Psalm 74:9 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long. It is said that there were five signs in the first temple which the second had not - the ark of the covenant, the fire from heaven, the Shechinah, the Urim and Thummim, and the spirit of prophecy. So in the Church of Christ there are signs which are very blessed for us to see. I. SIGNS OF WHAT? it will be asked. Of the presence, the power, the love of the Lord in our midst. This was what the signs in the first temple told of. II. WHAT ARE THESE SIGNS? 1. The attention of men around. 2. The work of conversion going on. 3. Witness of believers. 4. Their love to one another and to their fellow men, because of their love to God. 5. Their peace and joy in God. III. THE DIFFERENT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEEING AND THESE SIGNS. 1. There tray be neither. It is better there should be no fancied seeing, if the reality be not there. For: 2. There may be the seeing, and not the signs. 3. There may be the signs, and yet not the seeing. 4. There may be both. This is most blessed of all. - S.C. Parallel Verses KJV: We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. |
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