The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11

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Of autocracy-political. financial and
religious-be re-inaugurated; a reign
/ such as prevailed centuries ago. but
! now upon higher plane. controlled
/ by brighter wits. holding under re-
straint more intelligent masses.
"Be Instructed, We Ju6ocs!"
Would that the cultured and intiuen.
tial princes of earth could take the
ize the fallacy of their counsels. the
impOsslbillty of averting the great
changes which are upon us by reason
of the time having come for Messiah
to take unto himself his great power
and reign. Hearken to the Lords
words through the Prophet. "Be wise,
now. therefore. O We kings. BE in
structed. We judges of the earth. Serve
the Lord with fear and rejoice with
trembling. Do homage to the Son" Tvs.
10-12). Could the wise of earth realize
the situation and fully submit them
selves to the Divine requirements OF
absolute justice and truth. what a
blessing it would be to the world. If
these princes would turn their atten-
ton from the grasping of power and
money TO the enlightenment and up.
lifting Of the people they would be.
come ministers. servants. of the New
Dispensation, which would be ushered
in with rejoicing. But the Lord in
forms us that this will not be the case
and that. as Il result. MesSiah'S King
dom will be ushered in by n time of
trouble such as was not since there
was Il nation" Daniel xii. H. The
Psalmist tells us the same--GOd will
have in derision the puny efforts of
the worldly-wise and great TO re-estab-
fish autocracy. He will speak to them
in his wrath the lesson which they re-
fuse to hear by loving exhortation.
The new King and his Empire will be
established in the earth. and the
declaration is that amidst such Divine
displeasure he shall break them with
rod of iron and dash them in pieces
like a potter's vessel psalm ii, 40;
Revelation ii. 20.
Small and Great to Be Judged.
God is no respecter of persons.
Hence. before his Judgment Throne
puniShments will be meted out to the
little, as well as to the great. when
found to be violators of the principles
OF justice. Would that could impress
this upon many of the lower classes
who are crying out against the injus-
tees in high places while practicing
similar injustices themselves. Let it
be remembered also that the great
White Throne speaks blessings, Divine
righteousness and hate iniquity-the
little and the great.
Ii in the past a certain retributive
justice has seemed to proceed along
national lines. blessing the nations
which take the more righteous course
the more evil course, this will no lon.
ger be the case in the not distant flu
ture. The testing imposed by Mes
siah's Kingdom will be along individ-
ual lines. He that eats the sour grape
of sin will find his teeth on edge. and
his alone. Justice will be laid to
the line and righteousness to the plum
met" and all the refugees of lies. by
which mankind in high places have
sought TO fool themselves and others.
will be swept away. The hidden things
of darkness will be brought to light and
the glorious things of light will he
everywhere recognized. Ultimately ''ev-
cry knee shall bow and every tongue
confess" to the enthroned Messiah.
"The Books Will Be Opened"
The Master said. my Word shall
judge you in the last day." Happy has
it been for the comparatively few who
have heard the Masters Word in this
present life. and have judged themselves
thereby. and submitted themselves to
his righteous precepts! These blessed
ones will share with Messiah the glo-
ries of his Spiritual Empire. invisible
to men. But during the Thousand Year
Judgment Day of the world I'll Peter
iii, I. s. the same words-the wonder
full words of life" to those who will obey.
and words of death to those who will re-
fuse obedience--will be the standards
OF justice for all mankind The books
then to be opened to all will include
not only the words of the Master and
Of the Apostles of the New Testament.
but also the Divine message through
the Prophets of Old Then all shall see
the oneness and harmony Of tie Divine
message of Righteousness. According
have eternal life must conform his liv-
ing and his thinking The approved.
at the end of Messiah's reign, will be |
delivered over to the Father perfect as
human beings. The disapproved will
be destroyed in the Second DEATH
without hope QI Peter ii. -; Jude 10;
Acts iii, 23).
Another book of life will be opened
another besides the one that is now
open. which is styled the Lambs Book
of Life. and in which is written the
names Of his faithful followers of the
present time" members of his Body"
1.-THE Royal Priesthood" ''tbe Bride. the
Lambs Wife," The new book of life
will be for those who will he on trial
during Messiah's reign. BY its close
it will include all of Adams race found
worthy of eternal life.
The Judgment of the Church in the
present time is not according to works.
the perfection OF which. under present
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