Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-09-14


scholars. Pastor
Russell took for. his text, Isaiah ii, 2.
but included In his discourse the re-
ma1nder of the chapter.
He declared that in the symbolic
language of the Bible. the Mountain
Of the Lords House means the King
dom of the Lord. ruled over by Mes
siah and His House. the Church The
promise of the text. that some day
Messiah will reign over all the king.
doms Of earth. the speaker believes
will soon be realized. 1t is for this
Kingdom that Gods people have for
years been praying. Thy Kingdom
come, Thy will be done on earth. as
It Is done in heaven
None of the kingdoms of this world
are Messiah's Kingdoms, declared Pas
tor Russell. None of them bear the
earmarks of Messiah's Kingdom. out
lined in the Bible They are the king
doms of this world. ruled by the
Prince of this world, who now work
eth in the hearts of the children of
disobedience." Nevertheless. Messiah's
Kingdom will be inaugurated; Satan's
Empire or Mountain. deceivtng man
kind through ignorance and supersti-
ton, will be brought to an end. Satan
will be bound for thousand years.
while Messiah's Kingdom. equally In
visible. will dominate the world. chas
ing away ignorance and superstition
and filing the whole world with the
knowledge Of the glory Of the Lord.
The Kingdom IsraeIitish.
The speaker declared that the Bible
everywhere shows that Messiah's in
visible Kingdom will be represented
amongst mankind by princely charac-
tiers of the Jewish race, who will be
resurrected to human perfection for
this very work. Instead of Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob and the Prophets be
ing any longer the Fathers. they will
be the children-the first-born children
of Messiah. in the full perfection Of
human nature. The Church, the Bride.
of Christ, is not, declared the Pastor.
Scripturally known as children of Mes
siah In perfect accord is the text.
''One is your Father, even Cod" and
again, 1.-The God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ who hath begotten
u.s. Il Peter i, 81.
Crawling Into the Rocks.
Discoursing on other features of the
chapter, Pastor Russell called atten
ton to the fact that the words declare
a judgment of the nations. In the
time of trouble which will then over
throw Society, financial. political, So
cial and religious, the nations will be
so chastened by war that thereafter
Their swords will be converted into
plowshares and their spears into prun
ing hooks and the study of war will
be at an end Pastor Russell surmised
that this great time of trouble will
result from anarchism. which be be
lieves will invade the armies OF the
world and turn them against the very
powers which organized and armed
them.
All were cautioned to avoid. so far
as possible. having any sympathy with
the anarchistic spirit, in harmony with
Gods Message to His people. Wait
We upon Me. saith the Lord In other
words. do not attempt by force to right
present wrongs; rather submit and
leave the entire matter in Gods hands
The Prophet Isaiah, said the Pastor.
calls attention to the idolatry of wealth
silver and gold-and indicates that
such idolatry will entirely pass away
in the great time of trouble with which
Messiah's reign Of righteousness VIII
be inaugurated-"He must reign until
he hath put all enemies under His
feet In the shakings of the great
time Of trouble, many people will be
in perplexity, and will crawl into the
caves and dens Of the earth. and the
clefts of the rocks. Pastor Russell
quoted Revelation vi, 1917. He In
terpreted the dens and caves and rocks
to signify political and social fast
nesses- Insurance and Combines. he
declared that many are already In fear
and are hiding themselves, as described
in this Scripture. although the great
storm has not yet broken, ana Will
not break out in its severity for few
years yet-probably not before 1915.
Tho End Will Be Glorious.
In the end it will be seen that the
Divine permission of the reign of sin
and death in the earth. instead of be-
ing blot upon Divine character and Il
demonstration of Divine unwisdom
and incompetency. will reveal the
great Creator to His subjects. his chill
dren. as nothing else could have done.
| The speaker closed with an exhorta-
ton that his hearers remember the
words of Jesus. Watch We. that We
may be accounted worthy to escape
I'll these things coming upon the world.
and to stand before the Son OF Man s