The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Herald

to himself a hopeless search. Go where he will, worship where he may, in any country, in
any age, he will soon find tares among the wheat, sin mixing in with all earthly holiness;
self-deceivers, hypocrites, and unchristians in every assembly of saints; Satan insinuating
himself into every gathering of the sons of God, to present themselves before the Lord. No
preaching, however pure; no discipline, however strict or prudent; no watchfulness,
however searching and faithful, can ever make it different. . . . The Savior Himself has
taught us that in the Gospel field, wheat and tares are to be found; that it is forbidden to
pluck up the bad, lest the good also be damaged; and that both are to 'grow together until
the harvest,' which is the end of the economy--the winding up of the present order of
things--'the end of the world [Age].'"
Christ, All In All
In Christ all fulness dwells: from Him proceeds
All fallen man, poor, wretched, guilty, needs.
In Him the contrite, bruised in spirit, and
Whate'er can heal the sorrows of the mind--
Forgiving love, that saves from blank despair,
Rich grace, that banishes each anxious care.
Soft pity, that relieves the bursting sigh,
And truth, revealing joys that never die.
Thrice happy they, who to His Word attend,
His favor seek, and on His strength depend.
'Tis theirs to know His heart-consoling voice,
To share His smile, and in His name rejoice.
To them, reclaimed in mercy from the fall
And heavenward marching, Christ is all in all:
In want, their treasure--in distress, their stay--
In gloom, their day-spring--vigor, in decay--
'Mid foes, their guard--in solitude, their guest--
In storms, their hiding place--in toils, their rest--
In bonds, their freedom--their relief, in pain--
In life, their glory--and in all things, gain.
Chapter 4: Rev. 2:1-7
Christ's Message to Ephesus
"Unto the angel of the Church of Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the
seven stars in His right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks."-
-Rev. 2:1.
The Church at Ephesus was the first of the seven to be addressed by the Master. In His
message to this Church the Savior is announced as the One who holds the seven stars in