Both Comings Alike Literal
THE people are agreed that Christ's first advent was literal. They regard Him as a literal being who literally appeared to do a definite work. The prophecies are specific and very abundant which promise His literal return to this earth the second time. His second advent is the culminating theme in which all the great themes of the Bible center. In view of this clear evidence, why is it that some people will insist upon saying that His second coming is not literal, but that He comes in some kind of spiritual or mystic way? Some day it will be too late for us to correct such mistakes of doctrine. Soon He will appear in all His glory. If we would be ready to meet Him in that time, we must not spiritualize away His plain words now. "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, amen." Rev. 1:7. Such plain scriptures as this do not admit of a mystic interpretation. God's Spirit impresses them upon our minds as the literal truth. Let us correct our errors of faith now; for just before the great day, there is issued a decree, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be." Rev. 22:11, 12.