The Ordway new era., 1911-11-17


llRASI(1R QIlSSElO1 forev and
claimed that er
rors were built upon misinterpreta'
tions Of Scripture. His text was Reve
iation <. O. Z. "And the angel sware
- that the time should be no long
er delayed"
Pastor Russell declared that his text
has no reference to the end Of time
that time could never end. must al
ways endure. The word delayed
should have been added by the trims
lntors to catch the proper thought
The time mentioned would no longer
be delayed The fulflment OF delayed
promises would be accomplished.
These views In recent years have
been most pronouncedly voiced by
Christian brethren styled Adventists.
but really are to be found In nearly
all the creeds Of Christendom. The
erroneous theory has been further Dol.
stored up by the neutrality-suspicious. OF
our Lords words translated the end OF
the norid Our Lord said nothing about
the end Of the earth. 0e: what He did
mention was the end of the dton or
Age In which we live. Various atoms
or ages have followed one another
each ending In turn and giving place
to another. So the present dion or age.
we believe. will soon give place to
better oion or Age-the aion or age In
which sin and death have reigned will
give place to IN aion or Age in which
Christ and His Church will reign tri
umphant.
Heavens and Earth on Fire
Those who have not learned that the
Bible frequently uses language IN o
symbolical manner may be excused for
taking literally some Of st. Peters
statements respecting the burning Of
the heavens and the earth. A critical
study shows TINT the Apostle could
not have referred to the literal earth
and the literal heavens US being con.
sumed. He used the term earth sym
bolically. rs representing society. Of
which the mountains or kingdoms are
the backbone. just as he used the word
heavens to represent the ecclesiastical
powers which are even now rolling to
gether rs scroll from the two ends
the one Protestant, the other Cath.
Ole. The social con6agration Is being
generally feared.
Although many expect the social con
lagration. not many yet fenr the re
ligious blaze predicted by the Apostle
1t surely will come: not n jot or little
will fail The religious "heavens" and
the social earth" will catch fire to
gether. After the great contiagration
upon the ashes OF human institutions
Messiah will establish the Kingdom
of glory and blessing in the interests
of our poor. dying race. The new
heavens" will be the new ecclesiastical
power-thc Church in glory. The new
earth" will be the new social arrange
ment which Messiah will inaugurate.
Some Of the Difficulty
The early Church hoped. in harmony
with the Apostolic teachings. for Mes
siah's Kingdom to be established and
for the resulting times Of restitution
Of all things which God hath spoken
by the mouth of all the holy Prophets
since the world began."-Acts iii. 1921
After the Apostles fell asleep and
the Kingdom still delayed. false doc
trines crept into the Church. amongst
others the theory that Christ's King
uOu WIS uOt 10 De "alteu lOT-lLit u
came nt Penterost and the Apostles did
not know of It: that it must conquer it.
way to the Throne Of earth-that con
verts must be made even though thn
assistance of inquiSitionary torment
were necessary to effect this.
False Kingdoms Of God
When the Protestant Reformation rr
nounced Catholicism and denounced i.
as Anti-Christ It proceeded. ncvrrthr
less, along the same lines. Vnrou
Protestant Churches did their DrsI t,
fill the place which Papacy claimcr
and to get earthly Kingdoms to suppor
their claims to spiritual domination
Thus the Car Of Russia is the Ura
Of the Greek Church. Emperor Wi
liam is the Head of the Lutheran sy.
tenn. King George is Head Of H.
Church of England. theoretically. "
may be sure. however. that none O..
these talented men believe for n Il"
ment that they are reigning as and f.
and instead of Messiah.
None of these are Kingdoms o
Christ. nor could all Of them together
called "Christendom." hope ever
bring to pass the glorious thin:
promised of Messiah's Empirc-th:
"every knee shall bow and ever
tongue confess to the glory Of God
Indeed. II is becoming more wid"l
known daily that heathendom. rs W.
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