The Tupelo journal., 1911-07-28
OF the
Resurrection
BY Pastor Russell
o. Brooklyn Tabernacle

Bible as an anemy. Merely hymn
book theology presents it as a friend,
an angel sent OF God. Death is intro
duced to our attention in the Bible as
the penalty for sin, with the distinct
understanding that had Adam not
t~ransgressed the Divine commands he
need not have died, nor even have
been cast out of his Eden home. st.
Paul emphasizes the fact that death
Is the penalty Of sin and that the res
direction of the dead will come to
mankind as the result of the redemp-
tive work of Christ. He says: Since
by man comes death, by man also
the resurrection of the dead.
For as all in Adam die, even 30 all
in Christ shall be made alive; but
every man In his own order" band or
cohort Il. Corinthians 15:21-23).
In the poetic language OF Scripture
death is s~ymbolically represented as q
great monster which has been swal-
lowing up the human family, never
satisfied. Millions on millions have
already been devoured. Mankind In
vain has looked for a deliverer-for
one able to vanquish death and to ae-
liver the prisoners from the great
prison house of sheol. hades. the
grave. This monster was granted per-
mission to devour the a C by him who
created US, because We were unworthy
of eternal life. Death. therefore, is
backed by the mandate of the Al
mighty, and he cannot overthrow his
own decision.
The Scriptures assure us that the
sacrifice that Jesus offered (himself}
was a satisfaction. "ransom-price."
for the sins OF the whole world. They
tell us that the heavenly father mani
tested his approval Of the sacrifice
when he granted the P~entecostal bless
ing. and that Jesus Is ever now at the
fathers right hand waiting Hebrews
1919, 49, until the time shall come
when the heather and the uttermost
parts Of the earth shall be given to
him, that he may establish his reign
of righteousness, blessing the world
and releasing all the prisoners Of sin
and death.
The delay 10 not In any ems an In
dication of weakness, nor of any
change in the divine program. 1t
merely indicates that there Is another
feature of the Almighty's purpose
which we did not for a time discern.
The work is to be a great enc. TWEEN
ty thousand millions are to be deliv'
cred from deaths prison house. And
all of them will need instruction, up
lifting, Christening, schooling, to pre-
pare them for the divine blessing OF
life everlasting. The time for instruc-
ton and uplifting is declared to be a
thousand years. The power for the
instruction is the Messianic Kingdom,
the Rulers of which viii be Messiah
and His Bride-joint heir with him In
his kingdom. During the past nine.
teen centuries God, by his word and
providences, has been calling and
drawing a little flock" to Christ to
be his bride.
ST. Paul points us to the great de-
l~iverer, the glorifed Messiah, at the
time when he shall take the kingdom
under the whole heavens and begin
the fulfllment of the prayer he taught
us, Thy kingdom come; thy win be
done on earth as in heaven" He tells
us he must reign until he shah have
put all enemies under his feet-"the
lo.t - shot rLoI1 ~ larfraunJ &c
death" q. Corinthians 1926. The
meaning is clear. Messiah's kingdom
will address itself promptly to the rec
LITIGATION of every form of upright
eousness, financial. political, social, re-
ligious. He will rule the world with
a rod of iron and every nation and
every system or element contrary to
the divine standards of Righteousness
will be broken to shivers with his
Iron rod" Thus will righteousness
be established In the earth In the
midst of "a time Of trouble such as
never was since there was q nation"
BY the close Of the thousand years
OF Messiah's reign. his victory over
Sin and Death will be complete. Every
member Of Adams race will have been
lifted from the prison house OF death.
It will be q prison house no longer,
for there will be no prisoners In It;
mankind will have been lifted out Of
the clutches OF Sin and Death. weak
ness and d~epravity. BY the processes
Of restitution. resurrection. uplifting
(Acts iii: 1879. The victory over SIN
win be complete.
Then will bs brought TO pass the
Divine prophecy. 20. death, where Il
thy sttngi O. grave. whore Il thy
victoryf" Il. Corinthians n 1851.
Every member Of Adams race u to
b delivered to him who rsdeems Ill.
A key II q symbol Of authority and
symbolixes Z legal power to open the
prison house and to release the pris-
oners. Adamic death has been { legal
penalty upon y racer just penalty.
But, although al shared the condem-
nation and weAkpees. God foresaw that
some Of the race. II granted the OPP
portunity. would gladly return to 10y
Atty IN hia lava He hAa. fhAraf0ra.