The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15

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Russell took for his text Isaiah II. 2.
but included In his discourse the re
ma1nder 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 be realized. 1t is for this
Kingdom that Gods people have for
years been praying. THY Kingdom
come, Thy will be done on earth. as
II Is done in heaven"
None of the kingdoms of this world
are Messiah's kingdoms. declared Pas
tor Russell, None Of them bear the
earmarks Of Messiah's Kingdom. out
lined In the Bible. They are the king
doms Of this world. ruled by the
Prince OF this world. who now work
eth in the hearts of the children of
disobedience.' Nevertheless. Messiah's
Kingdom will be inaugurated; Satan's
Empire or Mountain. deceivtng man.
kind through ignorance and supersti-
don will be brought to an 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
pyd A1l{rO tho xrhnln vrnrtd xutth tho
knowledge of the glory Of the Lord,
: The Kingdom lsraeiitish.
The speaker declared that the Bible
everywhere shows that Messiah's in
Visible Kingdom will be represented
amongst mankind by princely oharac-
tiers OF the Jewish race. who will be
resJgTected to human perfection for
this very work. Instead of Abraham,
Isaac aud Jacob and the Prophets be
ing any longer the Fathers, they will
ie the c~hildreD-the frst-born children
Of Messiah. In the full perfection Of
human nature. The Church. the Bride
OF Christ is not, declared the Pastor.
ScrtptufalIy known at children of Mes
stab Ii Perfect accord is the text,
One IS yolr Father. even Cod" and
again. The God and Father Of our
Lord Jesus Christ who hath begotten
US u Peter |, 81.
, Crawling Into the Rocks.
Inscrlrsing on other features OF the
chapter. Pastor Russell called atten-
ton 70 the fact that the words declare
a Judgment Of the nations. In the
time Of trouble which will then over
throw Society, financial. political. So
ctal and religious the nations will be
so chostened By war that thereafter
Their swords will be converted into
plovyhares and their spears into pr11n-
ing books" and the study Of war will
be at an end. Pastor Russell surmised
that this great time Of trouble will
result from auarchism. which be be
lhres viii invade the armies OF the
world and turn them against the very
covers which organized and armed
them
All we're cautioned to avoid. 80 fai
as possible, having any sympathy witt
the anarchistic spirit, In harmony witt
Gods Message to His people. wal
We upon Me- saith the Lord" In othea
words, do not attempt BY force to ngh'
present wrongs; rather submit Gnt
leave the entire matter in Gods hands
The Prophet Isaiah, said the Pastor
calls attention to the EOiatry of wealth
silver and gpld-end indicates tina
such idolatry Will entirely pass ava.
In the great time Of trouble with whicl
Messiah's reign II Righteousness VII
be inaugurnted-"He must reign unit
He hath put all enemies under Iii
feet In the sha&ings of the grea
time of trouble, many people will b
in perplexity, and Will crawl into th
caves aud deus Of the earth. and tn
clefts Of the rocks. Pastor H1sseI
quoted Revelation VI 1917. He ir
terpreted the dens and caves and rock
to signify political ana social fast
nesses-Insurance and Combines. 81
declared that many ere already in fea
and are hiding themselves. as describe
In this Scripture, although the gren
storm has not yet broken. and wi
not break out in its severity for a fe'
years ~yet-probatay not before 1916
Tho End viii Be Glorious.
In the end 1t Will be seen that tn
Divine permission Of the reign Of 81
and death in the earth. instead OF b
ing q blot upon Divine character and
demonstration OF Divine unwfsdor
and incompetency, Will reveal tn
great Creator to His subjects, his chi
dren, as nothing else could have done
The speaker closed With an exhorts
ton that his hearers remember ID
words of Jesus, watch ye, that ,
may be accounted worthy to escap
oil these things coming upon the work