Second advent library

,Thici-ms-r's ucosn course. 155riage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath madeherself ready. And to her wasgranted that she shouldbe armyed in line linen, clean and white ; for the linelinen is theot' saints. And he saith untome, Write, righteousness B essed arethey which are called to themarriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,These are the true of God." We see, my friends,by the similarity of e sentiments given in thesupper, and those admonitions and propheciesmarriitgeto eLaodicean church, that theymust mean one and thesame event. To hear the voice of the bridegroom, andto open the door, and go out to meet him, ll the waywhich the bride makes herself ready; and his suppingwith them and they with him, shows that it is whenChrist shall come, and live, and reign with them."To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with mein my throne, even as 1 also overcame, and am set downwith my Father in his throne." Here is another expressionwhich proves we arebrought down to the end oftime, "to him that ovcrcomcth." What can the faithfuland true witness meanby this expression ? He explainshimself] " even asIalso ooa°c¢me." How did Christ overcomewhen he sat down with his Father ? I answer, Bybursting the bands of death, by conquering the grave, hearose a glorious conqueror, and was seated at the righthand of God. Then this is the true meaning of the text,to him, that hathpart in the iii-st resurrection, will] grantto sit with me in my throne. "Blessed and holy is hethat hath part. in the first resurrection; on such the seconddeath hath nopower; but they shall be kings andwats of God, and of Christ, and shall reign wi him."hat,liaht m~y we not receive from the word of God,when ta entogether, when explained by its own language,et im hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."when ke t unbroken! "He that hath an ear,This closes what l call, and what Christ, I think, calls,I. prophecy."Blessed is he that readeth, and they thatheel' the words of this prophecy, and-keep those thingswhich are written therein; for the time is at hand."Laodicean church began about A. D. 1798, and"ll last the forty-iive years. When this dispensation