Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-04-06

'Of those born of woman there is not
greater prophet than John The Bap-
tst but the least in the Kingdom of
Heaven is greater than he" luke
vii 2si Very large and interested
audiences attended He leaves to-
night for Copenhagen and Stockholm
f Crowds Of Jews are reported to have
heard him during the last three days
in Vienna. Budapest. Lemberg and
Krakow
There can he no better Illustration of
the sharp line of distinction between
the earthly and the heavenly classes
and their calling ,han is shown by our
text. said Pastor Russell The great
Teacher freely attested TO the loyalty
and courage and saintlness of his cou-
sin John as shown by the words of
our text But if so great and honor
able a Prophet. why could not John be
a member of the Bride classs Why
could ne NOT be numbered with the dis
ciples Of Jesus and be an Apostle. or
at least 4 footstep follower? The an
swer is that he was not called TO the
heavenly plane. but to the earthly.
A Friend Of the Bridegroom.
Jesus had two-f0ld mission
a. lie came that the world through
Him might be saved"-that He might
"give Himself a ransom for ALL to be
testified IN due time"
(2 incidentally His mission was to
proclaim the acceptable year Of the
Lord the time in which God was will
ing to Qccepf The sacrifices of such as
desire to walk in the Redeemers foot
steps and TO constitute these the Bride
and Joint-her of Messiah.
Jokn the Baptist referred to the lat
ter feature of our Lords work. saying.
9 He that hath the Bride is the Bride
3 groom. but the friend of the Bride
Z groom heareth His voice and rejoiceth
: greatly This. my joy. therefore, is full
filed Uohn iii. 29l 1t was not for him
to be Ssember of the Bride. but he
rejoiced to be a friend Of the Bride
groom. AS His forerunner he announc-
ed the Bridegroom.
Greatest In the Kingdom.
We must remember that the Church
is the Kingdom of God-now in a for
native or embryonic state. but in the
end, by 1.-THE resurrection" to he spirit
beings and glorious and partakers with
Jesus their Bridegroom in His wonder
full glory, honor. Immortality and King
dom work This Kingdom class is not
reigning now but merely forming. 1t
is joined ON probation-after the Meth
odist style. II the probationary period
Of the present life be faithfully used
the full induction into the Kingdom.
its glories. honors and Immortality. will
surely follow-by participation in the
First Resurrection.
Amongst the faithful followers Of
the Master there will still he a differ
ence: as st. Paul explains. "as one
star differeth from another star in glo-
~ q Corinthians XIV. Al We cannot
know. and It is not necessary for US to
guess. as TO who shall occupy the chief
places in the Kingdom. These shall be
given to those whom the Father pre-
fers as the Redeemer explained TO His
two earnest followers. who asked that
they might sit. one on His right hand
and the other on His left hand in the
G Kingdom Matthew Xxx. 21l.
John the Baptist Class.
To what class does John the Baptist
belong. and what will be his share in
the Kingdom. according to our text?
Since the call OF God began with the
call Of the Church. and since it began
q at the First Advent Of Jesus it follows
that no one was called of God to saliva
ton prior to Jesus time-none until
~ forty -one hundred and fifty years after
sin entered the world Their faith and
- obedience were pleasing to God: as St
Paul relates-''all these died In faith,
=, not having received the things prom
- ised (them). God having provided some
better thing for us (the Gospel Church,
4 that they without US should not be
made perfect" Hebrews II. 10. Al.
q Moreover these Ancient WORTHLESS
while not members OF the Kingdom
per Sc. which will be spiritual. will be
y members Of that Kingdom In its earth
In phase They will be the Kingdoms
earthly representatives. princes Of
rulers. in all the earth. as the Scrip
u lures declare psalm xiv. l6l. We re
member the words Of Jesus to this ef
feet. Foretelling His Kingdom he de
clares. I'VE shall see Abraham. lsaa
and Jacob and all the Prophets in The
TO Kingdom" but He said not a wore
about Himself or His disciples beinl
ID seen properly so because they beinl
spirit beings. will be invisible TO men.
AZ With such glorious hopes before Us
with such appreciation Of our heaven
- ~ Fathers glorious character and wor
Terful Plan with such grand view O
our Savior's work. with such a hope o
a share with Him IN His Kingdom
+. whai manner Of persons ought we {
II be In holy conversation and goodness
1 Nor should Il be- Thought strange tina