came evith great joy, so anxiously 
ae 
1d so quickly came, with such 
love and triumph, remembering so 
clearly his parting words to her as 
he left with such high hopes, for 
he had said, ‘Be looking for me 
and be ready for I will be back 
soon.’ 
It so happened, to his surprise 
a her shame, he found her sit- 
sung in the embrace of another. 
hrough the lighted window he 
"saw her sitting in the lap of another 
man. He did not bother to go in 
_ thehouse. He left without leaving 
i 3 ey trace of his whereabouts. She 
_ never heard from him again. 
How grave is the danger that 
ina may be our lot when the Son of 
_ God comes to gather His elect for 
the marriage supper of the Lamb. 
Already His Word declares, ‘““The 
a ~ whole world lieth in wickedness’’ 
| : (I John 5:19). Another transla- 
oe tion gives this Scripture as follows, 
“The whole world lieth in the lap 
of the evil one.’’ Small wonder is it 
then if we are found courting the 
world, if we are found dabbling 
with the things of the world that 
_ Christ should regard us as-lying in 
~eeethe lap of the devil. That is why 
He is coming only for those who 
are awake, alert, ready and watch- 
ing for His return.. “And what | 
say unto you I say unto all, 
QUALIFICATIONS FOR 
GUESTS AT THE MARRIAGE 
SUPPER 
ap ~ Then you ask, what must I do 
Se be ready for the coming of the 
- Lord? What are the qualifications 
or the requirements for a place of 
rulership in the government of 
God? There is a Bible standard, 
clearly set forth in the Word of 
God, to which we must attain. Je- 
an after having declared the gen- 
tion that would see these things 
aaprce exhorted His people to 
4, 
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a WILL STAND THE STORM, IT WILL NOT BE LONG; WE WILL ANCHOR BY AND BY. 
begin to take careful stock of them- 
selves. 
He said for them to watch and 
pray, that they might be accounted 
worthy to escape all these things 
that He had enumerated, that He 
said were soon to come to pass, 
and that they might be themselves 
ready to stand before the Son of 
Man. While watching and praying 
for this great event, yet they are 
to continue to keep themselves up 
to the standard so clearly set forth 
in the Word of God. That standard 
the Lord Jesus Christ gave to us in 
Revelation 22:14, ‘‘Blessed are 
they that do his commandments, 
that they may have right to the 
tree of life.” In another place He 
said, “If ye love me keep my com- 
mandments.” 
The keeping of the command- 
ments of the King of the kingdom 
is the very first qualification for 
those who are in school, prepara- 
tory to qualify for a place of lead- 
ership in the kingdom. 
One could not expect to be fa- 
vored with a place of responsibility 
and a place of rulership, or to be 
trusted with the administering of 
the laws of the kingdom, who 
themselves have failed to keep 
those laws and live up to the Bib- 
lical standard. Those who live in 
oven violation to the laws of the 
kingdom cannot expect a position 
of rulership in the kingdom. 
The Word of God clearly sets 
forth that those who enter with 
|Him into the marriage supper of 
the Lamb, are to receive authority 
and power to rule with Him in 
Christ’s kingdom here on earth. 
Surely the All-Wise God will not 
assign to His followers the task 
of governing and_ disciplining 
others, until they themselves’ have 
reached the place where they can 
govern and discipline their own 
lives and conduct. 
Those who fail to listen to the 
promptings of the Spirit here, and 
refuse to let Him order and dictate 
their lives, who have their ears 
tuned to the voice of the world, 
and the fashions and fads of things 
that are present, cannot expect to 
qualify or to have authority over 
others, for they refuse to be guid- 
ed and become subject to the re- 
straining guidance of the Holy 
Spirit. 
Who is He coming for when He 
comes to catch His people from 
this earth? He is coming for those 
who are counted worthy to enter 
into the marriage supper of the 
Lamb. Those, who by the’ disci- 
pline of their lives, by being faith- 
ful in the adverse circumstances 
that are thrown into the present 
life, have done more than just 
simply being a Christian, just 
simply serving the Lord in a half- 
hearted way, but have bent all their 
energies in reaching the goal, have 
purified themselves, and as Paul 
did, gone out of their way to live 
a life of holiness and purity and 
salvation and service in the work 
of the Master here. 
These will be assigned a place 
of authority in the kingdom, and in 
the administration of its laws. 
They will receive the gift of im- 
mortality, the goal for which Paul 
was striving, and about which he 
was so deeply concerned lest*he 
fall short of reaching this high call- 
ing. This is why the heart of the 
Saviour was so moved upon, why 
He warned His followers that as 
a snare shall it come upon all those 
that dwell upon the face of the 
whole earth, but to those that love 
His appearing He said, ‘Watch ye, 
therefore, and pray always, that ve 
may be accounted worthy to es- 
cape these things that shall come 
to pass, and to stand before the 
Son of man.” If we are watching, 
if we are striving to qualify for this 
great event, we will be bestirring 
