Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-29
THE N1lLLENHIUN.
SERMON BY DIR. a. L. OWEN. OF
GRACE CHURCH

SERMON BY DIR. a. T.. OWEN, OF
GRACE CHURCH.
At Grace Baptist Church Sunday Rev.
~. Il. Owen. ID. D.. the pastor, preached
on the subject of What VIII Take
Place During the Millennium?" basing
his conclusions on Revelations 20:6:
shall reign with Him Il thousand
years" He said in part:
There are so many things in this sub
ject that L will not have any introduce
ton at all. There are some things
which must precede the millennium.
!. Satan is to be bound. The binding
of Satan is Tor Il thousand years, and
the millennial reign is one thousand
years; but Satan is bound before the
reign begins. and his binding ends be-
fore the millennium ends
:. rho second coming of Christ will oc-
cur. when he comes ali the pious dead
shall be raised 10 life. and all the pious
living snail he changed in a moment
ana caught up 10 be with the Lord in
the air. \ strange thing Will occur
lhefc VIII not he Il saint III the earth
nor saint on the earth.
Then what shah transpire?
]. Great numbers of people who have
been trained under Christian influences.
hul are not converted. VIII believe mt
once. They will sec the wonderful things
that snail transpive. The coming OF
CHRIST, the raising of the dead. and the
change OF the living saints They will
break the shell Of creels. auCi cu,cr the
Kingdom of Christ. Sectariunlsm will be
destroyed. when an eagle is Matched
out OF lis shell, no human hand can put
IL oe'S again. When cheeds are broken
only The kingdom of Christ remains
1he conversion of the Jews will
tlhe place. Israel is rejected until the
Time OF the Gcn;ilcs is fulfilled God is
training the Jewish nation in the uni
Nefslty on the world in the polyglot OF
tongues, and when they are converted
when nation is born in a day. which
refers Ia them. they will be prepared
10 preach in all the languages of tho
globe. New Pauls ana new Isaiahs will
arse. whose burning words shall toll
me Starvation of the Son of Mary They
WI! rebuild Jerusalem. which will be-
come the richest and finest city in the
world. It will be the center Of eccle
siastical and civil authority. Where the
cross was erected the king VIII build
his throne Tho martvred saints. viii
reign where they suffered and march
in triumph over the earth that drank
;heiv blood
3 rs Satan's Influence is taken away
from the earth evil will be grea thy cur
talled. righteousness VIII reign and the
knowledge of the Lord shall cover thn
| Garth as the waters cover The sen M
man shall say to his neichhOr: "IInoyy
We the I.ord?' but all shall know Him
from the river to the end Of the Garth
:. Christ VIII adjust all things in
equity, and reign in Righteousness. Ev-
cry man shall receive his due: all
wrongs and expressions shall come to
I'm end. Jesus will adjust The currency:
ne VIII give us Il proper standard Of
! value; lte.H settle the voNed questions
! OF land. In the light Of that day the nm
~ nj No.. g.
| snail Wlthcr and die What the world
! needs at this time moro than nnvth,rr
csc is n capdhlc ruler: the Son Of
nary. Whn has he power and the wis
com ana the Justice to rule in equity.
D. People Will live longer than n,
present y sinner a hundred wears old
VII he n ropr0ach to him. OF course
men 'v'll have 70 be converted lust ne
VOW. IheT VIII marry and have large
ni,ieS and the population OF tho
Die ond he buried just like now.
e. satan viii ho l0oscl toward thc
close of the mil'enuium-I don't know
/ Whtn and he viii go out 10 consult
VIII tho wicked men. those who orc
not converted. MS everYhodv will not be
converted durin~ The millennium. we
| ififVr Ihcie wicked men nstiratod
by he devil. viii organize 4 ,-reat eli
| mastering expedition. for the nurpogo Of
ihfinT ana sockinG Jerusalem. Tho
Slllitf VIII mayo fprHgtto1 tho nrt ~
war hat these money hunters will Pc
viN' IFS horrors. ana gathering from
eNo'y land thev will invade Palc.tln,.
and march on the CITY Of Jorusalom
Tut the saints can't Gcht. 81 God win
come hoiween III invader ana his peo-
ne. and fire shall como down from Cod
ont of heaven ana dcvour them. Thon
Tho devi! viii be cast into tho lake or
irc md hrlmstouo. -a,-d-:bc millennium
Glory VIII blend with tho awful enIon
doris Of The General Resurrection. ana
The dead. small ana great Shall stand
before God. ana tho sea shalt give M
me dead which IS in e.. ana doath ana
hen shall deliver IN the dead which arc
in them. and they shall be Judged every
man according 70 his work.
But We look for new heaven aud
now Garth. wherein dwollcth righteous
ness 'vhon the move Tor,reaIem shall
come down from Cod out or heaven. and
the tahcrnHc'e of God shan he with
men and Cod viii vino away all tears
from their ewes. ana There shan ho mo
more death nei'Ecr sorrow. Nor CRYING,
neither shall there hn any moro pain
for The former things have passed
away
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