Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Need of the Redeemer's Return
- I. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE DECLARATIONS OF OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY.
- II. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY HIS OWN AFFIRMATIONS.
- III. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE RATIFICATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
- IV. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE HUMILIATION OF THE CROSS.
- V. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE PRESENT EXALTATION OF SATAN.
- VI. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE PRESENT DISORGANIZATION OF ISRAEL.
- VII. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE PRESENT DEGRADATION AND DESOLATION OF THE WORLD.
- VIII. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE LAMENTATION OF ALL CREATION.
- IX. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE SUPPLICATIONS OF THE CHURCH.
- X. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN IS NECESSITATED BY THE EXPECTATION OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST.
- Chapter Two The Hope of the Redeemer's Return
- I. The Character of Our Hope
- 1. Our Hope is not the Conversion of the World.
- 2. Our Hope is not the Salvation of the Soul.
- 3. Our Hope is not Death.
- 4. Our Hope is the personal Return of our Redeemer.
- II. THE AUTHORIZATION OF OUR HOPE.
- 1. We have the Promise of the Lord Jesus Himself.
- 2. We have the word of God's messengers at the time of His Son's Ascension.
- 3. We have the inspired testimony of the apostles.
- 4. Finally, we have the Promise of the Lord given from the Throne.
- III. THE BLESSEDNESS OF OUR HOPE.
- 1. Because of its bearing upon Israel.
- 2. Because of its bearing upon the Gentiles.
- 3.Because of its bearing upon the Church.
- 4. Because of its bearing upon Christ Himself.
- Chapter Three The Fact of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. The Statement of this Fact.
- 2. The Interpretation of this Fact.
- 3. The twofold bearing of this Fact.
- 4. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was typified in the lives of Joseph and Solomon.
- 5. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was foreshadowed in the Ritual on the annual day of Israel's Atonement.
- 6. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return is illustrated in the Gospel narratives.
- 7. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return had a spectacular setting forth on the Mount of Transfiguration.
- Chapter Four The Time of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. The position of Post-millennialism.
- 2. The position of Pre-millennialism.
- 1. An examination of Post-millennialism.
- 2. An examination of Pre-millennialism.
- III. Post-millennialism Refuted.
- 1. The condition of the world when our Lord returns proves that His Second Advent cannot be post-millennial.
- 2. The Teaching of Matthew 13 proves that no era of Millennial blessing precedes Christ's Second Advent.
- 3. Our Lord's Olivet discourse shows that there is no universal triumph of the Gospel before His Second Advent.
- 4. The present working of the Mystery of Iniquity proves that there can be no Millennium before the Redeemer's Return.
- 1. Christ does not |receive the Kingdom| until the time of His Second Advent.
- 2. The |Times of Restitution| can be ushered in only by the Second Advent of Christ.
- 3. The Restoration of Israel is only made possible by the Second Advent of Christ.
- 4. A groaning Creation can be delivered only by the Second Advent of Christ.
- Chapter Five The Imminency of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. Our Lord Himself spoke of His Return in the language of Imminency.
- 2. The Apostles referred to the Redeemer's Return in the language of Imminency.
- 3. Why was the fact of our Lord's Return presented in the language of Imminency and the exact date withheld?
- 4. Why is it that our Lord has tarried till now? Why has not the Redeemer returned long ere this?
- Chapter Six The Signs of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. The Recovery and Revival of the Blessed Hope itself.
- 2. The Apostasy which prepares the way for the Antichrist.
- 3. The Laodicean state of Christendom.
- 4. The Prophecy of the Perilous Times.
- 5. The Overturning which is visible on every hand.
- 6. The present Distress of Nations.
- 7. The conflict between Capital and Labor.
- 8. The Rejuvenation and Restoration of Israel.
- 9. The limitations of Earth's great Week.
- 10. The analogy between the two Advents of Christ.
- Chapter Seven The Beneficiaries of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. Because GRACE is that which characterizes all God's dealings with His own during this dispensation and grace, necessarily, eliminates all distinctions of personal merits.
- 2. Because the Rapture is the CONSUMMATION OF OUR SALVATION and therefore, being an integral and essential part of our salvation it cannot, in anywise, be determined by our personal worthiness.
- 3. Because to make our Rapture dependent upon anything in us is to attack the Finished Work of Christ.
- 4. Because the Rapture of a part of the Church only, would leave the remainder of it still upon the earth and that would prevent the manifestation of the Man of Sin.
- 5. Because for the believer there is |no judgment| and all upon earth during the Tribulation period are unquestionably the subjects of God's judgments.
- 6. Because nothing can separate believers from the Love of Christ.
- 7. Because the inevitable tendency of the partial-rapture theory is to get believers occupied with themselves instead of with Christ.
- 8. Because the partial-rapture theory introduces a situation that is full of Confusion.
- 9. Because the Church Epistles plainly teach that ALL believers will be raptured at the time of our Lord's Return.
- 10. Because there is not a single Scripture in the Church Epistles which, rightly interpreted, teaches a partial rapture.
- Chapter Eight The Churchward Results of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. The Lord's descent from Heaven.
- 2. The Resurrection of the sleeping saints.
- 3. The Translation of living believers.
- 4. The Transformation of each believer into the Image of our glorified Saviour.
- 5. The Examination and Rewarding of the believer's works.
- 6. The presentation of the Church by Christ to Himself.
- 7. The Manifestation of the Church with Christ.
- Chapter Nine The Worldward Results of the Redeemer's Return
- 1. The World's Consternation at the sudden and secret Removal of the Church.
- 2. The Hopeless condition of the left-behind ones.
- 3. God's dealings with the earth during the Tribulation period.
- 4. The revelation and career of the Anti-christ.
- 5. The Situation of the Jews during this Period.
- 6. The Battle of Armageddon.
- 7. The Return of Christ to the earth itself.
- Chapter Ten The Consummation Of The Redeemer's Return
- 1. The millennium in relation to Satan.
- 2. The Millennium in relation to Christ.
- 3. The Millennium in relation to the Church.
- 4. The Millennium in relation to Israel.
- 5. The Millennium in relation to the World.
- 6. The Millennium in relation to Creation.
- 7. The Millennium in relation to Sin.
- Conclusion
- Appendix