The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-02
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lowing up the human fiimily. never
satisfied Millions on millions have
already been dcvUwcd. Mankind IN
vain has looked for prllycrer- foi
one able to vanquish death and TO de-
liver the prisoners from the great pris
on-house Of abcol. hadcs. he glnvc
This monster was granted permission
to devour the race by Him Who ere
ated us, because we were unworthy
or eternal life. Death. therefore. is
backed by tie mandate OF the Al.
mighty. and He cannot overthrow His
own decision.
The Divine proposition Is that who.
over would meet the requirements Of
Justice against Adam and his race
might purchase or rdHS0m them. and
have fun right to deliver them from
the prison-housp. the tomb. For four
thousand years there were promises
looking forward to this great Mes
siunic Dclyerer. but only promises
nothing was accomplished. Finally, In
due time. God sent forth His Son.
lie says that "IIe came not to con.
denim the world mot 10 add TO It's con
demnatlon, not to add to It's sorrow or
pain or trouble or hopepssnessl, but
that the world through Him might be
saved" from death-haye life. perfect
and everlasting. deliveTnce from the
laws Of the monster and from his
prison-house. But although more than
eighteen centuries. have since elapsed
| the race Is being swallowed up OF this
| great monster. death. more v0racious.
~ than ever-nlnety thousand every
day. His prison house, Sheoi, hddcs
the tomb. IS supposed now TO contain
twenty thousnnd millions OF Adams
children. Why the delay? Did Code
plans go awrv? Was the Savior I'm
sufficient for His work. Was His sac
rifce imperfect aud unsatisfactory?
The, Scriptures assure Us that tile
sacrifice that Jesus offered Glimself
was satisfaction. 'r0Hsom price" fol
the sins Of the whole world They tel
us that the Heavenly Father manifest
ed His approval of the sacrifice whef
| He granted the pentccOstal blessing
and that Jesus Is oven now at the
Fathers right hand waiting OHehrews
X. u. 49, until the time SHAH come
when the heather and the uttcrmos
parts or the earth shall bp given e
Him. that He may establish His relgr
of righteousness, blessing the worlC
and releasing all the prisoners of Sir
and Death
The delay Is not In any sense an ind
cation OF weakness. nor Of any chang
IN the Divine program. II merely In
dlcates that there Is another feature
of the Almighty's purpose WHICH W.
did not FOR n time discern The worl
is TO be- great one Twenty thousan(
millions are TO be delivered from
deaths prison-house. And all Of then
will need instruction. uplifting. chas
tening, schooling, to prepare them fol-
the Divine blessing OF life everlasting
che time for instruction and upliftini
is declared to be n thousand years. The
power for the instruction Is the Mes
slanic Kingdom, the I,ulers Of which
VIII he Messiah and His Bride-joint
heir with Him In His Kingdom. Dur
ing the past nineteen centuries God, 10y
fus Word and providcnces, has been
calling and drawing Il little fock' Il
Christ to be His Bride.
And not until all of these shall be call
ed, drawn, tested, proven faithful unit
death as followers in the Masters foot
: steps, win the elect Body be complete
and the staying Of the great monster
| Gin and Dpath he begun and accom-
plished. For that day the saints ar
waiting aud praying, Come, Lorc
Jesus, come quicllyw And for tha
day the whole creation is waiting, al
though not clearly Informed RESPECTING
the blessings IN store for them QRoman
viii, 10, 2D.
"Tho Last Eneny"-peath'
ST Paul points us TO the great De
liyerer. the gloriied Messiah, at th
time when lie shall take the Kingdom
under the whole heavens and begin lh
fulflment Of the prayer lie tuught IL
'Thy Kingdom come; Thy win be don
on oarfh az IN hearcH." He tells MS II
must reign until He shall have put a
enemies under His fert-"'rhe last er
envy that shall be- destroyed Is death
II Corinthians Ky. 2Gl. The meanin
y Is clear Messlahs Kingdom viii a(
/ dress itself promptly TO the rectille'
e. Ion OF every form Of llnrighteousnea'
ananclal political, social, religious
as-wiu rule the world With a rod