The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-12

The Earth abld-
~ eth fOreVer'-that
1t will never be de
lPASTOR RUSSFlOl Stroyed by literal
fire. According to
him the great event Of ChriSts Com
ing viii bring blessings such as we
all desire. He seems to have the Bible
and logic on his side too.
Pastor Russell declared that false
coucepts of the Second Coming Of
Christ had done great injury. The
view set forth III all orthodox creeds
Is that Christ will come again in the
flesh. The resurrection will take place
within twenty four hours. The sanity
viii rise in the air TO meet the Lord.
Then fire will come down from heav-
en-. ana consume the whole earth. Pre-
mt1louuiaIiSts claim that Christ will
rei-u in neshly glory n thousand years
T. bless the living. The majority Of
Christians disown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little of
creed or Bible. \ minority perceive
It's Inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
The fire OF that day is symbolical,
already kindiiug in society, the ele.
meutS Of which. Capital and Labor,
are getting hotter. soon they will
melt, the symbolical earth" will he
consumed with the "heavens'' also. the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher in a new earth or
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
ful blessings. The Day of Christ VIII
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 restitu-
ton. The delay of more than eighteen
centuries is S%cripturally explained: o.
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. GU
An important work has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out of all nations
saints nnn1n nnpfnat tbrnprb -, ffnpiny
a Little Flock, the Church of the
First-borns." 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 Satan, 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-
freshing shall come from the presence
Of the LOrd.'-Acts iii, 1921.
Christ's Kingdom to Be Spiritual.
One great mistake we have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hui
uldu Ioi ouly lulllyluItc dHu IL udlL
years. He was a glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh; and He
was resurrected to a spirit condition
higher than His original one. How
foolish we were to think OF Jesus as a
man "a little lower than angels) in the
midst Of the Heavenly host. He is now
partaker of the Divine nature; His
Church IS to be changed" and made
like Him" AS His descent was from
a higher to a lower, so His ascent was
from a lower nature to a higher. "far
above angels" His Is the exceeding glo-
ry which n man hathseen nor can see'
(which no man can approach unto"
1t is this glorious Being whose King
dom Is about to be established. He
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: % that
Jesus was no longer dead: (S that He
was changed, born Of the Spirit, able
TO go and come like the wind.
oSSS'o, Gh'P'a''d, APoNdiuPSS
Messiah's Kingdom will have earthly
representatives-the faithful saints OF
previous ages, raised to human perfec,
lion instantly. Through these the In.
visible Messianic Kingdom will op
crate. Jesus said. "Ye shall see Abra.
ham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets
In the Kingdom"
The pdrousia Of Jesus will come first
~present but invisible. The world will
continue with the ordinary affairs OF
life (while He is gathering the Church,
as in the days Of Noah.
After the gathering Of the Church
there will be IN e~piphania and an apo
kalupsis Of Jesus. He will shine forth
He will be revealed-not In flesh. but
'tn flaming fire." the trouble OF tina!
Day. In which the present order will
be consumed in anarchy. giving place