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I. REMOTE SIGNS.

1. The coming of Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4).

2. The coming of Enoch and Elias, and the spread of faith (Revelation 11:3-12).

II. PROXIMATE SIGNS.

1. Tribulations on earth (Luke 21:9, &c.).

2. Signs in heaven (Matthew 24:29).

3. The standard of the cross of Christ (Matthew 24:30).It shall appear —

(1)  As token of Christ's victory.

(2)  As the key of heaven. It is the cross that re-opened heaven, and it is our cross carried after Jesus that will open heaven to us.

(3)  As a measure of our works.

(4)  As a reproach to all the enemies of Christ (John 19:37).

III. IMMEDIATE PREPARATIONS.

1. The bodies of the dead will rise.

2. All men must appear before the tribunal of Christ.

3. The wicked shall be separated from among the just.

(J. Marchant.)

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KJV: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

WEB: "Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.