Arno C. Gaebelein Quotes on Christ, the Cross and His Return
Arno C. Gaebelein is best known as a teacher of Bible prophecy, but if you read him for long you notice that his best lines are about Christ. He opened every issue of his magazine, Our Hope, with a meditation on the Lord, and his commentaries keep stopping to worship. He wrote plainly, for ordinary Bible readers, and many of his sentences sum up a doctrine in a line.
Every quotation below is copied exactly from his books in TheWay Library, with the book and chapter it comes from, so you can read each one in its setting. For his life story, see who was Arno C. Gaebelein. For a guide to all his books, see Arno C. Gaebelein books.
On the person of Christ
Gaebelein wrote at a time when the deity of Christ was being denied in many pulpits. He answered by making much of Him.
Not I — but Christ in our daily walk; Not I — but Christ in our service.
The Lord of Glory, The Pre-Eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ
Not a creature but the Creator, the one who images forth God, because He is God.
The Lord of Glory, The Firstborn
All Christ has belongs to us; all Christ is we shall be; where Christ is there we shall be in all eternity.
The Lord of Glory, "Ye are Christ's—Christ is God's."
Only Christ can give joy and comfort, peace and rest to the hearts of those who are His.
The Lord of Glory, That Worthy Name
Our defeat is the result of losing sight of the object of our faith, Christ.
The Lord of Glory, The Exalted One
Only one who not only knows God, but who is God, can speak such words and make such claims.
The Gospel of John, Chapter XIV
He claims for Himself the same faith and trust which belongs to God, which is perfectly right, for He is God.
The Gospel of John, Chapter XIV
On the cross
For Gaebelein, everything a Christian has flows from the finished work of Christ.
The Son of God for such as we are, became poor, even to the poverty of the cross.
The Lord of Glory, "Ye are Christ's—Christ is God's."
Incarnation brought God to Man, but could never bring man back to a holy God.
The Work of Christ, What Incarnation could not Accomplish
All, ALL we have and are, all we shall have and shall be as His own, has its blessed source in the cross of Christ.
The Work of Christ, It is Finished
There is no salvation apart from the cross of Christ.
The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter XIII
By raising Him from the dead, God set His seal to the work of Christ on the cross.
The Work of Christ, His Physical Resurrection
It is for us to glory more and more in the cross of Christ.
The Lord of Glory, The Twenty-second Psalm
On Christ's work in heaven now
He loved to remind believers that the risen Lord is working for them today.
At all times under all circumstances He is our representative before God and thinks of us.
The Work of Christ, His Priesthood
Because Satan accuses God's people before God day and night, the Advocate is there to rebuke him.
The Work of Christ, His Advocacy
All believers in Christ are saved and have eternal life; but not all receive a reward.
The Work of Christ, The Judgment Seat of Christ
On the Holy Spirit, prayer and the Word
Hereby may be known the real ministry of the Spirit, when Christ is exalted.
The Gospel of John, Chapter XVI
Prayer is the expression of dependence upon God.
The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter VI
Waiting on the Lord and then to go forth guided by His Spirit is the true way of a successful ministry.
The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter XVI
God's word alone can produce faith in man, for faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter VIII
Nothing in God's Word is too deep for those who are born again and are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter XVII
Love for Christ can only be manifested by obedience to His words; obedience therefore is the true test of love.
The Gospel of John, Chapter XIV
The great business of the Evangelist is to preach the Gospel in a plain and simple way, and leave the drawing to the Spirit of God.
The Gospel of John, Chapter VI
On the Lord's return
This is the subject Gaebelein is known for. Notice how often he ties it back to Christ Himself.
That blessed hope will keep the person of the Lord Jesus Christ constantly before the heart.
Studies in Prophecy, "That Blessed Hope"
The clouds will be heaven's chariots to take the heirs of God and the joint-heirs of the Lord Jesus Christ into His own presence.
Studies in Prophecy, "That Blessed Hope"
A day is coming when the life, now hid with Christ in God, will be fully manifested.
The Return of the Lord, The Return of the Lord in the Pauline Epistles
Some of the most vital doctrines of the faith are linked to this truth, that Christ will come back.
The Return of the Lord, Twenty Prominent Facts Taught in the New Testament on the Return of the Lord
All Prophecy concerns the Lord Jesus Christ and all intelligent, scriptural proclamation of the coming events are a testimony concerning Himself.
The Revelation, The Manifestation of the King and the Millennium
Universal peace, universal blessings and universal righteousness is in God's holy Word closely linked with the second personal coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Current Events in the Light of the Bible, Political Events
On the Bible and faithfulness
He wrote in years when unbelief was spreading in the churches. These lines show how he answered it.
The harmony which exists throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is one of the strongest arguments for the plenary inspiration of the Scriptures.
The Harmony of the Prophetic Word, Introductory
Infidelity and its cousin, "Higher Criticism," may laugh for a time; the last laugh belongs to faith.
Current Events in the Light of the Bible, New Discoveries
The beginning of evil, in doctrine or in life, is heart-departure from Christ, and not giving Christ the pre-eminence.
The Revelation, The Things Which Are: The Seven Church Messages
In our perilous times the safest place is on the Lord's side, not partly so, but wholly.
The Gospel of John, Chapter XVIII
On Israel
Gaebelein spent years in New York preaching to Jewish immigrants, and he never lost his love for the Jewish people.
The crowning sin of the nations is Anti-Semitism, which means anti-Bible, anti-Christ and anti-God.
Studies in Zechariah, Chapter I
In this dispensation of Grace God deals alike with the believing Jew and Gentile; there is no difference.
The Jewish Question, The Question Solved
All will be accomplished when the Lord returns to dwell in the midst of His people, so that the name of the city will be "Jehovah-Shammah" — "the Lord is there"
The Prophet Ezekiel, The Analysis of the Book
Where to read more Gaebelein
These lines come from twelve of his books. If you want to read one first, try The Lord of Glory, his short meditations on Christ, or The Work of Christ, which you can finish in an hour. For the second coming, read The Return of the Lord. All his books are on the Arno C. Gaebelein author page, and our reading guide explains which to read for what.