The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-30


face had eliminated IN harvests. Bran
bles. ts.orns and thistles had been
gathered and burned. These burnings
are little GeheIna lrcs. or fires OF de-
struction, by which all things injurious
will be destroyed. In business. the
closing year is marked by taking stock.
reckoning profit and loss. declaring
dividends. advancing faithful servants
and discharging the unsatisfactory.
The Pastor iikened these matters to
the closing of one Age and the open
ing OF another. Ii is his opinion that
we live in the tapping OF the Gospel
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern Inventions are foresleams
Of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Day of Reckoning.
God is bringing Christendom TO a
great day of reckoning The Gospel
of the Kingdom was preached for the
purpose of gathering an Elect people
to be the Bride of Christ and bear His
name. facts XIV. l4i. Incidentally. q
great mass Of professors have associat-
ed themselves with the saints Of God.
but have never been beg0tten of the
Holy Spirit. In the end Of the Age. q
separation must take place. aud the
effect will be general time OF trouble.
The Harvest OF the Jewish Age pic
tured the closing Of this Gospel Age.
There wheat was separated from
"chur." In the Harvest of this Age,
wheat will be separated from ''fores.'
The wheat of the Jewish Age. or
"Israeiites indeed" were gathered to
the garner of Divine favor, by the be-
getting of the Holy Spirit The wheat
of this Gospel Age will he gathered
into the venly garner by the First
Resurrection. The chaff of the Jewish
Age was burned as respects hopes and
prospects. Similarly. all tares, or imi-
tation Christians. will be destroyed in
the sense Of having their hopes and
prospects as the Elect wiped out.
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by nshering in the
New Dispensation and enforcing right
eousness by Divine Power. For long
time Bible students were confused on
this subject. They thought that God,
not content with seeing suffering and
distress in the present life. had pre-
pared an eternity of torture at the
hands of tireproof demons for all the
non-eiect
Now. the eyes of our understanding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now.
we see that Satan. 'the prince of this
world" .the god of this world" Is
binding all except Gods Eect--blind
ing them In respect to Gods real char
acter. and purposes. III Corinthians ~.
A. He has taken advantage of human
weakness. and appearing "as IN angel
of light has deceived MS, sometimes
using ministers of Christ and college
presidents as his unwilling tools.
Satan mas interviewer with our theol
ogy what st. Paul styles doctrines OF
demons" II Timothy iy. H. Many
serve him ignorantly. mot knowing the
Scriptures. nor the Power Of God"
Jesus declares that He will bind Satan.
that he may deceive the people no
more until the thousand years" Of the
Kingdom be finished"
Il Mako All Things New"
The first thing that Messiah will
make new will be the "Heavens'-tfe
Church in glory. The next thing made
new will be the ''eartb" --soeiety recon
structed along the lines Of righteous,
ness. Evidently the Lord does not mean
that there will be q new Heavens OF
Divine abode. or a new physical earth.
st Peter declares that the present
earth will be consumed by 'flre.'
Oh Peter iii. 10.l The heat Of angry
passions. already engendered between
the elements of society. will before
long break forth in fire" to destroy
the present order of things This strife
will extend to the ecclesiastical struc
ture. SO that the present heavens. be
ing on Gre" shall pass away. Then
the Prince Of Glory will establish Tho
New Heavens and Earth"-tbe new SO.
cial order based. on Justice and Loves
Let us remember. however. that all
protesting the name Of Christ now
stand before His Judgment seat. TO
give account of our conduct az pro-
fessed members Of the Church OF the
First-borns Some with Joy viii hear.
well done. good and faithful servant.
Enter thou into the joys Of thy Lord. :
Others will hear the Masters voice say
Ing. Depart from, Me j oannot srecog,
nize you. In My name We prophesied
tpreached). cast out devils and did mar
velous works But ye were servants
Of Satan and accomplished iniquitous
work. even though ye called il Nine
Matt vii. 21-23; Luke vi. ~; xiii. 25-2&