The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14

utlu Inc great event Oh 1iiIlSL . SOlA
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 heay.
Ell, and consumeSthe whole earth Pre-.
millennialists claim that Christ will
reign in heshly glory thousand years
to bless the living The majority OF
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 symbolical.
already kindling in society, the eIe.
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 new EARTH or
social order. and new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming Of Christ is as
ISOLATED with blessings Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring i'll wonder
full blessings. The Day of Christ will
be 1.-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 sfessiah's King
dom is necessary tosacconlpIish restitn-
ton. The delay of more than eighteen
centuries is Scrptnrally explained: I'll
God designed Six Great One Thou
sand Year Days to teach mankind the
exceeding sinfnlnessE of sin. He pur-
posed that on the Seventh Day the
blessing of Messiah should come e,
An important work has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out of all nations
saints made perfect through suffering
a Little Flock. the "Church of the
First borns.'' These are to become the
Bride of Christ al His Second Advent.
The Second Coming of Jesus is to
claim His Bride class, and to exat
them. AS regards the world He comes
to bind Satan. to overthrow sin, aud
to uplift fallen humanity St. Peter
tells that Restitution work. not literal
burning Of the world. awaits the Sec
ond Coming of Jesus: Times of re-
freshing shall come from the presence
of the Lord. Acts i'll. 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
4 One great mistake We have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hn-
man for only thirty three and a half
years. He was a glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh; 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 angels, in the
midst of the Heavenly host. He is now
partaker of the Divine nature; His
Church Is to be changed" and made |
like Him." As His descent was from
higher to lower, SO His ascent was
from a lower nature to a higher, ''far,
above angels His the exceeding glo- I
~ which mo man hathseen nor can see"
Whlch no man can approach into"
Lie IS this glorious Being whose King
dom Is about to be established. He
and His Church will be as invisible
co men as are Satan and the fallen
angels. The appearances of Jesus in
the flesh after His resurrection were
naterlalizations, to prove: "a that
Jesus was no longer dead; (2l that He
was changed. born of the Spirit, able
20 go and come like the wind.
Parousia, Epiphania. Apokala psis.
Messlah's Kingdom will have earthly
faithful saints OF
previous ages, raised to human perfec.
lon instantly. Through these the in
tlslDle Messianic Kingdom will on
'rate. Jesus said, I'VE shall see Abra-
aam' Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets
n the Kingdom
Ihe parousia Of Jesus will come first
present but Invisible. The world will
with the ordinary affairs OF
re eWhlle He Is gathering the church,,
8 In the days of Noah.
AFTER the gathering of the Church,
mere viii be an epiphania and an apo
atatpsss OF Jesus. He will shine forth.
ie VIII De reVealed-not in flesh, but
10 tanning fire." the trouble OF that
''ay' IN which the present order will
g consumed In anarchy, giving place
the Kingdom DIspensation.