The Great Climax at Last Is Reached—Every Hope Is Realized as the King of Kings Begins to Reign—Touching Scene as the Two Adams Meet—The Bridal Party Enters the Bliss That Knows No End
AFTER His coronation, Christ's first thought is for a waiting church for whom He went to prepare mansions. John 14: 1-3. For centuries He has heard them pray: "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."
As the Bridegroom has seemed to tarry, they have clung to the loving message left for their encouragement: "Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them." Luke 12: 35-37.
THE CHURCH LOOKS FORWARD TO SUCH THINGS
Creation groans, awaiting redemption. The bride, the heavenly Jerusalem, longs for the presence of the Bridegroom. Rev. 21: 9, 10.
"The flock longs to see that great Shepherd of the sheep. The exile sighs to be at home, and the pilgrim pants to gain his rest. The soldier prays for the hour of final victory, when the Captain of his salvation shall appear, wearing His many crowns. The sick and the dying long for the presence of the great Physician, who healeth all our diseases; and those who sleep in the dust of the earth still are resting in hope, and waiting all the days of their appointed time until their change shall come. And wearied, and burdened, and tearful, and heart-sick humanity throughout the world, pants, and longs, and sighs, and prays for that rest which God alone can give.
"Such are the things to which the church are looking forward,—the coming of the Lord, the reign of peace upon the earth, the beginning of eternal and universal blessing throughout the world, the glad and holy day when God shall be all in all, the time of rest, of quietude, of joyful, endless peacefulness, when the Prince of peace shall reign."
THE GLORIFIED KING DESCENDS
When the glorified Lord descends, all the angelic throng will attend their triumphant King. "Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people. Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare His righteousness: for God is judge Himself." Ps. 50: 3-6.
The men who had confederated to establish His kingdom by force, will learn in dismay that their confederacy was false, and their king a fraud. In terror they will fly from the presence of Him whom they had professed to adore.
"And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" Rev. 6: 14-17.
AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVER
"Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth." Dan. 2: 35.
"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, saying, We give Thee thanks, O Lord God almighty, which are, and wast, and art to come; because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that Thou shouldest give reward unto Thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear Thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail." Rev. 11: 15-19.
INVITED TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER
The Judgment which decides who are to be robed in the righteousness of Christ, is according to the law of the kingdom as proclaimed from Sinai and placed in the sacred ark of the covenant. When the Judgment is past, those not robed in righteousness according to the law in the ark of the covenant, are cast into outer darkness.
"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen." Matt. 22: 2-14.
When the Judgment is past, the waiting church, keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, robed in wedding garments for the marriage supper, raises the exultant cry: "He474will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation." "Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in." Isa. 25: 8, 9; 26: 2.
The Lord responds: "Thy dead men shall live, together with My dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead." Verse 19. "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert." "And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away." Isa. 35: 5, 6, 10.
WHO SHALL STAND THERE
"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation." "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory." Ps. 24: 3-5, 7-10.
THE OMNIPOTENT ONE REIGNETH
As the bridal party enters the holy city, the heavenly Jerusalem, "a voice" comes "out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye His servants, and ye that fear Him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God." Rev. 19: 5-9.
WHEN THE TWO ADAMS MEET
It will be a touching scene when Christ, the second Adam, to whom the first dominion is restored, shall meet the first Adam, by whom the dominion was lost, and conduct him back to Paradise restored. There he shall look upon the same garden in which he first walked in sinless purity, and pluck the fruit from the same vines that his hands had trained, and eat the fruit of the tree of life, from which he was shut away by a flaming sword in cherubim hands.
He may then eat and live forever. He casts his crown at the feet of his Redeemer, and leads in redemption's song; and as of old, the morning stars sing together, and all the sons of God shout for joy. "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever." Rev. 5: 13.
Thus the one lost sheep is found and returned to the fold amid great rejoicing. The kingdom as originally established, invaded for a time, is restored from invasion. The festive board is spread, the marriage supper of the Lamb takes place. The reign of sin ended, the kingdom, restored from invasion, is established forever.
THE FESTIVITIES OF ETERNITY BEGIN
At the marriage feast, Christ gathers the redeemed of earth around the festal board, while as their servant He presides. He drinks anew with them the cup of promise in His Father's kingdom. A thousand years of marriage festivities roll by as a passing earthly day, while heaven lavishes upon earth's weary pilgrims its best in royal welcome into the joys of their Lord and King.
"From desert waste, from cities full,
From dungeons dark, they've come;
And now to claim the mansions fair,
They've found their long-sought home."
Touring from world to world, the bridal party will join all worlds in heralding the praises of their newly crowned King. Out of seeming defeat there has come eternal victory. Out of loss there has come gain. The love of Christ has been manifested in redemption as it could not be revealed in creation. Dying that the lost might live, He has bound the universe in one common bond of brotherhood of love, as inseparable as the Godhead itself.
MORE GLORIOUS THAN EVER
The long, dark, dreary night of earth's gloom, during its invasion by sin, has caused it to become more glorious, through the tears and agonies of Gethsemane, and the incomparable sacrifice of Calvary, which have consecrated it as the central dominion of honor and glory in the universal kingdom of God throughout eternity. Christ, having been faithful in restoring that dominion which was lost, will reign King of kings and Lord of lords, with His name exalted above every name in the universe of God.
Bedecked in jewels of surpassing splendor, in the fulness of glory of the Ancient of days, the heavenly Jerusalem, descending, becomes the metropolis of the earthly dominion. Rev. 21: 2, 10, 11. Then the bodies of redeemed saints, fashioned like Christ's glorious body, adorn the palaces of the New Jerusalem, as ornaments adorn a bride appareled for her husband. This mortal has put on immortality. This corruptible has put on incorruption. Death has been swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. 15: 53, 54. The kingship lost in Adam has been restored in Christ.
R. C. P.
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SYSTEMATIC BIBLE STUDY
By Editor
We wish to impress it again, that valuable help can be secured in connection with the reading of the books of Samuel, from that splendid work "Patriarchs and Prophets." The story of Samuel as presented in that volume is more fascinating than any romance that was ever written. That its striking, vivid narrative is true, is what makes it so fascinating.
And we again recommend the book "Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation" as a helpful verse-by-verse study of the two important prophetic books Daniel and the Revelation. To be sure, you can not read such books through in the brief time allotted to the reading of these chapters in the Bible, but their study may be profitably extended.
Read a chapter in 1 Samuel each week-day, and two on the Sabbath; a chapter a day in the portions assigned from Isaiah and Jeremiah; a chapter each week-day from the Revelation, and two on the Sabbath.
What marks the beginning and close of the generation referred to by our Lord? How can the generation that saw the falling of the stars see the coming of our Lord? S. A. P. and others.
1. The discourse of Jesus in Matthew 24 can be better understood by including in its study the thirteenth chapter of Mark and twenty-first of Luke. All are reports of the same address.
2. There is a threefold aspect to this discourse; namely, the answer to these three questions: (a) When shall these things be? or, When shall Jerusalem be destroyed? (b) When shall be the end of the age? (c) What shall be the sign of Christ's coming?
The first and the second of these questions are answered in the first parts of these three chapters. One question is regarding the signs of Christ's coming.
3. The disciples asked for the sign, but Jesus gave them "signs." Read what He says in response in Luke 21: 25-27: "There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity . . . men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth. . . . Then shall they see the Son of man coming."
We naturally get the idea from this that there will be many signs. The same thing is suggested by both Mark and Matthew,—that nation shall rise against nation; there shall be earthquakes, famines, and pestilences, etc. But Matthew and Mark single out three special signs,—the darkening of the sun, the darkening of the moon, and the falling of the stars; and yet we must, if we stop to think about it, know that our Lord had not only these in mind, but He had in mind all the other signs that should precede His second coming. He it was that gave all the other signs through all the apostles and the prophets. It is His Spirit in them (see 1 Peter 1: 11) that predicted the score or more of signs which should usher in the kingdom of God. Consequently in those words, "When ye shall see all these things,"
He must have had in mind more than the three special signs connected with the sun, the moon, and the stars. He "in whom dwelt the fulness of wisdom and knowledge" must have included all the others.
4. "Seeing" these signs may be understood in a twofold sense. Seeing with the natural eyes is what many did when the signs occurred; but to them these things were not signs at all of Christ's coming. Some wondered, some were alarmed, a few thought them evidences of the Judgment-day, but very few indeed saw them in their true light. And even this was of God's providence, because no one could see them in their true light until the last message for the last generation was developed.
The other way of seeing things is evidently the sense of the prophecy,—that is, perceiving them in the light of prophecy. Jesus said, "Abraham rejoiced to see My day: and he saw it, and was glad." John 8: 56. But he did not see it with the natural eye. The Jews did, and still would not believe. Abraham saw it by faith in the light of God's prophecies, and believed. The disciples saw it in the light of fulfilled prophecies, and they believed. And so the present generation of men upon the earth, beginning with the last threefold message in its fulness in 1844, will "see all these things" in the light of prophecy. The preaching of "all these things" is an essential part of that last message. It is given to the church to prophesy again (Rev. 10: 11); and in this will be included an explanation of all the mistakes and errors that have been made regarding prophecy in the past, and there will be brought out of the message the many signs which the Lord has given of His second coming. As before stated, that movement began in 1844.
5. When God has had any special work to give to the world, the generation which began that work finished it,—not all of that generation, but enough to bear witness to God's truth. Those who finish it, demonstrate in themselves that what the Lord promised is true. Take for instance the warning message which preceded the Deluge. That was given to Noah, and working with Noah in that message were Methuselah and Lamech. Both of these men died, but Noah preached
through the entire generation to the other side, demonstrating in his own person the truth of God.
So also with the generation that Moses led out of Egypt to the promised land. That generation gave that message, and led that movement to victory, and Joshua and Caleb were demonstrations of the truth of God. And so with the great 1844 message, there will be some that will live through it and will see the end,—the day of which or the hour of which we know not. But we know, in the words of the Master, that He is coming soon—in this generation.
In the Wilds of Africa
By Joel C. Rogers
EXPERIENCES AMONG THE NATIVES—PIONEER WORK IN WINNING HEATHEN HEARTS
By Joel C. Rogers
AFTER planning the opening of a station up on the Tanganyika Plateau, the unsolicited turning of the hearts of all our people, young and old, to this new field, through the Sabbath-schools, fills our hearts with hope and courage. I know that thousands of children, as well as older brethren, will be praying about the Tanganyika Mission. I know that God will regard these prayers, and will specially prepare the way before us. And as I walk among these rolling highlands, the scenes of Livingstone's last labors, I can not doubt that God, who sent His angel before Israel, also sends angels to direct my steps to the place He Himself has chosen.
MAKING TEMPORARY QUARTERS
While we are locating, and building first a temporary house of poles, plastered with clay, your interest will not cease, I feel sure. You will not expect a report of many souls baptized right away. The seed must be sown and tended before the harvest. But we know the harvest surely comes, for, "My word shall not return unto Me void," says the Lord.
We have with us two young men from our old Malamulo station,—Isaac, a trained carpenter-teacher, who worked with us four years; the other a trained cook and teacher, who worked the same years under my wife's instruction. Isaac's wife is Ruth, the seamstress.
The wife of Silas, our cook, is a young African princess, whom my wife is now teaching, with much encouragement.
MAY NOT SEE A WHITE FACE FOR YEARS
Two young boys of a superior tribe, who have been with us since ten years of age, also go with us, as helpers. So we are not alone, though we may not see a white face for a year or two. More than all, we know God is with us. We often sleep under a spreading tree, without the tent, if the camping place is reached late in the evening.
Elder Rogers's temporary house will be built like this, only larger and with windows. He says such houses are quite comfortable.
Folding beds, some blankets, and mosquito-nets to hang from a handy branch and cover the beds, make us very comfortable in the dry season.
Our little tropical tent is fine for cool or rainy times. We shall have traveled with it over a thousand miles when we reach our destination. My wife seemed very happy when she first saw "old glory" floating at the top. The accompanying flag is the "union jack."
The boy at my left, my cook and general helper, has been with me four years. So it will be seen he was a little boy, perhaps nine years old, when he first came. His name is Amon, but he will have a new name soon, for they always change names at his age. It is a fixed African custom to change names at various stages in life.
At my right is Jack. When I asked his other name, he said, "Tom—Tom Jack." He came to us four months ago, being a trained house boy. In fact, he is a really skilled laborer in his line, caring for my bed, washing clothes, cleaning the house—when I am in one—setting the table, and doing various other duties. His wage is ten shillings, besides food—three dollars a month all together. Amon, being a learner, receives half as much. Of course we pay these personal helpers ourselves. They are Christian boys, able to teach others also.
Elder Rogers's two helpers standing beside him—the cook and his young wife to the left. His watch-dog Njobon (Elephant), resting in the foreground, barely escaped the jaws of a leopard in one of his encounters.
NATIVES AS EXPERT COOKS
Silas, our long-time cook, is seen busily stirring something delectable in an American frying-pan. His businesslike camp-fire roaring in the midst of his pots is quite symbolical of his own sturdy, hustling self. It is quite marvelous what these boys can compound out of a scarcity that would strike a home cook helpless.
At the left of Silas is his "high-born" wife, a winsome bit of a woman just beginning to like work—a little bit, though the process does not really gallop, one must truthfully admit. African women are almost never engaged as helpers to Europeans, as it is the habit of their men-folk to reserve their wives' labors to occupations that relieve the men themselves of domestic drudgery—the planting of the corn, the making of the flour, the homely but unceasing hewing of wood and carrying of water. The name of this particular girl is Manes (Ma-nes), and a more musical name you will hardly find.
Aaron is a little lad the same age as Amon, and his own cousin. This boy is marvelously skilful and quick at needlework, and from his quick fingers comes many a piece of work, delivered in beautifully finished form with great promptness. The men do all the needlework in this land.
MUST USE NATIVE CARRIERS
We travel with native carriers only, as we must pass through sleeping-sickness districts, where the risk is too great for donkeys, which otherwise we would be glad to take. And besides, we were warned by a government officer that part of our road is infested with lions, which show some partiality for fresh donkey meat.
Now we want to thank you for the big offering to open the Tanganyika Mission, and for your prayers and interest.
Fresh lion skin for sale. This old lion killed two persons before it was captured by the crude methods of these natives.
Lepers Baptized in British Guiana
By Mrs. E. C. Boger
By MRS. E. C. BOGER
"Sown in the darkness or sown in the light,
Sown in our weakness or sown in our might,
Gathered in time or eternity,
Sure, ah, sure will the harvest be!"
WHEN Jose Ignaseo was a young man seventeen years of age, an Adventist sister told him of this truth, and taught him the way to Jesus. He did not then accept the message, although he knew it to be true.
Finally the dread disease leprosy was found in him, and two years ago he was sent to the public leper asylum at Mahaica, British Guiana. There in his affliction he turned to God. He began to tell his fellow sufferers of the truth, and soon one after another joined him, until last March we were happy to baptize thirteen beneath the salt waters of Mahaica Creek, where it passes the grounds of the asylum on its way to the sea.
HAD EAGERLY LOOKED FOR THE TIME
For some time, they had eagerly looked forward to this day, seeking to put away sin and all difference, that they might rise to "walk in newness of life." A number of the Georgetown church went down to enjoy the day with us, and a hearty welcome was given us by the little band of believing brethren and the steward of the institution and his family.
The steward showed us about the grounds. There are 384 inmates at present, more men than women always, and more East Indians than natives of the colony. Two large dormitories and thirty-five one-room cottages provide them with a comfortable home. A resident physician gives what medical attention is required. A hospital affords rest for the worst cases, with nurses in attendance. Those less afflicted among the women take turns in private housekeeping for limited times. They have little charcoal pots on which to cook their food, but most of them get their food from the large dining-room. Over thirty acres of land furnishes plots of ground for tillage. Each able man has his plot of land on which to raise produce to sell to the storehouse. Men of various trades are among them. These carry on their craft in shops on the grounds. They make their own clothing, etc.
AT THE BAPTISMAL SERVICE
As soon as the regular Sunday service was closed, we opened our meeting in the chapel. By invitation from one of the officials, my husband spoke. His theme was the new birth, bringing before them the privileges found in being born into the family of God. The best of attention was given, and when announcement was made that the meeting would be concluded at the water side, the congregation hastened thither.
It was a solemn scene. I am sure angels drew near, as beneath that lurid sun we gathered on the rocks and timbers of the breakwater, while the candidates with maimed limbs, some walking, some crawling, made their way to Mr. Boger's side out a little way in the stream.
In a letter received from Brother Ignaseo since our return home he says, "I feel to myself that I am a new man in Jesus." May God keep them all pure and clean in the blood of the Lamb.
An African reclining machila,—a tiresome, expensive means of travel, but the only one where no road exists.
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Willing to Suffer to Gain His Ends
By Mrs. Louise Roberts
The following paragraphs are a literal translation of part of a letter from a student in the China Union Mission Training-School at Shanghai. This young man is the only member of his family who is a Christian. When he first became acquainted with our missionaries, he was a typical heathen boy about fourteen years old. His words show his desire to fit himself to tell others of the gospel, and show at once the need of such a training-school as has been built at Shanghai, and the good work it is doing.
"I am determined to study hard in school and learn all about the truth, and I hope that the Lord can use me to do some small work when I come out. I am willing to 'eat bitter' [suffer], and serve God in whatever station He calls me to. This is my ideal.
"Please remember me in your prayers, that I may become a faithful and trustworthy disciple of Christ, waiting for His glorious appearing, and may together with you receive everlasting happiness. This is my heart's desire. Amen."
MRS. LOUISE ROBERTS.
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