The Ordway new era., 1911-09-22

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Russell took for bis text, Isaiah Il. 2.
but included In his discourse the re-
mainder of the chapter.
He declared that In the symbolic
language Of the Bible. the Mountain
Of the Lords House means the King.
dom OF the Lord. ruled over by Mes
siah and His House. the Church. The
promise of the text, that some day
Messiah will reign over all the king.
doms Of earth. the speaker believes
will soon he realized. 1t Is for this
Kingdom that Gods people have for
years been praying. THY Kingdom
come. Thy will be done on earth. as
/. Is done in heaven
None Of the kingdoms of this world
are Messiah's kingdoms. declared Pas
tor Russell. None Of them bear the
earmurks of Messinh's Kingdom. out
lined In the Bible. They nrc the king
doms OF this world. ruled by the
Prince OF this world. "wEo row work
eth in the hearts OF the children Ol
disobeiience." Nevertheless. Messiah's
Kingdom will be innugurated: Satnn's
Empire or Mountains: deceiving man
kind through ignorance and supersti
ton. will be brought to au end. Satan
will be bound for a thousand years
while Messiah's Kingdom. equally In
visible. will dominate the world. chas
Ing away ignorance and superstition
and filling the whole world with the
knowledge Of the glory OF the Lord.
The Kingdom israsIitish.
The speaker declared that the Bible
everywhere shows that Messiah's In.
visible Kingdom will be represented
amongst mankind by princely charac
ters Of the Jewish ruce. who will be
resurrected to human perfection for
this very work. Instead Of Abraham
lsaac and Jacob and the Prophets bc
Ing any longer the Fathers. they will
be the children-the tirst-born children
Of Messiah. In the full perfection Of
human nature. The Church. the Bride
Of Christ, Is not. declared the iastoI
Scripturally known Us children OF Mes
siah. In perfect accord Is the text
zone Is your Father. even God" ana
again. THE God and Father Of our
Lord Jesus Christ who hath begotteu
US" Il Peter /. 81.
crawling Into the Rocks.
Discoursing on other features Of the
chapter, Pastor Russell called atten.
don to the fact that the words declare
Judgment Of the nations. In the
time Of trouble which will then over
throw Society. financial. political. SO
tol i,rtnnu thu nafinnQ will hp
30 chnstcned by war that thereafter
Their swords will be converted into
plowshares and their spears into prun
ing hooks" and the study Of war will
be ut IN end. Pastor Russell surmised
that this great time Of trouble will
result from annrchism. which he be
lievcs will invade the armies o: the
world and turn them against the very
powers which organized and armed
them.
All were cautioned to avoid. SO sa'
as possible. having any sympathy with
the anarchistic spirit. In harmony with
Gods Message to His people. "Wnii
We upon Me. saith the Lord" In other
words, do not attempt by force to right
present wrongs: rather submit anu
'eave the entire matter In Gods hands
The Prophet Isaiah. said the Pastor
.alls attention to the idolatry Of wealth
silver aud Sn!d-and indicates that
such idolatry will entirely rnss away
IN the great time OF trouble with which
Messiah's reign Of righteousness will
be inaugurntcd -"Ilr must reign until
He hath put all enemies under His
feet" In the shakings Of the grent
time of trouble. many people will be
In perplcxity. and will crawl into the
cayes and dcns Of the earth. and the
clefts Of the rocks. Pastor Russell
quoted Revelation Vi. 1917. He In.
tcrpreted the dens and caves and rocks
to signify political and social fast.
nesses-Insurance and Combines. He
declared that many are already in fear
and are hiding themselves. as described
In this Scripture. although the great
storm has not yet broken. md will
not break out in its severity for few
years yct-probnbly not before 1915.
Tho End Will es Glorious.
In the end 1t will be seen that the
Divine permission Of the reign Of sin
and death In the earth. instead Of be.
ing blot upon Divine character and II
demonstration OF Divine unwisdom
md incompetency. will reveal the
great Creator to His subjects. his chill
tren, rs nothing else could have done.
The speaker CLOSED with an exhortn.
tion that his hearers remember the
words Of Jesus. Watch We. that ye
may be accounted worthy to escape
iii these things coming upon the world.