Second advent library

172 aacruu xx.in lifey one, Jesus Christ." ere the saints are promised toreign after the gift of righteousness, (which the righteousJudge shall give all those who love his appearing at thatday,) in life, that is, etemal life. See 21st verse. 1 Peterv. 4, "And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,e shiall receive a crown of glory that fadeth net away."ll'his must, of course, be in the immortal state, for itfadeth not away.grace and ofthe of rlifhtsousness, shall reignII. That Christ will be present with h;;people in astate of immortality, can hardly be doub when weread such texts as these:-John xii. 24, "lf any manserve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there alsoshall my servant be." Again, John xiv. 3, "And if Igo and prepare a place for you, I will come again andreceive you to myself; that where I am there ye may bealso." So much for Christ's promise to his disciples.And now let us read his prayer to his Father on thispoint, John "xvii, 24, Father, I will that they, also,whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, thatthey may behold my glory." Paul says, 1 Thess. iv. 17,"And so shall we ever be with the Lord." "For it dothnot yet appear what we shall he; but we knew that.when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shallsee him as he is." Our text says, "And hast made usunto our God kingsand priests." Rev. xx. 4, 6, "Andthey lived and reigned with Christ." "And- shall reignwi him." xxi. 3, "And 1 heard a voice out ofheaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacgreat e of God is withmen, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be hispeople, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God."IIL " And we shall reign on the earth," says our text.Not und er its present dispensation, but afterit is cleansedby fire; utter the wicked are destroyed by tire, as theantediluvians wereby water, alter the resurrection of thesaints, and when `Christ's prayer, taught to his disciples,shall be answered, " Tlayunll bedoneon earth, even as inheaven." When the bride has made herself ready, andmarriedto the bridegroom, he will then move her into