The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

darkness hatch the light" which ex-
plains why the chief religionists of his
time, being of wrong condition of
heart, instigated his crucifixion. They
were of the darkness living outwardly
holy, while, in heart they were far
from consecrated to- God. The very
holding up of the torch of Truth was
painful to them,, repreved them and
excited their luminosity. Notwithstand-
ing the fact t. at hereto rroasting has
become unpopular and intolerable to
the world. there are methods of pri-
vately and symbolically roasting,
siashing, wounding and killing prac-
ticed by those estranged from God,
though sometimes highly esteemed of
men and wearing vestments only
slightly less glorious than those worn
by Caiaphas and PLATE.
ssWho Scourgeth Every Son.
The scriptures explain that there is
two-fold reason why Jesus and all
of his followers are required to suffer.
for righteousness sake.
Cd 1t is requisite to their own char
acter development that they should not
only profess absolute loyalty to God
and to truth. but that this loyalty
should be put to the test. Thus we
read of our Lord that though sholy,
perfect in his loyalty by the things
which he en1ured--by his obedience
even unto death, even the ignomin-
ious death of the cross The same prin-
ciple. the scriptures assure us, operates
in connection with all whom God is
now calling t. be EmmanuePs associ-
ates in the millennial kingdom. They
must suffer with him if they would
reign with him. They must walk in
his steps (Gallatians V, IL; vi IL; IL
Thessalonians j, 8; II Timothy j. II;
ii. 8, II; iii. 12).
CD These experiences are designed
of God to qualify us to be judges of
the world during the millennia1 age
that the Christ, Head and Body, may
be mercifu1 and faithful towards the
people of earth. Likewise it is proper
that the world should know that it's
judges have -hus been tempted and
tried, and are able to sympathize with
them in their weaknesses and in their
endeavors for ~ighteousness-and more
willing to help them up, up. up to hu-
man perfection than to consign them
to the second death.
Although this conflict has lasted for
more than eighteen centuries it has not
been long for any single individual.
With the Master himself the trial
period was only three and a half
years. On the whole, as compared
with eternity, the entire gospel age of
sacrifice, as the Master said, is but
"a little whil.. - And as far as the af-
fiictions and tsstings themselves. st.
Paul gives the proper thought, saying,
that at most they are light Affections
but for a moment and not worthy to
Uc CUM pdIOQ 6AtI tll6 THAT SIdll
be revealed IN u.s. the overeomers
(Romans viii. 49,.
The Church Triumphant.
The church in glory and in power
will contain no hypocrites and no
merely nominal ChristianS-only the
Christ Jesus" Nevertheless it will be
composed of two classes, as illustrat-
ed by the Priests and the Levites in
the type. (1lJesus glorified. the anti
hi h fe F.,S +I7fr
footstep followers, the antitypical UNI
der priest-otherwise his Bride"
Together these are styled royal
priesthood or a kingdom of priests.
st. Paul tells US that Melchizedek, who
was priest upon his throne, merely
typified the Church Triumphant-Head
and Body-Tne Christ "a priest for
ever after the order of Melchizedck''-I
priest upon his throne: During the
nnillennial 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 op-
portunities of return to human perfec-
ton and to earthly paradise The
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. there is another class in
the church corresponding-style "a
great company whose number no man
knoweth," in that they were not spe-
cially predestined. These less earnest.
less Jealous than the faithful little
flock" will reach a plane of glory
through tribu.ation 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 tenn
pie, but not Re members of the tenn
pie 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
members of the Body of Christ
The Church. Militant's Surrender.
All the soldiers of the cross, ex-