suggestive Questions.

To whom is John’s message of the Revelation sent?
“To the seven churches that are in Asia.”
What greeting is given?
“Grace to you and peace.”
First of all from whom?
“From Him who is AND WHO WAS and is TO COME.”
From whom secondly?
“From the seven Spirits that are before His throne.”
From whom lastly?
“From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth.”
To whom does John ascribe glory and dominion?
“Unto Him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by [“in,” margin] His blood.”
What has He made us?
“He made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto His God and Father.”
What scene is presented before the prophet as the grand culmination of Christ’s work?
“Behold, He cometh with clouds.”
What will be the nature of that coming?
“Every eye shall see Him, and they that pierced Him.”
How will the earthly regard His coming?
“All the tribes of the earth shall mourn.”
What assurance does the Father give to the verity of the message?
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, WHO IS AND WHO WAS AND WHO IS TO COME, THE ALMIGHTY.”