Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24

Christians have lived side by side in
the same city, in the same house and
ofteniimes in the same fanlily-the
one the result of the true Gospel Mes
gage OF the Kingdom, leading to full
conservation ard begetting of the Holy
Spirit, and To the entrance upon new
life; The other with merely IA form OF
goodness intermixed with worldly
wisdom, earthly ambitions and selfish
desires.
In the Common Version the words
THE Harvest is the end of tie world, :,
have been seri susly misunderstood. It
does not mean the end OF time, nor
tine end of the eartl1--its destruction
nor the end of Divine favor. 1t mere
~ means the end Of the present Age.
II IS Age viii close when ii has ae
eempIlshed its intended work-when
the full number of Gods elect shall
have been found faithful and ready for
the garner
ain the Time of the HarvestP
This expression signifies that the
Harvest of this Age viii not be an in
Simultaneous work. but h gradual one,
requiring time There is good reason
for believing that the Harvest of this
Axe = a period of forty years. as the
Harvest of the. Jewish Age was Of that
leagth. Ii this time of the Harvest
two things viii he accomplished; %
The Tires viii be gathered into
bundles ready for the burning
destruction co The wheat" at the
same tins, will be gathered into the
"earner''-the' heavenly Kingdom.
"rhey SHALL gather out of His King
dom all things which offend. and them
which do iniauity; 6 there shall
he wailing and gnashing of teeth" Let
Us remember that these 'tares'' are
not al of tho world of mankind. bat
merely that portion of them associated
with the Kingdom class that portion
which now verify believe that they are
Gods people as the Pharisees con-
sidered themselves in the Harvest of
the Jewish Age. There will be two
classes amongst these "tares:" one
class. doors of iniquity Gniquity, un-
righteousness), the other class those
that have caused others to stumble
Doubtless this will include many
teachers and preachers, and many do
oss1c f wonderful works.
Bot wc mus hot forget that we are
considering parable, and that the
"tares are symbolical, and likewise
the Furnace. and -the fire" The in
terpretation is that, in the end of this
Age, the Harvest time, there will be
q great Zine of trouble for all ma
tlons. society. governments, financial
institutions, ETC. The wheat class
will be saved from that time of
trouble" by the resurrectioni change.
But the "tares' viii not be saved from
il: they will be east into the trouble
and have their portion with the HIPPO
critics
That trouble viii not last forever.
Many Scriptures seem TO show that 1t
will be terrific. but of very short du-
ration. 1t will be on the earth, and
not in some far-off place. When the
..fire'sof that great day of anarchy
and trouble shall cease to burn, :
there Win be no more. "tares." there
win he no more people having mere
forms Of goodness and pretensions for
the Kingdom, begotten of error
All humanity will be greatly hum
bled. and, according to the scriptures,
ready and anxious for Messiah's KING
dom. which will then be established.
1t will be ''the desire of all nations
(Ysaggai Ii, u. Those formerly "tares,
as well as the remainder of the sroan-
ing creation, will welcome it and It's
blessings. In that Kingdom the righ-
teous the garnered glorified wheat
class shall shine forth as the sun TOT
the blessing of al the families of the
earth-Matthew xiii IS; Galatians III
20.