The Detroit times., 1910-09-13

cause why should anyone re called n
Bibie-in the Law. the Prophets and
the teachings OF Jesus and His Apos-
Ties The great cloud OF bewiiderment
which encompasses christendom IL re-
allied by all earnest people---church-
men and others And no wonder there
IL certain dread associated with the
dark cloud What kind OF a storm
feet upon tho great religious systems
OF civilization? IL is TO join hands
against these ominous conditions that
ar arc tSemselv en0m 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
.The Hour OF Temptation
Rev. 3: 10.
The difficulty with the present sit.
uation Is that We have stupidity and
blunderingiy misread the Bible. We
have twisted what we did read and
picked out certain portions which
pleased best our fancies and support
ed best our various creeds We have
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 perplexity the
We are in the midst Of a great falling
away from faith In God and I'm His
, Revelation. We see fulfilled all about
US the wonderful prophetic and sym
bolic picture OF Psalm 81. A thousand
fall at our side and ten thousand AT
our right hand-only the "Israelites
indeed" In whom there 10 no guile
will be kept from stumbling In this
evil day. The chaos which we already
see everywhere In evidence Is only be-
ginning
Gods Great Remedy NJ Hand.
The fault of Christendom has been
the rejection OF the Divine Plan and
the acceptance instead of a 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
tongue confess to the glory OF Cod"
opened and all the deaf ears shall be
unstopped;" OF how the blessing OF the
Lord will be with Israel restored to
TO the blessing OF all peoples. We re-
member the prophecies which picture
earthly governments and show US
their termination and the establish
their ruins We remember the jubilee
picture repeated by the Israelites every
hftieth year. proclaiming liberty for
the people and restitution of az that
has been lost through sin, and which
liz to be restored through Messiah's
Kingdom.
New Testament abounds with refer
ences to the Kingdom! the Kingdom!
the Kingdom Nearly all the parallels
that our Lord gave were in illustra-
Kingdom or the class called out OF the
world to inherit the spiritual King
dom. All such know. too, that the
Great Teacher proclaimed that King
dom and taught us and all OF His fol-
lowers TO pray for 1t, Thy Kingdom
come Thy will be done on earth as IL
is done in heaven They all know.
that Kingdom and point the Church
to it's establishment for the realization
OF her hopes-the time when the mar
the time when Gods New Covenant
with Israel will go into effect. The
time when he who scattered Israel
will also gather them. and when the
Celestial Kingdom. and the word Of
the Lord from Jerusalem, the capital
of the earthly princes. Gods remedy
rsa Hs' 1T wn neeas IN ss
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 Is select
ing from amongst men-of Jews and
ing and proving their loyalty to God
and to righteousness These are to
be Messiah,s assistants-the Bride. the
Lambs Wife. AS Abraham typified
Heavenly
was typifed 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
our study instead of the Talmud and
the creeds OF the dark ages have been
influence we have failed to cultivate
the fruits OF the Holy Spirit-meek-
ness, gentleness. patience, love. In
stead we cultivated pride; ambition,
things which We ought not to have
done, and We have left undone those
things which we ought to have done.
Our help must come from God Ac-
cording to our understanding of the
Scriptures help IL near. but coming In
an unexpected way. Pride and selfish
9ess eloss9msd and brought na forth
pie set by Christian people has extend
ed to the world and been thoroughly
appropriated. Ii has become the spir-
II OF the world--of all classes. Now,
as faith in the Bible Is waning and
respect for God and His Word is pro-
portionately waning, what could we
expect but that which the Scriptures
declare liz at hand. namely. the time
OF trouble such as never was since
there was a nation?" The selfshness
which both rich and poor. learned and
ignorant. have cultivated will, In that
time of trouble, be represented in con-
hicts 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
Kingdom power and beginning His
reign Daniel xii, 1 Revelation XII, 49,
Thank God, the intimation of the
Scriptures are that the conflict of that
time Will be short. Ii must, however,
last long enough to teach humanity a
lesson never to be forgotten---that God
and His arrangements must stand first
and must be obeyed, IL blessing is
sought.
Messiab's Kingdom Invisible.
When it's remembered that Messiah's
Kingdom Is not only to bless those
living at the time Of Its establish ment.
but gradually TO awaken the dead from
the slumber of the tomb and to give all
OF Adams race a full opportunity for
attaining life eternal or death eternal,
must be a spiritual one. Then, too,
MaQsfah'g Kingdnp ~ tyht fa ranra-