The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-25

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WI Seventeen pastors
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hin, iuc .rcat event Of Christs COM
ing viii bring blessings such us We
all desire lie seems to have the Bible
ana logic on his side too
Pastor Russell declared that false
concepts OF the Second Coming OF
Christ had done great injury. Tho
lcN set forth in all orthodox crcadS
Is that Christ viii come again In The
flesh Tie resurrection win take Place
within twenty four hours. The sanity
viii rise i the air to meet the Lord
Then fire viii come down from heav-
en- ana consume the whole earth. Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ Will
reign in tleshly glory thousand years
to bless the living. The majority OF
Christians dlsown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little or
creed or Bible. A minority perceive
It's Inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
The fire Of that day" is symholical.
already kindling in society, the ele-
Ineuts Of which, Capital and Labor,
are getting hotter. soon they will
melt the SymbolicaI earth VIII bn
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.
Tho Second Coming OF Christ IS as-
sociated with blessings. Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring in wonder
ful blessings. The Day Of Christ Will
be the last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousund-rear Day. All humanity Will
he blessed, including the dead who viii
then bc awakened
Christ Comes to Reign.
As the redemption was necessary
for mans salvation so Messiahs King
dom is necessary TO accomplish resutu.I
lion. The delay OF more than eighteen
centuries Is Scrpturally explained; tll
COD designed six Great One Thou
sand Year Days 10 teach mankind the
exceeding sinfuluess OF sin. He pur-
noScd lhat on tho Seventh Day the
blessing Of Messiah should come. CD
An important work las been done
since calvary An Elect Church has
heeu gathered ont of all natlops-
saints made perfect through suffering,
Il Little Flock, the Church Of the
I'ir>tborns These are to become the
Bride of Christ at His Second Advent
The second Coming OF Jesus Is 10
claim Ills Bride class. and to exllt
them AS regards The world, lie comes
to bind satan, TO overthrow sin aud
10 upllft fallen humanity St Peter
tells that Restitution work not literal
huruug OF the world, awaits tue Sec
ond Coming of Jesus "Times Of re-
fre,hlug shall come from the presence
OF Tie Lord "- Acts III, 1921
Christs Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
IS ia not noticing that Jesus was hui
man for only thirty-three and O half
years He was Il glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh. and He
was resurrected to spirit condition
higher than His original one, How
foolish we were to think OF Jesus as Il
man "a little lower than angels iu the
midst OF the Heavenly host He is now
partaker OF the Divine nature; His
church is to be changed and made
Ike Him" As His descent was from
higher TO lower, 50 Ills ascent was
from lower nature to higher. Far
above angels Ills is the exceeding glo-
rywhich no man hath seen nor can see"
which no man can approach Unto"
1t is this glorious Being whose King
dom Is about to be established. He
and His Church VIII be IS invisible
10 men as are Satan and the falleng
angels The appearances OF Jesus ina
the hesh after His resurrection were5
matcriallZat!onS. TO prove: a. thatI
Jesus was no longer dead; t2l that Hell
was changed born Of the Spirit. ableA
to 90 aud come Ike the wind
Psrousia, Epphanis, Apokalupsis.
Messiah'S Kingdom win have earthly
representatiyes-th faithful saints OH
previous ages raised TO human perfec
tion instantly. Through these the IN.
visible Messianic Kingdom viii op-
crate. Jesus said, "Ye shall see Abra.
ham. Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets U
I'm the Kingdom"
The pqroHsia OF Jesus will come first
present but invisible. The world viii
continue with the ordinary affairs ot
HE lwhile He is satherin. the church,.
rs In the days Of Noah.
After the gathering of the Church,
There viii be an eHiphaRiq ana an apr
kgiHpsiS Of Jesus He will shine forth.
He viii be reyc2led-not in flesh. but
lin flaming FIRE, the trouble Of that
Day. in which the present order will
be consumed ia anarchy, giving place
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