The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-05


the dead" The simple story of the
Bible Is Of human degradation and
death, of redemption and of coming
time of uplifting from Gin and death
conditions TO perfection and life. This
offer will he as worldwide as wns the
condemnation which came upon our
race through Adam. For six thousand
years our race has been living under
reign of sin and death, but the Sew
enth Thousand will he the great Sab
bath typided by lsrael's Jubilee Year.
in which all debtors went free and
every man returned to his former es-
tate
The glorious possibilities Of that
thousand years are variously present.
ed to us In the Bible. It is to be the
New Day TO be ushered inby the Sun
of Righteousness with healing in His
beams. Ignorance and sin, SORROW and
death. shall fee away darkness and
superstition shall vanish satan shall
he bound for thousand years and de-
ceive man no more. Messiah will
reign with Divine Power! A Priest
upon His Throne lie will extend mer-
cy to those whom lie rules. He will
instruct them, succor them. uphft
thefA, and, as the hand Of God, will
wipe awty all tears.
Meantime the earth itself will be
made to blossom as the rose and to
"yleld her increase" and "the wilder
ness and the solitary place shall be
glad" "rhe knowledge of the glory
of God shall I'LL the whole earth as the
waters cover the sea" The result will
be that "every knee will bow and ev-
cry tongue confess to the glory of
God. for all who shall reject this won
derful demonstration of Divine Power
and love will be esteemed unworthy OF
any further favors and will be de-
stroyed from among the people. In the
Second Death. st. Peter tells us that
all the holy Prophets told this blessed
story Of coming restitution. See Els
plain statement Of the matter in Acts
iii, 1923
A Redemptive saorifee Necessary
We must not forget that in the Di-
vine arrangement sacrifice for Sins
was necessary. Because of his DISC
bedience. Adam was condemned to
death. but not to eternal torment, as
our creeds mistakenly declare. His
race in him. when he sinned. shared
his penalty; hence we are dying race
mentally, morally and physically
wrecked God could not justly set
aside His own sentiments and declare
us worthy of His favor and its gift OF
eternal life But since all came into
this condemned condition through one
mans disobedienCe, II was possible
that all should be released from the
DEATH sentence through the sacrifice of
one Redeemer "As u;l in Adam die.
even so all in Christ shall be made
alive. every mhn I'm his owa order"--
| Corinthians xv, 90 %.
Here we have an Important dues-
ton: Has a l;edecmer been provided
so that God can. Justly permit Messiah
to awaken the sleeping members Of
our rare aud TO uplift all out 9f sin
and death. back TO human perfection
and an earthly Eden, worldwide? The
answer IL, Yes. Jesus left His. heay-
enly glory and was made flesh. that
lie by the grace OF God should taste
death not eternal tormenb for every
man. Hebrcws iioQ) His reward OF
the Father was glorious eXaltaunn
TO the right handrof Divine Majesty.
"far above angels principalities and
powers" Thus He was qualified to
rule ana TO bless those whom His
death redeemed
WHY, then. does the Messianic work
delny? Why did Jesus not immediate
ly begin the work of restitution! The
Bible answers the question most clear
Is. 1t assures us that before that work
can begin there must he selected from
amongst men. by special call and by
special tests, sanity class, "llttle
flock" TO whom II Is the Fathers good
pleasure to give the Kingdom in Joint
hership with His only Son, the Re
deemer. So. then. what remains Is for
all OF this class TO finish their course
with Joy and then, by tue First .Reslr-
rectlon, to pass beyond the ven to be
forever with their Lord ,as. spirit he
ings -partakers of the divine nature
far above angels, principalitIcs and
powers.
Then thessplritual Seed Of Abrahnm
will be complete and then 81 will bc,
gin its work of blessing. first the nat
ural seed of Abraham, and Subse-
quently. all the families Of the earth.
If at first we were inclined to feel inn
patient of the long delay. we nre check
cd by the thought that II the work of
God I'm the selection of the spiritual
Seed Of Abraham, "llke unto lbl stars
OF heaven" had been completed soon
er ace would have missed the glorious
opportunity OF becoming members of
it, Rather. therefore, let MS rejoice in
the delay, realizing that the world in
general suffers nothing In death, but
merely sleeps until the resurrection
morning Let us be glad and rejoice
and give glory to God and strive To
make our calling and our election
sure' to place in Abraham's spiritual
Seed. of whom st, Paul declares. IF 70
be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
uI h..i I. A