The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-20

| (@sE0a 2gssEEg) self John xiv
The Heavenly Father "dwelleth not
lin temples made with hands," In the
largest sense the whole Creation is
His House. every apartment of which
shall ultimately be peopled with holy,
HAPPY beings. "AIl the wicked will He
destroy Psalm cxly. 20.
/ Mans fallen condition is the result
tof heredity. God made Adam in His
own image. perfect. upright. holy. Dis
obedience and sin have wrought men,
tai. moral and physical infirmities. and
There is none righteous. no, not one. y
All are prone to sin las the sparks to
fly upward
God provided Adam a mansion-the
earth Paradise But sin mot unfore-
seem brought Adam and his race un-
| der d death sentence. God chose to
permit sin and death to reign during
Six Great Days of thousand years
each. thus to give valuable lessons to
both angels and men. He does not in
tend that this lesson shall work disad-
vantage to any. He has provided a
great Redemption. which shows His
sympathy for His creatures and the un-
changeableness of His Law.
The Divine Program for dealing with
this rebellious province is to be car
ried out by the Kingdom of Messiah,
during the Seventh Great Thousand
year Day. Satan and every evil influ-
ence shall be restrained. 1.-THE Sun of
Righteousness shall arise with healing
4 in His bea MS" and the curse Of death
will be set aside. Man will be assist
ed toward righteousness and life ever
lasting by the interposition of the
Kingdom for which we pray. Thy
Kingdom come: Thy will be done on
earth. even as it is done in Heaven"
Humanity's Mansion-Perfected Earth.
| At the close of Messiah's reign the
mansion" appropriated to Adam and
his race will be fully released from
the curse. and Gods footstool will be
a glorious Paradise. lsaiah *. 3D.,
All refusing the blessings of Messiah's
Kingdom will be destroyed by the Sec
ond Death.-Acts iii. %; Rev. Xxx. IA, 10
| While there were places arranged in
| the Divine Plan for the angels, and for
| humanity, no habitation was perfected
! for the Church. This is beca use the
Church is New Creation.
Writing of these. st. John says:
1.-The world knoweth us not, even as it
| knew Him not" st. Paul refers to
| this New Creation as the ministers of
| Cod" All of these demonstrate their
faith and obedience by walking the
narrow way of self-sacrifce. "by
faith and not by sight" To all of them
| it Is declared, Through much tribula-
ton shall We enter the Kingdom" But
| this class have the assurance that ''all
things work together for good to
them: that they '.shall not be tempted
| above that they are able to bear"
This New Creation is made spec
tacle to angels and men,: God is Civ:
ing the angels great object lesson in
| connection with the development or
this class He Is able to transform
some of the mean things of this world
into polished ..jewels." "a royal diadem
In the hands of thy God."-Malachi
iii, II; Isaiah xii, 8.
Heavenly Mansion For Church.
/ st. Peter tells about the mansion"
designed for the Church. saying. God
hath given unto us tc0nsecrated fol-
lowers of Jesusl exceeding great and
precious promises. that by these we
might become partakers OF the Divine
nature."-H Peter |. 4.
Thus we see what it means to be
members OF the New Creation! Eye
hath not seen: ear hath not heard; mel
Their have entered the human heart tha
things which God hath In reservation
| for them that love Him"-the choicest
mansion, the highest place! AS our
Lord Jesus In His Resurrection ascend
ed .sfar above angels" 80 Will HIS
| Church. who will share His Resurrec-
ton, and be made like Him" see
Him as He is.' and share His glory.
The Masters death was for human
lity In general, but its merit remained
to be appropriated at the Inauguration
! OF His Kingdom The whole world
still ..lieth In the Wicked One" until
Christ makes satisfaction for their sins
with the merit of dis sacrifice.
Meantime. our Lord deals merely
with His Church. as we read: He ap-4
peared IN the presence Of God for w.
Hebrews tx. 24i--as the Churcf's Adj
vocate, to make satisfaction for our
sins. The preparation N US and for
US viii be completed when the number
is fuil-144.O0O. 1t is for us to comply.
with the conditions Of our covenant Of
sacrifice and to walk IN His steps,
thus to make our calling and election
sure." as members Of the New Creation.