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Calvary fall to the ground. In fact, the language of the
Gospels and that of the Epistles explicitly indicates that the
second coming Jesus upon the clouds was imminent (Matt.
xvi. 28; Mark ix. 1; Luke ix. 27; 1 John ii. 18; 2 Tim. ii.
1; 2 Thess. ii. 3, etc.).
(b) Consolation can never make restitution of the
loss. To console a man who has lost his sight, wealth,
son, or situation, cannot restore any of those losses. The
promise that a consoler would be sent by God after Jesus
had gone would indicate the total collapse of all hope in
the triumph of the Kingdom of God. The promise of a
consoler indicates mourning and lamentation and would
naturally drive the Apostles into disappointment if not into
despair. They needed, not a consoler in their distress and
Gospels and that of the Epistles explicitly indicates that the
second coming Jesus upon the clouds was imminent (Matt.
xvi. 28; Mark ix. 1; Luke ix. 27; 1 John ii. 18; 2 Tim. ii.
1; 2 Thess. ii. 3, etc.).
(b) Consolation can never make restitution of the
loss. To console a man who has lost his sight, wealth,
son, or situation, cannot restore any of those losses. The
promise that a consoler would be sent by God after Jesus
had gone would indicate the total collapse of all hope in
the triumph of the Kingdom of God. The promise of a
consoler indicates mourning and lamentation and would
naturally drive the Apostles into disappointment if not into
despair. They needed, not a consoler in their distress and