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Prophet and Poet" His textSwas, "He
that 5: upon the Throne said, Be
hold. l make all things new."-Reve-
lation o1:3
The promise Of New Day has long
been before Gods people-in the Bible,
said the Pastor. 1t was limited to our
first parents. six thousand years ago,
that eventually the Seed Of the woman
should bruiSe the serpent's head. This
Is understood to mean that Satan's
power will be crushed. and mankind
delivered from sin and death.
A still more explicit promise was
made to Abraham-'In thy Seed shall
all the families Of the earth be bless
ed" For centuries Abraham's posterd-
ty waited for Messiah. The Prophets
Of Israel foretold the coming King OF
Davids line. who would be q Priest.
after the order of MelchiZedec.
Even Jesus disciples, who recogniz-
ed Him as the "Sent of God" were
disappointed that His Kingdom was
rot Immediately revealed. Still the
prophecies respecting Messiah's King
dom were repeated and amplided in
Jesus parallels, and finally in thu
Revelation which He gave His Church.
"Arise, Look Around Thee"
The Pastor then declared that, afteE
all these centuries of waiting, Code
people are awakening to realization
Of the fact that we are living In the
very dawn of the glorious epoch. Bless
ings have come down like gentle
shower, so quietly that we scarcely
realized that earth has entered the
Times of Restitution. foretold By st.
Peter.-Acts 3:19-21.
Many are still asleep. Some are coa-
fused. Others, having lost faith In thu
Bible, seek solution along the line Of
evolution, claiming that Nature God
operates by blind force. under law
Of the survival Of the fittest. Surely
they overlook the fact that there were
great characters In the past with
whom few today may be compared
Shakespeare. Socrates. St. Paul. Moses
and others.
The Bible Explanation Better.
The Pastor declared that the Bible
explains that the wonders OF today m
foregleams Of Messiah's Kingdom ana
its blessings; and that we are In the
day Of Jehovah's Preparation for the
Kingdom Of His Son. He pointed out
numerous signs of the times, as fore
told by the Prophet.-Daniel II.
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only because Daniel was a Prophet
greatly beloved Of the Lord. but be-
cause the Redeemer attested its genu-
ineness. In His declaration to Daniel
God has wonderfully described our day
in few words. The many running to
and fro could seemingly refer to moth
ing else than the wonderful travelling
which is a feature Of our day and no
other.
Pastor Russell then discussed mod
ern transportation and educational ia
cilities as signs of the dawning Of the
New Dispensatfon-the Compromised
Messianic Kingdom.
Daniels next statement IL that the
wise amongst Gods people shall un-
derstand, said the Pastor. Educational
advantages, Bibles in every language
and leisure for study are favorable to
their understanding. All over the
world, classes of Bible students are
forming, regardless Of UNCONVENTIONAL
lines and prejudices The wise, trim
ming their Bible lamps and having
them well supplied with the oil Of the
Holy Spirit, are understanding things
hidden from past ages and genera
TONS
Still another sign Of the New Age de-
clared to Daniel was, There shall be
q Time Of Trouble such as never was
since there was a nation" The Pastor
did not dwell upon this sad feature,
but regretted that unpreparedness for
Gods mercies and blessings made 1t
necessary The Redeemer mentioned
this Time Of Trouble, which we see
looming up on every side and threat
ening the very foundations of society
political, social and religious.-Luke
21 %
Knowledge of Gods Glory.
A prominent feature connected with
the New Age will be the binding Of
Satan, who has deceived poor human
ity for six thousand years. Continual
ly has he misrepresented Gods charac.
ter and Plan. so as to turn mankind
away from God in fear and dread, said
the Pastor Thus he has blinded their
minds to Gods glorious goodness. now
shining in our Redeemer's character
and in the promises Of the Bible.
Power of SUGGESTION.