The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

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SR4sIoR 2UsstLD) stroyed by literal
- fire. According TO
him the great event of Christ'S 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 heav-
en-, and consume the whole earth. Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ will
reign in fieshly glory a thousand years
10 bless the living. The majority Of
Christians disown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little of
creed or Bible. \ minority perceive
its inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now See.
The fire of that day" is symbollcal,
already kindlins in society, the ele-
ments OF which, Capital and Labor,
are getting hotter. Soon they will
melt, the symbolical earth" will be
consumed with the "heavens" also, the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away will usher in new earth" or
social order, and new heavens" the
Church in glory.
The Second Coming of Christ is as
sociated with blessings. Messiah will
abolish the curse and bring in wonder
full blessings. The Day of Christ will
he the last Day,"-the great Seventh
Thousand-year Day. All humanity will
he blessed, including the dead who will
then he awakened.
Christ Comes to Reign.
As the redemption was necessary
for mans salvation so Messiah's King
dom is necessary to accomplish restitu-
tion. The delay Of more than eighteen
centuries is Scrlpturally explained: %
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. C2)
An important work has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out of all nations
saints made perfect through suffering,
n 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: "Tlmes Of re-
freshing shah come from the presence
of the Lord. Acts i'll, 1921.
christ's Kingdom to Be Spiritual
One great mistake we have all made
is in not noticing that Jesus was hu-
man for only thirty-three and half
years. He was n glorious spirit being
before He was made flesh; and He
was resurrected to n spirit condition
higher than His original one. How
foolish we We're to think Of Jesus as a
man IA little lower than angels) in the
midst of the Heavenly host He is now
partaker of the Divine nature; His
Church is 10 be Changed" and made
like Him. AS His descent was from
higher to a lower, so His ascent was
from lower nature to n higher, ''far
above angels" His is the exceeding glo-
rywhich mo man hath seen 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: (2) that He
was changed, born of the Spirit, able |
to 90 and come like the wind.
Parousia, 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 Messianic Kingdom will op-
crate. Jesus said, "Ye shall see Abra- 4
ham, Isaac Jacob and all the prophets
In the Kingdom"
The pdrOHsid Of Jesus will come first I
present but invisible. The world will .
continue with the ordinary affairs OF .
life (while He is gathering the church,, I
as in the days Of Noah
After the gathering of the Church, /
there will be an epiDhGnia and an apo
kaiupsis of Jesus. He will shine forth, I
He will be reyealed-not in flesh. but .
"in flaming fire" the trouble of that |
nnr in which the present order will |