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GfSA5ToR fSuaeELL9 be found In any Of
the oldest Greek
MSS. and were evidently added to the
Word of God in the seventh century or
later. Moreover. we gave proofs Of the
'untruthfuluess of this addition. 10 II
true that whoever believes the Gospel of
Christ may handle serpents with I'm
punity and may drink deadly poison
without harm? Surely not II Is moth
ing short of sin for those who know
better to acknowledge these verses and
to use them to bolster up theories OF
Divine Healing II is as much u crime
to add TO the Word of God as to take
away from 1t.
Today invite attention to some 9th
er dead flies. some other additions TO
Gods Word. which have had much to
do with twisting the theology once
delivered to the saints. Take. for In.
stance. the closing words Of the Lords
Prayer:
~Thine Is the Kingdom and Power ard
Glory"
uEOc hUluNs u ny OuI
should be found In the old Greek MSS.
But they are not found therein. They
are. therefore. to be rejected as add.
dons made by people centuries after
Matthews Gospel was written. These
words were introduced when the faith
of the Church respecting the Kingdom
of Messiah was changed or changing
from what 1t was originally. All
through the New Testament the Sec
ond Coming Of Christ in power and
glory to establish His Kingdom and
to glorify the Church. His Bride. Ia set
for the end of this Gospel Age But
as the time grew long charge of
sentiment came into the Church. II
became popular and rich. Its bishops
were respected. Finally the theory
prevailed that God did not intend to
delay the establishment or the King
dom until the Second Coming OF
Christ, but did intend to establish II
in the hands of the Church during this
Age and to use the Church for the con
quering of the world and the fulfilling
OF all the promises of the past
In line with this the most prominent
bishop of the time was recognized as
Divlnely appointed to represent Christ
in the world and to reign over the na.
tons In His stead and TO bring about
the Millennium. etc. This was the
Bishop of Rome. who subsequently
was styled the Pope and who claimed
and was accorded the honorable title,
s'Vice-Derent Of the Son of God" IL Is
said that the equivalent OF this title TO
this day Is worn by the Pope on his
tiara or three.crowned hat-VtcdrtuS
Del FilH.
Thus the change came In the general
sentiment Of the "Christan world"
Messinhs Kingdom was no longer to
be looked for as coming, but was to be
recognized ns here. The Pope. as Mes
siah's reigning representative, was tO
be acknowledged. All Kingdoms that
were TO honor and obey Messiah were
commanded TO honor and obey the
Pope. The various prophecies which
tell of Messlah's Kingdom glory were
applied TO the Pope. and are still sc
applied.
As Messiah was to ride forth con
quering the world and "wound the
heads over many peoples" so the Popes
I'm succession sought TO do. to fulfil
these prophecies As the inaugura
zion of Me8siah's Kingdom Is prom
ised 10 be In the midst OF time OF
great trouble. II was not thought i'm
proper that Pnpncy should cause great
trouble In the world In its endeavol
20 establish itself as the Kingdom OF
Messiah As whOsoever would not re
ceive Messiah was to be destroyed
from amongst the people" II was moi
considered wrong 10 destroy those whC
rejected ndoppOsed the Papal Kingdom
and 10 give them to the burning fame.
"Thy Kingdom Come on Earth"
The Lords prayer was already ir
the Scriptures. and was known Il
many II could not be eliminated
But some Jealous person. fully believ
ing that Gods Kingdom had come. fel
Justified IN amending the prayer q
correspond to what be supposed wer,
the facts Hence the prayer whicl
begins Thy Kingdom come" IL mad
20 end by saying. THY Kingdom hai
come IN It's glory and power"
II Panacy Is the Kingdom OF Mes
siah. Il II certainly not what the jew
expected. II * certainly not what W
expected II is certainly not what IN
masses OF mankind had any reason I
expect. although II Is so accepted b.
the majority Of Christendom.
Although our protesting forefather
broke away from the Pope and de
.nounced him as Anti-Christ and dt
a.iared thar he falsely sat In the piac
of Christ without authority. they. ne,
scrtheless. were imbued with the sam
error They did not think TO 60 bac
70 the message OF the Scriptures an
TO look for the Son OF God TO set u
His Kingdom AZ His Second AdveI
and then 10 bless Israel and the worl
through His glorifed Church. lnstea
they held to the Papal theory thi
Gets Kingdom was set up and wa
conouering the world. and that thU