The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-13
WHEN AND WHAT IS
THE MILLENNIUM?
Question of Interest to Man
kind Is Asked and Answered
by Pastor.
SERMON BY |. S. BOWERMAN
FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS TYR
AMY PROMISED IN THE END.

when and What Is the Millennium
was the subject Of the sermon preached at
the Emmanuel Baptist church by the Rev.
Louis S. Bowerman last night
In part he said:
This golden age of the world has al
ways been one Of the songs of the poet
and dream Of the visionist. One of the
surprising things to the average man is
as to how much the Bible has to say
upon the enhancing subject. The prOph-
ecies from the Old Testament are found
In Isaiah, Ezekiel Daniel and Zacha-
riah, with suggestions from others IN
the new form the words of our Lord,
the writings of Paul and Peter and this
vision OF John.
"In our studies thus far we have come
to the time OF the restoration OF the Jews
TO their own land; the identifying of Je-
rusalem. Then the pouring out Of the
seventh bowl upon the air; the revealing
Of AnUiChrist on that laWless one whom
Jesus is TO overcome with the brightness
of His appearing the incarnate Satan as
q false Messiah coming and the Jews re-
eeiving power from the beast and the
false prophet Is one of the signs which the
sons of the kingdom will watch for.
The Era of Peace.
After the great conflict which results
in the defeat of the powers of darkness,
eOusness promised by prophets and
dreamed Of by poets.
Two things stand out as we read the
New Testament writings upon this sub
1ect. First, the binding of Satan, casting
him with the beast and false prophet
into the abyss and restraining for a thou
sand years; second, the ruling over the
earth by the saints. Many erroneous
views have come 10 the world Just at
these points. The New Testament speaks
of the end Of an agei the millennium is
D. .F4.a- Of
nection we notice four cOmings' Of the
Lord are suggested. His first advent or
birth; second. at the destruction of Je-
rusalemi third, the so-called second adj
vent or overcoming Of Antichrist: fourth,
the coming for final judgment at the so
called end of the world.
NO Interpretation viii ever help lis,
unless We remember Gods purpose of
I'm our own image man is still in the
making.
A Preparation.
This will prepare us for seeing the
Significance OF the casting OF the beast
and false prophet into the abyss with Sa-
'The greatest enemies Of man have
been false religious systems. The curse
of the world has been the so-called faiths
that lived first for thems ewes and not
for man. The greatest foe to liberty has
been sO-called religion. the bulwark of
despotlsm, has always been a priesthood.
The greatest revolutions have been those
In which man was seeking deIiVerance
from religious tyranny.
True religion is mans helper and not
mans master. Where the spirit of the
Lord is, there Is liberty. The millennium
means the elimination OF all eCcleSiaSti-
cism, the perfect freedom Of conscience
1t means liberty in the highest and trUest
sense of the word. No privileged classes,
the divine right Of kings or vested in
crement.
Another Phase,
'aThe other phase Of our subject the
reigning by the saints with the Christ
is also suggestive. The careful study
OF the scene at the Mount of Transfig-
uratiOn and of the 40 days after the res
direction of Jesus will be helpful; also
the remembrance that the sons OF the
kingdom are as the angels
I'm these you begin to realize how COM
municatiOn viii be established between
this world and the other one. The first
resurrection has made alive all the wit
nesses for Jesus They are as the an
gels of God Noses and Elijah on the
These touch men below these touch
the mysterious world above. The church
above ana the church below work to-
gether for mans highest good. They
rule I'm righteousness and Christ is thus
reigning over both and ruling the ma
tions of the world. Gods purpose I'm
grace is not to wipe out a world, but TO
wipe out sin. 1t is not to destroy a ma
terial world; but TO overcome the world
illness of mankind. Out Of the groanings
of this creation he is working the regenisis
Of the new heaven and the new earth
The millennium is one OF the steps to
ward that. In this new era this restitu-
ton Of all things this restoration proph-
ecy indicates that the Jews VIII play a
very conspicuous part, If not even be-
ing the virtual leaders in the age Of
Righteousness.
PerpleXing Problems.
"Many Things may perplex US regard
ing the visions and the Interpretation Of
them; but be very sure of this each step
s. I'm the direction Of the ultimate goal
of perfection. As TO just how the Christ
and the saints reign together would be
simply conjecture.
1T IS comforting to know that I'm,
manuel as king shall reign I'm righteous
ness and of the increase of His kingdom
and Of Righteousness there shall lie no
end. AS He died for man, so shall He
live for man, and His kingdom shall be
prominently the kingdom for man. With
this vision no wonder the poet sang:
" Then let US pray that come it may,
AS come it will. for a that;
That sense and worth, DER a the earth,
May bear the gree. an a that;
For a that an a that,
Its coming yet, for a that;
That man TO man, the world Ger,