The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03

s. Illustrated the pass
ing of the Ages. Labor with sweat OF
face had eliminated in harvests. Bran
bles. thorns and thistles had been
gathered and burned These burnings
are little Gebenna fires. or fires OF de-
structon, by which all things injurious
will be destroyed. In business. the
closing year is marked by taking stock.
reckoning profit and loss. declaring
dividends, advancing faithful servants
and dischargng the unsatisfactory.
The Pastor likened these matters to
the closing of one Age and the open
/ ing of another. 1t is his opinion that
we live in the tapping of the Gospel
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern inventions are foregleams
of Messiahs Kingdom.
The Day of Reckoning.
God is bringing ChristendOm to q
great day of reckoning. The Gospel
Of the Kingdom was preached for the
purpose of gathering an Elect people
10 be the Bride of Christ and bear His
name. facts XIV, al. incidentally. a
great mass of professors have associat-
ed themselves with the saints of God.
but have never been begotten of the
Holy Spirit. In the end of the Age, a
separation must take place, and the
effect will be general time Of trouble.
The Harvest Of the Jewish Age pic
tured the closing of this Gospel Age
There wheat" was separated from
"chof." In the Harvest of this Age.
wheat" will be separated from 'tares .
The wheat of the Jewish Age. or
"Israelites indeed" were gathered to
the garner of Divine favor. by the be-
getting of the Holy Spirit. The wheat
of this Gospel Age will be gathered
into the Heavenly garner by the First
Resurrection. The chaff of the Jewish
| Age was burned as respects hopes and
prospects. Similarly. all tares. or imi-
tation Christians. will be destroyed in
the sense of having their hopes and
prospects as the Elect wiped out.
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by ushering in the
New DispensatiOn and enforcing right
eousness by Divine Power For a long
time Bible students were confused on
this subject They thought that God.
| not content with seeing suffering and
distress in the present life. had pre-,
pared an eternity of torture at the
hands of fireproof demons for all the
non eject
Now. the eyes of our understanding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now.
| we see that Satan. 1.-The prince of this
| world. 1.-THE god of this world" is
binding all except Gods Elect-blind-
ing them in respect to Gods real char
acter and purposes I'll Corinthians ~.
IA He has taken advantage of human
weakness. and appearing '.as an angel
OF light" has deceived us. sometimes
using ministers of Christ and college
presidents as his unwilling tools.
Satan has interviewer with our theol-
ogy what st. Paul styles doctrines Of
demons" Il Timothy ". l., Many
serve him ignorantly. mot knowing the
Scriptures. nor the Power Of God"
Jesus declares that He will bind Satan,
that he may deceive the people no
more until the thousand years" Of the
Kingdom be finished"
r Make All Things New
Tho nrst thing that Messiah win
make new will be the "Heavens"-the
Church In glory. The next thing made
new win be the "earth" society recon-
strueted along the lines Of righteous
nsss. Evidently the Lord does not mean
that there viii b q new Heavens Of
Divine abode. or new physical earth.
st Peter declares that the present
''earth" will be consumed BY lire
Gil Peter III. 1O.1 The heat OF angry
pess1ons. already engendered between
the elements Of society. will before
long break forth In .fre." to destroy
tie present order Of things. This strife
win extend to the ecclesiastical struc-
tuFe % that the present ..heavens, be-
ing O Afe." shan pass away. Then
ths Prince Of Glory win establish ..ths
New Heavens and Earth"-the new 10
cial order based on Justice and Love.
Let - remember. however. that all
protesting the name Of Christ now
stand before His judgment seat, to
give account Of our conduct as pro-
fessed members Of the Church OF the
First-bornA Some with Joy win hear,
well done. good and faithful servant!
Enter thou into the joys Of thy Lord. :.
Others win hear the Masters voice say
ing. Depart from Ne. cannot recog-
nize you. In My name ye prophesied
(preached,. cast out devils and did mar
velous works But We were servants
OF Satan and accomplished Ubiquitous
work. even though ye called It Mine
Matt vi. 21-2s: Luke Vi. 46; xiii, 25-22