Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-11

is Sabbath every day should be used
as holy to the Lord, and nothing
should at any time be done contrary
to the divine will or the principles of
divine government. Jesus declaration
that he was Lord of the Sabbath re-
minds us afresh of ST. Paul's declara-
ton that God the father rested from
his own work on the seventh day; he
left the work entirely for Jesus to do.
The seventh day Of Jehovah's rest was
one Of the great days Of the creative
week, each seven thousand years long.
Six Of these, great days had passed
and mans creation was In the end of
|, the sixth
Having established his human son in
Eden, as the god or ruler Of the earth,
Jehovah. rested, or ceased from his
work during the seventh day, or sew
enth period Of seven thousand years.
Six thousand years of this seventh per-
iod have already passed and Jehovah
God has rested, ceased from his work
he has not interfered to assist man
or lift him out of sin. and deerada-
ton y Another thousand years Of the
seven remains, but God will n = active
ly engage in mans rescue as u then.
divine program to leave fallen man
/! Of Jesus. He is Lord of this great
seventh day.
MANS Seventh Day.
] This entire period of seven thousand
years, which constitutes the great sew.
enth day or Sabbath with God, is di-
vided with man into seven great days
of thousand years EACH in six Of
which he has been under reign OF
sin and death, toll and suffering; but
! the seventh. or Sabbath, Of a thousand
years, has been appointed for his res
cue and uplifting and blessing: In that
glorious seventh theusand-year period
Jesus is to be Lord 1t will be the
great Antitypical Sabbath, and the
great Antitypcial jubilee for mankind.
The six days of toll will terminate in
the great Sabbath of Messiah's glori-
GUS reign and the blessing Of all the
families of the earth
The Church's Sabbath Day.
| st. Paul clearly intimates that to the
church. the new creation, every day
is q Sabbath day. in the sense that
Gods consecrated people rest as God
rests, in faith, in hope, in trust that
Jesus will eventually deliver in the
groaning creation and bring them into
a glorious Sabbath rest: ST. Paul
says, 1--WE who believe do enter into
rest" Literally, we who believe have
a perpetual Sabbath. Seven days in
the week, and fifty-two weeks in the
year our hearts rest in the Lord and
take comfort in the glorious promises
OF his word through faith. Thus we
rest from, feelings of responsibility and
worry on account Of the worlds saliva
ton in exactly the same way that the
heavenly father rests.
| We, like the heavenly father, have
the fullest confidence that the redeem
er will yet accomplish the blessing o.
all the families CT the earth, and bring
all the willing and obedient into the
great rest time Of the future-the thou
sand years Of the Messianic kingdom
in which the world will be released
from the slavery of Satan, sin anc
ceath-in which the grooming creation
will "be delivered \ from the bondage
OF corruption into the glorious liberty
Of the, sons of God $50 many as are
willing and obedient.
| But while the church is thus resting
/, by faith and now enjoys a Sabbath
even though. according to the flesh
we are passing through triDulation K
attain a share in Messiah's kingdom
the apostle points out that There re
maineth rest for the people of God
i still different one from that which
we now enjoy. The actual rest o.
Sabbath will be not merely that o
faith and rest of heart, it will include
also rest from all labor, while oul
works will follow with us. In othe
words. the resurrection change viii
bring us full relief from the trials, tn.
tolls of the way, and usher lis full,
Into the glorious blessings of the res
direction state.