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Post-millennialism exalts the Church.
Pre-millennialism exalts Jesus and fills the heart of
the believer with a LIVING, PERSONAL, COMING Savior.
Post-millennialists, though ACKNOWLEDGING that the
Second Advent of Christ is the very POLE STAK of the
Church, have little heart in it, and are disposed to say
very little about it. This is natural and perfectly con-
sistent for those who believe the event is at least a thou-
sand years away.
They very seldom preach or talk about it.
Preach tie Word.
What a contrast to Paul, who charged Timothy to
PREACH THE WORD (2 Tim. 4:2);* and when writing to
Titus, of the blessed hope and glorious appearing of Jesus,
he said: "THESE THINGS SPEAK." Ch. 2:15.
And again, when writing to the Thessalonians of the de-
scent of the Lord and the rapture of the church, he said:
"WHEREFORE COMFORT (or exhort) ONE ANOTHER WITH
THESE WORDS/' Ch. 4:18; see also 2 Tun. 3:16; Heb. 10:25;
2 Pet. 1:19. 12
We ask our post-millennial brethren, Why do you not
give the Church these comforting words, this "meat in
*
"I bear full witness, in presence of God and Christ
Jesus "who is about to be judging living and dead, both as
to His forthshining and His kingdom proclaim the Word."
Rotherham's N. T. from the Gr. text of Tregelles.
short work will the Lord make for Instruction in righteousness,
upon the earth. TT eb " 1 : 25 - Not *<****
.
(11) Isa. 4:4. When the . .
,
the assembling of ourselves to-
Lord shall have washed away
ethe as the manner of some
the filth of the daughters of ZIon. ? j\
ts '' but ex one another:
and shall have purged the blood ^tlng
and so much the more, as ye see
of Jerusalem from the midst tte day aPP^hing.
thereof by the spirit of judg-
inent, and by the spirit of burn- 2 Pet. 1 :19. We have also a
ing. more sure word of prophecy ;
Also Zech. 14. whereunto ye do well that ye
(12) 2 Tim. 3:16. All Scrip- take heed, as unto a light that
ture ig given by inspiration of shineth in a dark place, until
God, and ?'s profitable for doc- the day dawn, and the daystat
trine, for reproof, for correction, arise la your hearts.