Thoughts on the Coming and Kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Thoughts on the Coming and Kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ It is a cause for joy, that there arc so many things in religion in which God's people are agreed; while there is much reason to mourn, that there are still so many things about which they differ, and that at present the church is very far removed from any thing like unity of faith. The former shows the power of the Spirit of God, the latter the force of prejudice; for it is this principle which is the great bar to unity. May the Lord in mercy remove it; make us all willing to submit to his word; ready to unlearn what is wrong; and willing to give up every system or sentiment, however cherished, which will not bear the test of truth. It must be acknowledged, that against the sentiments advocated in the following pages, a strong tide of prejudice is running. These doctrines are, the pre-millennial coming of Christ: the first resurrection of the saints; their reigning with Christ on earth; the restoration, and future glory of the Jews; and the renovation of creation. Now it is well known, that many good people will scarcely hear these things mentioned; so strong is their prejudice. Could the author of the following pages believe that those who thus despise these views, and who also despise, or else pity those who advocate them, had dispassionately attended to their claims, and prayerfully studied God's word on this subject, unfettered by a system received from others, he would blot out the word prejudice, and supply its place with a softer word. But he cannot think that many who cry out against millenarianism have thus done; and therefore painfully feels that, in speaking or writing upon this subject, he has so great an enemy as prejudice to contend against. Still, he docs not question the sincerity of those who thus act, though he believes them to be sincerely wrong; neither is the existence of this difference, a draw-back upon Christian affection. No, wherever God's image is, there he would wish his love to rest: even though he sees not every sentiment he considers scriptural reflected in the mind of his fellow saint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.