Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-29
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sacrifice all ne mas TOT H. me Hei" o0
longs to God. He has put The Treasure
there. He offers il for sale TO any VII
ing to pay the price The buyer is the
Lord and those who accept ms in|ita
ton to join with him in the sacr1hce or
their earthly interests that they may
he sharcrs with him in is eaVenly gio-
resin the work of the Millenniai Age
TO unearth all that treasure i'm the Dies
sing of the world of mankind. The mo-
ing of the treasure is necessary; as our
7 ord said, Cast not your pearls before
swine" they will not understand you,
they will think you foolish and in their
disappointment may do you INJURY.
Hast thou faith, have ii TO thyself
before God" Make your sacrifice OF
earthly things to him and he who Ia
secret will reward you openly.
Pearls were much more in vogue IN
ancient times than now. Pearl buyers
traded in these gems and carried them
to the market, where they were highly
estimated. The parable represents one
of these pearl merchants as coming
across the finest pearl he had ever
seen He considered it so priceless that
he was quite reiOiced to sell or trade
all of his other pearls and property,
that he might become the owner of
that pearl,
This parable represents the Gospel
offer of a share with Christ in his
Kingdom as being superior to all other
PROPOSITIONS in the world. The hon0rs
of the world, of name and fame, posi-
ton and wealth, are indeed describa-
BILE; as the Scriptures say. "A good
name is rather to be chosen than great
, riches but when our eyes behold the
pearl Of great price, the Kingdom Of
fer Of joint heirship with our Lord Je-
sns in els heavenly glory and the as
sociatiOn with him in his work of Dles-
sing all the families of the earth, we
, realize that this is a priceless thing,
worth more by far than all the hOnors
and Gignities and pleasures of the
world Those worthy to buy this pearl
, ill gladly exchange all earthly things
, thercfor--even their good name. and
this will be necessary, as the Master
forewarned them. saying, They shall
say all manner of evil against you
falsely for my sake; rejoice and be ex-
caeding glad. for great is your reward
, IN heaven, for SO prosecuted they the
prophets who were before you (Mat
thew 81, 12l He that is not willing
to have the Kingdom al such cost is
not worthy Of the Kingdom. the Apos-
tie has said. Through much tribula-
tion much we enter the Kingdom
(Acts 14:22): and only those who will
inglv endure such tribulations for righ-
, teousness' sake-for the sake of the
truth in obedience to the Heavenly call
ing-are overcomers. And only TO the
hoS no tri1
exceeding great and precious promis-
es.' ITO him that OvercOmeth will /
grant to sit with me in my throne -
Rev. 3.21.
Another parable of the Kingdom rep
resents the gospel message as a met"
Only one kind of fish is desired, but
the net gathers every kind. Not every
kind will inherit the Kingdom as joint
heirs with Christ Jesus hence the end
of this age will be a sitting. separating
time, as represented in the parable.
The desirable fish will be gathered into
vessels; the remainder will be cast
back into the sea as unfit for the
X ingdom, but not necessarily unfit for
any purpose. During Christ's MilIen-
NAL reign that class unfit for the King
dom will be dealt with and blessed and.
nal life
Here, as in the parable of the wheat
and the tares, the furnace of fire, and
the weeping and crashing of teeth in
connection Herewith, symbolizes the
great time of trouble with which this
age will end, giving place to the Mil
lennial Kingdom. the Kingdom for the
establishment of which upon the earth
the Church has been praying so un-
ceasngly for nineteen centuries, Thy
Kingdom come: thy will be done on
earth, as it is in heaven" What
Kingdom that will be, 1t will be a
Kingdom entrusted to Little Flock
Fear not, little flock. it is your Fa-
tner's good pleasure to give you the
Kingdom"-and it will be fully en-
powered to establish the rule of heaven
among mankind!
Our study closes with the Lords ex-
hortatiOns that all who are instructed
respecting the things pertaining to the
Kingdom should set their affairs in or
der