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SECOND PRESENCE OF LIFE'S AGENT 221
that A.D . 1914 God's kingdom was born and his
Son was enthroned with authority to rule with
an iron rod amid his foes . Eventually he will dash
them to pieces and rid the universe of all fighters
against God's rightful sovereignty.-Psalm 2 :8,9 .
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So A .D . 1914 marks the time of Christ's invisible
return in spirit . Its invisibility is denoted
by obscuring clouds, and Daniel 7 :13,14 describes
it : "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like
the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,
and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought
him near before him . And there was given him
dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people,
nations, and languages, should serve him : his
dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall
not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed ." This coming in clouds with
Kingdom power and glory was the sign from heaven
which the unbelieving Jews demanded of Jesus
. But Jesus connected this event with his
SECOND coming and the consummation of this
system of things, saying : "And then the sign of
the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then
all the tribes of the earth will go to wailing and
they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds
of heaven with power and great glory ." Matthew
24:30, NW His coming into the Kingdom in 1914
marks the beginning of his second presence or
par .ou.si'a . This Greek word means presence .
10 His first presence, which was in flesh and
9. What sign did Jews ask of Jesus? When did he show
it occurs?
10 . What does the term presence denote? Why cannot
it be hid?