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Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1920, Page 6

ARANATHA. MARANATHA, SIGNS OP CHRIST COMING. THE CHURCH SIGN. . If the signs from nature and in tW political world all betoken the imminent Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (and we consider the proofs we have advanced clearly show this), then the tignt in the ecclesiastical world are many time more apparent. In St. Matthew, 2G, 13, our Lord said, "Wheresoever (bit Gospel shall be preached in the whole? world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done be told for a memorial of her." We ask if Christ were 80* the unique Son of God how coujd.fi* have anticipated the Gospel being preached in all the world, when He had only a handful of poor followers, mostly unlearned fishermen; and Himself nevejp having been taught letters? Herein is a marvel! To-day the Gospel of Graco is more read, is better understood and practised by the natives of Uganda.- of Central Africa, of Patagonia, of Labww dor, of Thibetan, China, than by M many of the professors and students of our theological and University collejgeh What do you make of itt We belief* that the first three Chapters of th» Book of Revelation are what they, set out to be, a wonderful device of the Holy Spirit to sketch prophetically iho history of the professing Christian Church frqm Apostolic timeß down tbo ages till the first stage of Christ's coming which we are looking for how to take place. The Philadelphian period has been running for possibly quite » century, and Christ's message for our time is "Behold, I come quickly," and believers are to "IHold Fast." The Laodicean condition of apostate Christendom is now rapidly developing.. We aro positive that this wondrous day.of grace and mercy is now about to close. "Whosoever will, may be saved," $» blessedly true as we write, but .ere ttiia is in print the day of wrath and "judgment may have begun. The eigne ironi nature, the political, Church, financial, Bocial, Jewish, and chronological eigne, all with trumpet voices are proclaiming that this is the world's Saturday night, Lady Connoisseur* of Perfume plact the famous No. 62 Lavt Mt Watefc first on their lists—for its eweet irnd lasting fraurance ■