THE RETURN
OF THE
LORD JESUS

The Key to the Scripture
and the Solution of All
Our Political and Social
Problems or

THE GOLDEN AGE THAT IS
SOON COMING TO THE EARTH

BY

R. A. Torrey, D. D.

Dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles

California

LOS

Registered in Stationer's Hall, London
English rights reserved

ANGELES

The quotations from the Bible in this book are taken from The American Standard Bible by permission of Thomas Nelson & Sons, owners of the copyright

Synopsis

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The writer an optimist-His optimism defined-The
true doctrine of the Advent is: A safeguard
against error-The most precious truth. Page...

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CHAPTER I.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRUTH THAT OUR LORD
JESUS IS COMING AGAIN.

The frequency of its mention-Its emphasis as the
comfort of saints and the blessed hope of the be-
liever-It is peculiarly obnoxious to the worldly
-It is the incentive to service, watchfulness and
separation-Four stages of the author's expe-
rience The transformation wrought in him by
the apprehension of the doctrine.
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CHAPTER II.

THE CERTAINTY THAT OUR LORD JESUS IS COMING

AGAIN.

It is repeatedly and explicitly affirmed by the Word
of God-It is distinguished as a coming "a
second time”-It is not synonymous with death
-It is not the Coming of the Holy Spirit-It did
not occur at the destruction of Jerusalem-It
lies yet in the future.

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CHAPTER III.

THE MANNER IN WHICH OUR LORD JESUS IS COMING
AGAIN.

Personally-Bodily and visibly-In three stages—

With great publicity-In great power and glory
-With His holy angels-Suddenly and unan-
nounced.

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THE RESULTS OF THE RETURN OF OUR LORD JESUS.
The results: As regards God-As regards the Church
and individual believers-As regards Israel-As
regards the nations-As regards human society
as a whole-As regards Antichrist and the
Devil-As regards the physical universe. Page... 53

CHAPTER V.

THE TIME OF OUR LORD'S RETURN.

It is unknown-No definite data revealed-It will be
when men think not-When the world will be
absorbed in its pursuits-After the revelation of
the Man of Sin-In a time of apostasy-So far
as we know, at any moment.
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CHAPTER VI.

OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE RETURN OF OUR LORD

JESUS.

We should be always ready-We should be looking,
expectant-We should be earnestly longing-The
preciousness of the words, "Jesus is coming."

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PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The writer an optimist-His optimism defined— The true doctrine of the advent is: A safeguard against error-The most precious truth.