The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-01-31

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Pastor Russell tell
Ing Us all that
Il THE Earth abld-
eth forever"-that
It will never be de
[IRaST0R= RlJSsFIDl stroyed by literal
- fire. According to
him the great event OF Christ's Com
Ing will bring blessings such n we
all desire. He seems to have the Bible
and logic on his side tool
Pastor Russell declared that false
concepts of the Second Coming OF
Christ had done great injury. The
view set forth In al orthodox creeds
Il that Christ will come again IN the
6esh. The resurrection will take place
within fwenty=four hours. The sanity
vii rise in the air 10 meet the Lord
Then fire VIII come down from heav-
en-. and consume the whole earth Pre-
millennialists claim that Christ viii
reign In ieshly glory thousand years
TO bless the living. The majority Of
Christians dIaown this a. ridiculous
nonsense because thy believe little OF
creed or Bible A minority perceive
it inconsistency with the Bible
What Bible Students Nov See.
The fire OF that day" i symbolical.
already kindling in society. the ele.
ments Of which. Capital and Labor.
are getting hotter. Soon they win
melt, the symbolical earth" VII be
consumed with the heavens" also. the
ecclesiastical powers. Their passing
away VIII usher In n new EARTH" or
social order, and new heavens.r the
Church IN glory.
The Second Coming Of Christ = as
ISOLATED with blessings. Messiah viii
abolish The curse and bring in wonder
fnl blessings. The Day Of Christ VIII
Be the last Day."-the great Seventh
Thousand.year Day. AL humanity viii
be blessed. including the dead who VIII
then be awakened
Christ Comes 20 Reign.
As the redemption wa necessary
for mans salvation 20 Measiah'a King
dom IL necessary 20 accomplish reatisu-
ton. Tho delay OF more than eighteen
centuries In Eerfpturally explained: %
God designed Six Great One Thou
sand Year Days TO teach mankind the
exceeding sinfnlneHz Of sIn. Ha pur.
posed Ihat On the Seventh DaY the
blessing OF Messiah should come. "a
N important WORK has been done
since Calvary. An Elect Church has
been gathered out OF al nations
saints made perfect through suffering.
a Little Flock. the Church Of the
FIrstborns." These are II become the
Bride Of Christ at lis Second Advent
The Second Coming OF Jesus 4 10
claim Ills Bride elass, and TO exnlt
them. As regards tie world. lie comes
70 bind Satan. 10 overthrow sin. and
10 uplIft fallen humanity. st Peter
tells TINT Restitution work. not \ literal
burning Of tie world. awaits the Sec
ond Coming Of Jesus; Times Of re-
freshlng shall come from he presence
Of the Lord. Acts III. 1921.
christ's Kingdom TO Be Spiritual
One great mistake we have all made
Il IN not noticing tint Jesus W. hu-
man for only thirty and 4 half
years. lie was glorious spirit being
before He vas made flesh: and He
vas resurrected 10 , spirit condition
higher than Ills original one. How
foolish we were 20 think Of Jesus AZ :
man ta little lower fhan angelsl n the
midst Of the Heavenly host lie i now
partaker OF the Divine nature: Ills
Church Il to be .'ehnngeds and made
like Him" IS Ills descent was from
higher to lower. - lis ascent was
from lower nature to a higher. "far
above angels His l. the exceeding glo-
(which mo man halhseen nor ean see
(which no nan can approach unto"
Il Is this glorious Being whose King.
dom II about to Be established. lie
and His Church vii be as invisible
u men as are Satan aud the fallen
angels The appearances Of Jesus In
the fesh after His resurrection were
materiallzatIons to prove: OD That
Jesus was no longer dead. ~ that He
vas changed. born Of the Spirit. able
70 go md come like the wind.
Parousia. Eplphania. Apokalupsls.
MessIah's Kingdom will have earthly
TepresentatiYes-th the faithful saints OF
previous ages raised to human perfec-
ton instantly Through these the I'm
visible MessIanic Kingdom vii op-
erate Jesus said. aYe shall see Abra.
ham. lsaac. Iacob and all tho prophets
N the Kingdom
The paronsIa OF Jesus Will come first
present but Invisible. The world will
continue with the ordinary affairs OF
life while He IL gathering the church,.
as In the days OF snnh.
After the gathering OF the Church.
there viii be nm epInhdnta and m apo.
katupals of Jesus He will shine forth.
He vii be revealed-not In flesh. but
in faming fire," the trouble Of that
Day. IN which the present order will
be consumed In anarchy. giving place
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