We greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for there is no other name above his name. Eventually, every knee must bow, and every tongue must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Many of us have seen the wisdom of confessing him as Lord and Savior while he is offered in grace, and it is our desire to persuade others to come to know the same Savior in his saving, keeping, and satisfying power. This is Welcome Detweiler speaking and asking you to listen as we present another gospel program. Our prayer is that you may be blessed as you listen. Lily, all the land from sea to sea, that the due of faith salvation will they offer you and me. O gospel of the world, let the promise not begin, till the word in even begin, everlasting my children. Lolly. Glory. Lolly. Lolly Glory for for the the land lamb of of sea. Jesus seen. At the Lamb. May he be. May he be. Second is to you and me. For God so well wants your soul as it goes forth and by. May the gospel bless his pardon. That's a land. That's a land. That's a land. That's a land that's free Happy to see. day. Happy day. Happy day to you and me. Happy day. Happy day. Happy day. Happy day. My scripture reading is found in Psalm one hundred and seven. Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy, and gathered them out of the land from the west, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way. They found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of all their distresses, and he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men, for he satisfieth the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Why were they on that place in purple when the dawn will ring? And it's true, I love it too. Why were they Jesus says and say the set the clay on green? And it's true, hallelujah, yes, it's true, hallelujah. The glory of Jesus comes the whole way through. I heard the gospel sound, I heard his voice and sound. It's true, hallelujah, it's true. I heard the Holy Spirit moving by the healing voice, and it's true, I love it too. I hear the joy and victory in pain of good and far, and it's true, hallelujah, yes, it's true, I love it too. It's true, it's true, yes, it's true. Oh, carry our present love the whole way through. I thank you for God. I turn this once and for all. It's true, hallelujah, yes, it's true. Thank you. The poem I've selected is entitled Trials Compensation. Sore trials we may welcome, their value more than gold. The master doth employ them, our shapeless form to mold. As vessels unto glory he would his own prepare, and then on high present them as worthy to be there. All manner of affliction, endurance here below, but teach us holy lessons that we in grace may grow. A moment, Lord, to suffer, eternally to reign, comparing earthly losses with everlasting gain. My gain thou art, Lord Jesus, of every joy the fount. Thy rich outpouring blessings are put to my account. All spiritual blessings are mine, thou sayest, Lord. Who could have greater riches than in thyself are stored? So things unseen, eternal, are more to me than sight. By faith in thee, my Savior, my future is so bright. Oh, children, when he came, remember so he say, his heart is a weary reverer, and the laughter's on the way. And his milk and dust are scattered, so the strange and different say, he is full of joy and sorrow, will be healed the church and day. Oh, the holy sound, sweet sweet sound, how over life's journey waves Great the the Lord holy is sound. come, the the God is come. Drink, drink, God. Oh, who will find the journey with the Lord drinkful? There And is pass power along on the the near. journey, there is love for bright and sky, there is wisdom for the unseen and the knowledge for the heart, and there is the wheel turning to the left and to the right, and the healing spirit of the dawn, and the coming of the Lord. For the God be come, be be come. Oh, who would like that ending? Sing for only song, for only song, sing sweet song, How oh who would would we like like that the candy ending? when the one we know? One we know, one we know. We are different from I see the light of the living, O Christ, my own way home. I will come again. The truth of the second coming of Christ seems to be an unwanted truth, for many Bible readers utterly ignore this very vital truth, in spite of the fact that it is mentioned three hundred and eighteen times in the two hundred and sixty chapters of the New Testament, or the equivalent of once in every twenty five verses. We should not be too much surprised that men ignore this truth, because when he came the first time, there were very few that believed the prophetic message that Christ would be born at Bethlehem and make his first advent. Jesus said, uh, if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. I believe that Christ will come again because he said he would, and Christ always told the truth. The Holy Spirit confirms this in Acts chapter one verse eleven, And here the angels who are representatives of the truth are speaking. Listen to their message. This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Who is coming? This same Jesus, not another Jesus, not a mystic Jesus, but this same Jesus who was born in Bethlehem, who glorified God in his public ministry, who died on Calvary's cross, whom God raised from the dead. This same Jesus taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight, shall so come in like manner. By his first coming, he purchased with his own blood a bride which is composed of every born-again believer. And since he went away, the gospel message has been sounded out to whosoever will. And then throughout the whole wide world, the message of salvation has gone forth and weary sin-burdened souls have taken shelter in his precious blood, and in so doing have become a part of that mystical body of the church, which is the bride of Christ. The marriage supper of the Lamb is scheduled in God's program and will be in heaven. A question might arise in heaven, who shall go to earth and bring the bride? Angels might gladly volunteer, but I can hear the bridegroom saying, never mind, for this I have long been waiting. No one shall go for me. I promised them, if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again. I did not say I will send someone. If I love them enough to die for their sins, surely I love them enough to bring them to our new home, for I promised them, where I am, there ye may be also. The poet has put in these few words, he and I in that bright glory one eternal joy shall share, mine to be forever with him, his that I am there. I think you will have some difficulty in understanding the second coming of Christ until you see that there are two aspects of his coming spoken in the New Testament. These are easily distinguished because the one is Christ coming for his saints, and the other is Christ coming with his saints. The order is easy to remember, for he must come for his saints before he can come with his saints. Let us look for a moment at the scriptures that refer to his coming for his saints. First Thessalonians chapter four and verse thirteen: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven 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 together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore, comfort one another with these words. Some years ago, I stood by the open grave of a very close friend of mine in Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania. I knew his wife equally well, for I attended the same school. As I stood by her side in the cemetery, thinking what I might say to comfort her, she looked, looked up with peace written on her face and said, this would be unbearable if we didn't know that Christ is coming again, and our loved ones who have been saved will meet us again, and perhaps very soon. Do you wonder that First Thessalonians chapter four closes by saying, wherefore comfort one another with these words? What words? The preceding words, the blessed unfolding of the second coming of Christ for his sleeping and his living redeemed people. Do you wonder why the Lord Jesus said, I will come again, in the comfort chapter of John fourteen? What truth can be of greater comfort than to be certain that Christ himself will come again to receive us unto himself? Perhaps it is necessary to state that only those who have eternal life will go with him when he comes, for the Bible does not teach the theory of the general fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man. He is the creator of all, but he is the father only of those who are born into his family. His coming for his saints will be selective and secret, and many will be left behind for judgment because they have not received God's offer of salvation. If Jesus Christ should come again tonight, would you be left behind for judgment? Or would you be caught up with the redeemed to enjoy his presence for all eternity? Remember, he is coming again, but he is going to take with him only those who are saved. I suppose you would like to know when he is coming again, and the Bible gives us the very hour, in such an hour as ye think not. Let the scriptures be sufficient, but of that day and that hour knoweth no man. The important command that accompanies the truth of the second coming of Christ is, be therefore ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh. Are you ready? Not are you a church member, for you can easily be a church member and not be ready. Not have you been baptized, for you may be baptized and not be ready, for baptism does not make you ready. The question is not, are you living a Christian life, for living a good, honest Christian life does not make you ready. Many earnest followers of the life of Christ will be left behind when he comes and will cry in the language of Luke thirteen, Lord, Lord, open unto us. We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. Many will be able to say, I taught a Sunday school class. I was active in religious work and tried to live right. But strange as it may seem, many such will be left behind when Jesus comes. What can be sadder? What could be a greater shock than to find that after you have talked yourself into believing that you are ready for his coming, to discover that you will be left behind? Only those who have taken refuge in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ will be caught up when Christ returns for his blood-bought people. And if you have never been redeemed by his precious blood, it will be just too bad. I ask you again, my friend, can you prove from the word of God that you will be among those who will go with Christ when he comes again? If you are not certain, I would suggest that you open your heart before the Lord tonight. Tell him the truth. Lord, I don't want to miss heaven, and if I've been resting on the wrong thing for salvation, I want to lay it aside and come as a lost guilty sinner and receive the forgiveness of my sins altogether in the one who died in my stead on Calvary's cross. I do accept Christ as my substitute, as my savior. God will hear you, and God will write, write your name in the Lamb's book of life, and you may enjoy the blessed assurance that Christ will leave, will not leave you behind when he comes again. I trust that our brief meditation on the second coming of Christ, these four wonderful words from John chapter fourteen and verse three, will have been a blessing to you. I will come again, and some of you who are not saved, I trust you'll see the wisdom of trusting the Savior so that when that day does come, you'll be in that happy company that will be with him and like him for all eternity, rather than in that sad company who will be left behind. And now, our gracious Father, we ask that thou will bless thy word to every listening heart in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. And now the male quartet is singing, Behold, I show you a mystery. Behold, I show you a mystery. A mystery. We shall not all Not all sleep. But we shall all be changed. In a moment, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. In a moment, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trumpet, the trumpet shall sound. And the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed, shall all be changed. In a moment, in a moment, in a moment, in a moment, in the twinkling Link of of an. and I. As we see the day approaching and thy coming drawing near, we rejoice in thee with trembling while we serve thee, Lord, with fear. Soon that day foretold, expected, and for which we've hoped so long, will in rapture burst upon us with a resurrection song. We would so abide in thee, Lord, that when thou shalt soon appear, we with boldness may salute thee, knowing naught of slavish fear. For with this bright hope upon thee, we our lives would purify not to be ashamed before thee, when we meet thee in the sky. Some of us may sleep in Jesus ere that holy day shall be. Whether sleeping, whether waking, we shall rise and live with thee. So amid the present darkness, we will comfort each his heart. We shall all be changed be like thee, and be with thee where thou art. Oft times a day seems long, our trials hard to bear. We're tempted to complain, to murmur and despair, Despair, but but try. Christ will soon appear to catch his bride away. All tears forever over in God's eternal day. It will be worth it all when we see Jesus. Life trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of his dear face, all sorrow will erase. So bravely run On the the race rain till till we see Christ. Light's day will soon be all, all storms forever pass. We'll cross the great divine to glory safe at last. We'll share the joys of heaven, the heart, the home, the crowd, the pimper will be banished, we'll lay our burdens down. It will be worth it all when When we we say see dit- Jesus, like trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of his dear face, all sorrow will erase. So bravely run the race till we see Christ. We shall see in public days of bright golden morning, when the clouds and wisps and the shapes of New gold. moon rise, come divine. Of him us when we see his face. God shall wipe away our tears down by golden morning when When the the clanging many may descend as a rushing flood, oh, for crying, praise your name, in that home of gladness, Zion's hill, holy city, when we see his face.