The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-19

the future or mankind Is ObScured
from the masses. "The god of this
world hath blinded the minds of them
J that believe not. lest the light of the
glorious Gospel of Gods goodness
should shine into their hearts"
But with the dawning of the New
Dispensation of AIessiah's Kingdom.
the true light of the knowledge of the
glory of Gods character will shine
everywhere ".All the blind eyes shall
be opened and all the deaf ears shall
be urstopped." Messiah's gracious
aelgn. the manifestation of Divine
mercy. will he for the very purpose of
uplifting these poor. fallen members of
our race-the masses During the
thousand years of Alessiah's Kingdom.
the whole world will have full oppor-
tunity for learning the great desira-
bility of righteousness, MS now. for
few years. they have the opportunity
of learning the undesirability of sin.
By the close of the Mediatorial reign
what wonderful lessons respecting God
and evil mankind will have learned
Then will come their final testing
After full knowledge of both good and
evil, Which will they choose? God
urges all to choose the right and it's
reward of life eternal. Nevertheless,
He will not coerce He will allow each
individual to take his choice. to mark
out his own course. whether in har
mony with or contrary to the Divine
arrangements. Such, however, as come
to the point of loving righteousness
and hating iniquity, shall be accounted
worthy of place in the glorious
Kingdom of Messiah.
The Lesson to the Angels
Gods dealings with humanity con-
stitute a great object lesson TO the
angels. They perceive the infiexibility
of Divine Justice-the decree of God.
Dying thou shalt die" has been un-
finchingly executed against Adam and
his race for six thousand years They
perceived further, the Love of God.
which passeth all understanding. They
perceive the Divine provision that the
Son of God should die, the Just for the
unjust, to bring mankind back to full
harmony with the Creator. They see
the breadth Of the Divine character eX-
empified in the great reward given to
our Lord Jesus Christ for His obedi-
ence to the Fathers will. even unto
death-an exaltation to the divine ma
ture, honor and immortality.
They perceive. too. Il still greater
manifestation of Divine goodness, in
Gods invitation to the Church to be-
come iointheirs with Christ in His
glory honor and immortality, on con
ditions OF obedience and walking in
the Masters footsteps to the extent of
their ability. who could have dream
ed of such Love Divine, all love eX-
ceiling" which stopped down. not only
to redeem the race, but also to invite
some of the members thereof 10 these
exceeding great and precious things
which God hath in reservation for
them that love Him"
Next in order the world will receive
Divine mercy. extended through Jesus,
by the Fathers arrangement. to Adam
and every member of his race 10 mat
ter how degraded no matter how fall
en-, no matter how mean. The redeem
ing blood has been she'd "The Just for
the unjust" for the sins of the whole
world
Divine Power and Wisdom
While Divine power is manifested in
all the realms of nature and creation,
a still greater Divine Power was mani
tested I'm the resurrection of Our Lord
Jesus from the dead, after He had
been deceased three days. But even
the power manifested in our Lords
resurrection seems small in c0mpari-
son to the further works OF resurrec-
ton which the Scriptures assure us
our dear Lords death insurcs. 1t will
be still more miraculous work to
resurrect the Church to glory honor
and immortality, after many of them
have been in the power of death for
centuries.
And still more stupendous is the
resurrection work which God proposes
for the world OF mankind thousands
OF millions to he awakened, and restOr-
ed to the same conditions they former
ly enjoyed however, of
imperfection. from which they will be
gradually released and upifted by
| Messiah.
This resurrection work for the world,
which will be gradually carried for
ward during that thousand years, will
all be accomplished by the Fathers
power, through the Messiah, the Medi-
ator OF the New Covenant. 1t will be
II continuous miracle of awakening and
uplifting the race.
Divine Wisdom Vet to Be Seen
Not until the close of the reign OF
Messiah and the complete uplift from
sin and death OF all of Adams race
willing to return to Divine favor, will
the Wisdom of God be manifested in
its full, clear light. Already some may
see, partially, obscurely, some of Gods
Wisdom. but the majority are still in
quiring, Why was evil permitted?
These have not yet seen the Divine
Wisdom in connection with the per
mission OF evil Ultimately this shall
be clearly seen-by the saints. by the