His Glorious Appearing: An Exposition of Matthew Twenty-FourWhite, James
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His Glorious Appearing: An Exposition of Matthew Twenty-Four
White, James
Bible. Matthew, XXIV -- Commentaries; Second Advent
The gospel of Jesus Christ embraces all truth relating to salvation. The
warnings, counsel, invitations, promises, precepts, prophecies, or
whatever the Lord would have the people hear,—the gospel embraces them
all. In the days of Noah, the gospel included repentance, faith,
obedience, with the promises of grace and mercy; it also included the
warning of the impending judgment. And the only way to escape that
judgment was through the gospel. So here in Revelation we have the gospel
with all it implies, including the message of Christ’s second coming and
kingdom and the judgment. Closely associated with this message are two
others as given in Rev. 14:8‐12. The first is merged into these. Then
immediately following their proclamation we have the following scene:—
“And I looked and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat
like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and
in his hand a sharp sickle.... And he that sat on the cloud thrust
in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.” Rev.
14:14‐16.
In Rev. 14:6‐16, then, we learn what is the meaning of the term “gospel of
the kingdom.” It is _the_ gospel, and it embraces the admonitions and
instructions relative to the second coming of Christ. And now that we have
reached that time, the complete gospel embraces the good news of the
coming kingdom with appropriate warnings and teachings. Our Saviour says
it “shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations.”
The Revelator says the message is to be preached “to every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people.” When this shall be done, the end will come.
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