The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-07
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Lords work during the Gospel Age.
good seed. the pure Message of the
Messianie Kingdom which a sanity
few would attain, and which ultimately
would bless all the families of the
earth. But Satan, through his various
agencies (many of whom wore the liv-
cry of Christi oversowed the wheat
field with tare seed-false doctrines,
doctrines of demons
From this unauthorized sowing of
the A~dversary-as a result of these
false doctrines which he caused to be
promulgated in Christendom-many
nominally came into the Church of
Christ. These never really professed
to be wheat, never had the begetting
of the Holy Spirit, never were disci-
pies in the only sense that Christ ae-
knowledges any to be His followers.
AS tares resemble wheat. so these de-
seived people. the progeny Of false doc
trines. think themselves Christians
and greatly outnumber the true Chris
tians, just as the chaff of the Jewish
nation outnumbered the "Israelites in
deed" As God then gathered the
wheat, the ~"Israelites indeed" into the
spiritual House of Sons by the beget-
ting OF the Holy Spirit. so now He will
gather the faithful ones of this Age into
the Heavenly garner by the resurrec-
ton change. As the prospects and the
hopes of the nominal Israelites, or
char class, were consumed in the
great time of trouble which closed that
Age, SO the hopes and prospects Of the
tare class will perish in the great fire,
or time Of trouble, with which this
Gospel Age will close.
The change neal at hand will be
much greater than that of eighteen cen
turtles ago. There Jesus merely sent
forth the Message for the calling out
OF His Church. But here the Church.
being completed, is to be glorifed; and
Messiah's Kingdom is to completely
overthrow the kingdom of Satan. The
Scriptures, in illustrating the radical
change to take place in the near future.
refer to the Deluge, which completely
overthrow the systems Of wickedness
and unrighteousness then prevailing.
The Apostle Peter tells us that in the
end Of this Age, the overthrow of pres
ent institutions will be as complete as
In the days of the Deluge.
st. Peter declares that the present
earthly elements Of Capital and Labor,
a~ristocracy and common people, plutoc-
racy and socialists. will be in a terrible
strife. which can be properly symbol
lied only by a consuming fire. Thus
the present evil world is represented as
being consumed by the strife Of its ele-
ments.-2 Peter 3:1O-13.
More than this. st. Peter declares
that the heavens also will take fire
e~cclesiasticism will become involved
In the strife and will pass away with q
great commotion. But let us remember
that 1t is neither the physical earth
nor the Heaven of Gods habitation
that will burn up. 1t will be merely
the social and religious institutions.
which under the supervision of the
Prince of this world are styled, ''the
present evil world,' or imperfect ar
rangement.
As st. Peter points out, the present
order will be superseded by a new
order. st. Peter calls that new order
new heavens and a new earth, where
in dwelleth righteousness" The new
heavens will be the Church in glory, in
Kingdom power. The new earth will
ho rho now social inot;
tuted, guided, directed by the new
heavens-Messiah's Kingdom.
The New Kingdom will enforce its
laws as with a rod of iron-infexi-
bly,. No longer will it be true that
whatsoever will live cody will suffer
persecution, and have all manner of
evil said against him falsely, as a re-
ward for f~aithfulness to Christ and
the Truth. On the contrary, in the
Day of Messiah's Kingdom, the right
eous shall flourish, and all wilful evil
doors shall be cut off in the Second
Death.-Psalm 1921; 37:9.
The Lord through the Prophet calls
attention to this new condition, Jay
ing, Behold. / create new heavens
and a new earth; and the former
shah not be remembered, nor come into
mind" isaiah 65:17.) Our context
tells us of this same ''new heavens and
new earth" condition as taking the
place of the present order of things.
1t then describes the Church under the
symbolism of the New Jerusalem
the capital of Messiah's Kingdom, and
center from which authority will go
forth for mankind's assistance out of
the fallen conditions of sin and death.
We also read that through those
blessed provisions, God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes and
there shall be no more death, Meth
or sorrow, nor crying; neither shall
there be any more pain; for the
former things 1.-THE present evil world
are passed away" The work of re,
newing will require the thousand years
Of Messiah's Kingdom and will be sue
cessful to the highest degree.
Let all whose eyes of understanding
have been opened to see these things
rejoice, and tell abroad the glorious
story tnat the period or the reign OF
sin and death is expiring. and that
the new period of the Iteign of Right
e0usness is lei at hand. bringing life
everlasting to every II that will be
obedient- With this thought before
our minds. the dying of the year 1912.
and the birth of the year 1918. will
bring is joyful suggestions. helpful in
all the experiences of life%-especially
TO those who have become the follow
ers of Jesus. Those who are seeking
to walk in His steps, willing to suffer
with Him for the Truths sake, shall
In due time be glorifed with Him. as
members of His Elect Bride class.
BRAVE MOTHER ST0RK.