The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-06-30
OF the

By Pastor Russell
OF Brooklyn Tabernacle

an angel sent of God. Death is intro
duced to our attention in the Bible as
the penalty for sin. with the distinc'
understanding that had Adam mol
trans crossed the Divine commands ne
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 &c
mankind as the result of the redemT
tive work of Christ. He says: Since
| by man comes death, by man also
comes the resurrection of the dead
For as all in Adam die, even SO al
| In Christ shall be made alive; bu,
every man in his own order" band OF
cohort q. Corinthians 15:21-23).
In the poetic language of Scripture
death is symbolically represented as
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 de
liver the prisoners from the great
prison house of sheol. hades. the
grave This monster was granted per
mission to devour the race 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 Pentecostal bless
ing, and that Jesus is even now at the
fathers right hand waiting hebrews
1912. 13) until the time shall come
when the heather and the uttermostt
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 is not in any sense 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.
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-
don and uplifting is declared to be a
thousand years. The power for the
instruction is the Messianic Kingdom
the Rulers of which will 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-
liverer, the glorif1ed Messiah, at the
time when he shall take the kingdom
under the whole heavens and begin
the fulfillment of the prayer he taught
us, Thy kingdom come; thy will be
done on earth as in heaven" He tells
us he must reign until he shall have
put all enemies under his feet-"the
last enemy that shall be destroyed is
death" q. Corinthians 1920. 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 a 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
1t will be a prison house no longer.
for there will be no prisoners In 1t;
mankind will have been lifted out OF
the clutches of Sin and Death. weak,
ness and depravity. by the processes
of restitution. resurrection, uplifting
(Acts iii: 1929. The victory over sin
will be complete
Then will be brought to pass the
Divine prophecy. 20. death. where is
thy sting? o. grave. where is thy
victory?" Il. Corinthians xv:55).
Every member of Adams race Is to
be delivered to him who redeems ell.
A key Is a symbol of authority and
symbolizes a legal power to open the
prison house and to release the prfs
oners Adamic death has been a legal
penalty upon our race-a just penalty
But. although all shared the condem-
nation and weakness, God foresaw that
some Of the race. If granted the op-
pOrtunity, would gladly return to 10y
atty to his laws. He has. therefore,
made provision through Jesus for
every member Of the race, great and
small, rich and poor. World wide re-
demption will be provided and world,
wide opportunity for the coming to a
knowledge of the Truth and for being
uplifted or resurrected will be afford
ed. The right or power to release
mankind from the power of death and
from the prison house of the tomb,
sheol, hades. the grave. is represented
by the key in the hands of Messiah
He gained that key, that rightful au,
thority to set us free from the grave,
by the redemption which he accom-
plished for US at Calvary
Cause and Effect