The reader may remember that in a previous number we touched upon the reason why

the testimony of the second coming of the Lord does not figure in our pages so

prominently as some may have been led to expect. We trust that what we then said will

have allayed any suspicion of unfaithfulness. We do not wish, however, to let such a

subject remain in a negative position, but would rather take our stand upon positive truth;

therefore we ask the reader to come with us to the Word to search and see what has been

written for our learning upon this important subject.

To commence our study with the testimony of the Gospel according to Matthew is to

attempt to build without a foundation. The teaching of Matthew and the bulk of the New

Testament rests upon the teaching of the Old Testament, not only for the fulfillment of

prophecy in the coming of the Lord as redeemer, but also for His coming again as the

hope of His people.

It would not be difficult to prove that the very terms of Adam's creation look forward

to the second coming of the Lord. For example, the reference to the dominion given to

man, in Psa. 8:, Psa. 72:, Dan. 2: & 7:, and Heb. 2:, &100:, seems to look forward

to the coming reign of Christ. The description of the garden of Eden looks forward to

Rev. 22:, and the promise that the Seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head

awaits the second coming of the Lord for its fulfillment.

These passages, however, are too indirect for our present purpose, so the first point to

which we call attention is

The words that constitute Enoch's prophecy are not recorded in Gen. 5:, but it

matters not who it is that has preserved his utterance so long as it is found within the

pages of Scripture. We are indebted to Jude for the record. He writes:--