The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-28
EVERYBODY'S BIBLE BOX.

| Q.-Should we understand Revelation
| xiv Is to teach that only those who live
| celibate lives will have the privilege OF
| being seated with Christ in His throne?
| &c. E. d.
Answer.-In the symboIisms of the
| Scriptures a woman represents church,
as for instance, the Church Of Christ is
called the Bride. the Lambs wife Reve-
| lation xxi, 81 This is after the marriage,
when the union of Christ and the Church
| in the glorified heavenly state has taken
place. In the meantime, the true Church
| is recognized as "a chaste virgin espoused
| to one husband which is Christ. III
| Corinthians xxi, % The false churches are
represented under the figure of mother
and her corrupt daughters. (Revelatitn
| xvii, ~ The true Church is never called
the Mother Church. The false churca
and her numerous offspring. church. syS-
TENS developed from the old system, are
being exposed more and more to the pub
| lie gaze in this day when the hidden
| ''fornifications, affiliations with the
worldly powers and civil systems are
Lord at this time is Come out of her.
my people, that We be not paTtakerS of
her sins, and that We receive not of her
plaques" (Revelation xviii, A. Those
then, who hear the Lords message, and
recognize these corrupt women but
who remain in these false church sys-
they are no longer pure (virgins) in the
Lords sight The Bible nowhere enjoins
celibacy upon the Christians The Apostle
writes disparagfngly of some who would
come in the latter days forbidding to
marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats.''-I Timothy iv, 3.
Of the six creative days Of Genesis.
first chapter, were each seven thousand
intimate, may we not reasonably concluGe
that the seventh or sabbath day of the
Lord was likewise a day of seven thou
sand years? Is. ID
Answer-The inference is a reasonable
one, that the Lords rest day was not
merely a twenty-hour day, but was day
of seven thousand years. This is formed
from several Scripture statements. one CT
which is to the effect that after the Lord
days" He rested on the seventh, and
the Apostle directing attention to this
fact, implies that God is still resting, aad
that the Christian believers are privileged
The clear intination of the teachings of
the Scriptures is that the Creator ar
ranged to permit the reign of evil for six
thousand years. after which there would
follow the thousand years reign of tn.
Messiah, when evil, sin, and death would
be removed from the earth. These seven
thousand years form the great rest, or
sabbath day of the Creator. The Divine
arrangements are run in series of seven.
Six days of labor of seven thousand years
each for the creative work. and then tee
seventh day of seven thousand years of
rest. This is the Lords great week. The
human race has also great week f
days, each one of which is a Thousand
years in length, for a day with the L nrd
is as a thousand years and a thousand
years as one day. dn dealing with the
race. II Peter iii, 81 The race in Adam
was condemned to labor these six days
Genesis iii, 17-19) and then would enjoy
rest and peace on the seventh daytime
thousand years of Christ's reign. Then
in dealing with His chosen people, the
Jews, the Lord arranged that the in
dividua1 members of that nation should
labor for six literal days, to be followed
by the Sabbath Day, the seventh day of
rest.
Q.--Kindly explain Matthew xvii. So,
SO. Where are the saints now who came
forth from their graves and went into
the Holy City and appea-ed unto many?
(B. P. F.)
Answer.-The saints were doubtless.
those faithful servants referred to by the
Apostle in the eleventh chapter of He
brews. It is stated that after the LORE
resurrection, many bodies of the '-sleep-
ing saints were raised, and coming forth
from the tor1bs, appeared to many. If
these events are considered in a typical
sense, they may be of assistance in under
standing the entire matter. The Scrip
lures teach that after tk4 resurrection of
lie Christ. Head and 1E4y the Lord
Jesus the Head and .%s Church which is
His Body. q Corinthians kip the ''sleeP-
ing saints" the ancient Worthless, will
come forth from the tomb and enter into
the Holy City. Jerusalem, where, as
Princes in all the earth psalm xiv,
49, they will appear or be mani
Tested to many" the world of mankind.
These viii be the earthly representatives