The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-22
, OF the
Resurrection +
By Pastor Russell
OF Brooklyn Tabernscis

an angel sent OF God. Death Is intro
duced to our attention In the Bible as
the penalty for sin. with the distinct
understanding that had Adam not
transgressed the Divine commands he
need not have died. nor even have
been cast out Of bis Eden home. st.
Paul emphasizes the fact that death
Is the penalty OF sin and that the res.
direction OF the dead will come to
mankind as the result OF the redemp-
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 80 all
In Christ shall be made alive: but
every man in his own order." band or
cohort e. Corinthians 15:21.23.
In the poetic language OF Scripture
death is symbolically represented as q
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 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 (himselD
vas 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 uttermost
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. It
merely indicates that there is another
feature of the Almighty's purpose
which We did not for time discern.
The work is to be great one. Twen.
ty thousand millions are to be deliy
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.
ton and uplifting is declared to be a
thousand years. The power for the
instruction is the Messlanic 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
proyidences, has been calling and
drawing a little flock" to Christ TO
be his bride.
st. Paul points us to the great de-
liverer. the glorified 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" Il. Corinthians 1920. The
meaning is clear, Messiahs kingdom
will address itself promptly to the rec.
tificauon of every form OF unright.
eousness. financial. political, social. re.
ligious He will rule the world win
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 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
II will be prison house no longer
for there will be no prisoners In It:
mankind will have been lifted out OF
the clutches Of Sin and Death, weak
ness and depraNty. by the processes
Of restitution. resurrection. uplifting
tActs Ill: 1929. The victory over sin
will be complete.
Then will be brought 10 pass the
Divine prophecy. 20. death. where is
thy sting7 o. grave, where Is thy
victory?" Il. Corinthians WED.
Every member Of Adams race Is tc
be delivered to him who redeems all
A key is symbol OF authority and
symbolizes legal power to open the
prison house and to release the prls
oners Adamic death has been a legal
penalty upon our race-a Just penalty