Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-13
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end, and then the good tidings O.
greatSjoy was permitted to goeto al
the Gentilea on the same terms tina.
the Rews had enjoyed.
| The Gospel or good news" con
sista Of the information that God il
his mercy has provided that the deaf.
IaentSnce upon Adam and his race
shall. not be perpetual; that there
shall be a resurrectio nof the dead
both Of. the just and of the pniust
that the provision for this has al
reday been made in and through, the
death Of the Redeemer. Is is inquired
what advantage would there be in /
fSAarrection OF the dead if therewitl
all were to be placed back just where
they are at present? The answer is
THAT, there would be no Advantage in
such a resurrection. If the Jew coulu
not keep the Law. and If the yer.
best4intentioned Of the Gentiles have
found themselves to be imperfect and
theiH efforts to stand approved before
God In the present life to be failures.
what good could result from merely
awakening them from the sleep OF
death? Would it not be wiser and
better everyway to let them perish
like the brute beast?
We answer that Gods Word re
veals very grand outcome to his
Planl''of Salvation. The word resur-
reetiop. as Scripturally used. signifies
much more than to be merely resus
ciated. 1t signifies awakening and
more uplifting out Of all sin and
death conditions up. up, up to per-
fection-to all that was lost by Father
Adam and redeemed in the Calvary
sacrifice.
"GOd Hath Appointed q Day."
4 This. then. is the meaning of the
| Apostles argument. BY providing the
Lord Jesus Christ as the Redemmer of
the Church. and the world God has
made possible a fresh trial or judg-
| ment for Adam and his race. Adam 8
FIRST. judgment or trial day was in
Eden. There he lost everything by his
disobedience and brought upon him.
self and all of his race Divine SEN
tenee to death. Christ has appeared
that he nigh redeem Adam and his
| race, for the very purpose of giving
them individually another full, fair
trial or judgment for life everlasting
For death everlasting.
That general Judgment day men
toned by st. Paul in our text is
neither dafnnation day nor a twenty
flour hour day. 1t is the thousand
year day of Christ-the period Of his
mediatorial reign. in the which Satan
will be bound, all evil influences
be removed. and the light of the
knowledge Of the glory Of God be
made to I'LL the whole earth. st.
Peter reminds US. beloved, be not
ignorant of this one thing, that one
day with the Lord is as a thousand
years" III Peter iii. 81. This is the
key to the expressions, 1.-THE day of
Christ 'sThe day of judgment,
etc. The Millennial day will be day
Of Judgment rtrial in the sense that
all mankind. the living and the dead,
will then be brought to full know
ledge Of God and. to full opportunity
to regain by resurrection processes
q complete uplift from all weakness
es. imprefections. etc, which have re-
suited from our share in Adams sin
and our own weakness and ignorance.
Sins to the extent that they we're
willful win to the. same extent be
punishable and veceive a Just
recompenaeF Of reward (Hebrews ii;
81. Every good endeavor will be re-
warded and every shortcoming will
be punished. =
From this standpoint we see the
force Of the Apostles argument, that
1t is the Divine intention to grant to
every member of Adams race another
trial. smother judgment, to determine
afresh and individually the WORTH
ness d unworthiness of each to have
eternal life. But why should this
fact make any difference to the world
in the present life? Why did not God
wait Until the IIiIiennIal Age and give
|thezasa AL q surprise? why did he send
them the MESSAGE Of his lore and a
revolution Of this knowledge Of his
future dealings? Did he not know
what; the past eighteen centuries has.
Vveven namely. that few Of mankind