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132 JESLS IS COMING.
power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth
(Rom. 1:16). It is not the ineompetency of the gospel,
but the willful unbelief of sinners that prevents the con-
version of the world. Jesus said: "Him that cometh
unto me I will in no wise cast out." John 6 :37. But He
also said "Ye will not come unto me that ye might have
life." John 5:40. While we are to preach the gospel
everywhere, we are not to expect that all will receive it.
For, when He said unto them, "Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature," He also added,
"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that believeth not shall be damned." Mark 16 :15-16. But
1 Shall their unbelief make
"what if some did not believe ?
THE TRUTH of God of none effect? God forbid." Rom.
3:3. Salvation shall be revealed in the last time. 61
Jesus shall see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied
Isa. 53:11.
"After this I beheld,- and lo, a great multitude, which na
man .could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people,
and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes and palms in their hands, and
cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to our God
iwhich sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." Rev.
7:9-10.
Alleluia; Amen; Alleluia.
No. X. The Gospel Not Preached in All the World.
It is objected that the gospel has not yet been preached
in all the world, as Christ asserted it should be, in Mat.
24:14, and therefore we cannot yet look for Christ, nor the
end to come. Let us carefully examine this passage:
"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the
world, for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the
end come."
call the damsel, and enquire at faith unto salvation ready to be
her mouth. revealed in the last time.
Co 23 ' " * e C0 tin Jn
58. And they called Rebekah, . !' V ,
"f,
f th faltn grounded and settled,
and said unto her, Wilt thou go
with this man? And she said, I ^ nd be not moved away from the
- hope of the gospel, which ye
wjij
have heard, and which was
(61) 1 Pet. 1 :5. Who are preached to every creature which
kept by the power of God through i s> under heaven.