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Chapter 2<br />
The Voice of God<br />
"The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter<br />
his voice from Jerusalem; and <strong>the</strong> heavens and<br />
earth shall shake: but <strong>the</strong> Lord will be <strong>the</strong> hope of<br />
his people, and <strong>the</strong> strength of <strong>the</strong> children of<br />
Israel." (Joel 3:16)<br />
Second Advent writers and lecturers, have<br />
usually confounded <strong>the</strong> voice of God, which is <strong>to</strong><br />
shake <strong>the</strong> heavens and <strong>the</strong> earth, with <strong>the</strong> "voice of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Son of God," which will call forth <strong>the</strong> saints.<br />
But I think, that we shall clearly see, that here are<br />
two distinct events. The voice of God, that is <strong>to</strong><br />
shake <strong>the</strong> heavens and <strong>the</strong> earth, comes "out of<br />
Zion," and is uttered "from Jerusalem;" but before<br />
<strong>the</strong> voice of Jesus calls forth <strong>the</strong> sleeping saints, he<br />
is <strong>to</strong> leave <strong>the</strong> heavenly Sanctuary, and "descend<br />
from heaven," with his holy angels. Then, and not<br />
till <strong>the</strong>n, will he send his angels <strong>to</strong> "ga<strong>the</strong>r his elect,<br />
from <strong>the</strong> four winds;" while his voice calls <strong>the</strong>m<br />
forth <strong>to</strong> meet him "in <strong>the</strong> air." If <strong>the</strong> voice of God,<br />
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