GOLDEN TRUTHS 
THE DYING THIEF REJOICED TO SEE THAT FOUNTAIN IN HIS DAY: 
AND THERE MAY I, THOUGH VILE AS HE, WASH ALL MY SINS AWAY. 
marriage supper, for those who do 
enter the marriage supper are 
those who are to rule and reign 
with Christ in His kingdom here 
on this earth. 
Now to reach a place of ruler- 
ship with Christ, there must be cer- 
tain qualifications met. Paul was 
deeply concerned, lest he would 
fail to meet the spiritual require- 
ments necessary for obtaining so 
great a prize. The ambition of his 
life was to be qualified to enter 
the marriage supper of the Lamb, 
and thus to be numbered among 
those who would experience the 
great joy of ruling together with 
Christ. 
This event of the marriage sup- 
per of the Lamb is the only desig- 
nated time in which God gives the 
award of immortality to those who 
have qualified. This is the time 
when He comes to catch away His 
people who have prepared them- 
selves, and made themselves ready 
for the marriage supper of the 
'; storm 
'lightnings can be seen from almost 
marriage supper which is actually 
the induction to office of all those 
who wul reign with Him, will be 
assigned the tasks that those who 
rule with Him, in His reign here on 
this earth, will perform. Oh, to be 
ready, should be the constant cry 
of each of His people, for this for 
them will be the day of days, the 
greatest event that can _ possibly 
come to mortal man. 
THE BLESSED HOPE 
His coming is sure. his is the 
only hope lett for this sin-cursed, 
' war-torn world. All, even the most 
skeptical must recognize an awful 
is brewing. The forked 
every direction. the awful rum- 
blings of the thundering can be 
clearly heard. Storm clouds black 
and lowering are gathering over- 
head, as the roar of the tempest 
approaches nearer and _ nearer. 
Only one avenue of escape is left 
Ape and that is, that ““lhe Lord 
Lamb, when they are caught up to |Himself shall descend from heaven 
meet ihe Lord in the air, following 
the resurrection of the saints of 
ages past who also have qualified 
for a place at this wedding feast. 
This will be the greatest hour of all 
hours up to this present moment. 
It is the greatest opportunity of all 
opportunities to qualify ourselves, 
and be ready to attend this greatest 
feast of all feasts that has ever 
been planned throughout the ages. 
You have an invitation, and | have 
an invitation we may all be ready. 
But, that there is grave danger that 
we fail to be ready, is evidenced by 
the many warnings that the Son of 
God gave to His followers, urging 
us with all watchfulness, and per- 
severance, and earnest care, to pre- 
pare ourselves, and keep ourselves 
in constant readiness for this flight 
through the air, which will be the 
greatest of all flights, for at the 
with a shout with the voice of the 
archangel, and with the trump of 
God; and the dead in Christ shall 
rise first; then we which are alive 
and remain shall be caught up to- 
gether with them in the clouds to 
meet the Lord in the air; and so 
shall we ever be with the Lord.” 
(I Thess. 4:16-17.) This is the 
blessed hope. 
He is coming to complete our 
redemption and give us changed }1 
bodies. ‘‘Behold, I shew you a 
mystery, we shall not all sleep, but 
we shall all be changed, in a mo- 
ment, in the twinkling of an eye.”’ 
(I Cor. 15:51-52.) 
He is coming to reward His 
own, those who have labored faith- 
fully in His vineyard, who have not 
buried their talent in a napkin, who 
have not lived to please self, but 
have ‘Pressed toward the mark of 
the high calling in Christ Jesus”; 
who have bent all their energy i 
an effort to keep His command 
ments, who have purified them 
selves and made themselves ready 
and not only that, have kept therm- | 
selves in constant readiness for His — 
appearing. These He will catch © 
away to the marriage supper, for — 
it is at this marriage supper that the © 
rewards are given, and the assign- — 
ments made to the overcomers of ~ 
a place of rulership with Him in z 
His Kingdom when He comes to — 
earth to set up His kingly reign. __ 
Therefore He calls loudly from _ 
yonder world. “Behold, I come ~ 
quickly and my reward is with me, 
to give to every man according as _ 
his works shall be’? (Rev. 22:1 2) ! 
‘For thou shalt be recompensed at — 
the resurrection of the just’’ (Luke | 
14:14). Oh, be faithful! If you — 
are faithful your recompense and 
reward is sure. Be faithful in the 4 
midst of a wicked and perverse — 
generation. “‘Forsake not the as- — 
sembling of yourselves together as _ 
the manner of some is.’’ Be very _ 
faithful in bearing witness for — 
Christ. “Be thou faithful unto — 
death and I will give you a crown a: 
of life.” (Rev. 2:10.) : 
There is an account of a young q 
lover who with some early settlers 4 
the lady of his choice. This inci- z 
dent has stirred my heart from ear- a 
nes and eager anticipation. . 
Success beyond his expectatior 
crowned his efforts. Much son 
to return. So without writing 
sending her word of his suce 
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