Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20

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i S come again and re-
ass2asSSasa Ml ceive you unto My
t&As!9& RgssElgl self John xiv
The Heavenly Father "dwelleth not
| In temples made with hands," In the
largest sense the whole Creation Is
His House, every apartment Of which
shall ultimately be peopled with holy,
happy beings. GAIL the wicked will he
destroy. psalm cxlv, 20.
Mans fallen condition is the result
Of heredity God made Adam in His
own image. perfect, upright, holy. Dis
obedience aud sin have wrought men-
tai. moral and physical infrmities, and
There Is none righteous, no, not one
All are prone to sin las the sparks to
f1y upward"
God provided Adam a manson-the
earth-Paradise. But sin (not unfore-
SEEM brought Adam and his race un.
der a death sentence. God chose to
permit sin and death to reign during
Six Great Days Of a thousand years
each. thus to give valuable lessons to
both angels and men. He does not in
tend that this lesson shall work disad-
J vantage to any. He has provided a
grp;s Redemption which shows His
sympathy fCr His creatures and the un-
| rlH'i: eh blenoss of His Law.
Whc Divine Program for dealing with
! tbix rat,.riicDc nroriDpa &c to bo oar
ried QUO by the Kingdom Of Messiah,
during the Seventh Great Thousand
year Day. Satan and every evil infu
ence shall be restrained. 1.-THE Sun of
Righteousness shall arise with healing
in His beams" and the curse Of death
will be set aside. Man will be assist
ed toward righteousness and life ever
lasting by the interposition Of the
I Kingdom for which we pray, "Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on
! earth, even as it is done in Heaven"
Humantys Mansion-Perfected Earth
At the close of Messiah's reign the
mansion" appropriated to Adam and
his race will be fully released from
the curse, and Gods footstool will be
glorious Paradise, isaiah X, 13l
All refusing the blessings Of Messiah's
Kingdom will be destroyed by the Sec
ond Death.-Acts iii. %; Rev. Xxx, II, 10
While there were places arranged in
the Divine Plan for the angels, and for
humanity, no habitation was perfected
| for the Church. This is because the
Church is New Creation.
Writing Of these, St John says:
THE world knoweth Us not even as i!
knew Him not" st. Paul refers to
this New Creation as the ministers OF
God" All Of these demonstrate their
| faith and obedience by walking the
marrow way" of self-sacrifice, "by
faith and not by sight, To all of them
it is declared, Through much tribula
! ton shall We enter the Kingdom" But
this class have the assurance that ali
| things work together for good to
them; that they shall not be tempted
above that they are able to bear"
This New Creation is made spec
tacle to angels and men,; God is Civ
ing the angels great object lesson in
! connection with the development OF
! this class. He is able to transform
some of the mean things of this world
into polished Jewels" 50 royal diadeD
| in the hands of thy Malachi
!i, II; Isaiah xii, 8.
Heavenly Mansion For Church.
| st. Peter tells about the mansion
designed for the Church. saying, GOO
hath given INTO US [cOnSecrated fol
{ lowers Of JeSusl exceeding great and
precious promises. that by these we
might become partakers Of the Divine
! nature IL Peter |. 4.
! Thus we see what it means to be
members Of the New Creation! Eye
, hath not seen; ear hath not heard; ne;
| Their have entered the human heart the
things which God hath in reservation
! for them that love Him"-the choices:
mansion. the highest place. As CHI
Lord Jesus in His Resurrection ascend
ed far above angels" so will His
Church. who will share His Resurrec
| ton, and be made like Him. "Spc
Tim as He is and share His glory.
The Masters death was for human
Ey in general. but its merit remained
! % be appropriated al the inauguration
Of His Kingdom. The whole world
still "lieth in the Wicked One" uni!
Christ makes satisfaction for their sins
with the merit Of His sacrifice.
Meantime. our Lord deals mere.
with His Church. as we read: He NJ,
peared in the presence OF God for rs
! Hebrews *. 24,-as the Church's Al
/ vocate. ~ make satisfaction for ON
sins" The preparation in US and ~.
US viii! be completed when the numhp:
lis full-144.000. 1t is for us to COMP,
with the conditions OF orr covenant >.
sacrifice and to walk in His steps
thus to make our cd ling ami eiccti0.
sure" rs members OF the New Cr.a.io,..