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struction (Mat. 7:13), and compared to them, in numbers,
the true believers are but a handful. In the Millennium
all this will be changed, "for the earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" (Isa.
11:9), and all men shall bow to the righteous scepter of
King Immanuel. 6
We would not sacrifice the hundreds of lives upon a
passenger train, to save the life of even a FRIEND who will-
fully exposed himself to danger upon the track; and are
not all men our brothers? and shall we not yearn to save
them from the tide of spiritual death? Oh! then, let us
cry with the Holy Spirit: "Even so come, Lord Jesus."
Rev. 22 :20. For when He comes the work will be cut short
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in righteousness.
No. IV. My Kingdom Is Not of This World.
It is objected that Jesus said: "My Kingdom is not
of this world." John 18:36. True! not of the spirit of
the world (1 John 2 :15-17) ; just as believers are not of
the world. John 15 :19. The correct rendering of the pas-
sage is, "My Kingdom is not (oc) out of this world." That
it does not emanate from this world. He is not
is, (oc)
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out of this world. Both He and His Kingdom are from
above. 9 But it will be set up on this earth, in accordance
(6) Isa. 45:22. Look unto and shall be called the Son of
me, and be ye saved, all the ends the Highest ; and the Lord God
of the earth : for I am God, and shall give unto him the throne
there is none else. of his father David :
23. I have sworn by myself, 33. And he shall reign over
the word is gone out of my the house of Jacob for ever ; and
mouth in righteousness, and of his kingdom there shall be
shall not return, That unto me no end.
,every knee shall bow, every Also Rom. 14 :11 ; Mic. 4 :l-7.
Itongue shall swear. (7) Rom. 9 :28. For he will
Phil. 2 :10. That at the name finish the work, and cut if short
of Jesus every knee should bow, In righteousness : because a short
of things in heaven, and things work will the Lord make upon
In earth, and things under the the earth,
earth; (8) John 8:23. And he said
11. And that every tongue unto them, Ye are from beneath ;
should confess that Jesus Christ I am from above : ye are of this
is Lord, to the glory of God the world ; I am not of this world.
Father. (9) Col. 3 :1. If ye then be
Luke 1 :32. He shall be great, risen with Christ, seek those