<TITLE>05. Par 16-18</TITLE>L-16 And now unto us in this hour, just before the approaching of our Lord Jesus... And as I said this morning, my purpose here was on a little vacation. Some of the brethren's going to take me up here to go fishing after the services is over and go hunting. I've been on the field six months now without rest. I'm worn out, tired. And perhaps now, right away, I'll be leaving for overseas again.
And now, coming through here, after I visit you once, I thought it would not be nice to pass through this fine bunch of people here and not try to honor our Lord, and to enjoy your fellowship, and to do what we could to put our things together to look at our Lord Jesus again in our midst. So that's why I'm here for these three nights, or three days, is to fellowship with you around Christ, and with my brethren here, around the things of Christ. And now, it could be a great thing happen here if we'll just put our mind on God's Word and God's promise. Have faith.

L-17 You men here, that's married, why did you marry your wife? You had confidence and faith that she'd make a real wife and mother, and so forth. Women, back to your husbands, the same way... Sweethearts are thinking of marriage. You're studying the man you'll marry, or the girl you'll marry. You must have faith in them, or you better not marry them. See?
Well, that's the same way it is about Christ. We are here studying, and we must have faith in what we're coming for, because remember, all redemptive blessings has already been purchased. Can we believe that with all of our heart, that all the redemptive blessings was purchased? God achieved that for us through Calvary, with Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to the Father, "It is finished." What is finished? The whole plan of salvation, everything is finished: "All the promises that I made." The--the deposit is put before God, that all sins are forgiven. And we're back from the slave market, and all has been redeemed. "He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquity; the chastisement of our peace, upon Him, and with His stripes we were healed." It's all finished.

L-18 Now, I want to approach the Word for a few moments. And before we do that, let's approach the Author of the Word, as we bow our heads for prayer.
Most gracious and glorious holy Father, the almighty God, Who brought again, the Lord Jesus from the dead, raised Him up, and has presented Him to us, a live Being, the Son of God; and for nineteen hundred years, has walked with His people on the earth.
We are so glad today in this great tragic time when we are told that they have found, from the researches, missiles that will blow the earth to pieces. And most every nation has them. Knowing that that exactly fits the Word of God for this last day, then we see the--those things, and nations, sinful nations, ungodly nations has those weapons. Most any time there could be an explosion. Or in the radar could be caught missiles coming from a certain nation: then they'll all turn their missiles loose. The world could not survive it.
Then we know that could happen before morning. But before this comes to pass, we are told that Jesus will come to receive His people, for He said, "As it was in the days of Noah..." Just before the destruction of the world, Noah went in the ark, before the rain fell.


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