Second advent library

~- i»I9| uernl xvr. ~Fromthe98d tothe2&hinclusive,he warmhisdhliplesagainst the error that fblse teachers would' promulgate;erusalem. He told them plainly to " believe it not," forthat Christ did or would come at the destruction ofhis second coming would be as visible as the lightning,and then every man would be gatheredto his own company;so there would be no room for deceit.ln the 29th verse of the rise of anti-Clmst, the darkness andprophesies fal of many into superstitionand error, and the persecution of the true church. 30thand 31st verse, He gives a sign of his comin ,thelnourning of the tribes of the earth, and then speais ofhis coming and what he will do. 32, Is the parable ofthe liglree, 33, He enforces it by saying, " So likewiseye, when ye shull see all these things, know that it isnear, even at the door." 34th and 35th verses, He~giveshis disciples a comfortable promise, which was to thisamount, that his children should not be all destroyedfrom the earth. But "this generatsbn shall not ,pass tilllll these things be fulfilled. ' To prove the wogenerationis so used, I will refer you to Psalm xxii. 30, "Aseed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lordfor ageneralion." l Peter ii. 9, "A chosen generation,aroyal priesthood, a holy nation." The word genera.-téon, in the Scriptures, when used in the singular, I believealmost invariably means the children of oneparent;as thegeneration of Adam,cfiildren of Adam? chosengeneration, children of Go genemizbn o viper-I,children ofthe deviL So Christ, talking to his children,andinstructing them only, says, " This generation shallnolttpass till l these things be fulfilled. Heaven andba shall pass away, but my words shall not passaway." His kingdom shall not be destroyed nor givento another peo.le.36th verse, lilo informs his disciples that the day andhour of his coming is known only to God, has never beenrevealed, meaning day and hour only, whether at midfnight,at cock crowing, or in the moming.I Verses 37-44, inclusive, He informs them that hiswill be like the deluge; unexpected to thewicke ,as then. He tells them the manner ; that he willhoming