River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-07

upon them, and see their symbolic
meaning and application. We have
already presented the true interpre-
tation of this parable, and may do
SO again at some future time, for
the benefit of new readers. We
merely demonstrate now the fact
that our Lord spoke to the people
always in parallels and dark say
ings.
Note afresh the parable of the
wheat and the tares, the gathering
Of the former into the garner and
the burning of the latter. Neither
represents literal experiences. In
the parable the wheat is not literal
wheat, the tares are not literal tares.
The wheat symbolizes the inheritors
of the Kingdom; the tares symbol
ize the offsprings of grandchildren
of the wicked one. The gathering
into the barn of safety symbolizes
the gloriication of the Church on
the spirit plane, and precedes the
shining forth of the sons of God in
the glory of the Millennial King
dom, for the blessing of the groan-
ing creation; ) as the Apostle de-
clares: 1.-The whole creation groan-
eth and travaileth in pain together,
waiting for the manifestation of the
sons of God" The whole creation
is waiting for the shining forth of
the sons of God in the Kingdom,
and their shining forth in truth and
righteousness will scatter all the
the darkness of sin and error and
awaken and revivify the world of
mankind.
Eventually all the willingly ODE
dient may enjoy the blessings of
eternal life. On the other hand,
the description of the burning Of
the tares, instead of referring to
the literal burning, has, evidently,
a symbolic signifcance-it means
the destruction of the tare class
not their destruction as individuals,
but as "tares," as limitations Of the
wheat" class,
How glad we are to find the KEY
to these symbolic statements these
parallels. How glad we are that by
the use of this key the parabolic fig
ures become reasonable and beauti-
full What silver lining there is to
| the dark cloud of trouble which is
now looming up before the world!
How glad Gods people must be to
learn that just beyond the clouds
and shadows comes the glorious
Millennial day.
The parable of 1.-The sheep and
the goats" taken literally, has
caused confusion to many. They
think of the separation of the sheep
and the goats as now in progress
failing to notice the Scriptural dec
laration that the parable shall find
it's application when the Son of
man shall come in his glory and all
his holy angels (messengers) with
with him. Then shall he sit upon
the throne of his glory and before
him shall be gathered all nations,
and he shall separate them one from
another as the shepherd divideth
his sheep from the goats" We
thus see that the application of the
parable belongs to the Millennial
age. All through that age the work
of Christ and the Church, his Bride,
seated with him upon his throne,
will be a work of blessing to the
world of mankind. And the man
ner in which those blessings will be
received will demonstrate the sheep
like or goat-like character of every
individual of the human family.
The sheep-like will come to the
right hand position of favor; the
goat-like. to the left hand position
of disfavor. The conclusion of the
thousand-year Judgment day will
bring the expression of the Lords
favor towards the sheep-like, re-
wardiug them with eternal life, and
the expression of his disfavor to-
wards the goat-like, destroying
them in the second death" This
is symbolically represented by the
statement, depart We cursed into
the lasting fire Ca figure of destruc-
tion) prepared for Satan and his
messengers (followers). The re-
ward of the righteous will thus be
everlasting life The everlasting
punishment" OF the unrighteous
will be everlasting death, for The
wages of sin is death and the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23.
Evidently some wise and gracious
purpose stands connected with the
hiding or secreting at present of the