The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-24

Messianlc Throne are LOOKING Tor Him as
a. elorified man. forgetting that He sac
rificed Himself man. and that He
took not back that sacrifice. but. received
cxaltation TO the more excellent glory
than that which He had left to become
our Rcdecmer.
These wrong expectations respecting
Messiahs kingdom have turned the
hearts OF many In contrary direction.
They have reasoned correctly-that the
establishment Of an earthly kingdom.
with Christ the king in the flesh and His
saints joint heirs with Him in His throne.
also In the flesh, and with an earthly
court-would be Il condition OF things in
ferlor 10 the present one and apparently
promises Messiah's kingdom Will secure.
The proper thought respecting the res
glory shows US clearly that His kingdom
when II shall he established, will hin
deed. be a heavenly kingdom. 4 spiritual
one. From this standpoint only can We
sec the force OF the apostles contrast,
when me pictures 10 Us how Satan. am
bilious and schcnng To be the emperor
of the world. took the path OF DISC
bedicnce. He indeed gained his desire
and is the prince OF this world''-over
a sorry empire. in which sin and death
reign. ON the other hand. the apostle
loyal TO the Heavenly Father TO the core.
humhled Himself TO take the human
nature. 20 be crucified;; and that there
TO Him The Kingdom now usurped by
Satan. tho prince OF this world.
Satan will be bound for the thousand
Years OF Messiah,s reign The I spiritual ,i
5he spiritual prince OF light and truth
as the Fathers honored agent. viii be
inausurated as king OF kings and Lord
shall have pu, all enemies under His
feet"-the last enemy being death. Ada
mic death; the death introduced through
murderer from the beginning and abode
not In the truth" John VIII. 40.
ST. Paul. according TO the Greek text,
course and that of The l.oeos philip
plans ill.,. 81. lie there implies that Satan
was ambitious and sought TO grasp divine
prerogatives. bat that the Logos did
not mediate a usurpation to be equal
with God" but, on the contrary, hum
bed Himself and made Himself OF no
reputation. Nevertheless, eventually. in
the outworking OF the Creators great
programme. the one who humbcd Him
self win be the exalted one. and the one
who exalted himself will be abased. The
example OF Jcsus-"Humblc yourselves.
therefore. under the mighty hand OF God
that He may cXalt YOU in due time O.
Peter vi. 60,
Church of the First t-Borus.
AS the Only -Begotten of the Father
was beCotten oi the Holy Spirit at the
time OF His consecration. as an embryo
the Spirit or perfected a New Crea-
turc In His resurrection. so also the scrip
lures indicate must be the course along
which the church is To follow Him. None
can be born of the Spirit unless. first he
has been bcgotten Of the Spirit and quick
ened of the Spirit II is through this
spirit -beseiting. quickening and birth
that the elect OF Cod called during
this age to a change Of nature, are made
new -''membcrs OF the Anoint-
ed One the Christ. the Messiah, the
Mediator between God and the world un-
dcr-kinGS, undcr-priests, uuder-ju Judges. In
association with their Lord, the Chief
Priest and Bridegroom,
In The present life the new nature is
merely begun. and. the apostle de-
clalcs. We have II as Il treasure in earth
en- NeaSelS-in earthly bodies. He again
are in Il conflict in which it is required
that they shall prove themselves ''over-
Comers. Their special conflict is with
their own flesh. The new creature. the
new viii. must mortify the deeds of the
flesh. the desires OF the flesh 1t must
loyalty TO God and the principles of His
righteousness. Otherwise IL will not he
accounted worthy or "meet for the in
hcritance Of the saints in light" (Col
i. l2).
&, The first resurrection. or chief resur.
must be completed before the world :
resurrection can begin. And concerning
this first resurrection II is stipulated that
none can have share in II except the
blessed and the holy And for these a
eward Is promised. that they shall be
christ a thousand years-on the earth
over the earth. as cartb's spiritual en-
plre and ruling government, To put down
SIN and 10 uplift righteousness.