Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23

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days of Adam7 wfn3pabout the great
masses who have never heard of the only
name given under heaven and among men
masses, whose eyes anu ears at present
are blinded and deaf u never hear. never
see? The Lords declaration. through the
Apostle Paul. is that rs win have all men
tion). that they may CONE to a knowledge
of the truth. 'k,n-
Results Of Certain Teachings.
Certain earnest souls among the Iord's
people, although utterly repudiatins the
thought of an eternity OF torture, fear to
declare their faith in a just and gracious
God-fear that some OF Their neighbors or
children or friends, losing their faith in an
eternity of torture, may become less godly.
more vicious than at present. Do not some
OF the cruelt1eS and atrocities that occa-
s.onally reach our ears, that are practiced
by civilized as we'll as savage peoples give
evidence that they are more or less copy .ng
after the misrepresentation of God preva-
lent among heather and Christian alikef
Go into the jails and penttentiaries and in
quire, and ascertain that all their inmates
were carefully reared In the doctrine OF
eternal torment and that they still bel eve
that doctrine thoroughly; go with the exc
cutioner to the cell of the murderer and
note that he was taught the doctrine OF
eternal torment from his earliest infancy,
and that he believes it still: pass along the
streets and wharves, and while you shudder
to hear the name of God blasohemed and
felow-men damned to hell. reflect that
these blasphemers were almost without ex-
ception taught the doctrine of eternal tor
ment of all except the saints, and that
they still believe It, and then ask yourself
If it has paid to blaspheme Gods name
Pardon for All Sinners.
THE day of the Lords Judgment belongs
to the world to come. and will take place
during the millennial age. 1t will be a
thousand-year day as the Apostle Peter in
Inmates SAYING A day with the Lord Is as
a thousand years The overcomers of this
gospel age are distinctly told that they
shall have participation with Christ in this
work Of judging the world in the next age
in the millennium 1t IS dehniteiy ana
everlastingly fixed that the whole world lies
in sin, lin the wicked one 1t was be-
cause we were all sinners and while we
were all sinners that Christ died for the
ungodly, and it Is because Christ has re-
deemed us all, redeemed the whole world
from the sentence penalty Of sin-the
death penalty, the grave-that the whole
world Is to be granted another trial or
judgment, which Adam had in Eden before
he sinned. AS Adam was on trial for ever
lasting life, and the everlasting life was
conditioned upon his obedience or everlast-
ing destruction for his disobedience. so 1t
Will De with the WOTlt during lLelI luou-
sand-year day Of Judgment
The Afternoon Lecture.
Rev. Mr. Russell took for the text of his
afternoon discourse the words found in II
Timothy 2:15: Rightly dividing the word
of truth" The subject of his talk was
How to Study the Bible Dispensationally.'
His sermon was illustrated with draw
ings on a chart which was represented
;r,i, fI,n ,lyny~ o.ll1 nI
worlds or dispensationS" the first before
the flood the second after the flood, and
the third to be introduced at the second
coming of Christ. In developing his theme
Mr.. Russell said:
The Bible presupposes faith in God, and
addresses only such as have this faith. 1t
presupposes a reverence for the Creator,
realiZatio of need forfnStructiOn from Him,
and a desire to do His will 1t is not ad-
dressed to other nor meant TO be understood
by the world in general.
ITO be understood. the Bible must be
studied dispense tionally. large part of
it is historical and illustrates great lessons
from our study of the chart The first epoch
referred to consists of the 1853 years from
Adam to the flood. St. Peter calls that
period The world that was, which being
overf1owed by water persisted. Inc second
epoch consists of the more than 1900 years
from the flood to the second coming of our
Lord to establish the reign of righteous
ness, for which we pray. Thy Kingdom
come, thy will be done in earth as in
heaven st. Peter mentions this second
enoch or dispensatiOn also calling. it the
world that now is which is reserved unto
fire-a fire, which We will show from the
Scriptures Is symbolic fire. representing
great cataclySm of trouble which Will ngu-
ratiyely set on fire the entire course OF hui
man affairs in the close of this age, event
uating in appalling anarchy, which would
consume every human hope if not over
come by the establishment of the milennial
kingdom. The third epoch Is also frequently
referred to in the Scriptures and always as
a time of blessing and prosperity for the
righteous.
Present Epoch an Evil One.
Facts agree respecting these represen-
tations. We see how distinctly separated
from us was the dispensation which
closed with the food History shows us
most conclusively that the present dis
pensation has been an evil one from its
beginning until now. 1t has been marked
by trouble upon trouble, crime upon
crime, calamity upon calamity - indi-
vidual and national-a warfare along
lines of selfshnesS and sin. Some tell US
that God has been reigning and that all
these evils, physical and moral, are the
result of his government-the storms,
earthquakes, Spidemics of diseases, moral
lcpr0Sy, streams of alcoholic fire de-
bauchng and devouring the weaker ones
OF his subjects. Such thought even is
DldS pHeIHouS- L lie ldCtS DIS VIC hiio" 'hSih
unite with the Scriptures in teaching that
God is not now exercising the kingship
of the world. Christ taught us to pray,
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done In
earth as in heaven. The apostles 50 be-
lieved and taught also, and all who know
and love the Lord are bound to believe
that His reign will not be weak and in
famous. but as the Bible declares, His
reign will be glorious-a period of right
eousneSS
Satan the Prince of This World.
1T Is in accord with this that the Bible
represents satan the prince of this
world and that he will not be the prince
Of the world to come. but at it's opening
will be bound, that he may deceive the
nations no more throughout that period
OF millennial blessing and uplift. This.