"The prophets ... testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow" (I Peter 1:10, 11; 4:13; 5:1; Luke 24:26). Do we take the predictions regarding the sufferings of CHRIST literally? Of course we do. Then why not the predictions of His glory? They, too, will be fulfilled, every one of them; otherwise the prophets spoke falsely and the Old Testament is not GOD's book. How dare we spiritualize His glory when we do not spiritualize His sufferings? What right have we to say it is all fulfilled in the Church when we know perfectly well that a kingdom has been promised, a kingdom to be set up on earth? No, my friends, every prediction will be literally fulfilled.
Oswald Jeffrey Smith was a Canadian pastor, author, and missions advocate. He founded The People's Church in Toronto in 1928. He was a leading force in Fundamentalism in Canada.
What a beautifully written book! The descriptions of the coming reign of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Old Testament are woven together in this marvelous, blessed little book. How uplifting a read this is!