The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-15

with considerable interest the present
war and what 1t may be leading to In
the way OF involving all the ten king
doms represented in this prophecy.
Bit TINT IL not the special ISint of
interest In my subject. rather, am
discussing the character Of Messiah's
Kingdom. which is to rule the world,
overthrow Sin and Death and uplift
humanity from ignorance. superstition.
sin, weakness and death. The dec.
laration Is that Messiah shall reign
until He shall have put down all In
subordination. and that the last enemy
to be destroyed will be death. Il
Corinthians w. %, 20,
This il the Kingdom for which the
Master Himself taught His followers
TO pray. Nothing slight or insignificant
will be the outcome OF that glorious.
Messianic reign or n thousand years.
At its very beginning Satan will be
bound. with all that this signifies
the repression OF evil and darkness.
For thousand years the Sun OF Right
eousness shall pour forth the light OF
truth and grace upon our poor, fallen
race until the knowledge Of Gods
glory shall ill the whole earth as the
waters cover the great deep. Habak
kuk Ii, AL Eventually all wilful OPP
ponents Of that Kingdom will die the
Second Death. from which there will
be no redemption. no recovery. hut
all the willing and obedient
will be rising not only from the tomb.
but also out of all the weaknesses and
frailties or the present time, up, up. M
to the fitness OF perfection of life. al
Though they will not live again In this
perfect sense until the thousand years
shall be finished. With the close OF
that reign Of Righteousness. after II
shall have accomplished It's work OF
delivering the groaning creation from
the bondage of corruption. sin and
death. Messiah will abdicate the
Throne. as 1t is written. HE will de-
liver up the Kingdom TO God. even tho
Father. that He may be all in ALL
| Corinthians XIV. "a.
No More Signing, Crying, Dying.
What glorious triumph that will be
when every creature in heaven and
earth and under the earth shall be
heard saying, Praise. glory, honor, do
minion aud might be unto Him that
stitch upon the Throne. and unto the
Lamb. forever. Revelation v. 49,
What a glorious condition will then OBJ.
tain when there shall be no more cry.
ing. no more signing. no more dying,
for all the former things OF sin and
death shall have passed away! All.
He that Stitch upon the Throne said.
q Behold. make all things new" Glad
we are that our great Messiah is about
TO overthrow sin and evil. about to es-
-ablish righteousness on permanent
and everlasting foundation. which VIII
insure that to all eternity Gods will
shall be done as perfectly In this earth
IS a Is now done III heaven.
/ ask you to consider candidly-you
need not reply-is there kingdom In
he world today that In your Judgment
itly represents Divine government
men? Is there perfect gov
eminent, is there a single spot In all
he earth where Gods will is done as
il is done In heaven7 You are con-
7ersant with history. You know the
bloody record which marks its pages.
You know that so-called Christian Eu-
rope has been drenched with blood |
more than any other part Of the world. |
You know that the cause of wrong has |
.riumphed as often or oftener than the |
cause Of right. You know that today |
hese Kingdoms OF Europe, styled king |
IONS Of God. are threatening one an |
1ther as they have done in the past.
You know that great guns, great bat
.leships and monster torpedoes, such |
Is the world has never known before,
ire being prepared by these various
nations for use, either aggresslvely or |
against one another while !
they all claim to be Christ's kingdoms. !
IS this iogicall Is this RATIONALE Most |
assuredly notl
We must go to the Bible for true In
on this subject. 1t tells US |
hat these kingdoms are not the king !
IONS Of God, but kingdoms Of this /
world" II tells us that Satan Is the /
Prince Of this world John xiv, 30; /
Epheslans II. p; that he Is "the god Of 4
his world" that now worketh In the /
hearts of the children OF disobedience"
so much more numerous than the I
'hildren OF obedience that he through I
hem holds the worlds control. But
With equal clearness the Bible declares
he Divine Power and mastery over
Satan and that be and his reign Of sin
md death are permitted OF God for
United time and for a special purpose.
The testimony tells US that when the