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was confirmed unto Us By those who
heard Him"
Pastor Russell observed that accord
ing 10 our creeds the salvation win not
be % great. but rather 80 little. % few
only the sanity handful out OF
earth's thousands Of millions. He
thought IL evident. therefore. that the
creeds were in error and quoted the
prophecy that the Savior would sce the
frultage Of the travail Of Ills soul and
be satisfied" isaiah III. I'D. The Pas
tor did not believe that Jesus would
lie satisfied with His work II II rescued
merely n handful from eternal torture.
He quoted various Scriptures which
afford a larger hope. declaring that
God tent not His Son into the world
TO damn the world. but that the world
through Him might be saved from the
condemnation already upon It because
Of Father Adams dlsobedience. These
Scriptures cannot be applied 70 the
Church. but must be held ss applicable
TO the world. OF the Church Jesus
says. "Ye are not OF the world"
TheoloSiaus for centuries have miss
ed the keynote Of the Bible. which Il
that the salvation OF the sanity hand
ful. the true Church or Bride OF the
Lamb, Is merely n preliminary work
only the salvation Of q "frst-fruits-
James |. Isl. This frst-fruits class or
Church OF the First-born" Is TO have
4 different salvation entirely from that
which Is provided for the world The
Church Is TO constitute Gods King.
dom. for which We pray. Thy King.
dom come" Under its NeSsianic sway
Gods viii viii be done on earth even
as in heaven.
Ths WerId's Salvation Earthly.
As the Scriptures show distinctly
that the salvation OF the Church. 81
the Kingdom class. Is to n heavenly
plane or condition. they equally show
that the salvation of the world IL DIFF
ferent--an earthly salvation. To the
Church the Apostle wrote. We must all
be changed In n moment. In the twin
king OF an eye. because flesh and
blood cannot inherit the Kingdom OF
God Il Corinthians ". s052L OF the
worlds salvation we read not OF Q
change Of nature. brt OF n RcssitzsrpS
TO the perfection OF the nature already
given to man. but lost through the sin
Of our FIRST parents-redeemed through
the merit Of the precious sacrifice at
Calvary. The Restitution Salvation
which Is 10 come 10 the world through
the changed and giorined Nessianic
Church Is described By ST. Peter as
awaiting Its due time-the Second Com
Ing Of Chrst-~Times Of Restitution OF
al things which God hath spoken By
the mouth of all the Holy Prophets
since the world began" Acts ~. 1873
The fact Is 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
ings will come. Christians have neg
lected study Of the Old Testament
Scriptures and hence have failed tc
get their blessing Prior TO the com
ing OF Jesus no one ever dreamed Of
the First Resurrection change to spirit
nature. Everybody had the Restitu
ton view OF salvation IN mind-ths
hope of being raised up out OF death
to human perfection Hence Il was
not necessary FOR the Apostles TO EN-
plastic this feature. Rather they drew
the attention Of their hearers away
from the earthly prospects. which ar,
for the world. and gave them the mes
aage of the high calling"