Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-13

Bible and logic on his side, too,
Pastor Russell declared that false
concepts OF the Second coming OF
Christ had done great injury. h
view set forth in all orthodox creeds
is that Christ will come again i'm the
flesh. The resurrection Will take place
within twenty-four hours. The sanity
viii rise in the air to meet the Lord.
Then fire will come down from heaven.
and consume the whole earth. Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ will
reign in f1eshly glory d thousand years
to bless the living. The majority of
Christians disown this as ridiculous
nonsense because they believe little OF
creed or Bible. A majority perceive it's
inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
The fire OF that day is symbolical.
already kindlins in society. the ele-
ments of which. capital and labor. are
getting hotter. Soon they will melt,
the symbolical earth will be con-
sumed With the heavens" also, the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher in a new earth" or
social order, INC new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming of Christ is as
ISOLATED with blessings. Messiah will
full blessings. The Day of Christ will
be 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 Is CEN
luries is s~cripturally explained: %
God designed six great 1.OOO-year days
to teacl mankind the exceeding sim
fulaess of sin. He purposed that on
the seventh day the blessing of Mes
slah should come. CD An important
work has been one since Calvary. An
erect church has been gathered u of
an nations-saints mad perfect
through suffering. II little flock. the
'church of h First-borns." These are
to become the bride of christ at His
second advent.
The second coming of Jesus is to
clalm 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 a literal
burning of the world. awaits the second
coming of Jesus: Times of refreshing
shall come from the presence of the
Lord.-Acts Iii, 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to BE Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
70 III " IOtICil6 tlaI Jesus was Nu.
man for only 33E years. He was
q glorious spirit being before He was
made flesh; and He was resurrected to
a spirit condition-higher thar His or
iglnal one. How foolish we were to
think of Jesus as a man Ga little lower
than angels) in the midst of the heav-
emily host! He is now partaker of the
divine nature; His church is to be
changed" and made like Him" As
HIS descent was from Il higher to a
lower, so His ascen was from a lower
nature to a higher. far above angels
HIS is the exceeding glory which mo
man hath seen nor can see'-"which
no man can approach unto"
1t is this glorious Being whose king
don is about to be established. He
n His church win be as invisible to
men as are satan and the fallen angels
Inc appearances Of Jesus in the flesh
after His resurrection were materials
cations, to prove: % tina Jesus was
no longer dead; (2) that He was
changed, born of the spirit, able to &c
and come like the wind.
Parousia, Epiphania, ApokAlupsia.
Messiah's kingdom will have earthl,
representatives-the faithful saints al
previous ages. raised to human perfec-
tion instantly. Through these the in
visible Messianic Kingdom will oper.
ate. Jesus said. "Ye shall see Abraham
Isaac. Jacob and all the prophets in
the Kingdom"
The parousia of Jesus Will ON frs,
present but invisible. The world
VIII continue with the ordinary affairs
OF life (while He is gathering thu
church), as in the days of Noah.
After the gathering of the church
there will be an epiphania and an %
kalupsis of Jesus. He will shine forth
He Will be revealed to us-not in flesh
y I'm flaming fire." the trouble Of
that day. in which the present ordel
Will be consumed in anarchy. eiyins
place to h kingdom d~ispensation.