Milford chronicle., 1909-05-14

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years (the Millennium that he may
deceive the people no more until the
thousand years shall be finished.
The question naturally arises, Why
did God with all power at his COM
mand so long permit Satan to deceive
humanity and through their supersti-
tions and ignorance rule them as their
Prince? Why was he ever given lib
erty or power at all over humanity
In the light of the Scriptures we may
see that as God at times has used the
wrath Of man to praise him, so during
this period of Satan's liberty he has
not been permitted to Illustrate the
Divine Plan or intention but, uncon-
sciously, has co-operated with it and
served It. Without his binding infu-
ence the Jewish rulers would not have
crucifed our Lord. as St Peter dis
tinctly shows, 81 wot that through
Ignorance We did 1t, as did also your
rulers" (Acts iii. ~,
Likewise had 1t not been for the de-
have been prosecuted; the way to glo-
~ and honor and immortality and
joint-heirship with Christ would not
have been made the Marrow way"
the saints. the "jewels" whom the
Lord is now selecting. would not have
been polished and fitted and prepared
for the glorious places to which the
Lord has called them. Surely, then,
the Lord has used the great Adver-
sary to assist in the accomplishing Of
the Divine purposes. Satan may have
supposed that he was frustrating
Gods plans. but just as surely he was
mistaken. The Divine Word is sure
which declares. 'My Word that goeth
forth out Of my mouth shall not return
unto me void, but It shall accomplish
that which I please. and It shall pros
per in that whereunto | sent It,"
"The Sun of Righteousness"
Attempting to give us gllmpses OF
the glory that is to come the Scrip
lures use various figures Of speech.
telling us. for instance. that the pres
ent is a dark night as compared to the
future, which will be a morning Of
Joy. They declare, Weeping may en-
dure for the night, but joy cometh in
the morning Millennial morning.
Following the same figure we read.
''The Sun Of Righteousness shall arise
with healing in his beams" From this
standpoint the entire six thousand
years Of the reign of sin from the time
Df Adams disobedience in the Garden
Of Eden to the time of the establish |
ment of the reign Of Christ has been a
night time in which darkness has Gov |
cred the earth and gross darkness the |
people" Qsaiah TX, p. The night viii |
give place to the glorious day OF his |
presence, the bright shining Of the Sun .
# righteousness.
The spirit of sleep and stupor came
,ver the Church during the dark ages.
The Lord permitted it to be so. We .
Ost sight Of the glorious things Of the
restitution morning and the blessings
hen to come to the Church and to the
world IN general. These things were
title preached and little believed, al
hOugh most conspicuous in the Word
# God Instead we gave heed to the
leathen theories and more OF less
mixed and combined them with the
'criptural teaching. much to our con
usion As a consequence now the
truth Of Gods Word when we come
o it and read with better understand
ng is new to US, strange-verily,
Truth is stranger than fiction" be-
ause the fiction has been drilled into
IS from infancy and sung to us from
early every hymn-boOk in the world.
'hus we have had a hymn-book the
logy rather than a Bible theology,
nd this accounts for the fact that the
title understood, and that today lead
lg minds are repudiating the Scrip
lres and taking to Higher Criticism.
We need to turn back, to retrace our
teps, to inquire for the old paths Jere-
liah vi, 16), for the doctrines older than
Wesley and Calvin, older than Roman
doctrines Of Jesus
nd the apostles and prophets. From
his standpoint, thank God, we can see
ght in his light and glorify his name
nd appreciate his Word as containing
le very essence Of wisdom, justice,
we and power,
The Quick and the Dead.
The proposition OF the Scriptures, OF
Millennial Age Of blessing. coming
trough the establishing Of Gods
.ingdom, for which we pray, Thy
III be done in earth as it Is done in
eaven." strikes people in three differ ,
1t ways:
First-Some ungenerously will be
sposed to resent the thought under
e suppOsition that 1t would imply
ore favorable opportunity for the
orld in general in the next Age to
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