Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-14

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they are now, fer the Scriptures declare
his unchangeableness s.the same yester-
day, today and fcreytt
Moreover, the completeness OF the d.
vins perfection is such hat companion
ship was not necessary to the happiness
Of Jehovah. Tbs only one who fnhabiteth
eternity Is self-centered. The creation of
angels and OF men was indeed hts pleas
use. because, beneyolently. he desires to do
good, to CIV capacity for pleasure and
to afford 1t opportunity for qualification.
Furthermore, the highest good OF his crea-
lures called for an exhibition to the fun
of all the elements of the Divine charac-
ter-Divne Justice. Love, Power and Wis
dom. Thu scope Of tho exercise Of Divine
power IL the Universe, but 1t is difncult for
our finite minds to comprehend the mean
Ing Of his w~ord-uniyerse.
Astronomers tell us that by the aid of
photo-astronomy they can see nearly 125,-
900, 00 suns-solar systems like our own.
with supposedly more than a billion of
worlds more or less like our earth. These.
We may assume, are I'm process OF develop
ment, arc In preparation for Inhabitants
whom the great Creator viii in due time
provide. From Scriptural standpoint, how
ever, the great work of Creation began
with our earth. What q boundless thought
We have In the bare suggestion that the
billion worlds are to be peopled, and that
tH0 kcEh0uh OF righteousness ana Eli, Oh
life and death eternal, now being taught
to humanity. win develop the teachers and
instructors In Righteousness for all those
worlds.
1t Is not necessary to assume that In all
of those worlds there will be similar ex-
periences to those which lave come to our
earth-the reign of sin and death. a Re-
deemer, q redemption, a restitution, etc.
In this connection Pastor Russell believes
uta uhn1f1H ronv3dcV that Tiara Ia q Ian3h
of meaning to the Apostles words. I'VE
are made : spectacle unto angels and
unto men'-the great spectacle of sin,
degradation and death, exhibiting Justice
on the one hand, and the further spectacle
of redemption and restitution manifesting
love Divine on the other hand. We should
consider this a notable object lesson In the
instruction in righteousness. not only OF
the angels and OF men, now It's witnesses,
but also 4 great lesson for the uncreated
millions Of inhabitants OF all the worlds
OF the Universe: and indeed there may be
many times a billion worlds, for astron-
orners admit that there Is no end OF space,
so far as human powers can discern, and
no end Of worlds filing that space. How
mighty. how wonderful Is this great Ono
who ~inhabiteth eternity. whose name is
Jehovah and who from eternity to eterni-
ty lis the ~self-existent God!''
The Permission Of Evil.
From only one standpoint can Divine
and Love be discerned In con-
nection with the history OF mankind. It
include the Age about to be ushered
in-the period OF Messiah's reign Of right
e0nafseas thu Tins IN which every naem-
Der Of Adams race sharing the penalty
OF sin and death because inherfting his
weaknesses, will be set free from these;
the time when the full knowledge OF the
glory OF God shall be granted to every hu-s
man beings and when q full opportunity
will come to each by obedience to gain life
everlasting.
The lesson thus far taught is the good
ness and the severity OF God-his goodness
In bringing us into being, and his severi-
ty in the punishment of father Adams
willful transgression; also. to both men
and angels. Justice, unswervfng Justice.
The next lesson will be. that God is love.
The foundation for these lessons is al
ready laid IN the Ransom sacrifice OF Je-
sus, through and on account of which he
becomes the worlds Redeemer and Re-
etorer. A few can believe this message
BY faith; ii not many have the ear Of
faith nor tho eye of faith. Only the saints
are abla to appreciate this great fact at
the present time.
But. said Pastor Russell. that which ia
now secret and understood only by the
few is shortly to be made manifest to ev-
cry creature III heaven AIu III Saflu.E All
will then see ard be able to appreciate
the great fact that the redemption accom-
| piished by the sacrifice of Jesus Is world
| wide and means a full deliverance from
the s~in-and-death condemnation, which
| passed upon Adam and all OF his race, to
all who win accept the same as a gift
from God. The remainder will he destroy
In the Second Death"
The Scroll With Seven Seals.
The Divine purpose, originally known
only to Jehovah himself. was Indeed de-
clared through the prophets and In the
Law, but those who declared 1t understood
not their own visions and prophecies. Not
until jesus appeared and received the
amounting OF tho holy Spirit at his bap-
tism did the Divine Plan begin to be un-
| olded. and then 1t was unfofdsd to Jesus
shrough the holy Spirit which came upon
i'm, witnessing his conservation to death
and begettIng him to a new life, beyond
| the vail.
This is shown symbolicaly In the pic
ture of Revelation. During the time pre-
| ceding the undertaking of the work by
| Jesus the announcement was made ev-
| erywhere, "Who ts worthy to take the
scroll and to unlooss the seals therefor
! None was found worthy. Many were
found perfect, but something more was
| required-the testing ard demonstration
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the death of the cross. Untn Jesus came
into the world and vowed his conservation
to death, no one had been found worthy
even to understand the great Plan of the
Ages which Jehovah God had parposed IN
himself before the foundation Of the
/ world. AS soon as Jesus made his cense-
Grafton and began his work. to him the
scroll OF the Divine Purpose was COM
mitted and the announcement was made.
| Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
receive honor and dominion and might and
power" (Reveistion v, 81. And to him
was given the neron with full authority
TO read, to understand and to fulfi Its
glorious prophecies, which specially re-
lated to the blessing of our race.
In the opening OF this scroll, In the re-
veaiinent OF tine Divine purpose, God
love would be manifested both TO angels
and to men--the love which he had be-
fore he began his creative work.. but
which there YVES no intelligent creature
to understand. the love which God had
even when he permitted sin and death 70
mar ths happiness OF Eden-ths love
| which neither angels nor men could fuily
see and appreciate during all the centuries
| Of the rpdgn OF sin and death.
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