The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-10

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Creator without their aassHg through
experiences with sin aud death such
as have been permitted i'm connection
with the humanity of earth.
The Permission OF Evil.
Can. we not see broad reason for
the PERMISSION OF evil on the earth
for the permission of the reign of Sin
and Death. which for six thousand
years has apparently disgraced the
Creator, degraded humanity. astonish.
ed the angels and constituted our race
a groanlng creation? Only when we
discern that Mcssiah's Kingdom will
surely bring order out Of this confu-
sion, do we begin TO get the proper
focus upon our subject and realize
something of the greatness of our God.
From the standpoint of the compile
ton OF the Divine purposes In connee.
ton with humanity, and from that
standpoint alone, can we see illus
trated Divine Wisdom, Justice. Love
and Power The primary lesson was
Justice-that sin brings suffering and
eventually death.
The second lesson was that of Dl-
vine compassion, sympathy--Lo Love.
This lesson was manifested In the
sending of the Redeemer and his sub.
sequent reward Of eXnltatlon. and his
gathering of an "el ect" Church TO be
his associates In glory and in the
blessing OF the redeemed race. The
reign of glory. the reign Of Mcssial,
soon to he introduced, will lift up poor
humanity from sin and sorrow. from
degradation and death. and give TO
each and all the fullest opportunity 10
return TO human perfection and to Di-
vine favor ana everlasting life.
/ In all that work OF human restitu-
tlon. which will include the awakening
Of mankind from the sleep of death,
the one great lesson will he the great.
ness OF the Divine Power which will
be exercised through Messiah the God
| Ike One. the Prince OF Life, "the
Prlnce of Glory" the Redeemer, the
Regeneration Of Adam and his race.
And finally, from the standpoint of
the completion of Jehovah's great puf.
poses and dealings with man and in
respect to him. will stand revealed the
| fOreknowledge and Wisdom of God
who knew the end from he beginning
and who foresaw how even the permis-
sion of reign of sin aud death could
be made eventually to work out TO his
own glory and TO the blessing and in.
struction of his creatures on both the
human and the angelic planes. Then
will be revealed TO all the glorious
character Of their Creator, and the ne
cessity for his requirement of absolute
righteousness and perfection.
Surely, the result eventually viii be,
MS the Scriptures declare, that all shall
learn righteousness, ana hate inlquity.
and that every creature In heaven and
in earth ana under the earth shall ac.
claim both Jehovah. who sitteth upon
the Throne Of the Universe, and the
Lamb, the Redeemer, forever
Were we 10 allow ourselves to spec.
ulate respecting the future respecting
the Divine purposes In relation to the
millions of worlds around us. our spec
ulatiOns would run thus: Those In.
structed and used of Jehovah In con.
junction with the initial development
OF the Divine I'lan in the earth will
thereby be fitted and prepared TO be
the Divine Agcnts 10 other worlds
The Great ReC,emer and his "elect
associates, after dealing with human
ity for their upllft out OF sin and death
conditions, will surely he qualified for
further service In other worlds: ia
"show forth the praises Of him who
called them out OF darkness into bis
marvellous light"
And what shall we say OF humanity
when perfected at the eud OF Messlah's
glorious reign? VIII not all be wei
prepared, not only TO approve right
eousness in themselves, but to tell In
other worlds, TO other races, the story
OF the fall and of the reign OF Sin and
Death resulting; and of the redemption
accomplished by Gods love: and OF
the great reatiiutlon; ana OF the les
sons thus learned?