The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-05


~ ond Advent for
month. Now comes
Pastor Russell tell
ing us all that
"a THE Earth abid-
eth forever" that
it will never be de
l(PASTOR RlISSElDl stroyed by literal
----------------> fire. According to
him the great event Of Christs Com
ing will bring blessings such as we
all desire. He seems to have the Bible
and logic on his side too.
Pastor Russell declared that false
concepts of the Second Coming Of
Christ had done great injury. The
view set forth in all orthodox creeds
is that Christ will come again in the
flesh. The resurrection will take place
within twenty four hours. The sanity
will rise in the air to meet the Lord.
Then fire will come down from heay'
en-. and consume the whole earth. Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ will
reign in feshly glory a thousand years
to bless the living The majority OF
Christians dsown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little OF
creed or Bible A minority perceive
its Inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
The fire of that day" is symbolical,
already kindling in society, the ele
ments OF which. Capital and Labor
are getting hotter Soon they will
melt. the symbolicaI earth" will be
consumed with the heavens" also. the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher in new earth" OIL
social order and new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming of Christ is as
ISOLATED with blessings. Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring In wonder
full blessings. The Day of Christ will
be the last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousand year Day All humanity will
be blessed, Including the dead who will
then be awakened
Christ Comes to Reign.
As the redemption was necessary
for mans salvation so Messiah's King
dom is necessary to accomplish resdtu
ton. The delay Of more than eighteen
centuries is Scripturally explained: a.
God designed Six Great one Thou.
sand Year Days to teach mankind the
exceeding sinfulness of sin. He pur
posed that on the Seventh Day the
blessing OF Messiah should come. (2l
An important work has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out OF all nations
saints made perfect through suffering
Little Flock. the Church of the
First horns" These are to become the
Bride Of Christ at His Second Advent
The Second Coming Of Jesus is to
claim His Bride class. and to exalt
them As regards the world He comes
to bind Sasan. to overthrow sin. and
To uplift fallen humanity ST. Peter
tells that Restitution work. not a literal
burning Of the world. awaits the Sec.
ond Coming Of Jesus: Times Of re.
frcshing shall come from the presence
of the Lord Acts III. 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to BE Spiritual.
one great mistake we nave all made
is In not noticing that Jesus was hu.
man for only thirty-three and a hall
years He was a glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh; and He
was resurrected to spirit condition.
higher than His original one. How
foolish we were 10 think of Jesus as
man On little lower than angelsl in the
midst of the Heavenly host. He is now
pariaker of the Divine nature: His
Church is TO be changed" and made
like Him" As His descent was from
n higher 10 lower. so His ascent was
from a lower nature TO a higher. fiat
above angels" His Is the exceeding glo.
~ which no man hathseen nor can see"
(which no man can approach unto"
IL is this glorious Being whose King.
dom is about to be established. lie
and His Church will be as invisible
to men as are Satan and the fallen
angels. The appearances OF Jesus In
the flesh after His resurrection were
materializations. TO prove: OI that
Jesus was no longer dead: C2l that He
was changed. born Of the Spirit. able
TO 90 and come like the wind
Psrousia. Epiphsnia, Apokalupsis.
Messiah's Kingdom will have earthly
representatives-the faithful saints OF
previous ages. raised TO human perfec-
ton instantly Through these the In
visible MeS~anir Kingdom win op-
crate. Jesus said. ~Ne shall see Abra-
ham, Isaac. Jacob and all the prophets
I'm the Kingdom"
The parOHsia OF Jesus will come FIRST
'-present but invisible. The world will
continue with the ordinary affairs OF
life (while lie is gathering the Church,.
as In the days Of Noah
After the gathering Of the Church.
there will be- 40 epiptaniq and an apo
kalHpsis OF Jesus. He will shine forth.
He viii be- revealed-not IN flesh. but
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