Milford chronicle., 1909-05-14


Age. the Church class. viii be a much
higher one than win go to the ODE
dient of the world in the next age
The reward Of the Church viii be q
spirit nature and a share IN the heav-
enly Kingdom with the Lord Jesus
The reward Of the earthly class Of
faithful ones viii be Restitution to the
perfection of human nature lost by
Adam and redeemed by our Lord Je-
sus. Surely those who appreciate the
high calling" 70 the Divine nature and
4 jOint-heirship with the Lord in his
/ Kingdom win see that it is well wor-
thy the additional sacrifices, self de-
malls etc. which it will cost
Second.-Another class, generous and
appreciative. offer the criticism that it
seems unfair on Gods part to give
such a glorious Mnlennial opportunity
to those who will be living at the time
of the Second Advent and to deny it
to the remainder of the race who lived
previously. This also is a mistake, we
answer. Gods proposition is that all
of the world Of mankind who do not
enter into the trial Of this present time
the judgment or trial of the Church.
the spirit-begotten Ones-will have an
opportunity Of entering into the judg-
ment or trial Of the world FOR the prize
Of Restitution and human perfection
on the earthly plane. This blessing.
this privilege. will begin with the llv-
1ng nations at the time of the begin
ming Of the establishment Of the Lords
Kingdom. but It will not end with
them. The Scriptures declare, IAN ma
tions which thou hast made shall come
and worship before thee" And again.
"In thy Seed all the families Of the
earth shall be blessed"
Some Of those nations and families
have perished from the earth, but the
Divine provision Of redemption and
Restitution is meant for all eventually.
The Scriptures assure us Of an awak-
ening of all the sleeping millions Of
earth's population. "The hour is com
ing in the which all that are in their
graves shall hear the voice Of the Son
OF Man and come forth The Apostle
tells us that they viii come forth,
Every man IN his own ORDER" or
class; thus intimating that from the
Divine standpoint there are numerous
classes Of the dead Thus the Scrip
lures assure us that the first class. the /
blessed and holy ones. the sanity. will /
alone share In the First Resurrection. /
and that these shall be priests unto /
God and reign with Christ a thousand |
years Revelation Xxx, 3. A. The re- /
mainder Of mankind viii come from .
the tomb classified-not all at once.
They will not come forth to be
damned or condemned. They were
CONDEMNED already" as children Of
Adam because Of his sin. It is on that
account that they were born in sin
and shapen in iniquity" 1t was from
that sin and its sentence or cOndemna-
tiOn that Christ died to set them free.
They will come forth free from that
in a judicial sense, but
with the weaknesses Of
the fall still upon them, and they will
be required to cooperate with the
Lord IN their own uplifting during
Lndl luouSduu years. NIUE iudl tue
great King of Glory. with all power in
heaven and earth. could not, If he
chose. lift them at once from their
degradation and all that was lost. be-
cause the gradual uplifting and their
lwn cooperation IN the Divine pro-
gram. so arranged. win be the most
helpful way-because the learning of
by the process Of climb
ng up out Of conditions Of imperfec-
ion will impress upon them its princi-
)les the more thoroughly.
Third-A third class. and they are
lot a few. discern at once that ''true
md righteous" are the Lords ways
ind arrangements-tha those now on
rial have more advantage every way
n that to them was granted so high
in honor and blessing and so great
timulus to righteousness. They rec
,gnize also that the Lords arrange
nents for the world. the living and the
lead. will be glorious to all. to angels
nd to men, when all shall have been
Drought fully to an appreciation Of the
acts.