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Jesus is coming HIMSELF at the Rapture, to receive us
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unto HiMSELF, and He is coming to this earth again, at
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the Revelation, tho SAME JESUS, and in LIKE MANNER as
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He went away.*
Lo! He comes, with clouds descending,
Once for favored sinners slain;
Thousand thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumphs of His train;
Hallelujah!
God appears on earth to reign.
But while there is such fearful foreboding of impending
judgment and just retribution to those who love not the
Lord Jesus, there is, on the other hand,
The Sweetest Comfort
for those who do love our Lord's appearing.
This is apparent when we understand the true position
of the Church. We have seen that it is not to be con-
founded with the coming Kingdom, neither does it include
the Old Testament Saints, for it was founded after Christ
came. 10 It was begun on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2)
*That is corporally, in the flesh.
(6) 1 Thes. 4:16. For the 8. And then shall that Wicked
Lord himself shall descend from be revealed, whom the Lord shall
heaven, with a shout, with the consume with the spirit of his
voice of the archangel, and with mouth, and shall destroy with
the trump of God : and the dead the brightness of his coming :
in Christ shall rise first ; 9. Even him, whose coming Is
17. Then we that are alive, after the working of Satan with
that are left, shall together with all power and signs and lying
them be caught up in the clouds, wonders,
to meet the Lord in the air : 10. And with all deceivable-
and so shall we ever be with ness of unrighteousness in them
the Lord. that perish ; because they re-
18. Wherefore comfort one ceived not the love of the truth,
another with these words. that they might be saved.
(7) John 14:3. And if I go (9) Acts 1:11. Which also
and prepare a place for you, I said, Ye men of Galilee, why
will come again, and receive you stand ye gazing up into heaven?
unto myself ; that where I am, this same Jesus, which is taken
there ye may be also. up from you into heaven, shall
(8) 2 Thes. 2:7. For the so come in like manner as ye
mystery of iniquity doth already have seen him go into heaven.
work: only he who now letteth (10) Mat. 16:18. And I say
will let, until be be taken out also unto thee, That thou art
of the way. Peter, and upon this rock I will