The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-03-20

| \So2.SZ!S SOSSSIgJ 'OOu udtu appolAt-
ed day in tho
which He will Judge the world" (Acts
xvii, 81 He said
Enroute to your city visited Athens.
AS 1 stood upon Mars Hill and made
| short address my mind reverted to
| the account Of Saint Paurs preaching
there and l have chosen some Of his
| words on that occa sion as my text.
AS st. Paul made no impression there
! 1t Is quite improbable that made any.
True, it is not today fashionab BILE
in civilized communities to worship
images; and yet in another sense it is
still fashionable There is still much
idol worship throughout the civilized
world, but in different form from
that of old. No longer do we bow be-
fore. wooden images, but before inward
images, the images Of our minds, our
mental aspirations-wit some, wealth
and fame; with others, ease and pleas
ure and with still Others, the creed
idols Of our forefathers, miserable
miSreDreSentatiOns of the true God.
Tho Day Of Judgment.
Saint Paul on. Mars Hill preached
Jesus and the resurrection-Jesus as
the Redeemer from the death sentence.
making possible the resurrection of the
dead by satisfying the demands OF Di-
vine Law against the sinner-the res
direction as the means through which
the blessing Of the Saviors death will
reach Adam and all his children.
Addressing the Gentiles, the Apostle
explains that for long time God had
"winked' at Polytheism and image
worship, but now" he says, God
commandeth all men everywhere to re-
pent." How did God wink" at sin and
idolatry? And does He still wink at
it? And why did He change and when
did He begin to command repentance:
We answer: For four thousand years
idolatry prevailed and God took no no
tice Of it. He did not wink" ut the
idolaters' dying in their ignorance, and
say to the devils, Take these poor
creatures who know no better! Roast
them to all eternity!' Nothing Of the
kind. Our forefathers merely mag
lined that and by false reasoning con-
WINGED themselves, and twisted texts
IF Scripture which they did not proper
ly understand in support of this theory.
Let us note carefully what the Apos-
tie says respecting Gods appointed
Day for the judging Of the world. He
says that the command to repenr now
goes forth to all men everywhere, be
cause God hath appointed Day, in the
which He will judge the world The
Apostle does not refer to that Day as
already begun, but as merely appoint
ed or arranged for in advance. lie
means that in arranging that Jesus.
by the grace Of God, should taste death
for every man." God was arranging
that every man might have judgment
or Il trial, to determine whether or not
he will be worthy Of this blessing
which Jesus death provides him an op
portunity to secure.
"The Mystery Of God.'
The purpose Of the nineteen centuries
between the time when Jesus died as
mans Redeemer and the time when He
will take His Throne, as the Restorer
of Adam and his race, is spoken Of as
mystery" because the great WORK
Of grace herein accomplished is meas
urably hidden from the world.
The Scriptures tell us who may un-
derstand this mystery" and when il
will be finished. They say, 1.-THE Sc,
cret of the Lord is with them that fear
Him, and He will show them His Gov
enant." They tell us that I'm the days
of the voice Of the Seventh Angel
when he shall begin to sound, the MyS-
terry of God shall be finished which
He hath kept secret from the founda-
tion of the world. Revelation x, -
Saint Paul refers to this mystery, say
ing that it was hidden from past Ages
and Dispensations," and "is now re-
vealed to the saints" (Colossians /. %
90 He explains what it is-that Te
should be fellowheirs, and Of the san'e
Body with PVT Redeemer.-Eph.i iii. G.
We should notice this wide differ
ence between the reward promised
the Church and that profered the
world The difference is as to na-
tu-e. The reward for the world Will
be earthly. human nature. with ever
lasting life in an earthly Paradise or
Eden-world-wide Mankind never lost
spiritual or heavenly condition
through Adams disobedience, nor IN
any other manner. He never had such
a condition or nature that he could lose
1t. He was made man, "a little lower
than the angels" This which he lost
Jesus paid the redemption price for 1T
Calvary; and these things lost are the
very things which Jesus and His elect
Bride will restore to mankind during
the thousand years Of the Messmnic
Kingdom. 1.-THE Son Of Man came to