The Detroit times., 1910-09-14


Is certain dread associated with the
dark cloud What kind OF storm
will result And what will be the ef-
feet upon the great religious systems
OF civilizattOn2 IL Is 10 join hands
against these ominous conditions that
the clergy of all denominations are
arousing themselves In favor OF
Church Union or Federation OF some
sort But the people--the people feel
comparatively little interest In the
proposition. which they will not OPP
pose, however.
"rhe Hour of Temptstion."
Rev. 3 10.
The difficulty with the present sit
uation is that We have stupidity and
blunderingly misread the Bible. We
have twisted what We did read ana
pleased best our fancies and support
I ed best our various creeds. We nave
neglected the honest. truthful study
which We should have given TO our
Heavenly Fathers message. The con-
! fusion OF Christendom IL the result
That confusion and perplexty the
Scriptures portray, assuring us that
We are in the midst OF a great falling
away from faith In God and In His
Revelation We see fulfilled all about
us the wonderful prophetic and SYM
fall at our side and ten thousand at
our right hand--only the "Israelites
indeed" in whom there Is no guile.
will be kept from stumbling In TINS
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see everywhere In evidence Is only be-
ginning.
Gods Great Remedy NJ Hand.
The fault OF Christendom has been
ti4e-rrtertton=of= e=DfyiHe=Plan-
the acceptance instead OF human
plan. The Church was going TO con-
vert the world-going to conquer the
world for Jesus and present IL TO Him
able to convert ourselves, which is
the particular work the Master gave
us to do Greater humility would have
shown us our folly long ago.
Bible students do not need to be re-
minded that all through the Old Tes-
lament Scriptures Gods promises
abound. telling Israel and all who
have ears TO hear Of the glorious reign
OF Messiah and OF the success Of His
Kingdom and how the result will be
that every knee shall bow and every
OF how all the blind eyes shall be
opened and all the deaf ears shall be
unstopped;" OF how the blessing OF the
Lord will be with Israel restored to
His favor and operate through Israel
TO the blessing OF all peoples. We re-
member the prophecies which picture
earthly governments and show US
their termination and the establish
ment Of the Kingdom of Heaven on
their ruins We remember the jubilee
picture repeated by the Israelites every
the people and restitution OF a. that
has been lost through sin. and which
Is to be restored through Messiah's
Kingdom.
Bible Students know also how the
New Testament abounds with refer
ences to the Kingdom! the Kingdom!
the Ktngdom Nearly all the parallels
that our Lord gave were In illustra-
ton OF something connected with the
Kingdom or the class called out OF the
world 10 inherit the spiritual King
Great Teacher proclaimed that King
dom and taught us and All OF His fol-
lowers TO pray for II, Thy Kingdom
come! Thy will be done on earth as 1t
too. that all or the Apostles refer ru-
to it's establishment for the realization
riage OF the Lamb will take place
the time when Gods New Covenant
with Israel will go into effect. The
will also gather them. and when the
Law shall go forth from Mt Zion, the
Celestial Kingdom. and the word Of
the Lord from jerusalem; the capital
Is Just what humanity Is coming to
realize II needs. In it's establishment,
as the scriptures declare. the desire
OF all nations snail come" (Haggai II.
Bible students are more and more
coming to see that this Gospel Age Is
the time in which Messiah ts select
ing from amongst men-of Jews and
Gentiles--a sanity class and IL test
ing and proving their loyalty to God
Se srse
Lambs Wife. As Abraham typifed
the Heavenly Father SO the Messiah
was typihed by Isaac And Messiah's
Bride and joint-heir and co-laborer In
His Kingdom was typified by Rebecca.
Thus seen the great Plan of God has
progressed we'll
The Great Day Of Wrath.
Our neglect OF the Word of God and
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the creeds OF the dark ages have been
our undoing. Under all this wrong
influence we have failed to cultivate
the fruits OF the Holy Spirit-meek-
stead we cultivated pride, ambition.
selhshness. We have done those
things which we ought not to have
things which we ought to have done
Our help must come from God. Ac-
cording to our understanding Of the
an unexpected way. Pride and selfish
ness blossomed and brought forth a
fruitage of strife The bad exam
ed to word and Seen
appropriated 1t has become the spir-
1t OF the world-of all classes. Now,
respect for God and His Word is pro-
portionately waning, what could we
expect but that which the Scriptures
declare is at hand. namely. the "time
there was a nation?" The selishness
which both rich and poor. learned and |
Ignorant. have cultivated will. In that
time OF trouble, be represented in con-
fiicts between labor unions and capi- |
talistic trusts. The Bible declares that |
then every mans hand will be |
against his neighbor"-all confidence |
Will be lost--the bond OF human sym
pathy and brotherhood will be utterly |
snapped in riotous selfishness
The Scriptures identify this trouble !
with Messiah's taking TO Himself His |
Kingdom power and beginning His
reign Daniel xii. 1; Revelation XII, 1s). |
Thank God. the intimation OF the |
Scriptures are that the conflict OF that !
time will be short IL must however, |
lesson never to be forgotten-that God
and His arrangements must stand first
and must be obeyed, II blessing is
sought.
Mes.iah's Kingdom Invisible.
When It's remembered that Messiah's
Kingdom Ia not only to bless those
living at the time OF It's establishment,
but gradually TO awaken the dead from
OF Adams race a full opportunity for
attaining life eternal or death eternal
then 1t will be seen that the Kingdom
must be a spiritual one. Then, too,
Messiah's Kingdom OF light is repre-
sentcd superseding Satan's King
dom OF darkness-both spiritual With
this thought our text Is in full accord
"A King shall reign in righteous
ness" Messiah will be that Great
King. His Bride being associated with
Him. And princes shall execute judg-