Milford chronicle., 1909-07-23
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.


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Oakland. Cal. July 1S.-The Bible
Students Convention of Believers I'm
the Atouemeut by the Precious Blood
opened here yesterday. Pastor Rus
sell, of Brooklyn Tabernacle, New
York. was the principal speaker on the
program today He made two ad-
dresses. We quote one of these as
follows
our text is from one Of the Mes
siauic Psalms 1t represents our Lord
as making known TO his people the
Heavenly Fathers decree rewarding
him for his faithfulncss as our Re
deemer assuring him of his eXaltation
to the Kingdom and that with this
win come the Inheritance of all the
earth. with power TO fully subject all
things to the Heavenly Fathers will
He was to have it for the mere re-
Quest-"Ask of me-" AS a matter Of
fact. this Worldwide dominion has not
get come 70 Messiah; the heather are
not yet his Inheritance; the uttermost
parts of the earth are not yet his pos
session Indeed. as the Prophet de-
claros. DARKNESS covers the earth. and
gross darkness the heather"
When we remember our Redeemer's
love for tile race. the love which led
him to l1y down his life TO seek ana
to recover that which was lost" we
are inclined TO amazement that he has
not yet asked the Father for his inher-
itance Of the heathen-we are aston
ished that he has permitted "the prince
of darkness and the "reign of sin and
death" for more than eighteen centu-
ries since De suffered. the just for the
unjust, that he might bring us to God.
Our perplexity in the matter might
well be answered 10y our Lords words
TO the Sadducees, "Ye do err, not
knowing the Scriptures nor the power
of God" As we come to understand
the Scriptures more fully. and to ap-
preciate how the power Of God will
be exercised in bringing the heather
under the domination Of the Redeem
er, the eyes Of our understanding open
and we are enabled to rejoice accord
ingly.
Why He Did Not Ask.
Our Lord did not ask for his great T
power TO reign at an earlier date be .
cause he knew the Fathers plan. and
was well contented with the Divine
times and seasons; he had no wish Of
change in this He did not ask to re
ceive the heather for an Inheritance
at the beginning of this Gospel Age.
but has been content to wait and
place that request in its due time in
harmony with another feature of the
Divine program which must first be
fulfilled That other feature is the
selection Of the Church. the Bride of
Christ. the members of His Body 1t
pleased the Father to make our Lord
not only thc worlds Redeemer, and
the worlds King. but also to make
him the High Priest Of an Under
priesthood the Bridegroom of the
Church. his Bride; the Elder Brother
Of these saints of glory whom the
Father is pleased 10 have developed
during this Gospel Age rs New Crea
lures I'm Christ Jesus" -sharers of his
sufferings. and of his glory to follow
Meantime the heather have been suf-
fering no damage Born in sin. shap-
en- in iniQuity condemned to death
they were having experiences with sin
and death and going down to the
great prison-house for periods Of un-
,onsciousness-until the Redeemer at
MS second advent shall call them and
Ill mankind from the great prison
house, the tomb This be foretOld ,
saying "All that are in their graves
shall hear the voice Of the Son Of Man
lnd come forth This will include
not only The Church Of the FirSt-B
'ncs. who have been approved of God
md who passing trial now. will come
orth unto life eternal but it will in
lude also all the remainder Of man
lind. those who have not bad Gods ,
Ipproval. all of whom, because re-
leemed. shall come forth unto judg- ;
nent-uia A fair trial will be :
heirs. to determine their t0orthtness or
Of life eternal by the man g
Ter in which they win receive or re- I
ect The Christ Of God when. during Z
he Millennium. the same shall be [
lade fully known to them. Q
1t was part of the Divine purpose Z
lso that the whole earth should be /
He'd with people, and hence the bring {
lg forth or a progeny is a part of the q
Divine viii The few short years Of +
be present life. with experience of Il
In and death conditions. viii in due q
me be supplemented by the glorious c
eriOd of the Millennium. with its Il
rand opportunities for lessons Of n
and obedience and re- S
ards Its corrective stripes" or v
to the careless will be n
the intent that so many as possible
ay ultimately be entirely recovered d
'om death conditions and brought "
ito full accord with God in Christ. Y
nd others. demonstrating their un- q
to come into heart sympa- +,
" with righteousness. viii be utter n
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So, then. our Lords reason for not "