Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-30

rors were built upon mtsinterpreta-
tons Of Scripture. His text was Reve-
lation K, 9, Z, And the angel sware
- that the time should be no long.
er delay edD.''
Pastor Russell declared that his text
has no reference to the end Of time
that time could never end, must al
ways endure The word delayed
should have been added by the trans
lators to catch the proper thought
The time mentioned would no longer
be delayed The fulflment Of delayed
promises would be accomplished
These views In recent years have
been most pronouncediy voiced 10y
Christian brethren styled Adventists,
but really are to be found in nearly
all the creeds Of Chr1stendom. The
erroneous theory has been further Dol
stored up by the neutrality-suspicious. OF
our Lords words translated the end OF
the Uorld. Our Lord said nothing about
the end Of the earth. ge: what He did
mention was the end of the diOn or
Age in which we live. Various ATOMS
or ages have followed one another.
each ending In turn and giving place
to another. SO the present aiOn or age,
we believe. will soon give place to
better aiOn or Age-the dfOn or age In
which sin and death have reigned will
Christ and His Church will reign tri
umphant.
Heavens and Eartn on Fire
Those who have not learned that the
Bible frequently uses language in a
symbOlica manner may be excused for
taking literally some Of St. Peters
statements respecting the burning OF
the heavens and the earth. A critical
study shows that the Apostle could
not have referred to the literal earth
and the literal heavens as being con
sumed. He used the term earth sym
bolically, as representing society, OF
which the mountains or kingdoms are
the backbone, just as he used the word
heavens to represent the ecclesiastical
powers which are even now rolling to
gether as a scroll from the two ends
the one Protestant, the other Cath
Ole. The social conf1agration is being
8cucTdIy IeuFeO
Although many expect the social con
hagration. not many yet fear the re
Hgious blaze predicted by the Apostle
It surely will come; not a jot or little
will fail. The religious heavens" and
the social "earth" will catch fire to
gether. After the great confagration
upon the ashes OF human institutions
cfoI NIL k,It hN do
Of glory and blessing in the interests
Of our poor. dying race. The new
heavens" will be the new ecclesiastical
power-the Church in glory. The "new
earth" will be the new social arrange
ment which Messiah will inaugurate.
Some Of the Difficulty
The early Church hoped. In harmon.
with the Apostolic teachings, for Mes
slabs Kingdom to be established and
for the resulting times Of restitution
Of all things which God hath spoken
by the mouth Of all the holy Prophets
since the world began. Acts iii, 1921
After the Apostles fell asleep and
the Kingdom still delayed. false doc
trines crept into the Church. amongst
others the theory that Christ's King
dom was not to be waited for-that II
came at Pentecost and the Apostles did
not know Of 1t; that 1t must conquer Its
way to the Throne Of earth-that con
verts must be made even though the
assistance Of inquisitionary torments
were necessary to effect this.
False Kingdoms Of God
When the Protestant Reformation re
nounced Catholicism aud denounced 1t
as Anti Christ 1t proceeded, nsverthe-
lasa. along the sauna. nneB Various