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esurrection of the deaJ : and the Lord God willwipe away tears from off all faces . . -.And it shallbe said in that day, 40, this is our God; we havewaited for him, and he will save us : this is 'theLard; we have waited for him, and we will beglad and rejoice in his salvation "--Isaiah XXV.,7-9. Notice, dear friends, that it is after the peoplecome forth from their. graves that God will save.them !There are still more privileges for the world of.= mankind. In the present Age the way .to life isnarrqw, and " few there be that find it." Sataristill " walks about as a roaring lion," seekingwhom he may devour. l3;t in the Millennia1 Agea " highway of holiness will be set up,-not anarrbw difficult way, but a highway, an easy way,in which even fools will not err. And there willbe no " lion " there, for Satan is to be boundduring the tl~ousand. years-Isaiah XXXV., &lo; GRevelation XX., 2. Satan'sc evil influence will berestrained, and -then the present aims of our temperanceand bther social reformers will be attained.Neither social evils nor any other kind of evi& will-be any longer permitted. -'One-important reason why men persist in doingevil in the present time, is because they are not~lways punished at oncc for every sinful act and .word. , As the wise man said : " Becan& sentenceagainst an evil work .is ,not executed speedily,therefore the hearts of the sons of men is fullyset in them to do exil 'J-Ecclesiastes .VUI., 11. Isnot that true? U711y are our jails full of prisoners?Simply because that men recognise that the chancesof escapilzg spunisl~mei~t are .great, an'd they arewilling to run the risk of being conviied., %!Then$8 . .