The Harp of God Part 33

What does the night ill.u.s.trate? -- 383.

What did the Lord say concerning those who would report his return in the desert or in the secret chambers? -- 384.

Explain the Lord's statement of his second appearing wherein he said, "As the lightning cometh out of the east, and s.h.i.+neth even unto the west, so shall the presence of the Son of man be". -- 384.

What heavenly planet or body is used to picture the second appearing of the Lord? -- 385.

Why is it important to keep in mind that the Lord's second appearing will be invisible to human eyes? -- 386.

Is the time of his coming important to Christians? -- 387.

State the various opinions expressed by some concerning the Lord's second coming. -- 387.

Why do some of these desire him not to come? -- 387.

Are we justified in a.s.suming that no one could ever know the time of his second appearing? and if not, why not? -- 388.

Is it reasonable to suppose that Jesus himself would know some time before? -- 388.

Why would he tell his disciples to watch if they would never know of his coming? -- 388.

When Jesus arose from the dead, what did he say about the power committed to him? -- 388.

Is it reasonable to conclude that he then knew of his second appearing and when it would take place? -- 388.

Should we expect the angels in heaven to know when that great event takes place? -- 388.

Did the Lord promise the disciples that after they received the holy spirit they might know concerning his second coming? -- 389.

What Scriptural promise is given the Christian that he shall have revealed to him these things in due time? -- 389.

What did St. Paul, after he had received the holy spirit, writing under inspiration to the Thessalonians, say about the times and seasons and the second coming of the Lord? -- 389.

Should we expect the watching Christians to be in darkness as to the time of the Lord's appearing? -- 389.

How did Jesus speak concerning his second coming? -- 390.

What is the meaning of prophecy as relating to the Lord's presence? -- 390.

Does the fulfillment of prophecy enable the watcher to determine about the Lord's presence? -- 390.

In what way did Jesus use the natural harvest to ill.u.s.trate his second coming? -- 391.

Repeat the parable of the wheat and the tares, and give the Scriptural interpretation of it. ---- 391, 392.

What definite conclusion must be drawn from this statement of the Lord relative to his second presence? -- 393.

Would it be necessary for the Lord to be present before the harvest?

-- 393.

Would it be necessary for him to be present some time before the end of the age or world? -- 393.

What great historical facts were written prophetically by the prophet Daniel? -- 394.

Could these statements of the prophet Daniel leading up to the "time of the end" be understood by him? -- 394.

What did Daniel himself say about understanding his prophecy? -- 394.

Who did he say would understand in due time? -- 394.

What is meant by the term "time of the end"? -- 394.

What did the prophet Daniel definitely state would take place at the "time of the end"? Quote the Scripture. -- 394.

State the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy (11:40,41). -- 395.

In connection with Napoleon's campaign, who was meant in this prophecy by the "king of the south" and by the "king of the north"? -- 395.

When did Napoleon's campaign end as in this prophecy described? -- 395.

How is the "time of the end" definitely fixed and stated? -- 395.

From what time in the world's history have governments been pictured by beasts? -- 396.

What did the prophet Daniel say about a fourth beast? -- 396.

What const.i.tutes the three princ.i.p.al component parts of the "beast"?

-- 396.

Give the historical date of the beginning of this great "beast". -- 396.

Quote Daniel's words in Daniel 12:5-7. -- 397.

In Biblical symbology, what is meant by a "time"? -- 397.

How much time was indicated by the prophet Daniel in this prophecy as elapsing from the beginning of this beastly order to the "time of the end"? -- 397.

How is the beginning of the "time of the end" definitely fixed at 1799 A.D.? -- 397.

What other periods of time does the prophet Daniel mention in the twelfth chapter? -- 398.

From what date must these prophetic days be counted, as shown by the foregoing facts? -- 398.

What was the most important thing to which the Prophet pointed? -- 398.

Applying the above rule, a day for a year, when would the 1,335 days of Daniel's prophecy end? -- 398.

What should be expected at that date? -- 398.