The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-06

condemnation which came upon our
race through Adam. For six thousand
years our race has been living under
reign Of sin and death but the Sew
enth Thousand will be the great Sab
bath typitied by Israel's Jubilee Year.
in which all debtors went free and
every man returned TO his former es-
tate.
The glorious possibilities OF that
thousand years are varlously present.
ed to us In the Bible. 1t II to be the
New Day. to be ushered in by the Sun
OF Righteousness with healing 10 His
beams. Ignorance and sin, sorrow and
death, shall flee away-darkness and
superstition shall vanish. Satan shall
be bound for thousand years and de-
ceive man no moe. Messiah win
reign with Divine Power. A Priest
upon His Throne. He will extend mer-
cy to those whom He rules. He will
instruct them. suecor them. upiift
them, and, as the hand Of God. will
wipe away all tears.
Meantime the earth itself will be
made To blossom as the rose and to
Yield her increase" and the wilder
ness and the solitary place shall be
glad" THE knowledge of the glory
OF God shall ill the whole earth Us the
waters cover the sea-. The result will
lie that every knee will bow and ev-
cry tongue confess to the glory of
God. for all who shall reject this Won
derful demonstration of Divine Power
and love will be esteemed unworthy ot
any further farors> and VIII be de-
stroyed from among the, neople. In The
Second Death. ST. reter tells us thar
all the holy Prophets told this blessed
story Of coming restitution. See IFS
plain statement Of the matter In Asjes
iii, 1928. N y,
A Redsmptivs saeris.rs Neesssary.f
We must not forget that, In thefDf-
vine arrangement Il sacrifice for sins
was necessary. because of his DISC
bedience. Adam was condemned to
death. but not. to eternal torment. as
oar creeds mistakenly declare. His
race In him, when be stunned, shared
his penalty; hence we are a dying race
mentally. morally and physically,
wrecked God could not justly set
aside Ills own sentiments and declare
us worthy Of His favor and It's Gift OF
eternal life, But since all came info
this condemned condition through one
mans disobedience. it was possible
that all should be released from the
death sentence through the sacrifice or
one Redeamer. las all in Adam dia
even so Gil In Christ shall be made
alive. every man in his own order,
Corinthians XIV, %. %.
Here we have IN important qpes-
tion: Has Redeemer been provided
SO that God can justly permit Messiah
to awaken the Sleeping members OF
our race and to uplift all out of siia
and death. back TO human perfection
and an earthly Eden. worldwide? The
answer IS. Yes Jesus left His heav-
emily glory and was made flesh, 'that,
lie by the grace of God should tas1e
death mot eternal tormenti for every
man" Hebrews II, o. His rewaNf or
the Father was glorious exaltation
to the right hand of Divine Majesty.
'far above angels. prIneipalities aud
powers" Thus He was qualified to
rule and to bless those whom His
death redeemed ~.
hxS n <sfxrI-
delay? Why did Jesus not imrnediate
" begin the work of restitutbn2 The
Bible answers the question most clear
ly. 1t assures us that hefere that work
can begin there must be selected from
amongst men. by speeial1call and by
special tests. sanity class, little
flock" to whom tits The Fathers good
pleasure to give the Kingdom in joint.
heirship with His only. Son. the Re-
deemer. So. then. what remains Is tor
all Of this class to finish their course
with Joy and then, by the First Eestir-
rection. to pass beyond the veil to he
forever with their Lord as spirit be-
ings-- partakets of the divine nature.
far above angels, prinaipalities AMI
powers.
Then tho spiritual, Seed Of Abrnhara
will be complete. 'and then 1t WIZ be-
gin Its work<hf blessing, first the nat
ural seed Of Abrsham., and. subSe-
quentiy. all the families OF the carfa.
IL at first we were inclined to feel irr.
patient OF the long delay we are cheek
ed BY the bought that II the work az
God In the selection Of the spiritual
Seed Of Abraham. like unto the stars
OF heaven" had been completed so.ah--
err, zee would have missed the glorious
opportunity OF becoming members OF
1t. Rather, therefore let us rejoice in.
the delay. realizing that the world la
general suffers nothing In death. bat
merely sleeps ,ntl the resurrection
morning. Let us be glad and rejoice
and give glory To God and strivei no
make our calling I'D our election.
sure to place in .AIanhain's. spIlitiy1
Seed. Of whom st, Paul declares IT We
be Christs, then nfe yes AbrahsmS
Seed and heirs according TO the prom
ise,' Galatians III. 29i How sind We.
well may be and how much we wA1
may rejoice in the glorious Plan OF
our God, whose length and breadth
and height and depth transcend our.