The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

: 1t will never be de-
RASIQR= =RQsSELD) 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
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 symbolicaI,
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 a new earth," or
social order, and new heavens" tie
Church in glory.
The Second Coming of Christ is as
sociated with blessings. Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring in wonder
full blessings. The Day. of Christ will
be "the last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousand-year Day. al 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 Scriptrrally explained: a.
God designed Six Great One Thou
sand Year Days To teach mankind the
exceeding sinfulnass of sin. He pur-
posed that ON the Seventh Day the
blessing Of Messiah should come. (2)
An important work has been done
been gathered out of all nations
saints made per- ,ect through suffering,
a Little Flock, the Church of the
First-bOrns." T hese 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 SataII, to overthrow sin, and
to uplift fallen humanity. st. Peter
tells that re restitution work, not a literal
burning Of the world awaits the Sec
ond Coming of Jesus: Tim es of re-
freshing shall come from the presence
of the L ord. Acts iii, 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hui
man for only thirty-three fmd half
years. He was a glorious spirit being
before He was made fesa b; and He
was resurrected to a spirit condition
higher than His original one How
foolish we were to think Of Jesus as a
man "a little lower than a ngels) in the
midst of the Heavenly hos t, He is now
partaker Of the Divine nature; Els
Church is to be "change d. and made
like Him" AS His des' .ent was from
a higher to a lower, so lis ascent was
from a lower nature to a higher, far
above angels" His is the exceeding glo-
rywhich mo man hath seen nor can see"
(which no man can opp proach unto"
1t is this glorious Being whose King.
dom is about to be established. He
and His Church VIII be as invisible
to men as are Salan and the fallen
angels The appearances of Jesus in
the flesh after Fis resurrection were
materializations, to prove: ~ that
Jesus was no longer dead; ~ that He
was changed, Oorn of the Spirit, able
TO go and come like the wind
Parousia, Epiphania, Apokalupsis.
Messiah's Kingdom VIII have earthly
representatives-the faithful saints of
previous ages raised to human perfec-
ton instantly. Through these the in
visible Messianic Kingdom will op-
crate, Jesus said. ''Ye shall see Albra-
ham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets
in the Kingdom"
The parouSia of Jesus will come first
present but invisible The world. will
continue with the ordinary affai rs of
life (while He is gathering the ChuucLO,
as in the days of Noah.
After the gathering of the Church
there will be an epiphGniG and an apo
kGhppSiS of Jesus. He will shine forth,
He will be revealed--not in flesh. but
lin flaming fire." the trouble Of that
Day, in which the present order will
be consumed in anarchy giving place [
to the Kingdom Disbensation.