Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

period was only three and half
4 years. On the whole. as compared
with eternity. the entire Gospel Age Of
Sacrifice, as the Master said. n but
"a little while" And as for the at
| fiictions and testings themselves. ST.
Paul gives the proper thought. saying.
that at most they are Tight Affections
but for a moment and not worthy to
be compared with the glory that shall
be revealed in US" the overcomers
/ (Romans viii. 1SI.
The Church Triunrha@s.
The Church In glory and IN power
will contain no hypocrites and no
merely nominal Christians-only the
true. the sanity. the "sanctified IN
Christ Jesus" Nevertheless 1t will be
composed of two classes as illustrat-
ed by the Priests and the Levites in
the type ~ Jesus glorified. the anti
typical High Priest, and his faithful
footstep followers. the antitypical I'M
der-priesthood-- his Bride"
Together these are styled a Royal
Priesthood or Kingdom Of Priests
st. Paul tells us that Melchizedek. who
was priest upon his throne. merely
typified the Church triumphant Head
and Body-The Christ, "A priest for
ever after the order of Melchizedek"
priest upon bis throne. During the
Millennial Age that glorious Priest.
Head and Members, will bless and up
lift. rule and judge. the world of man
kind. with a view TO recovering as
many as possible, as many as will
obey him. from the ruin of sin and
death. During the thousand years Of
the Melchizedek reign all the families
Of the earth will be blessed with OPP
portunities of return to human perfec-
ton and to earthly Paradise. The
willing and obedient will be destroyed
In the Second Death. At the close OF
the Millennium, Christs Mediatorial
Kingdom will terminate.
AS the Levites were much more nu-
merous than their brethren. the priests.
so there is another class In the Church
corresponding-styl "a great COM
pany. whose number no man know
eth,'' In that they were not specially
predestinated. These less earnest, less
jealous than the faithful little flock"
will reach a plane of glory through
tribulation also. but with less joy.
These, we are told, will be with the
Bride as her companions. AS Levites
they will serve God in his temple, but
not be members of the temple class.
the Priesthood. These will have palm
branches and be before the Throne,
while the Royal Priesthood will have
crowns and be in the throne as men,
bers Of the Body of Christ
The Church Militant's Surrender.
All the soldiers of the cross, ex-
periencing fghtings without and with |
In against the powers of sin and dark |
ness and their own weaknesses. surely !
long for the time of their change" in !
the First Resurrection" They long |
for the time when this mortal shall |
put on Immortality; when this cor
ruptible shall have put on incorrup- |
ton; when we shall be like our Re- |
deemer and see him as he is and share |
his glory. Gladly, therefore. do all |
of Gods consecrated people wait for |
the blessed change promised at our |
Lords Second Coming. when that |
which is sown in weakness shall be |
raised in power; when that which is |
sown in dishoucr shall be raised in |
glory; when that which is sown an |
animal body shall be raised spiritual |
body q Corinthians XIV. 42-44, 53, |
81. Surely such. having prayed. "Thy |
Kingdom come; thy will be done on |
earth as in heaven" are waiting for |
the King and Gods time for estab |
fishing his Kingdom for the blessing |
Of the world No wonder the Apostle |
wrote of these, yourselves also. which |
have the first-fruits of the Spirit. even !
we ourselves groan within ourselves. |
waiting for the adoption, to wit the |
redemption of our Body'-the Body of |
Christ. the Church, through the power |
Of the First Resurrection" change. |
This will be our 0ldd surrender to the |
Church Triumphant, when we shall |
hear the Masters voice saying, well |
done, good and faithful servants; enter |
We into the joys of your Lord. You |
have been faithful over few things. |
/ will make you ruler over many |
things participants in the Millennial |
Kingdom glory and its dominion of
earth for the uplifting of mankind
Il Corinthians vi. 2: Revelation ii, 26l.
Union or Federation-Which2
/ ask you. my hearers, and indirect
ly | ask the millions of my larger con-
gregation whom | address weekly
through the public prints What add
vantage will accrue to the Church Mil
liant through the on-coming Fedora
ton? | reply that great advantage
will come to the sanity few, not in the
manner expected, but along the lines
of the Divine promise that All things
shall work together for good to them
that love God to the called according
to his purpose" The Church Fedora
ton, which the Scriptures distinctly
show us will be effected viii include
the various classes already Indicated
"a Hypocrites; % Moralists; CD Fol-
&C. A