The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-14


Word OF God In the seventh century or
later. Moreover, we gave proofs of the
untruthfuluess Of 1nls addition Is 1t
true that whoever believes the Gospel Of
Christ may handle serpents with i'm.
punlty aud may drink deadly poison
without harmY Sarely not II is moth
ing short Of siu for those who know
better to acknowledge these verses and
to use them to bolster up theories OF
Divine Healing. 1t is as much a crime
TO add to the WCGd of God as to take
away from It.
Today ! invite attention to some 9th
er dead files, some other additions to
Gods Word, which have had much to
do with twisting the theology once
delivered TO the saints. Take. for in.
stance. the closing words of the Lords
Prayer:
"Thine Is the Kingdom and Power and
Glory"
These words, If uttered by our Lord.
should be found in the old Greek MSS.
But they are not found therein. They
are. therefore. TO be rejected as addi-
tions made by people centuries after
Matthews Gospel was written These
words were Introduced when the faith
of the Church respecting the Kingdom
or Messiah was changed or changing
from what 1t was originally. All
through the New Testament the Sec
ond Coming of Christ in power and
glory to establish His Kingdom and
TO glorify the Church. His Bride, is set
for the end of this Gospel Age. But
as the time grew long II charge of
sentiment came into the Church. II
became popular and rich. Its bishops
were respected Finally the theory
prevailed that God did not intend to
delay the establishment Of the King.
dom until the Second Coming of
Christ. but did intend TO establish II
in the hands of the Church during this
Age and TO use the Church for the con
quering of the world and the fulfilling
of all the promises of the past.
In line with this the most prominent
bishop of the time was recognized as
Divmely appointed 10 represent Christ
In the world and 10 reign over the ma.
tlons In His stead and to bring about
the Millennium, etc, This was the
Bishop of Rome. who subsequently
was styled the Pope and who claimed
aud was accorded tire honorable title,
"Vice gerem Of Uie son " God" 1t Is
said that the equivalent OF this title TO
this day IL worn by the Pope on his
tiara or three-crowned hat--VicdriHs
Del Filii.
Thus the change came in the general
sentiment VI the "Christian world
Messiah's Kingdom was no longer 10
be looked for as coming. but was to be
recognized as here. The Pope. as Mes.
siah's reignlng representative, was 10
be acknowledged All Kingdoms that
were to honor and obey Messiah were
commanded TO honor aud obey the
Pope. The various prophecies which
tell of Messlah's Kingdom glory were
applied TO tsr Pope. and are still 80
applied.
AS Messiah was to ride forth con
quering the world and wound tie
heads over many peoples" so the POpes
In succession sought TO do, TO fulhll
these prophecies. As the inaugurn.
tion of Messlah's Kingdom is prom
ised to be In the midst OF time Of
great trouble. 1t was not thought INF
proper that Papacy should cause great
trouble In the world In It's endeav0r
to establish itself as the Kingdom Of
Messiah As whosoeyer would not re-
ceive Messiah was TO be destroyed
from amongst the people," II was not
considered wrong to destroy those who
rejected and opposed the Papal Kingdom
and TO give them to the burning aalnc
"Thy Kingdom Come on Earth"
The Lords prayer was already in
the Scriptures. and was known TO
many. 1t could not be eliminated
But some Jealous person, fully believ
ing that Gods Kingdom had come. felt
justified in amending the prayer to
correspond TO what he supposed were
the facts Hence the prayer which
begins, "Thy Kingdom come" is made
to end by saying, "Thy Kingdom has
come In its glory and power"
II Papacy is the Kingdom OF Mes
siah. it is certainly not what the Jews
expected II is certainly not what we
expected, II is certainly not what the
masses Of mankind had any reason to
expect, although 1t Is so accepted By
the majority OF Chrlstendom.
Although our protesting forefathers
broke away from the Pope and de
nounced him as Anti-Christ and de
clared that he falsely sat In the place
Of Christ without authority. they, new.
ertheless, were imbued with the same
error They did not think to go back
to the message Of the Scriptures and
TO look for the Son OF God TO set NJ
His Kingdom az His Second Advent
and then 10 bless Israel and the world
through His glorlfled Church Instead
they held 70 the Papni theory that
Gods Kingdom was set up and was
conqnering the world, and that thus
he Messlnnlc reign mentioned In the
nropheey * being fulfilled They hold
hat Christ himself Is the invisible
ling but that the Pope II not author
zed to represent him Hence this spuri-
Jus addition 10 the Ward at God II as ae.