Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-25


by our Lord and
heard Him"
Pastor Russell observed that accord
ing to our creeds the salvation will not
be 10 great, but rather so little, 50 few
only the sanity handful out of
earth's thousands of millions. He
thought 1t evident. therefore. that the
creeds were in error and quoted the
prophecy that the Savior would see the
fruitage of the travail Of His soul and
be satisfied" isaiah I'LL. III. The Pas
tJr did not believe that Jesus would
ue satisfied with His work II II rescued
merely a handful from eternal torture.
Ee Ssctaaa various Scriptures which
AFFORD a larger hope, declaring that
God sent not His Son into the world
to damn the world. but that the world
through Him might be saved from the
condemnation already upon 1t because
OF Father Adams disobedience. These
Scriptures cannot be applied to the
Church. but must be held as applicable
to the world. OF the Church Jesus
says. "Ye are not Of The world"
Theologians for centuries have miss
ed the keynote of the Bible. which is
that the salvation of the sanity hand
full. the true Church or Bride of the
Lamb, is merely a preliminary work
only the salvation of q ''6rst-fruits'
James /, tSl. This frst-fruits class or
"Clurch of the First-born" is TO have
a different salvation entirely from b q
which la provided for the world. The
Church is to constitute Gods King
dom. for which we pray. "Thy King
dom come Under Its Messianic sway
Gods will will be done on earth even
AZ In heaven.
The WsrId's Salvation Earthly.
Az the Scriptures show distinctly
that the salvation Of the Church. or
the Kingdom class. Is to a heavenly
splana or condition, they equally show
~khat1shSxsIsxst the world Is df-
ferent-an earthly salvation. Fl the
Church the APOSTLE wrote, We must all
be changed In a moment, In the twin
king OF an eye. because flesh and
blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of
God Il Corinthians XIV. 6o-52l. OF the
worlds salvation we read not of a
change Of nature. but Of a Restitution
to the perfection of the nature already
given to man, but lost through the sin
Of our drst parents-redeemed through
the merit Of the precious sacrifice at
Calvary. The Restitution Salvation
which Il to come to the world through
the changed and glori1ed Messianic
Church II Described by 81. Peter az
awaiting its due time-the Second Com-
ing OF Christ-"Times OF Restitution OF
iii things which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all the Holy Prophets
since the world began" tActs lii. 1929.
The fact IL that the Old Testament
Scriptures treat entirely Of the Resti-
tuition blessings. incidentally mention
Ing also things pertaining TO the great
Messiah, through Whom those bless
tngs will come. Christians have neg
lected study OF the Old Tests meni
Scriptures and hence have failed to
get their blessing. Prior to the con-
Ing Of Jesus no one eve dreamed OF
the First Resurrection change to spirit
nature. Everybody had the Restitu.
ton view Of salvation In mind-the
hope of being raised up out of death
to human perfection. Hence 1t was
not necessary for the Apostles to EN-
phasize this feature. Rather they drew
the attention OF their hearers away
from the earthly prospects. which are
for the world. and gave them b mes
sage OF the high calling"
The High Calling Closing.
Now that the high calling" Is
dra wing to a close. having accomplish
ed its election or salvation of the saint
iy handful. Divine providence 10 point.
Ing Us pack to the Old Testament,
that we ma appreciate more than
ever the length and breadth and
height and depth Of the lore OF God
which passetb understanding" Now
we begin 20 see that the Scriptures
forefell that Israel Ia TO be the drst
amongst the nations to receive Mes
slabs blessing. as 900 as His King
dom shall have been established. Now
we gee how all the families of the
earth will be blessed, not only through
the Spiritual Seed OF Abraham. typed
By Isaac.s aud the Church. typed by
Rehecca. but also through Abraham's
natural seed these blessings will pro.
coed TO every nation under heaven.
"AiI the blinded eyes shall be opened
"AM she deaf ears shall be u~nstopped.'
THE knowledge Of the Lord shall df
the earth" 'The earth shnll yield hes
Increase" The wastes and deserts
Ehall blossom as the rose.
Ultimately the Paradise Of Elder
win bloom again. world-wide-Cod'
footstool made glorious. The resar
reetion Of the dead IL the salvation
which God has promised. even NJ
death Itself is the penalty which He
hes proclaimed FOR stu. The resuTrec-
ton WIN not only Include the awaken
Ing OF those who have gone into the
tomb. but. additionally. the uplifting
f~resnrreeslngl of Adam and all His
family from sin and death conditions
weaknesses. ~deprRvity, etc
mp to full human perfection In tbs
iinafe or God. as Adam was before Ii
sinned. pIus Increased knowledge.