of his
ark condemn the world; if the Church will take up earnestly the
solemn truth of God and warn men that no matter how good a
government may be established by human means, no matter what culture
and morality may fill the earth, no matter to what extent advance
may be made in art, in science, nor no matter how safe a place the
world may be made to live in, no matter to what heights of natural
morality and righteousness man as man may attain, the judgment of
God against this system of man called the world is certain, and that
He will arise in His majesty to shake terribly the earth, and that
only the things that are built on God can remain, the Church will
suffer and be rejected even as was her Lord.

The Church is to be faithful to the testimony of Christ and enter
into the fellowship of His sufferings.

The day of her triumph will come.

She is yet to rule over the world.

The hour and the circumstances are fixed.

Listen, I pray you, to the words of the Spirit as He speaks through
the Apostle Paul:

"When Christ who is our life shall appear--then (and not till then)
shall ye also appear with Him in glory."

Only when Christ shall come to take to Himself His long deferred
rulership can the Church enter into her rulership over the world. In
the fifth chapter of the Revelation you have the new song of the
Church, the song of redemption and rule.

This is the triumphant song; it is a song of praise addressed to the
Son of God Himself:

"Thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation:

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign
on the earth."

But mark the moment when that song is sung, the occasion of
occasions!

It is at that supreme moment when as the Lion of the tribe of Judah
yonder in His risen and glorified humanity in heaven He steps
forward, Son of man, king of the Jews and king of Israel to take the
title deeds of His kingdom from the hand of the Father; that moment
when He is getting ready to cast His judgments on the earth and come
forth as in the days of Noah to sweep away all iniquity and
unrighteousness. It is at this moment when He is about to take to
Himself His great power and descend in judgment glory that the
Church bursts forth into her song of redemption and rule.

It is at the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ alone that the
Church will enter upon her function of rulership over the