Milford chronicle., 1909-07-30

after these through Christ. and In
their interest the MillGnnial Kingdom
will be established. Under its domina
ton Satan will be bound, every IN
fuence Of evil will be restrained, and
every good influence will be brought
into captivity. to the intent that all
those at present non-elect and un-
worthy of the present salvation. may
be brought to a savable condition
through the rewards and punishments
Judgments of the Millennial Age.
The result of the purifying influences
of that time upon the willing and
Obedient will be ful human perfection
and the reward Of everlasting life In
Paradise restored-world-wide under
the whole heaven. The result to the
unwilling who will resist Gods grace
and merciful provisions will be eternal
/ death-extinctiOn-t Second Death
/ Gehenna Revelation Xxx, IA. 15l.
Character a Prerequisite.
The Bible. in harmony with sancti-
fed common sense. teaches that char
acter is a prerequisite Of Divine favor
and eternal life. Whoever is called
during this Gospel Age and fails to de-
velop character. will fail to attain the
reward of life eternal. Similarly. in
the worlds trial time. or Day of Judg-
ment. the Millennial Age. character will
be the test All the influences Of the
great Kingdom Of Messiah will be ex-
ercised with a view to the develop
ment OF character. and only those prop
erly exercised thereby will get the re-
ward Of earthly life eternal
The question properly arises here.
What kind of character will meet
with the Divine approval and be grant
ed the reward Of life everlasting? We
answer that God has but one standard.
which is fully set forth in the Scrip
lures. The Law of God is the stand
ard. That Law standard is. Thou
shalt love the Lord. thy God. with all
thy heart, with all thy mind. with all
thy being. with all thy strength. and
thy neighbor as thyself." AS our Re
deemer testified. on these two com
mandments hang all the Law and the
prophets: all the divine blessings and
promises and covenants are to those who |
develop the character here described.
World Actually Attains.
The Scriptures show a difference as
between Gods dealings with the |
Church in this age and the world in |
the next age, even though there be |
but the one Law or standard of char |
acter for both. During the Millennium,
when everything will be favorable to |
human uplift. during the times Of |
restitution Of all things which God |
hath spoken by the mouth Of all the
holy prophets since the world began"
actual obedience to the Divine Law,
and actual attainment of this standard
of character. will be required. Not all
at once however. The poor world,
born in sin and shapen in iniquity"-
In sin did their mothers conceive them
are prone to sin as the sparks to fly
upward" STEPPED in degradation they
will require years. if not centuries. Of
determined resistance Of sin and cult.
vation Of the principles Of righteous
ness to develop in them absolutely the
character required by the Divine Law
Love supreme for God and Love for
the neighbor as for oneself.
During the Millennium the weak
lesses and imperfPctions Of the race ,
will be conceded by the great Teacher.
christ and the Church-Jesus the Head
md the Church his members The
more degraded the will, the more un-
lermined the character, the more per
'erted the conscience and Judgment,
he more difficult will be the ascent Of
from the horrible pit Of sin
nd death. even with the assistance of
he Redeempr The less degraded the
mind. the less perverted the con
cience. the stronger the will for right
.Ousness. the easier will be the as.
ent along the Highway of Holiness.
f which it is written. "The redeemed
hall walk thereon" usaiah xxxv. 81.
he laggards will receive the stripes"
f correction for their assistance; the
ealous will receive the smiles and
lessings of the great High Priest. the
reat Teacher and Mediator like unto
loses. of whom it is written, And it
udll NOLuf " pass Audl every oOul
'hich will not hear (obeyl that
rophet. shall be destroyed from
mong the people" (Acts iii. 23). All
ne reformation must be made during
le allotted ume-the thousand years
Christ's reign. Sin must be put
own-not only outward sin, but in
ard sin, even in the very thoughts
nd intents of the heart. Sin must be
'adicated. even to the extent Of the
9strHcti0H Of the toilful sinner in the
ecOnd Death.
If the thieves and liars and evil
Oers in general would realize that
ley are either making character
: undermining character every day,
hat a helpful influence it would have
Don the social and political and fnan-
al life of the world The effect
ould be the very reverse Of that
hlch is now made by the false inter
citation of our Lords words to the
lief which we are seeking to correct.
If every pernicious word uttered
GRO rpal alized IN ba SO uuoh of on mn