The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09

/ and he Is really the Offspring OF an
| ape, then Restitution would be the
worst thing that could possibly come
| to mankind-to restore him to sirnian
conditions. But the Bible is quite right
in giving the Divine declaration to
man that he was created perfect and
upright and in the image and likeness
I Of God aud that our def1lement came
! thfougli the sin of disobedience and
! that our degradation came through he
redity and that we needed to be re-
deemed With the, life Of another--that
''as by Il man game death. by a man
! also Should come the resurrection OK
{ the dead Tho simple. story OF tue
| Bible is zoe human degradation and
| death, Of redemption and Of "A coming
time of uplifting from sin and death
conditions to perfection and life, This
offer will be as, worldwide as was tho
condemnation which came upon our
1 race through Adam: Forssix Thousand
years our race has been living, under
! @, reign OF sin and DEATH, but the Sew
| enth Thousand will'be the great Sab
bath typified by 1srael'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. 1t is to be the
| New Day TO be .nshered in by the Sun
Of Righteousness with healing in His
beams Ignorance and sin. sorrow and
| death. she'll flee away-darknesS and
| superstition shall vanish. Satan shall
! be bound for thousand years and de,
. cefve man no more Messiah will
| reign with Divine Power. 4 Priest
upon His Throne He will extend mer-
| cy to those whom He rules. He win
| instruct them, succor them. : uplift
them, and. as the hand Of God. will
wipe away all tears. e.. ~ 49,. '..-
Meantime the earth itself will be
made to blossom as the rose and to
'yield her increase" and 1.-The wilder
ness and the solitary place shall be
glad" 'The knowledge Of the glory
Of God shall fill 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 fayors and will be de-
| straoyed 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 his
plain statement of the matter in Acts
iii, 1923. ..-,...-
A Rsdempsive Sacrifice Necessary. I
We must not forget that in the Dt.
vine arrangement a 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 a:dying race
z mentally, morally and physically
wrecked. God could not Justly, set
+ aside His own sentiments and declare
us worthy Of His favor and it's gift OF
eternal life. But since all came into
this condemned condition through one
mans dfsobedience. it was possible
that all should be released from the
. death sentence through the sacrifice OF
one Redeemer. ''As all i'll Adam die,
even 80 all in Christ; shall be made
alive, every man in his own order
/ Corinthians XIV, %, %; = -: I,
~ t>cx ina, G.
ton: Has a Redeemer been provided
so that God can justly permit Messiah
to awaken the sleeping members OF
our race and to uplift all out of sin
and death, back to human perfection
and an earthly Eden, world wide: The
answer is. Yes. Jesus left His heav-
enly glory and was made flesh. THAT
He by the grace of God should taste
death mot eternal torment for every
man" (Hebrews ii, 81 His reward OF
the Father was a glorious exaltation
to the right hand Of Divine Majesty.
Tar above angels. principalities and
powers Thus He was qualified to
rule and to bless those whom His
death redeemed. - -. -.
! why, then, does the Messianic WORK
delay? why did Jesus not immediate
" begin the work Of restitution! Inc
Bible answers the question most clear
". 1t assures us that before that .WorE
can begin there must be selected from
amongst men, by a special call and by
special tests, sanity class, little
flock" to whom it is the Fathers good
pleasure to give the Kingdom in joint
heirship with His only Son. the Re,
deemer. So, then. what remains is foI
all of this class to finish their course
with JOY and then, by the First Resur.
rection. to pass beyond the veil to be
p. forever with their Lord as spirit be.
ings-partakers OF the divine nature
far above angels, prineipalities and
i powers. --,..,r -. -,.-.s.
/ Then the spiritual Seed Of Abraham
j will be complete. and then it will be.
gin its work of blessing. first the nat
ural seed Of Abraham, and. subse'
i ouently. all the families Of the earth
II at first we were inclined to feel i'm
! patient of the long delay. we are check
eddy the thought that if the work OF
God ip. the selection Of the spiritual
;, Seed Of Abraham. alike unto the, stars
4 Of heaven" had been completed soon'
er. zoe would have missed the glorious
opportunity Of becoming members OF