Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-02-10

| was created In Gods Image. " wrong
and he Is really the offspring OF an
ape. then Restitution would be the
worst thing that could possibly come
to mankind to restore him 10 simian
conditions Hut the Bible is quite right
| IN giving the Divine declaration to
man that lie was created perfect and
upright and IN the image and likeness
| OF God and that our dciilenent came
through the sin of disobe,iience and
that our degradation came through he
redty and that we needed to he re-
deemed with the life of anothcr-that
"as by man came death. by n man
| also should come the resurrection OF
the dead" The simple story of the
Bible Is of human degradation and
death. of redemption and OF II coming
time of uplifting from sin and death
conditions To perfection and life. This
offer will lie as worldwide aS was the
condemnation which came upon our
race through Adam. For six thousand
years our race has been living under
n reign Of sin and death. but the Sew
cnth Thousand will he the great Sab
bath typifed by lsraels Jubilee Year.
I'm which all debtors went free and
every man returned to his former es-
tate
The glorious possibilities OF that
thousand years are variously present
ed TO us In the Bible. II Is to be the
New Day. 20 be ushered In by the Sun
| Of Righteousness with healing In His
beams Ignorance and sin. sorrow and
death. shall flee away-darkncss and
superstition shall vanish. Satan shall
be bound for thousand years and de-
ceive man no more. Messiah VIII
reign with Divine Power. A Priest
upon His Throne. lie will extend mer-
cy 10 those whom lie rules. lie will
| instruct them. succor them. uplift
| them. and. ms the hand OF God. will
wipe away all tears.
Meantime the earth itself will he
made 10 blossom MS the rose" and TO
"yicld her increase and the wilder
ness and the solitary place shall be
glad" 'rhe knowledge Of the glory
of God shall MI the whole earth as the
waters cover the sea" The result will
lie that EVERY knee viii 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 he esteemed unworthy Of
any further fnvors and will be de-
stroyed from among the people. in the
Second Death. 81. Peter tells VS. that
all the holy Prophets told this blessed
story of coming restitution. See his
plain statement of the matter In Acts
iii. 1923.
A Reden,ptive Sacrifice Necessary.
We must not forget that In the Di-
vine arrangement a sacrifice for sins
was necessary. Because OF his disc
bedience, Adam was condemned 10
death. hut not To- eternal torment. rs
our creeds mistakenly declare. His
race In him. when he sinned, shared
his penalty: hence we are dying race
mentally. morally and physically
! wrecked. God could not justly set
aside His own sentiments and declare
us worthy of His favor and its gift OF
eternal life. Eut since all came into
this condemned condition through one
mans disohediencc. Ii was possible
that all should he released from the
death sentence through the sacrifice Of
one Relecmer. AS all In Adam die.
even so all in Christ shall be made
alive. every man In his own order
I Corinthians xv. %. 81.
Here we have an important ques-
ton: Has n I,edeemer been provided
SO that God can justly permit Messiah
TO awaken the sleeping members OF
our race and 20 upiift all out of sin
and death. back 10 human perfection
and an earthly Eden. worldwide: The
answer Is. Yes Jesus left His heav-
enly glory and was made flesh. that
lie by the crate of God should taste
death mot eternal tormentl for every
man" lIebrcws II. - His reward of
the Father was n glorious cxal,ation
10 the right hand Of Divine Majesty.
.'far above angels. principaliiies ami
powers" Thus lie was qualified to
/ rule anu 10 bi'S> luo>t Nhoih fAi'
death redeemed.
Why. then. does the Messianic work
delay? Why did Jesus not immediate
" begin the work of restitution: The
Bible answers the question most clear
ly. II assures us that before that work
can begin there must be selected from
amongst men. by special call and By
special tests. n sanity class. little
flock" TO whom II Is the Fathers good
pleasure to give thef<ingdom in joint
heirship with Ills only Son. the Re
deemer So. then. what remains Is for
all of this class 10 ilnlslf~their course
with Joy and then. by the First Resmr-
rection. 10 pass beyond the veil 10 lie
forever with their Lord rs spirit he
gs-partakerS Of the divine nature
far above angels. principalities and
powers.
Then the spiritual Seed Of Abraham