The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-12-28

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IfRASTOR RUSSELDl seen such things:
- Shall the earth be
made to bring forth in one day? Shall
nation be born ut ouce:"-lsaiah
Xvi, s
Then thought of how your island
has been styled the Paradise of the
Pacific" The reality surpasses my
expectations. Yet as think of the
glorious conditions which the Bible
tells us Shall prevail throughout the
whole earth under Messiah's Kingdom,
l perceive that even the Paradise of
the Pacific" falls far short of the Par
adise Of Cod
God has declared that the earth is
His footstool. and that in due time un.
der Messiah's Empire. He will make
the place of His feet glorious.
The Last Enemy Death.
1t is because God has already dealt
beautifully with your island and given
you in advance many of those bless.
tngs promised to the whole earth that
your island is styled Paradise. New
ertheless. you all need to pray with
the remainder of mankind for the COM
ing of the Kingdom Of Messiah and its
blessings-'Thy Kingdom come, Thy
will be done on earth as 1t is done in
heaven"
Your cemeteries We're early in evi.
dence telling us that here. too, in this
Paradise, men die. Your hospital and
physicians signs tell us that here, too.
men are sick But in the Paradise
which God has promised to establish
under Messiah's Kingdom. the inhab-
1tants will not say. II am sick" Ulti-
mately there will be no more signing.
no more dying. and no more crying
because all the former things Of sin
and death will have passed away and
he that shall sit upon the throne will
make all things new. (Rev. xxi. 4. 81
The Holy Nation Born.
Pastor Russell expounded his text.
showing by the context that it refers
to the resurrection Of the Church. He
declared that the begetting of the
Holy Spirit in the present life consti-
tutes Gods people embryo new crca.
lures in Christ: that this begetting
and embryo development. according to
the Scriptures. concludes in death.
and that the resurrection moment, the
attainment of glory. honor and immor-
tally as spirit beings beyond the veil
will be the birth of this new creation
OF God-the elect Church-''the Bride.
the Lambs wife"
Pastor Russell pointed to the declara-
ton of the Apostle that Jesus in His
resurrection became the "First-born
from the dead" 1.-The First-born among
many brethren" who attain q similar
resurrection. and who are. therefore,
said to share.in His resurrection.
Our text points us down to the
thousand-year day Of Messiah's King.
dom-the day so long foretold-the day
of earth's blessing. in which the "Sun
of Righteousness" will scatter the
darkness of sin and bring blessings to
all mankind. 1t is the Psalmist who
tells us that the Church will be bless
ed of the Lord in that glorious day.
but in advance of the world Thus
" in the morning" psalm XVI, 5.)
That privileged time in which the
Church will be helped. in which she
will be passed from earthly conditions
to heavenly conditions, is in our text
spoken Of as her birthday. st. Peter
tells US that the Church is the Holy
Nation to which God frequently refers
IN the prophecies q Peter ii, 81 The
Head Of the Church was born from the
dead more than eighteen centuries ago;
the Body is to come forth now. the
holy Nation complete. perfect and full
~ equipped by the lessons and expert.
ences passed through in the present
life.
To this Holy Nation will be given
the control Of the world under the su.
pervision of her Lord and Redeemer:
TO him that overcometh will grant
to sit with Me in My throne"-"I will
give him power over the nations-he
shall rule them with rod Of iron"
Through this nation blessing is to pro-
!ceed to all the families Of the earth.
Lock Now At Our Text.
Verse seven pictures the Church az
. mother, and pictures Messiah as q
man-the Head Of the Church which
= His Body. This II the great Deliv.
seef referred to BY st. Paul In Romans
81 e. he It - that coming out Of
I'm. shall b tho Delivers Of Israel,
40 shall turn away ungodliness from
Jacob" Verse connects tho resurrec-
ten birth Of the Head With the resur.
reton birth Of the Body. Would God
1ng forth the Head, Jesus. and then
I'm to bring forth the Church. His
1cdy7 Nay, verify! His faithful shall
aIrs in His resurrection" % prom.
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