The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-30

l(PASTOR RUSSELl) ing of the year IL
Illustrated the pass
ing Of the Ages. Labor with swedt of
face had eliminated in harvests. Bran
bles, thorns and thistles had been
gathered and burned. These burnings
are little Gehenna fires. or fires of de-
struction. by which all things injurious
will be destroyed. In business. the
closing year is marked by taking stock,
reckoning profit and loss, declaring
dividends, advancing faithful servants
and discharging the unsatisfactory.
The Pastor likened these matters to
the closing of one Age and the open
ing of another. 1t is his opinion that
we live in the tapping of the Gospel
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern inventions are foregleams
of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Day of Reckoning.
God is bringing Christendom to a
great day of reckoning. The Gospel
of the Kingdom was preached for the
purpose of gathering an Elect people
to be the Bride of Christ and bear His
name. facts XIV. IA. incidentally.
great mass Of professors have associat-
ed themselves with the saints of God.
but have never been begotten of the
Holy Spirit. In the end of the Age.
separation must take place, and the
effect will be general time of trouble
The Harvest of the Jewish Age pic
tured the closing of this Gospel Age
There wheat was separated from
'chdT." In the Harvest of this Age.
wheat" will be separated from "tGreS. :
The wheat of the Jewish Age. or
"Israelites indeed" were gathered to
the garner of Divine favor. by the be-
getting of the Holy Spirit. The wheat
of this Gospel Age will be gathered
into the Heavenly garner by the First
Resurrection. The chaff of the Jewish
Age was burned as respects hopes and
prospects. Similarly. all tares. or imi-
tation Christians. will be destroyed in
the sense of having their hopes and
prospects as the Elect wiped out
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by ushering in the
New Dispensation and enforcing right
eOusness by Divine Power. For a long
time Bible students were confused on
this subject. They thought that God,
not content with seeing suffering and
distress in the present life. had pre-
pared an eternity of torture at the
hands of tireproof demons for all the
non-elect.
Now, the eyes of our understanding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now,
we see that Satan. THE prince of this
world" the god of this world" is
binding all except Gods Elect-blind-
ing them in respect to Gods real char
acter and purposes. QI Corinthians iv.
A. He has taken advantage of human
weakness. and appearing las an angel
of light" has deceived US, sometimes
using ministers of Christ and college
presidents as his unwilling tools.
Satan has interviewer with our theol.
ogy what St Paul styles doctrines OF
demons" Il Timothy iv, H. Many
serve him ignorantly, not knowing the
Scriptures. nor the Power of God. >
Jesus declares that He will bind Satan
that he may deceive the people nc
more until the thousand years" Of the
| Kingdom be finished"
"a Make All Things New"
The first thing that Messiah viii
make new will be the "Heavens"-th,
| Church in glory. The next thing mad,
new will be the "earth"-socfety recon
| structed along the lines of righteous
ness. Evidently the Lord does not NEAR
that there will be a new Heavens OF
Divine abode, or a new physical earth
St Peter declares that the presen
earth" will be consumed by fire.
I'll Peter iii, 10l The heat of angr,
! passions, already engendered between
the elements Of society, will befor,
long break forth in fire" to desfro,
the present order Of things. This strif,
| VIII extend to the ecclesiastical strur
ture. 50 that the present heavens. be
ing on fire" shah pass away. Tber
the Prince Of Glory will establish "tb,
/ New Heavens and Earth'-tbe new so
cial order based on Justice and Love
Let us remember, however. that nj
protesting the name of Christ nov
| stand before His Judgment scat f,
give account of our conduct as pro
fessed members of the Church of tn,
Irst-oorns. Some with JOY will hear
Wen done. good and faithful servant
Enter thou into the joys of thy Lord.
others will hear the Masters voice saw
ing, Depart from Me. l cannot recoa
nize you. In My name ye prophesiet
(preache0, cast out devils and did mar
Vicious works. But We were servant
or Satan and accomplished iniouitou
work, even though ye called it Mine
Matt. VII 21-2SI Luke vi, 40; Kill, 25-2s