the　holy　angels；　a　vast；　unnumbered　throng；　attend　Him　on　His　way。　The
  firmament　seems　filled　with　radiant　forms〃ten　thousand　times　ten　thousand；
  and　thousands　of　thousands。〃　No　human　pen　can　portray　the　scene；　no　mortal
  mind　is　adequate　to　conceive　its　splendor。　〃His　glory　covered　the　heavens；
  and　the　earth　was　full　of　His　praise。　And　His　brightness　was　as　the　light。〃
  Habakkuk　3：3；4。　As　the　living　cloud　comes　still　nearer；　every　eye　beholds
  the　Prince　of　life。　No　crown　of　thorns　now　mars　that　sacred　head；　but　a
  diadem　of　glory　rests　on　His　holy　brow。　His　countenance　outshines　the
  dazzling　brightness　of　the　noonday　sun。　〃And　He　hath　on　His　vesture　and　on
  His　thigh　a　name　written；　King　of　kings；　and　Lord　of　lords。〃　Revelation
  19：16。
  Before　His　presence　〃all　faces　are　turned　into　paleness；〃　upon　the　rejecters
  of　God's　mercy　falls　the　terror　of　eternal　despair。　〃The　heart　melteth；　and
  the　knees　smite　together；　。　。　。　and　the　faces　of　them　all　gather　blackness。〃
  Jeremiah　30：6；　Nahum　2：10。　The　righteous　cry　with　trembling：　〃Who　shall　be
  able　to　stand？〃　The　angels'　song　is　hushed；　and　there　is　a　period　of　awful
  silence。　Then　the　voice　of　Jesus　is　heard；　saying：　〃My　grace　is　sufficient
  for　you。〃　The　faces　of　the　righteous　are　lighted　up；　and　joy　fills　every
  heart。　And　the　angels　strike　a　note　higher　and　sing　again　as　they　draw　still
  nearer　to　the　earth。
  The　King　of　kings　descends　upon　the　cloud；　wrapped　in　flaming　fire。　The
  heavens　are　rolled　together　as　a　scroll；　the　earth　trembles　before　Him；　and
  every　mountain　and　island
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  is　moved　out　of　its　place。　〃Our　God　shall　come；　and　shall　not　keep　silence：
  a　fire　shall　devour　before　Him；　and　it　shall　be　very　tempestuous　round　about
  Him。　He　shall　call　to　the　heavens　from　above；　and　to　the　earth；　that　He　may
  judge　His　people。〃　Psalm　50：3；4。
  〃And　the　kings　of　the　earth；　and　the　great　men；　and　the　rich　men；　and　the
  chief　captains；　and　the　mighty　men；　and　every　bondman；　and　every　freeman；
  hid　themselves　in　the　dens　and　in　the　rocks　of　the　mountains；　and　said　to
  the　mountains　and　rocks；　Fall　on　us；　and　hide　us　from　the　face　of　Him　that
  sitteth　on　the　throne；　and　from　the　wrath　of　the　Lamb：　for　the　great　day　of
  His　wrath　is　come；　and　who　shall　be　able　to　stand？〃　Revelation　6：15…17。
  The　derisive　jests　have　ceased。　Lying　lips　are　hushed　into　silence。　The
  clash　of　arms；　the　tumult　of　battle；　〃with　confused　noise；　and　garments
  rolled　in　blood〃　（Isaiah　9：5）；　is　stilled。　Nought　now　is　heard　but　the　voice
  of　prayer　and　the　sound　of　weeping　and　lamentation。　The　cry　bursts　forth
  from　lips　so　lately　scoffing：　〃The　great　day　of　His　wrath　is　come；　and　who
  shall　be　able　to　stand？〃　The　wicked　pray　to　be　buried　beneath　the　rocks　of
  the　mountains　rather　than　meet　the　face　of　Him　whom　they　have　despised　and
  rejected。
  That　voice　which　penetrates　the　ear　of　the　dead；　they　know。　How　often　have
  its　plaintive；　tender　tones　called　them　to　repentance。　How　often　has　it　been
  heard　in　the　touching　entreaties　of　a　friend；　a　brother；　a　Redeemer。　To　the
  rejecters　of　His　grace　no　other　could　be　so　full　of　condemnation；　so
  burdened　with　denunciation；　as　that　voice　which　has　so　long　pleaded：　〃Turn
  ye；　turn　ye　from　your　evil　ways；　for　why　will　ye　die？〃　Ezekiel　33：11。　Oh；
  that　it　were　to　them　the　voice　of　a　stranger！　Says　Jesus：　〃I　have　called；
  and　ye　refused；　I　have　stretched　out　My　hand；　and　no　man　regarded；　but　ye
  have　set　at　nought　all　My　counsel；　and　would　none　of　My　reproof。〃　Proverbs
  1：24；　25。　That　voice　awakens　memories　which　they　would　fain　blot
  outwarnings　despised；　invitations　refused；　privileges　slighted。
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  There　are　those　who　mocked　Christ　in　His　humiliation。　With　thrilling　power
  come　to　their　minds　the　Sufferer's　words；　when；　adjured　by　the　high　priest；
  He　solemnly　declared：　〃Hereafter　shall　ye　see　the　Son　of　man　sitting　on　the
  right　hand　of　power；　and　coming　in　the　clouds　of　heaven。〃　Matthew　26：64。　Now
  they　behold　Him　in　His　glory；　and　they　are　yet　to　see　Him　sitting　on　the
  right　hand　of　power。
  Those　who　derided　His　claim　to　be　the　Son　of　God　are　speechless　now。　There
  is　the　haughty　Herod　who　jeered　at　His　royal　title　and　bade　the　mocking
  soldiers　crown　Him　king。　There　are　the　very　men　who　with　impious　hands
  placed　upon　His　form　the　purple　robe；　upon　His　sacred　brow　the　thorny　crown；
  and　in　His　unresisting　hand　the　mimic　scepter；　and　bowed　before　Him　in
  blasphemous　mockery。　The　men　who　smote　and　spit　upon　the　Prince　of　life　now
  turn　from　His　piercing　gaze　and　seek　to　flee　from　the　overpowering　glory　of
  His　presence。　Those　who　drove　the　nails　through　His　hands　and　feet；　the
  soldier　who　pierced　His　side；　behold　these　marks　with　terror　and　remorse。
  With　awful　distinctness　do　priests　and　rulers　recall　the　events　of　Calvary。
  With　shuddering　horror　they　remember　how；　wagging　their　heads　in　satanic
  exultation；　they　exclaimed：　〃He　saved　others；　Himself　He　cannot　save。　If　He
  be　the　King　of　Israel；　let　Him　now　come　down　from　the　cross；　and　we　will
  believe　Him。　He　trusted　in　God；　let　Him　deliver　Him　now；　if　He　will　have
  Him。〃　Matthew　27：42；　43。
  Vividly　they　recall　the　Saviour's　parable　of　the　husbandmen　who　refused　to
  render　to　their　lord　the　fruit　of　the　vineyard；　who　abused　his　servants　and
  slew　his　son。　They　remember；　too；　the　sentence　which　they　themselves
  pronounced：　The　lord　of　the　vineyard　〃will　miserably　destroy　those　wicked
  men。〃　In　the　sin　and　punishment　of　those　unfaithful　men　the　priests　and
  elders　see　their　own　course　and　their　own　just　doom。　And　now　there　rises　a
  cry　of　mortal　agony。　Louder　than　the　shout；　〃Crucify　Him；　crucify　Him；〃
  which　rang　through　the　streets　of　Jerusalem；　swells　the　awful；
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  despairing　wail；　〃He　is　the　Son　of　God！　He　is　the　true　Messiah！〃　They　seek
  to　flee　from　the　presence　of　the　King　of　kings。　In　the　deep　caverns　of　the
  earth；　rent　asunder　by　the　warring　of　the　elements；　they　vainly　attempt　to
  hide。
  In　the　lives　of　all　who　reject　truth　there　are　moments　when　conscience
  awakens；　when　memory　presents　the　torturing　recollection　of　a　life　of
  hypocrisy　and　the　soul　is　harassed　with　vain　regrets。　But　what　are　these
  compared　with　the　remorse　of　that　day　when　〃fear　cometh　as　desolation；〃　when
  〃destruction　cometh　as　a　whirlwind〃！　Proverbs　1：27。　Those　who　would　have
  destroyed　Christ　and　His　faithful　people　now　witness　the　glory　which　rests
  upon　them。　In　the　midst　of　their　terror　they　hear　the　voices　of　the　saints
  in　joyful　strains　exclaiming：　〃Lo；　this　is　our　God；　we　have　waited　for　Him；
  and　He　will　save　us。〃　Isaiah　25：9。
  Amid　the　reeling　of　the　earth；　the　flash　of　lightning；　and　the　roar　of
  thunder；　the　voice　of　the　Son　of　God　calls　forth　the　sleeping　saints。　He
  looks　upon　the　graves　of　the　righteous；　then；　raising　His　hands　to　heaven；
  He　cries：　〃Awake；　awake；　awake；　ye　that　sleep　in　the　dust；　and　arise！〃
  Throughout　the　length　and　breadth　of　the　earth　the　dead　shall　hear　that
  voice；　and　they　that　hear　shall　live。　And　the　whole　earth　shall　ring　with
  the　tread　of　the　exceeding　great　army　of　every　nation；　kindred；　tongue；　and
  people。　From　the　prison　house　of　death　they　come；　clothed　with　immortal
  glory；　crying：　〃O　death；　where　is　thy　sting？　O　grave；　where　is　thy　victory？〃
  1　Corinthians　15：55。　And　the　living　righteous　and　the　risen　saints　unite
  their　voices　in　a　long；　glad　shout　of　victory。
  All　come　forth　from　their　graves　the　same　in　stature　as　when　they　entered
  the　tomb。　Adam；　who　stands　among　the　risen　throng；　is　of　lofty　height　and
  majestic　form；　in　stature　but　little　below　the　Son　of　God。　He　presents　a
  marked　contrast　to　the　people　of　later　generations；　in　this　one　respect　is
  shown　the　great　degeneracy　of　the　race。　But　all　arise　with　the　freshness　and
  vigor　of　eternal　youth。　In　the　beginning；　man
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  was　created　in　the　likeness　of　God；　not　only　in　character；　but　in　form　and
  feature。　Sin　defaced　and　almost　obliterated　the　divine　image；　but　Christ
  came　to　restore　that　which　had　been　lost。　He　will　change　our　vile　bodies　and
  fashion　them　like　unto　His　glorious　body。　The　mortal；　corruptible　form；
  devoid　of　comeliness；　once　polluted　with　sin；　becomes　perfect；　beautiful；
  and　immortal。　All　blemishes　and　deformities　are　left　in　the　grave。　Restored
  to　the　tree　of　life　in　the　long…lost　Eden；　the　redeemed　will　〃grow　up〃
  （Malachi　4：2）　to　the　full　stature　of　the　race　in　its　primeval　glory。　The
  last　lingering　traces　of　the　curse　of　sin　will　be　removed；　and　Christ's
  faithful　ones　will　appear　in　〃the　beauty　of　the　Lord　our　God；〃　in　mind　and
  soul　and　body　reflecting　the　perfect　image　of　their　Lord。　Oh；　wonderful
  redemption！　long　talked　of；　long　hoped　for；　contemplated　with　eager
  anticipation；　but　never　fully　understood。
  The　living　righteous　are　changed　〃in　a　moment；　in　the　twinkling　of　an　eye。〃
  At　the　voice　of　God　they　were　glorified；　now　they　are　made　immortal　and　with
  the　risen　saints　are　caught　up　to　meet　their　Lord　in　the　air。　Angels　〃gather
  together　His　elect　from　the　four　winds；　from　one　end　of　heaven　to　the
  other。〃　Little　children　are　borne　by　holy　angels　to　their　mothers'　arms。
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