Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-14

LESS VI N1eO-
- -. mans i. 49, The
lHASlSlk kUSSElL)I unre a n bic
teachings of our
creeds have biased our minds to such
degree that the expression, wrath
to come carries with it to our deludt
ed brains pictures such as Dante,
Thomas a Kempis and others have
conjured for our minds. and which be-
came impressed upon us in infancy.
The Wrath Now Revealed.
The Bible tells what the wrath to
come is. We will look at that in due
time. but now let us look at our text,
and at the wrath which it says is al,
ready revealed. If it is revealed,
where is it and what is it?
We answer that the expression Of
Gods wrath against sin is seen in the
sentence Of death against the sinner
Dying. thou shalt die This the
Scriptures call the curse" 1t has
rested upon our race for six thousand
years It is visible to all. attested by
the reign of sin and death. Do we
not see depravity all about us. and do
we not realize some of it in our own
selves? Do we realize that our race is
dying, mentally, morally and physical
ly2
Do we realize that all this is the
penalty of sin? Every piece of crepe,
every funeral procession. every casket.
fol orsc
sign. every physicians sign, all of our
weaknesses testify that Gods wrath
is upon our race. Moreover. the earth
quakes and pestilences. the drouths
and foods, tell us that our earth is not
in a perfect condition. suitable for
perfect man. 1t testifies that there is a
reason why our race is treated by our
Creator as a race of convicts.
No Death Curse In Heaven.
Does anyone think that the wrath
Of God is thus revealed in heaven
that amongst the holy angels is i'm
perfection, sin and death? Does any
one suppose that doctors or undertak-
ers or cemeteries are there? Why
not? The answer is simple. The
wrath of God is not upon them, be-
cause they are not sinners-they have
continued to abide in obedience to
Him.
who hath warned you to fee from
the wrath to come" were John the
Baptist's words to some of the Holi-
ness people Pharisees) of his day. To
what wrath did John refer? We an
swer that he was Prophet, and was
thus foretelling the time Of trouble
with which the Jewish Age ended. in
A. D. 20. There is nothing whatever
to indicate that he had made any ref
erence to a wrath of God in the fu-
ture, that would come upon his hear
ers after they were dead On the con-
trary, the Scriptures everywhere teach
that the dead are unconscious, that
they can neither enjoy nor suffer any
thing, that they must wait for resusci-
tation in the resurrection
The Wrath to Come.
Our Lord also corroborated the
words of John the Baptist and declar-
ed that the wrath Of God upon that
nation was nigh: His words were.
''These be the days of vengeance upon
this people. that all things written in
the Law and the Prophets concerning
them should be fulfilled duke xxi, 90
22); also the Apostle Paul q Thessa-
lonians il, 10y. Some Of the things de-
clared by the Lord in the Law and the
Prophets were fulfilled in the destruc-
ton Of Jerusalem, and in the trouble
which came upon the Jews at that
time. But other things written have
had grander fulflment for now eight
cen hundred years; and not one jot or
title can fail until all be fulfilled.
However, st. Paul Ephesians v, g.;
Colossians iii. g. mentions a coming
time of Divine wrath; and Jesus urged
His followers, saying. Watch We, that
ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all those things coming upon the world,
and to stand before the Son Of Man"
This intimates that the wrath here
mentioned is to be worldwide, and in
the end of this Age, even as the wrath
upon the Jewish nation was nation
wide in the end Of their Age.
Gods People Should Keep Hands Of.
This special wrath will be manifest
in ga time of trouble such as never
was since there was nation" Daniel
xii. ~ It will be specially upon those
who fail to live up to the light and
privilege which they enjoy. It will be
upon all the selfish or covetous, and
upon the unclean and upon those who
unduly prize earthly things. wealth.
honor, etc. Gods people are warned.
BE ye not partakers with them" 9th
,erwise you will have no part or lot in
the glorious Kingdom to which you
have been called of God, as joint heirs
with Jesus Christ. conditional upon
your suffering with Him that you may