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mankind during the Millennial Age
will similarly be-obedience to God
just. reasonable regulations. laws.
may with proportionate rapidity go
up on the highway Of holiness toward
| perfection at its end. Whoever re-
fuses obedience to the extent of his
ability will fail to make progress and
ultimately die the Second Death. from
which there will be no redemption
and no resurrection.
! Such obedience as will be required
of mankind in the great Mediators
Kingdom will include their cO-opera'
ton in the resistance Of their own fall
en- weaknesses. 1t will include the
wards their fellow-creatures, fellow
sufferers. The Divine Law of love to
God with all the heart. mind, soul
strength and for the neighbor as fol-
ones self they must learn fully. AS
they will realize their own blemishes
not the Father. but the Mediator fol-
forgiveness. they will be obliged to
follow the Divine rule Of exercising
towards others similar mercy and for
giveness to that which they desire for
themselves. But they will not be re-
quired to enter into the covenant of
self-sacrifice. self-denial. etc. All the
blessings of God on the earthly plane
will be for them fully and freely to
use and enjoy. in harmony with the
Divine regulation.
The conditions governing the saliva
ton of the Church are wholly differ
ent from those which will appertain
to the world. The Church is called out
of the world under Divine invitation
to suffer with Christ in the present
life and during this Gospel Age and
then to reign with Christ during the
Millennial Age. participating in his
Mediatorial Kingdom for the blessing.
uplifting, salvation Of the world. 1t
is not in vain, therefore. that our Lord
and the apostles, in setting forth the
call Of the Church during this Age,
specified particularly and frequently
in this salvation TO participate with
the Redeemer in his sacrificing, in This
DEATH" and consequently participate in
his resurrection" and in his reign Of
glory Hank to the words. BE thou
faithful unto death and l will give thee
a crown of life;'' ITO him that over
cometh will | grant to sit with me in
my Throne;" "And whatsoever doth not
bear his cross. and come after me,
cannot be my disciple" duke xiv, 20.
Let us remember our Lords words to
the disciples James and John. respect
ing place in his Millennial Throne.
He intimated that the getting to the
Throne at all. in any place. would i'm
ply great humility and self-sacrifice.
He asked the disciples. Are We able
(willing, to drink of the cup that
shall drink of and to be baptized with
the baptism Unto DEATH that l am
baptized WITH Mark x. 49, Heark-
ell again: This cup Of which he tells
us we must drink, if we would sit in
his Throne. is his communion cup. 1t
is offered. not to the world, but to
his consecrated followers. 1t is not
another cup. but my Cup" The in
vitation was. This is my blood of the
New Testament. which is shed for
many for the remission Of sins. Drink
ye all of it, (Iatthew xvi. %. %. 1t
must all be drunk before the many.
the world. can get their share of the
intended blessing through the New
Covenant, which this blood seals. And
only the disciples of Christ. only those
who desire to walk in his steps. are in
vited to drink of that cup. All Of
them are so invited and they will
drink all Of it. None of it will be left
for the world during the Millennial
Age to drink. 1t is special privilege
to drink of this cup. With the drink
ing of it goes the special blessing Of
the special salvation of this Gospel
Age. Except we eat of his flesh zap
propriate the merit of his sacrifice),
and unless we drink his blood 0oiD in
sacrifice with HIM. we have no life
in us-inherent life. Immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds are
concerned at the time of our consecra-
ton they must be fully given up to the
Lord ere he will accept them. We
could be no more fully consecrated if
we had absolutely perfect bodies and
were absolutely free from all the en-
tailmcnt Of Adams condemnation. But
GCd's requirement is that no sacrifice
may come upon his altar. except such
us is without spot or blcmish. Hence
he could not accept our Offering. our
conservation, even though it were as
completely and fully made as was our
Gear Hedeemcr's. Hence his first pro-
vision was that the righteousness OF
Christ should he imputed to us on &C
count of our faith aud obedience. in
order 10 permit us to offer sacrifices
holy and acceptable to God (AIalachi
iii. ,: Romans xii. ~.
This view of our participation in the
Redeemers merit separately aud apart
from the worlds participation in it
by faith and imputation of merit and
not actually-the Bible declares to be
a mystery" which not many are able
TO discern-only the spiritually minded
only the sprit-begotten. Those who
can see and hear and understand the
terms and conditions OF this great sal
walton of this Gospel Age are specially
blessed "RIoSsed oro your oyor for