Article February 13, 1904 Issue

"Till I Come"

BEN. HAWORTH-BOOTH.

It has been the custom of the Christian church for so many centuries to sit and wait for the personal second coming of Jesus, that the question is seldom discussed within the church whether that position of expectancy is properly authorized by the teachings of Christ Jesus himself. A close examination of his teachings would appear to point to a different purpose on his part.

His last words as recorded by Matthew were, "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world," and when referring to his so-called "second coming," he spoke of "the day when the Son of man is revealed." The latter of these texts would seem to be closely linked in meaning with the former, and they together would seem to point to the revelation of that which has been with us always though hidden from our eyes.

Again, the second coming of Christ is commonly considered to be the same as the coming of the kingdom of God; but when Christ was asked to signify the time when the kingdom of God shall come, he replied. "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

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