The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-23
THE GREAT
HEREAFTER
By PASTOR RUSSELL
ef BrooLlyn Tsb>rnseis

the hills. and all nations sbiN bow INTO
it.-lsaiah ia
Our text has not yet been fuIfilIed
but we believe the beginning of fts ful.
flllment TO be near II pictures Mes
siah's Kingdom, for which Christian
people have long been waiting and
praying. Thy kingdom cUne: they
will be done on earth as " ~ IN
heaven"-the same kingdom Tor which
the Jews so long waited and are stin
waiting our text relates not TO the
spiritual part of tho kingdom. which
the Gospel church In called 10 share.
but TO the earthly par' of the kingdom.
which belongs TO the natural seed of
Abraham. A great mistake has been
made by many Of us In the past. In
that we have not discerned and nc
knowledged the two Isracis. spiritrsi
and natural. and the separate rewards
aud blessings apportioned TO these by
the Divine promises Of the Scriptures
Both are To be used Of God In fuiniling
the promise made To Abraham-in
blessing all the families OF the earth.
After the completion Of Messiah.
Head and Members. on the plane Of
glory, the New Covenant wiz he IN.
auIurstcd with Israel. as the Scrip
lures distinctly teach Jeremiah NXSI.
$3.50. our text. therefore. watts foT
itr accomplishment until the last mem
bor Of the elect church OF Christ shall
have passed beyond the vale.
In the symbolic language OF the
Scriptures a mountain rs Away syn
holichl Of "A Kingdom. Hence the noun
tain of the Lords house means The
kingdom of God and that royal house
or family recognized by him. For In
stance. We read that David sat upon
the throne Of the kingdom ~ tiie Lord
and that God made covenant with
him. even the sure mercics II David
viz. that none but his seed his pos
terity. would ever be recognized az the
Divinely appointed Representatives OF
God IN klngly authority and power. In
other words. Messiah was to be the
offspring OF David. the great aBtitypical
David tBeloycdl. who must reign
from sea to sea and from the river io
the ends of the earth"
The McssIah.King on the spirit plane
the Son OF God land like God invisible
To men. rs are also the angelsD. n the
antitypicai David and the anutypical
Solomon. the wise. the great. tho rich
In the days of bis flesh our Lord was
the son OF David according to tho flesh
though begotten OF divine lifo not
tainted by any human impcrfection
tie was. therefore. holy. harmless. un
1ofled and separate from sinners. HE
faithfulness TO the viii OF the Father
made him subject to all Of the cxpe
riences OF suffering ard death. rs g,
pressed In his own words. The cui
which my Father has poured for me
shall | refuse TO drink IL? Ills obedi.
ence unto death. even the death ri
the cross. demonstrating his loyalty
TO the last degree and he received the
high reward appropriated. Him hath
God also highly exalted and given
name that IL above every name. that
at the name OF Jesus every knee
should bow. both OF things In heaven
and Of things In earth"
We have before our minds the anti
typical house Of David. Mcssiah's king
ly household. the royal priesthood al
windy prepared As Kingdom II will
be at the top. above all the Kingdoms
~ earth Not only will this be- true
Of the spiritual kingdom Invisible
I man as the angels are indivisiblel
but Il viii include also an earthly
kingdom, composed OF 'Tsraeiites In
deed At their head as princes In aii
the earth will stand the resmrectos
ancient Worthless. perfected as men
and samples OF all mankind. by obedi
ence TO the laws OF the kingdom. may
attain to. with eternal NE. These
Ancient Worthless are enumerated N
the scriptures-Abraha Isaac, Jacob,
the prophets. etc, and described BY
81. Paul In Hebrews ii:3s-40. To these
belong the earthly promises OF
the Old Testament. They never
heard of the heavenly or spiritual
promises. Their loyalty will and its
reward In the fact that they will come
forth from the tomb no longer blem
ished and imperfect. but fully. com
pletely restored 20 the perfection orig
inaIly enjoyed by father Adam. Ad
ditionally these will have the special
guidance and instruction OF Messiah
Head and members) In all the AZ
fairs Of mankind. Thus as tho Mas
ter said. speaking Of that time. We
sfall see Abraham. Isaac. Jacob and
the prophets In the kingdom U.ahs
i3:zs)
Gods kingdom will be represented ir
the earth by Isaac, especially by these
sanity men OF Israel. resurrected per
feet, who will be the special ap
pointees and representatives OF the
glorihed Messiahs rule.
Humanity for 5000 years has beer
learning the exceeding sinfulrcss OF
sim" It's downward tendency In every
sense OF the word.
IA n consequence. the world IL los
Ing confidence In itself. All. whethe'
politicians or judges or governors
great or small, or one party or an
other, OF one nationality or another
all are accused OF being tarred with
the same stick OF seliishness. The