The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-11-10

Lord Of hosts, and to keep the feast Of
tabcrnacles."
In this grand millennial period,
which we trust is soon to be Inaugural
ted. all the rulers. all the office hold
crs, throughout the earth will be i'm
IN )rtal. and will possess spiritual bod
les; that is, bodies Of mcoruPt'ble
flesh and JoneS, WITHOUT BLOOD.
The subjects, the people over whom
they reign, will be mortal as we are to.
day. But as their wise rulers and
teachers will lead them in the way that
they should 60, "eyery knee will bow
and every tongue confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the
Father" The rulers Of the world, the
political firmament, are sometimes sym
bolically alluded to as the heavens. and
the people, the subjects, rs the earth
/ Here then will he new heaven and Il
new earth wherein dwellcth righteous
ness.
"A mans age at that time will be
like that Of a tree and "the child will
die an hundred years old" 1t will be
II joyous time, to-, for then Snail the
virgin rejoice in the dance, both youn.
men and old together"
The billions Of righteous mortal,
who die durtng lie MIehntom rena,'
silent IN the grave untIi that period i
ended, when they are to he rrsurrcctc',
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with Christ an
the SAINTS Of all agc,--lhc immortal
inhabitants Of this Globe.
The nations having been ruled "wit'
q rod of IRON" at the cnl of the mil
lcnnal period the restraint is removed
and, rs man is naturally Of an migrate
full and rchcIiious disposition, som,
wicked leaders will arise who will per
suade them to attempt to overthrow
the Kingdom OF Christ. They Assem-
bic Il vast army around Julea =" whos'
number is as the sand OF the sea
but while their hearts are filed Will
savage cXuitation, the heavens are
f darkcncd, the thundcrs begin to roar
the lghtnings to fash, and "iirc come
down from God out Of Heaven and dc
? YOURS them"
f Thus God, according to His word
I will have made "a full end Of all IA
tons, except that Of Israeli Tilt
, faithful subjects of chat nation will b
rewarded for their fidelity by BEN!
changed from mortality to immortal
ily, and Christ will have rel sncd uhtI
he had destroyed the last enemy
. which is Death.
The Scriptures say that the Christian
is to be "rccompcnsed at the rcsurrcc
f ton of the JUST and there are thou
/ sands of men and womcu in the gray
, to day who are destined to be rulers u
the nations of the earth. AS tn
y, dead know not anything" and take II
note Of time a million years is to thc
= as a moment. And when they are re
generated that is, recreatcd or resul
rectcd--Christ will say, :" Come, y
blessed Of my father, inherit the King
dom prepared Tor You from the fonnda
, ton of the world 1t requires G,OO
years, it seems, to get Jillcc-holder
enough for this Kingdom and Empire
, upon the principle Of faith in its cstah
I Ijshmcnt and baptism in the name o
Father, Son, an! Holy Ghost. supple
mcntcd with life Of patient continu
ancc in wcll-doing. Thcse are the con
ditions; in other words, the naturalza
ton law Of the Kingdom of God.
Christ said that she was sent I,
preach the gospel to tac poor" am
she went throughout every city am
village, preaching and showing the s'a
tdinss Of the Kingdom OF Cod de
clarcd that she was born to be king o
the Jews and told his apostles lha
they should seat anil drink ut his table
in his Kingdom, and sit upon throne.
Judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
A glorious destiny indeed is in store
for all true Christians, in comparison
with which the highest honors an'
emolnments within the gift of man sink
into insignlicance.