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responsible for increasing weak mind
edness.
We see. then, that our text. describ
ing Messiah's Kingdom, merely OK.
plains that Restitution blessings will
recover mankind from the effects of
the fall, so that it shall then be as it
was i'm Adams day--that full human
rightness, maturity. will be reached in
century and that a man dying then
would be dying in childhood as com
pared with the remainder of The race
The further guarantee is that none
will die even at u hundred years of
age, except wilful sinners who, refus
ing to submit themselves TO the regu
f. lations OF Messiah'S Kingdom will
then be cut off from life as unworthy
Of any further favor at the hands Of
the great Redcemcr McSsiah-all of
whose dealings will represent Divine
Justice, Wisdom Love aad Power
Mans Years as Trees.
The Scriptures tell Us that under
MeSSiah'S Kingdom the days of a man
shall be rs the days Of Il tree. And
IL Is believed that some trees live TO
be at least a thousand years old. 1 his
is Gods provision for every man-ey-
cry member Of The human family
after He shall have accomplished the
work of this Gospel Age. the selection
Of the Spiritual Seed of Abra ham, typi.
fled by the priests and LeviteS, The
Church Of the First-born. whose names
are written in heaven"
MeSsiah's Kingdom is to dominate
the earth for thousand years. with a
view TO blessing Adam and all Of his
posterity - with a view to uplifting
them from sin aud degradation and
death. The uplifting Influences will
begin at once. following the great time
Of trouble with which the Kingdom
will be inaugurated The judgments
Of the Lord will be abroad in the
earth and the Inhabitants of the world
will learn righteousness. None shall
longer need say to his neighbOr or his
brother. Know thou the Lord for all
shall know Him. from the least unto
the greatest of them" for the knowl.
earth" DER XXI, 81 Isaiah XII, 81.
Whoever. then. by obedience TO tue
laws Of the Kingdom will avail himself
Of the blessed privileges Of Restitu
ton (Acts iii. 1920 will not only be
helped upward out OF mental, moral and
physical imperfectiOn, step by step to-
ward perfection. but. 50 long as he
progresses, he may livc-clear down
TO the end of that blessed thousand
years If we had never seen trees: il
our own experiences had been with veg
citation such as perishes within a year.
we might have difficulty in believing
some one who would tell us of having
seen trees centuries old Such state
ment would seem as unreasonable to
us as to tell US that humanity could
live for thousand years or forever
Have we not indeed seen children
old and wripkled looking, yet only in
their teens? And have we not seen
others cheerful. fresh and compare
lively young looking at sixty and sew.
enty:
All Unrighteousness Is Sin.
At the present time God ''winks
at much Of the wrong doing that
there is in the world. He does not
interfere with it, But Of course cv-
cry transgrcssion carries with it nat
urally more or less. of depraving in,
Huencc on the transgressor,s mind and
body The conscience is the most ten,
der and the most important element OF
our human nature Whoever violates
it, whoever Injuries il, much or little
will proportionately be diSadvaDtaged
IN the future and will have all the
more difficulty in rising up gradually
out of his degradation and weaknesses
even with all the helps that will then
be available. Thus will be fulfilled the
Scriptural declaration, Whatsoever a
man Soweth. that also shall he reap
With all mankind redeemed there
will he nothing whatever Of the past
cbargcable against any on the books
of Divine Justice. The great High
Priest" by his better sacrifices. will
have made full satisfaction to the de-
mandS Of Justice but the weaknesses
mental, moral and physical resulting
from more or less wilful aud deliber.
ate sin, must still be reckOned on and
thus every idle word and every idle
thought every idle and vicious action
of the present time, by making it,
mark upon the characters of men, is
providing for corresponding Difficult
ties on their part in that glorious day
of their opportunity.
The suggestion of our text is that
the great Messiah will not tempOrize.
for the entire period OF His reign.
with those who do not show proper
appreciation OF opportunities when
fully brought in contact with them
and clearly understanding the terms
Of Divine grace But one hundred
years is quite considerable period of
probation and surely every reasonable
mind will cOncede that so long de
lay in meeting out the full penalty
Of sin, Second Death. manifests the
extreme limit of reasonable mercy
The Church's Triumph Shorter.
The Church. whose trial is i'm prog
ress during this Gospel Age, receives
individually much shorter period of
probation than our text declares will
bo ntc1 IN rnoul.ipd in tho f,,f,