Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
This was a small article published in the Azusa Street Mission newsletter, by William J Seymour in 1906, in Los Angeles, California.,
The secular papers have said, "These people are buying their ascension robes.". Now it is not our place to refute any reports, but as this brings up the subject of Ascension robes, we do believe in buying them of Jesus, or He said, "buy of me... raiment.". We believe the time of ascension is drawing nigh when "The Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, And with the Trump of God, In the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds." (1 Thes. 4:16, 17).
We shall not rise to meet Him in grave clothes or any earthly clothing. We shall leave them behind as Jesus did when he left the tomb. For John saw the linen clothes lying," and Peter following him, "saw the linen clothes lie and the napkins that was about his head." Yeah Jesus was clothed when the disciples met him. So will we be when we are changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, Clothed in garments not made with hands, fit for the bride of Christ to wear in the courts of Heaven.
The garments that Jesus wore after his Resurrection could appear and disappear and pass through bolted doors and walls. They were none such as were worn on earth. Benny who are proud of their clothing here are selling their birthright for a mess of pottage and no not what they are losing. It matters not how poor are clothing may be, The Lord knows those who are ready and all glorious within."
William James Roop, MABS
