Second advent library

cnarsr'| sscoun counts. K"The door was shut,"implies the closing of themediatorial kingdom, up and nishing the gospe period.l shall prove this by Luke xiii. 25-28, "When oncethe master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to thedoor, and ye begin to stand without, andto knock at thedoor, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shallanswer and say unto you, I know ye not whence ge areThen shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and unkenin thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streetsBut he shall say, I tell ou I know you not whence yeare; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; thereshall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.""Marriage " is the time when Christ shall come thesecond time without sin unto salvation ; ather his electfrom the four winds of heaven, where grey have beenscattered during the dark and cloudy day; when hecomes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired inall them that believe; when the bride hath made herselfready, and the marriage of the Lamb is come, then hewill present her to his Father without spot or wrinkle,and there marry the bride before his Father and the holyangels; removes her into the New Jerusalem state, seatsher upon the throne of his glory, where she will ever bewith the Lord. When this takes place, the whole bodywill be present; the whole church must be there, not amember missing, not a finger out of joint. She will beperfect in beauty, all ovcr glorious. See Rev. xix. 7-9,"Let usrejoice and be glad, and give honor to him, forthe marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hathmade herself' ready. And to her wasgranted that sheshould be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white, for thefine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saidunto nie, Write, Blessed arethey which are called to themarriage supper of the Lamb." Daniel says, "Blessedis he that waiteth and cometh to the 1335 days." Johnsays, " Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the firstresurrection." All these are at one and the same time;and how can weexpectto be free from sorrow, mourning,and tears, until the bridegroomcomes and moves us intothe beloved city? Rev. xxi. 2-4, " And I John saw theholy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out