The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-15

III MI aGOx' an
other. on HERE
AFTER" and the
,, - third, which we re-
sssss port. from the text.
- thooo born OF woman there u not
~ ueatse prophet than John the Bap-
q hit the least in the Kingdom Of
1a1ea = greater than he" luke
~ -. Very large and interested
oisoces attended. He leaves to-
1T for Copenhagen and Stockholm.
soWds Of Jews are reported to have
Esd him during the last three days
e Vienna. Budapest, Lemberg and
1akow.
- sharp line Of distinction between
I - earthly and the heavenly classes
- their calling than is shown by our
ut said Pastor Russell. The great
f1oaeAR freely attested to the loyalty
~ courage and saintliIess Of his cou-
- John. as shown by the words Of
- text. But II 20 great and honor
- . Prophet, why could not John be
nembee Of the Bride class7 Why
80 - net be numbered with the dis
dples Of Jesus and be an Apostle. or
q least footstep follower? The an
ouke b that be was not called to the
Asavsnly plane. but to the earthly.
4 Feisad ef the Bridegroom.
1eess had . two-fold mission:-
a. He came ".thAt the world through
Nm might b saved"-that He might
give Himself . ransom for all, to be
1osti1ed n due time"
q Incidentally His mission was to
Ceoelaim the acceptable year Of the
lee0-the time In which God was will
~ 70 accept the sacrifices Of such as
1oG1re to walk in the Redeemer's foot
stsps and to constitute these the Bride
md Joint-heir Of Messiah.
John the Baptist referred to the. lat
! tee feature of our Lords work, saying.
He that hath the Bride is the Bride
groom, but the friend of the Bride
groom he;lreth His voice and rejoiceth
greatly. This. my JOY. therefore. is full
filed John iii. 20) 1t was not for him
TO be . member Of the Bride. but he
sejoiced to be a friend Of the Bride
groom. As His fOrerunner he announe-
q the Bridegroom.
Greatest In the Kingdom.
We must remember that the Church
= the Kingdom Of God-n0w in a for
native or embryotic state. but in the
md, by 1.-The resurrection" to be spirit
beings and glorious and partakers with
Jesus their Bridegroom in His wonder
I'll glory. honor. immortality and King
Com work. This Kingdom class is not
soigning now but merely forming. II
= Joined on probation-after the Meth
odist style. II the probationary period
q the present life be faithfully used
The full induction into the Kingdom,
- glories. hOnors and immortality. will
surely follow-by participation in the
First Resurrection.
Amongst the faithful followers OF
the Master there will still be a differ.
ence: as st. Paul explains. las one
star differeth from another star in glO
y q Corinthians xv. Al. We cannot
know, and It is not necessary for us tC
guess. as to who shall occupy the Chief
places in the Kingdom. These shall be
given to those whom the Father pre-
1ers. 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
Kingdom (Matthew Xxx. 2D.
John tho Baptist Class.
To what class does John the Baptist
belong, and what will be his share ir
the Kingdom. according to our text?
Since the call of God began with the
call Of the Church. and since it began
q the First Advent of Jesus. it follows
!. that no one was called of God to saliva
don prior to Jesus time-none unit
tofty-one hundred and fifty years aftel
On 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
/ led (them). God having provided some
better thing for us (the Gospel church,
mat they without US should not bt
made perfect" Hebrews II. 13. 4O,.
Moreover these Ancient Worthless
while not members of the Kingdom
pr se, which will be spiritual. will b.
members Of that Kingdom in its Garth
y phase. They will be the Kingdom''
earthly representatives. princes O
rulers, in all the earth. as the Scrip
cures declare psalm xiv. 16). We re
member the words Of Jesus to this eft
net Foretelling His Kingdom he de
edares. I'VE shall see Abraham. 1saa
ana Jacob and all the Prophets In tn