Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-10-22

~8 ~ 1t will never be de-
lRAsIQ& RUSsELD) 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 tw%enty-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-
m~illennialists claim that Christ will
reign in heshly glory a thousand years
to bless the living. The majority of
Christians disown this as ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little of
creed or Bible. A minority perceive
its inconsistency with the Bible.
What Bible Students Now Sec.
The fire of that day" is symbolical.
already kindling 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 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
full blessings. The Day Of Christ will
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-
centuries is Scripturally 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. (2)
An important work has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out Of all nations
saints made perfect through suffering.
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 hu'
man for only thirty-three and a half
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 q
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
"ike Him." As His descent was from
a higher to a lower, SO His ascent was
from q lower nature to a higher, "far
above angels" His is the exceeding glo-
ry which mo man hathseen nor can see"
(which no man can approach unto"
It 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
materia lizations. to prove: ~ that
Jesus was no longer dead; e. that He
was changed. born Of the Spirit, able
to 20 and come like the wind.
Parousia, %Epiphania, 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-
ham. Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets
in the Kingdom"
The %par0usia of Jesus will ONE 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 aD'epiphania and an apo
EGlupsis of Jesus. He will shine forth,
He will be revealed-not In flesh, but
"in flaming fire." the trouble of that
Day, in which the present order will
be consumed in anarchy. giving place
to the Kingdom Dispensation.