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Criticism is at a
IN .,sssss,ees sTsSa 49, ssn discount amongst
lGAsl2k A02ollly these Bible Stu.
dents. They claim
that the internal harmonies of the
Bible attest its Divine authenticity.
Amongst these earnest students are
many who at one time were infidels.
They profess greater faith than ever
In the Bible as the result of reading
Pastor Russel's books. to which many
of them were led through his sermons.
Pastor Russell was the principal
speaker at the Convention today. He
arrived during the week, and is being
entertained some distance from the
Park, at the Weber mansion. Hun.
dreds visit him every evening Pastor
Russell spoke twice today in the large
Auditorium He delivered one of his
discourses from the text, "In the last
days the Mountain of the Lords House
shall be established in the top of the
mountains. and all people
shall flow unto it" isaiah ii, p. He
said In part:
Our text tells Of great events In the
East days" 1t would be a mistake,
however, to suppose that these words
imply the end of time or the end of the
world, in the ordinary sense. The
Bible declares that 1.-The earth abideth
forever" and It tells of the wonderful
blessings Of Restitution, when the
rose-Paradise restored. All this is to
come in the last days"
The Jews understood that the seven
days Of the week, six of labor and the
seventh of rest, were typical of seven
greater days of thousand years each.
In harmony with this thought, some
OF them tell us that we are living In
the Friday night of the worlds history
which means that the great Sabbath
Of Rest is about to begin--the thousand
years of Messiah's reign the Jewish
day beginning in the evening".
The New Testament writer's seem to
have had the same thought. Thus our
Lord declared, my Word shall Judge
you in the Last Day." Similarly, Mar
tina declared her faith in the resurrec-
ton Of her brother, saying, II know
that he shall rise again in the resurrec-
ton, at the Last Day'-the Millennial
Day, the Day of Chr1st-the great Day
which will witness the overthrow Of
sin and death and the uplifting of hu-
manity. OF that great Day we read,
'ln His Day shall the righteous -four
ish, and evil-doers shall be cut off,"
This Seventh Day is frequently spo-
ken of as that Day" as indicating the
time when Divine power will no longer
permit the reign of sin amongst men,
but Messiahs Kingdom will actively
intervene. The overthrow of Satan,
sin and all unrighteousness will then
take place. 1t is during this Day that
Messiah will put down all things op-
posed to righteousness: "The last en-
emy that shall be destroyed is death"
Throughout that glorious Day the
resurrection process will be in opera
ton; mankind will be rising out of its
meanness sin, sickness and death,
back to all that was lost in Eden and
redeemed by way of the Cross. In the
end of these days, OF latter these days."
of the reign Of sin. God promises to
make a New Covenant with the House
of Israel and with the House Of Judah.
through which they shall be uplifted;
and the blessing will flow from them
to all nations Jeremiah XXI, 81. 1t
will be after these days also that "God
will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh"
ss says the Prophet Joel Joel II, 2S).
Our text IS to be considered from
als r.A., y. n 4
days. in the promised Day Of Mes
siah, the Mountain of the Lords
House shall be established, fixed, in
the very top of the mountains-above
all other KINGDOMS. This is in full
accord with the entire tenor of the
Scriptures. A mountain symbolizes a
kingdom; md as the Prophet declares,
Gods Kingdom will be the highest
Mountain; 1t will be over the top of
all other kingdoms. 1t will be es-
tablished or fixed permanently above
all others.
Messiah, the great King, with His
Elect Bride and associate with Him,
win exercise His Divine power. Satan
shall be bound for a thousand years,
and sin win no longer be permitted.
From the invisible plane Of glory and
majesty, Justice win be executed In
the earth; every good word. thought
and deed VIII be rewarded, and every
eva thought, word and deed will be
punished = swiftly = surely. Perhaps
paralysis OF the tongue win be the
means by which evil speaking, false
words and deceptions viii be punish
ed Perhaps paralysis Of the arm or