Second advent library

'_cnarsfs sxcoim comme.Kpel. See 2 Peter ii. 1-3, "But there were falseprophets, also, among the people; even as there shall befalse teachers among you, who rivily shall bring indamnable heresies, even denying the Lord that boughtthem, and bring upon themselves swift destruction; andmany shall follow their pernicious ways, by reason ofwhom the way oftruth shall he evil spoken of; and throughcovebousness shall they, with feigned words, makemerchandise of you, whose judgment of a.long timelingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."The apostle then goes on to show, that,as it was inthe days of Noah and Lot, so it would be in the daysof these false teachers; one generation would not passoil' before thewould overtake them, whomake merchandise judgment 0 the gospel, and like Balsam, wholoved the wages of unrighteousness.ll. Jude gives us a sign, 4 to 19 verses, inclusive,f'How they told you there should be mockers in thelast time, who should walk after their ownungodllusts; these be they who separate themselves, sensualhaving not the Spirit." Some preachers deny the agencyof the Spirit in regeneration.12. Christ gives a i in Luke xxi. 25-28, "Andthere shall be signs th; in sun, and in the moon, and inthe stars; and, upon the earth, distress of nations, withperplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's heathfailing them for fear, and for looking for thosewhich arecoming thingson the earth; for the powers of eheavens shall be shaken; and then shall theysee theSon of Man coming in a cloud with power and greatlory.And when thesething: begin to come to pass,glen look up, and lift up your eads, for your redemptiondraweth nigh.13. Christ gives another sign in Matt. xxiv. 23, 24,"Then, if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here isChrist, or there, believe it not; for there shall arisefalse Christs and false prophets, and shall show great'signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it werepossible,they shall deceive thedoubt ofverklelect."There can be nothgrsign being fu eled. -