The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-15

promised that some would be gathered
from the Gentllcs TO complete this
Kingdom class. The entire work OF
this Gospel Age has been the calling OF
this elect class FOR the Kingdom. If
we have rightly viewed the matter, the
foreordained number will soon have
been found, the election will be at an
end, the accepted will be Rlorlned as
the Kingdom. and Messinh's reign of
righteousness will begin. p.
But notice now the course Of all be-
longing TO the Kingdom class. through.
out this age, They are not reigning
with Christ. but,sun'erinG with Christ.
And Jesus explained this; they are In
decd of the Royal Family. because be-
gotten OF the Holy Spirit; they are in
deed the Kingdom class. because they
are affiliated with the great King: bu
they have not yet entered into their
glory. They will do so only by the
power Of the First Resurrection Thus
It IS written, "Wo must Hli be chang
ed" because flesh ana blood cannot
inherit the Kingdom of God"
lls
the l'orerunner OF all these After Ills
conservation aud Ills begattlng OF the
Holy Spirit lie was tested even unto
death. even the death of the cross. be-
fore lie experienced His glorious ros-
direction change and assembled M and
sat down at the right hand Of the
Majesty on High. Similarly all OF Ills
followers. after conservation. must be
tested. their loyalty must be proven,
before they can share with Him in
"Ilis Resurrection.
Partly for the testing of these. their
development takes place in time
when Satan 10 the Prince os this world.
and when his power Is permitted to
be exercised against them as II was
exercised against their Lord. The mes
sage to these is. "'rhe Kingdom suffer-
eth violence and the violent take II by
force" As our Lord suffered violence
from the Prince Of this world, so will
His followers, FOR the disciple is not
above His Lord" His promise to His
followers IS, BE thou faithful unto
death, and 1 will give thee crown of
life. fc."-Revelation H. 10.
"The World Knoweth Us Not"
So then we perceive that Gods King
dom class, the followers OF Jesus. have
been suffering violence. just as did
their Leader, for righteousness sake.
Thai the prosecutors had not known
and done their evil work Intentional
ly, st. Peter inumates when he says
to the Jews, IL Wot that in ignorance
ye did 1t. as did also your rulers. for
If they had known they would not
have crucined the Prince of Life"
Hence, in due time their blindness
shall be turned away and they will
look upon Him whom they pierced and
mourn (ZecharIah xii. 10l, and God
will pour upon them the spirit Of pray
er and suppllcation. and forgive them
ana make the experience profitable to
as many as shall prove willing.
Meantime. for eighteen centuries. the
Scriptures declare, THE world knoweth
us not even as 1t knew Him not"
Gods sanity ones have not been gem
orally the great, the influential. either
In church or state, just as Jesus and the
Apostles We're not in their day. Never
theess. the Lord knOweth those that
are His. Scattered here and there.
during the past eighteen centuries. He
has been dealing with them. preparing
them. polishing them, fitting them as
jewels And lie tells us that at our
Lords second coming lie viii make up
His jewels-they Will constitute the
Kingdom class, for II we suffer with
Him, we shall also reign with Him.
l am sure you win agree with me
hat those whom the Lord has been 80
selecting. instrhcting and
In the school OF Christ. who
have been SO effectively polished with
The trials and disclpllnes OF evil. viii
be the very class above all others 10 \
whom the glorious dominion OF earth