The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
or class All evil-doers will suffer. all

OF CLASS. All teV1l-uOeTS Will SuucI, all
well-doers will be blessed.
As soon as this new ruling of Mes
siah's Kingdom shall come to be thor
oughly recognized and appreciated,
1.-The inhabitants Of the world will
learn righteousness" isaiah XVI, 81.
Then the great blessing of Emmanuel's
Government will kiss away the worlds
sorrow and tears and death. as great
Sun Of Righteousness arising. Mes
siah's Kingdom will flood the earth
goodness of God and with His bless
ing, which maketh rich and addeth
no sorrow Herewith" Ignorance, SUI
perstition. sin and death will flee away
before the light of that New Dispen-
sation. and only those who resist it
wilfully will be smitten with the Sec
ond Death.
Rule With Rod of Iron.
The great heavenly King and His
Bride will rule mans affairs with a
rod of iron. which will break in pieces
and destroy Institutions contrary TO the
Golden Rule. Ills power over the ma
tons belongs to the Redeemer and will
be shared, as promised, with His
Church. But first. before that mani
feStation of the Kingdom in power and
glory and with flaming fire, will come
the Masters pGrOusid, or secret pres
ence, unknown to the wOrld-knOwn
only to the ''watchers'-to the saints,
through their understanding of the
Divine prophecies. to which their eyes
of understanding will be opened.
In the harvest time He will be pres
ent to gather the wheat into His gar
ner, through the change Of the Chief
Resurrection, which will take place in
a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
because "fiesh and blood cannot in
herit the Kingdom of God During
this period of parOusia, preceding the
outward manifestation to the world,
the Heavenly Lord, invisible to men,
will judge amongst those who have
professed to be His servants-determin
ing which may enter into the Kingdom
and share its glories, and which have
been improbable servants, who may
not share with Him in the Kingdom
glory, because they have failed to
share with Him in the sacrifice and
ignominy of the present time.
This judging of the Church is partic-
ularly indicated in two of our Lords
parallels relating to the pounds and the
talents given to His servants when He
took His departure. In His pdrOusiG
He will reckon with His servants, re-
warding the faithful with share with
Him in His Kingdom, saying, well
done, good and faithful servant, thou
hast been faithful over a few things,
I will make thee ruler over many
things; enter thou into the joys OF thy
Lord-have thou dominion over two
cities, over five cities, etc. Matthew
XIV, 81; Luke xix, 1919. The garner
ing Of the wheat, the change of the
saints, will be the marriage or union
with their glorious Head and Bride
groom. Meantime, those purpOsing to
be of the Bride will make themselves
IcduN anu dSSlSt cdCh oluC1 III pICpol q
ton for the glorious contamination of
their most wonderful hopes.
The Thousand Year-Judgment Day Of
the World.
The Master said, MY word shall
judge you in the last day" Happy has
it been for the few who have heard
the Masters Word in this present life,
and have judged themselves thereby,
and submitted themselves to His
righteous precepts! These blessed ones
will share with Messiah the glOries of
His Spiritual Empire, invisible to men.
But during the Thousand Year-Ju dg-
ment Day of the world QI Peter iii.
Z, 81 the same words-"the wonderful
words of life'' to those who will obey
and words of death to those who will
refuse obedience-will be the stand
ards of justice for all mankind
This judgment of the world will not
be merely of those living at the time
of the esta blishment of the Kingdom.
but will include all that are in their
graves John V, 29. AS all are con-
demned through one mans disObedi-
ence. so the redemption for all will
be accomplished through the obedience
Of One, which will secure to each and
all an opportunity for eternal life.
either on the spirit plane, during this
Gospel Age, or on the earthly plane to
Paradise restored, during Messiah's
reign.
The Judgment Of the Church is
not according to works, the parfec-
ton of which, under prevailing condi-
lions, would be impossible, hence, the
Churchs Judgment is according to
faith and the obedience of faith pos
sible. But the worlds judgment will
be according to works, for the knowl-
edge then will be so great that faith
will no longer be at a premium. The
great Mediator will accept of imper-
feet works according to the ability of
the people; but. as they rise out of
degradation, more and more will be re-
quired Of them, until in the end they
will be perfected and absolute perfec-
ton Of works will be required.
Then death and the grave will be
swallowed up in the antitypical ge-
henna of annihilation-"the Second
Death''-and all not worthy of record