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TO>V vocpwv) of the dead. Hence we see there is a difference
in time as well as in character in the order of the resurrec-
tion; the first being that of the just, and the second that
of the unjust; and this difference in time is perfectly in
accordance with the account in Rev. 20, where the interval
is stated to be the 1000 years of the Millennial kingdom.
And as Christ comes at the resurrection of the just, or
those who sleep in Him (1 Thes. 4:13-16), His coming
must be pre-millennial.*
No. VII. WatcMng.
We are commanded to watch for His coming.
Again and again did Jesus tell His disciples to watch 9
He said: "Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour
your Lord doth come." Mat. 24:42. "Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour." Mat. 25:13.
I say unto
Adding, "And, what I say unto you, all,
Watch." Mark 13 :35-37. He places especial emphasis on
the word Watch, particularly in Rev. 16 :15, "Blessed is he
that Watcheth." (See Greek.)
Now it is absolutely inconsistent with the constitution '
of the human mind, thus to watch for an event which we
believe to be one thousand years or more in the future.
And yet this is just the position which Post-millennial-,
ists are forced to take.
*We humbly invite a candid and prayerful consideration
of the above argument, on the part of Greek students.
Dr. David Brown quite superficially disposes of it by the
erroneous presumption that Pre-millenarians apply the
resurrection (vexpwv or TWI> vfuplav), of the dead, only to
the ungodly. Whereas, we hold that it embraces all, even
Christ Himself, but that ( veK pS>v) from the dead ap-
plies only to the select class who have part in the first
resurrection. Again is he wrong in his citation of the texts
Mark 9:9-10; Acts 10:41; 13:34; 26:23, and Rom. 1:4, each of
which, according to Griesbach have c* vexpav or f dvao-rdo-eio?
vtupuv. Second Advent, p. 198.
fore God and the books were
; 13. And the sea gave up the
opened ; and another book was dead which were In it ; and death
opened, which Is the book of life : and hell delivered up the dead
and the dead were judged out of which were in them : and they
those things which were written were judged every man accord-
in the books, according to their ing to their works,
works.