The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04

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eth forever"-that
it will never be de-
I(PASF0R RUSSElDl strOyed by literal
>-------------% fire. According to
him the great event of Christ's Com
ing will bring blessings such as we
all desire. He seems to have the Bible
and logic on his side too!
Pastor Russell declared that false
concepts of the Second Coming Of
Christ had done great injury. The
view. set forth in all orthodox creeds
is that Christ will come again in the
flesh. The resurrection will take place
within twenty four hours. The sanity
will rise in the air to meet the Lord.
Then fire will come down from heav
en-, and consume the whole earth. Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ will
reign in feshly glory a thousand years
to bless the living. The majority of
Christi ans disown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little Of
creed or Bible. A minority perceive
its Inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
Tly fire of that day is symbollcal.
already 'kindling in society. the ele-
ments of which, Capital and Labor,
are getting hotter. Soon they will
melt, the symbolical earth" will be
consumed with the "heavens" also, the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher in new earth" or
social order, and new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming of Christ is as
ISOLATED with blessings. Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring in wonder
full blessings. The Day of Christ will
be 1.-The last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousand year Day. All humanity will
be blessed, including the dead who will
then be awakened
Christ Comes to Reign.
As the redemption was necessary
for mans salvation so Messiah'S King
dom is necessary to accomplish restitu-
ton. The delay Of more than eighteen
centuries is Scripturally explained: On
God designed Six Great One Thou
sand Year Days to teach mankind the
exceeding sinfulness of sin. He pur-
posed that on the Seventh Day the
blessing of Messiah should come. (2I
An important work has. been done
since Calvary An Elect Church has
been gathered out of ali nations
saints made perfect through suffering
a Little Flock. the Church of the
First bOPns.' These are TO become the
Bride of Christ ut His Second Advent
The Second Coming of Jesus is to
claim His Bride class, and to exalt
them. As regards the world, He comes
to bind Satan, to overthrow sin. and
to uplift. fallen humanity. st. Peter
tells that Restitution work. not n literal
burning of the world, awaits the Sec
ond Coming of Jesus: Times Of re-
freshing shall come from the presence
of the Lord. Acts iii. 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hu-
man for only thirty-three and a half
years. He was Il glorious spirit being
before H. was made flesh; and He
was resUr ted to a spirit condition
higher III Ills original one. How
foOlisL We wore to think of Jesus as Il
man "a little lower than angels) in the
midst of the Heavenly host. He is now
partaker of the Divine nature: His
Church is to be changed and made
+ like Him" As His descent was from
a higher-tO lower. 50 His ascent was
from a lower nature to a higher, far
above angels His is the exceeding g!O-
ry which mo man hath seen nor can sue
(which no man can approach unto.
1t is this glorious Being whose King
dom lis about to be established. He
and His Church will be as Invisible
to men as are Satan and the fallen
angels. The appearances of Jesus in
the flesh after His resurrection were
materialiZatiOns. to prove: a. that
Jesus was no longer dead: @, that He
was changed. born of the Spirit. able.
to go and come like the wind
Parousia. Epiphania, Apokalupsis.
Messiah's Kingdom will have earthly
represenntives-the faithful saints OF
previous ages. raised to human perfec-
ton instantly Through these the in
visible Messianic Kingdom will OPP
crate. Jesus said. I've shall see Abra .
ham, Isaac. Jacob and all the prophets
in the Kingdom
The pGrousia of Jesus. will come first
present but invisible. The world will
continue with the ordinary affairs OF
life (while He is gathering the ChuYchi.
as in the days OF Noah
After the gathering of the Church.
there will be an epiphaRia and an apo
kalupsis Of Jesus :, He will shine forth.
He will be reveaied-not in flesh. but
in flaming fire" the trouble of that
Day. In which the present order will
be consumed in anarchy. giving place
to the Kingdom DispensatfOn