The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-12-06

llRASlOK RUSSEll)I stroyed by Hterhi
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
will rise in the air to meet the Lord
Then fire will come down from heav
en-, and consume the whole earth. Pre-
milennialists claim that Christ will
reign in fleshly glory a thousand years
to bless the living. The majority OF
Christians 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.
The fire of that day" is symbolical,
already kindling in society. the eIe
ments of which. Capital and Labor
are getting hotter Soon they will
melt, the symbolicaI earth" will be
consumed with the "heavens" also. the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher i'm new earth, or
social order and new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming OF Christ is AS
ISOLATED with blessings. Messiah viii
abolish the curse and bring in wonder
full blessings. The Day of Christ wilt
be 1.-The last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousand year Day All humanity wilt
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 reStilu
ton The delay Of more than eighteen
centuries is Scripturally explained: Uh
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 g.
An important work has been doue
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out Of all nations
saints made perfect through suffering
a Little Flock. the Church of the
First borns." These are to become the
Bride of Christ at His Second Advent
The Second Coming of Jesus Is To
claim His Bride class. and TO eXat
them. AS regards the world. He comes
10 bind Satan. 10 overthrow sin, and
TO uplift fallen humanity. ST. Peter
tells that Restitution work, not a literal
burning of the world. awaits the. See.
ond Coming OF Jesus: Times OF re
freshing shall come from the presence
Of the Lord. Acts iii. 1921.
Chrst's Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hu
man for only thirtythree and a halt
years He was n glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh; and He
was resurrected to n spirit condition
higher than His original one. How
foolish we were to think Of Jesus MS u
man Ga little lower than angels) I'm 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, SO His ascent was
from q lower nature TO higher. "far
above angels" His is the exceeding Clio
rywhich mo man hath seen nor can see
(which no man can approach unto
1t is this glorious Being whose King
dom is about TO be established He
and His Church will be as invisible
to men MS are Satan and the fallen
angels The appearances of Jesus in
tire flesh after His resurrection were
materializations. to prove: a. that
Jesus was no longer dead; o. that lie
was changed. born Of the Spirit, able
to go and come like the wind
Parousia. Epiphania, Apokalupsis.
Messiah's Kingdom will have earthly
representa- tivcs-the faithful saints oi
previous ages, raised to human perfcc
ton instantly. Through these the in
visible Messianic Kingdom will op
crate. Jesus said. "Ye shall see Abra
ham. Isaac. Jacob and all the prophets
i'm the Kingdom
The pdrOuSia OF Jesus will come first
-presept hut invisible. The world will
continue with the ordinary affairs of
life twhile He is gathering the Church,
as i'm the days of Noah.
After the gathering OF the Church
there will hp an epiphGBia and an apo
kdiuDSis OF Jesus He will shine forth
He will be revealed In flesh. but
"in flaming fire." the trouble OF that
nov In which tho procopt c,rdor viii