The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-16


claimed that err
rors were built upon misinterpreta.
lions Of Scripture. Ills text was Reve-
lation K, 6, Z. And the angel sware
that the time should be no long
er delayed"
Pastor Russell declared that his text
has no reference to the end Of time
that time could never end, must al
ways endure. The word DELAYED
should have been added by the trans
lators to catch the proper thought.
The time mentioned would no longer
be delayed The fulfilment OF delayed
promises would be accomplished.
These views in recent years have
been most pronouncedly voiced by
Christian brethren styled Adventtsts,
but really are to be found in nearly
all the creeds of Christendom. The
erroneous theory has been further boil
stored up by the neutrality-suspicious. Of
our Lords words translated the end of
the scorld. Our Lord said nothing about
the end of the earth, &c; what he did
mention was the end of the dfon or
Age in which we live. Various atoms
or ages have followed one another,
each ending In turn and giving place
to another. So the present aion or age.
we believe. will soon give place to a
better Gf0n or Age-the di0n or age in
which sin and death have reigned will
give place to an aion or Age In which
Christ and His Church will reign tri-
umphant
Heavens and Earth on Fire
Those who have not learned that the
Bible frequently uses language in a
symbolical manner may be excused for
taking literally some of st. Peters
statements respecting the burning of
the heavens and the earth. A critical
study shows that the Apostle could
not have referred to the literal earth
and the literal heavens as being con-
sumed He used the term earth sym-
oolcally. as representing society, of
which the mountains or kingdoms are
the backbone, just as he used the word
heavens to represent the ecclesiastical
powers which are even now rolling to-
gethcr as scroll from the two ends
the one Protestant. the other Cath
Ole. The social confagration is being
generally feared.
Although many expect the social con-
migration. not many yet fear the re.
ngious blaze predicted by the Apostle.
1t surely will come: not lot or little
VIII fall. The religious heavens and
the social earth" will catch fire TO.
gether. After the great conflaeration.
upon the ashes of human institutions.
Messiah will establish the Kingdom
OF glory and blessing In the interests
or our poor, dying race. The new
heavens VIII be the new ecclesiastical
poWer-the Church in glory. The new
earth will be the new social arrange.
hient winch Messiah will inaugurate.
Some Of the Difficulty
The early Church hoped, in harmony
with the Apostolic teachings, for Mes
siah's Kingdom to be established and
for the resulting times of restitution
Of all things which God hath spoken
oy the mouth of all the holy Prophets
since the world began. Acts i'll, 1921.
After the Apostles fell asleep and
he Kingdom still delayed, false doc
rines crept into the Church, amongst
others the theory that Christs King
ION was not to be waited for-that 1t
'ame at Pentecost and the Apostles did
lot know of 1t; that it must conquer Its
way to the Throne of earth-that con-
Terts must be made even though the
assistance of inquisitionary torments
we're necessary to effect this.
False Kingdoms Of God
when the Protestant Reformation re- |
bounced Catholicism and denounced 1t
Is Anti-Christ 1t proceeded, neverthe.
ess, along the same lines Various
'rotestant Churches did their best to
i'll the place which Papacy claimed
md to get earthly kingdoms to support
heir claims to spiritual domination.
Thus the Car of Russia is the Head
II the Greek Church. Emperor viii.
lam is the Head Of the Lutheran svs.
EN-. King George is Head of the
}hurch Of England, theoretically. We
nay be sure, however. that none Of
hese talented men believe for mo.
nent that they are reigning as and for
md instead of Messiah.
None Of these are Kingdoms of ,
'hrist, nor could all of them together,
allied "Christendom." hope ever to
ring to pass the glorious things ,
romised of Messlahs Empire-that I
every knee shall bow and every ;
ongue confess to the glory of God"
indeed, IT is becoming more widely
nown daily that heathendom, as well
Christendcm. is doubling in popula.
ION each century