Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-02-17


death was Gods blessing TO man
making nan rich. Messiah. having
died for the redemption OF the world.
Is about 20 bestow upon men the d.
vine blessing promised TO Abraham.
"In thee and In thy Seed shall all the
families Of the earth be blessed"
That blessing 10 the non-elect world
will be glorious opportunity for ris-
ing up out OF sin and death conditions
TO full human perfection In the image
and likeness OF God-as Adam pos
sessed this before his f,Nl. II will
mean the bringing OF the earth to the
conditions pictured In Eden. The earth.
God declares. He formed not In vain.
but to he inhabited. At present man
il In n condition OF enmity and sep
aration from Ills Creator and his earth
ly home IN disordercd. Gods foot
stool. for six thousand years. has been
the scene Of terrible reign OF Sin and
Death.
Why the Delay In the Removal Of Sin
and Death?
The only hope Is In Messiah's King
dom. which God has promised shall
he established for the overthrow OF
Satan. the abolishing Of ignorance and
superstition. the enlightenment OF man.
kind and the uplift OF all the willing
and obedient and for the destruction
OF the wIlsully wicked IN the Second
Death. But before the Kingdom
could bc established redemptive work
was necessary for the satisfaction OF
Justice on behalf OF Adam. the sin.
ner. and his race involved with him.
By the grace OF God Jesus has appear
ed and. AZ corresponding price. has
died. the Just for the unjust. that He
might bring us back into harmony with
God and bring IN the glorious and long
promised thousand years Of restitution.
Acts Ill. 1921.
Eighteen centuries ago Jesus accom-
plished His rcdcmptivc work and was
rewarded. In His resurrection. with
glory. honor and immortality. Ever
since then lie Is at the right hand Of
Jehovah God. merely awaiting the Dr.
vineiy ordained time when He shall
take unto Himself Ills great power
and reign. OF that time we read
propheticaily. ask Of Me. and win
give Thee the heather for Thine In
heritance. and the uttermost parts or
the earth for Thy possession" psalm
II, 81
But why so long delay between
the time when He appeared to put
away sin by the sacrifice Of Himself
and the time when He shall appear In
His glory to establish the reign Of
righteousness and lift up the world OF
mankind for whom lie died? The
Bible alone answers this question. and
oh. how much we are interested In Its
answer. II tells us that In this in-
term between the death Of the Savior
and the Inauguration Of His Kingdom
a special and great work IL to lie ac-
complished according to the Divine
arrangement calling and the
choosing Of faithful few from
amongst the redeemed race to consti-
tute Royal Priesthood. 20 serve and
reign In association with the Savior.
These heirs OF God and j0int-heirs
with Jesus Christ our Lord are va
riously described In the Scriptures.
Under one figure they are spoken or
as being members Of the Body or
which He is the Head. Thus is shown
the oneness Of Christ and His faithful
followers. IN another picture Jesus
IL spoken Of as the heavenly Bride
groom. and the Church Is described as
His espoused. At the second coming
Of Jesus His cspouscd virgin Church
Il TO lie made alive from the dead and
thus to he married to the bridegroom
and become His Bride and j0int-heir
to the glory. honor and immortality
which are His by virtue of the heav-
emily Fathers arrangement and OF the
Sayior's worthiness -faithfnlness unto
death. even the death OF the Cross.
How Rich We Shall BE Made!
Thus seen. God. the Fountain OF ev.
cry good and every perfect gift. pro-
poses. first. 20 make rich the Church.
the Elect OF this Gospel Age. Theirs
will be heavenly riches. spirit nature.
glory. honor with our Redeemer--"faf
above angels. prlncipalities and pow.
ers and every name that Is named"
The blessing OF the Lord will make
these rich indeed. and after they shall
have entered into the riches Of this re.
ward. Ia the FRS: Resurrection. they
will be absolutely perfect. God will
add no sorrow to that completed bless
ing. All the imperfections Of the pres
ent will be past and we shall be like
our Redeemer and share His glory and
SEE Him as He l..
And as for the world. we have nj.
ready seen that God Is waiting TO he
gracious to all who will accept His IA.
vors. He Is waiting for the compile.
ton Of the Church Of the First-born,
who constitute "a kind Of first-fruits
unto God OF His creatures DANES l.
1S). He Is waiting for the Kingdom
Glass 20 be fully selected. fully devel-
oped. fully shaped and polished In the