Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-12

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enant, but nevertheless he made it a
great blessing to them-a means of in
struction, which. as we have seen, uIti-
mately prepared several thousand to
be Of so ripe a condition of heart as
to be ready for the Savior and become
advantage over the Gentle up to that
time. He had Gods promises. He
knew the Law of God. He was profit
ed by striving to do the impossible
thing of keeping it perfectly. Had
God not chosen the nation of Israel to
bring them under the schooling pro-
cesses of the Law Covenant Galatians
iii, "a he would have "winked" at
their ignorance. etc. as he did with
the transgressions of other nations up
to that time.
"Now Commandeth All Men,"
What is the secret of this change on
Gods part-from winking at the sins
and imperfections of the world to COM
handing them to repent? If it was
just to wink at their sins for thou
sands of years. why did not God con-
tinue to wink at them? The Apostle
answers the question, telling us that
this change in Gods dealing which
sent forth the message that the world
should repent was based upon the fact
that his eternal purposes had by that
time reached the stage of development
which justified such a message. The
Son of God had left the glory of the
Father~which he had before the world
was; he had humbled himself to be-
come a, man. AS the man Christ Jesus
| he had been obedient to the Heavenly
Fathers wish and had laid down his
life scientifically -that it might first
| benefit consecrated believers during
this Gospel Age; secondly that it
might bless the world of mankind
during the Millennial Age.
For a time these good tidings were
! confined to the Jewish nation. but
three and half years after the cruel
fixion the limit of IsraePs favor re-
specting the message came to an end
and then the good tidirgs of great JOY
was permitted to go to all the Gentiles
on the same terms that the Jews had
enjoyed. -
The Gospel or good news" consists
of the information that God in bis
mercy has provided that the death sen
tence upon Adam and his race shall
not be perpetual; that there shall be
a resurrection of the dead, both of the
just and of the unjust; that the pro
vision for this has already been made
in and through the death of the Re
deemer. Is it inquired what advan
tage would there be in resurrection
of the dead if Herewith all were t
be placed back just where they are
at present? The answer is that Their
! would be no advantage in such res
direction. If the Jew could not keeI
the Law. and if the very best-inten
, toned of the Gentiles have found them
selves to be imperfect and their effort
to stand approved before God in TIL
; present life to be failures, what gOo(
) could result from merely awakening
! them from the sleep of death? WOul
it not be wiser and better everyWa
to let them perish like the brute beast
We answer that Gods Word reveal
very grand outcome to his Plan Q
Salvation. The word resurrection, a
ScripturaIly used, signifies much NOR
than to be merely resuScitated. 1t sis
, mites awakening and mOre-upliftin
out of all sin and death conditions. ~
up. up to perfection-to all that wa
lost by Father Adam and redeemed
, the Calvary sacrifice.
"God Hath Appointed Day"
! This. then, is the meaning of th
: Apostles argument. BY providing til
! Lord Jesus Christ as the Redeemer {
: the Church and the world God ha
made possible a fresh trial or jud:
: ment for Adam and his race. Adam
: first Judgment or trial day was
D Eden. There he lost everything by b
: disobedience and brought upon hin
i. self and all of his race Divine Sentenc
! to death. Christ has appeared that b
;. might redeem Adam and his race. fC
the very purpose of giving them il
: dividually another full, fair trial c
t Judgment for life everlasting or deaf
: everlasting.
t That general judgment day mer
toned by st. Paul in our text is neithe
! a damnation day nor a twenty-fou
? hour day. 1t is the thousand-year da
: of Christine period of his mediatorii
5 reign, in the which Satan will b
f bound. all evil influences be removed
| and the light of the knowledge of tn
glory of God be made to fill the Who'll
5 earth. st. Peter reminds us, beloved
: be not ignorant of this one thing. tina
? one day with the Lord is as thou
sand years. I'll Peter iii. 81. This
the key to the expressions, '"The da
of Christ" 1.-The day of Judgment.
: etc. The Millennial day will be da
Of Judgment or trial in the sense tina
all mankind, the living and the deao
] will then be brought to full knowledg
! of God and to full opportunity to RI
f | pain nv resurrection nrocpSSoS q CON