INDEX. } INTRODUCTION, DISCOURSE FIRST. Prophecy: 2 Pet. i. 19, Its intrinsic character, Study of prophecy,.. Utility of prophecy,. DISCOURSE SECOND. Interpretation: 2 Pet, i. 20, 21, General scope and tenor,.. Grammatical construction, Language, direct, figurative,.... Symbols,... Necessity of prayer,.. DISCOURSE THIRD. General scheme: Luke xxiv. 25-27. 28 Christ and his work. First primary revelation,.. Second primary revelation, Third primary revelation,.. 29 30 31 34 DISCOURSE FOURTH. Dominion of Christ: Heb. ii. 5-9,. 38 Originally given to Adam,. Transferred to Christ,.... World to come,. Angelic ministration,. Jesus crowned, 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 His dominion anticipated,. DISCOURSE FIFTH. Enoch's prophecy: Jude, 14, 15,. Punishment of the nations,.. Destruction of unrighteous domination,. DISCOURSE SIXTH. Physical changes: Heb. i. 10–12, .. The original condition, 54 55 57 57 DISCOURSE SEVENTH. Political changes: Heb. xii. 26-29, 79 71 72 73 74 75 76 79 Kingdom of Christ,... DISCOURSE EIGHTH. Priesthood of Christ: Heb. vii. 21, 81 Order of Melchisedek, 82 DISCOURSE TENTH. Kingdom of Christ as Son of David, DISCOURSE ELEVENTH. First Advent of Christ: Heb. ix. DISCOURSE TWELFTH. Aspect of the kingdom to the Jews at his first advent: Matt. xxii. 1-10,...... 129 123 125 126 Kingdom of heaven,. Offered to the Jews,. Calling of the gentiles,... Kingdom given to the saints,. Millennium,.... DISCOURSE THIRTEENTH. The character and relations of the present time: Rom. xiii. 11, 12,................ 141 The night, The season,. The day,. DISCOURSE FOURTEENTH. The first stage of the second advent: Rev. xvi. 15,..... Sixth vial period, Coming of Christ, First stage,.. Manner, Design, Effects, Harvest, DISCOURSE FIFTEENTH. The first resurrection: 1 Thes. iv. 16, 17,..... Acts xv. 16, 17,.. DISCOURSE SIXTEENTH. The dispensation of his coming: 143 144 145 152 153 155 156 158 159 160 161 164 176 honor him; but there was a necessity arising out of the sin and ignorance of his creatures, as long as they continued in rebellion against him, that in carrying on the administration of the Divine government over the world, he should be vested with supreme authority, and should appear as God. But he did not assume this-and he did not thereby rob God of his glory; for it was his right so to appear, being the representative of the Father, by the authority of God himself. But when all shall be redeemed and reconciled in accordance with the ages and dispensations of grace, and the government of God shall be unchangeably established, and every intelligence shall be brought to yield a willing and cheerful obedience to his laws; when every knee shall bow to him, and every tongue confess that he is Lord to the glory of God the Father, then the necessity for such a measure will no longer exist, and the subjection of the Son shall be known to every creature, and God shall be all in all. But though God will be known by his intelligent creatures, yet being a spirit, without body or parts, he will not be seen by them. He will be known as the invisible God, and will still be personally manifested only through his Son Jesus Christ, who is the brightness of his glory and express image of his person. Jesus said, "It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is of God, he hath seen the Father:" John vi. 45, 46. we learn that Jesus, the Son of God, is alone possessed of that wonderful consciousness imported by the phrase, "hath seen the Father." And who has not been struck with admiration at the manner in which he speaks of his relation to the Father; as being in the bosom of the Here Father; as having had glory with him before the world was; as having come forth from him into the world, and as leaving the world and returning to the Father; as having received all his doctrines from him, and as performing all his works by him; as being the special object of the Father's love, and as always doing those things which please him? All our knowledge of God is obtained through the Son; for even the works of God, which make known to us his eternal power and Godhead, were effected by the Son for without him was not any thing made that is Neither knoweth any man made. And Jesus said, the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him." And when Philip said to him, "Show us the Father and it sufficeth us." He answered, “Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwelleth in me he doth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me or else believe me for the very work's And in the future world of sake:" John xiv. 8-11. glory, we shall only see the Father as manifested by the Son; and shall give all honor to the Father by the Son: for God shall be all in all. "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Jesus Christ, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." |