matthew-16:1-2,-luke-12:54-56-niv

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, 4:14-end; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Colossians 3:4. Our subject is the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the two principal stages of His coming, which are termed the Rapture and the Appearing. By the Rapture we mean the translation to heaven of all who belong to Christ, and th... Read More

Glorious and astonishing things are spoken of the Son of Man; and the Spirit strikingly shows in the Scriptures His wonderful works, ways and worth; foretelling too in the Old Testament His exceeding majesty; and recording also in the New His surprising humiliation. Set at nought, mocked, scorned, s... Read More

Revelation 3: 14-22 It is very important for us to understand what is the state of things in the church; and when I say "church" I mean the whole house of God, not the real thing, the body of Christ, but that which will be spued out of the Lord's mouth when He comes. It is very important for us who ... Read More

Bible Reading--Matthew 16. The Pharisees and Sadducees had been tempting Jesus to show them a sign from heaven. He showed them that they could discern the signs that appeared on the face of the sky, and yet could not discern the signs of the times. He would give them no sign to satisfy their unbelie... Read More

The Three Spheres of Future Glory. THERE is still something more to learn concerning the dispensations before we can rightly understand the unique position and wonderful teaching of the later Pauline Epistles written from the prison in Rome. These dispensations are commonly spoken of as: two, the ol... Read More

PREFACE These letters to young believers are reprinted, without alteration, from the Christian's Friend magazine. They were originally written by the editor for the help of one who had but recently been converted, and who had never the opportunity of listening to oral teaching. But in as much as the... Read More

If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:33 In the words of Jesus, preserved for us in the records, there are two elements perp... Read More

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the m... Read More

"The important thing is having Jesus in the glory as our hope; a very subordinate thing, the question when shall we be in the glory with Him. If anyone's teaching made the saints value Jesus as their hope less, it would be sufficient to show their teaching to be faulty. But if it be only to the effe... Read More

Let me say, with what force does the Spirit of God in scripture teach us the secret of life. With what an intense sense would He impress on our souls, that we have lost it, but that Christ has it for us. The flaming sword in the hand of the Cherubim, keeping every way the way of the tree of life, wa... Read More