13:12 the apostle speaks of his having
arrived at that day. He says, "The night is far spent, the day is at hand,
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the
armor of light." How beautiful! The Christian's armor in the "day of
salvation" is one of light, the darkness is flown away. The Old Testament
writer said that in that day God would send a Savior. In the New Testament
it is recorded that "unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Savior, which is Christ the Lord." The Savior God had promised was the
Christ, and the day was now come.

All hail the glad gospel day,
Peace and good will to men;
The darkness has flown away,
And grace has conquered sin.

By many a prophetic Old Testament text that day of wonderful light and
glory was spoken of as a day when God's salvation should appear. In the
second chapter of Luke it is recorded that there lived in Jerusalem a just
and devout man, who knowing those prophetic sayings concerning that great
day of consolation, waited for its dawning. It was revealed unto him by
the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the
Lord's Christ. He came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents
brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, "Lord, now
lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine
eyes have seen thy salvation." Simeon, as he looked upon this young child,
saw the salvation the ancient prophets saw only by faith. The day of which
they prophesied the Holy Spirit witnessed to his heart he should live to
see, and he saw it. It was the dawning of the day of Christian power and
purity, in which we shall find came to pass all the prophetic wonders of
salvation. You need not look forward to some marvelous coming age in which
to find a fulfilment of these prophecies, but "to-day if ye will hear his
voice, harden not your hearts." "How shall we escape if we neglect so
great salvation?"

For convenience and clearness we have thought best to divide this work
into three parts. Part first to consist of the revealing of Christianity
as seen in the life and teaching of Christ and the teaching and lives of
his followers during the first few centuries of this Christian era, which
is termed the morning of the gospel day. Part second will consist of the
apostolic prophecies with possibly a few Old