The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-29
q royal diadem In the hand Of our

class, this Royal Priesthood class, this
class that is to be made partakers Of
the Divine nature In the First Resur.
r~ection, the work of God for the hui
man family Will be only beginning:
! whereas we once supposed that there
it would have ended. We now see
that not until the Elect shall be glori-
fed will Gods blessing eyen begin to
come to the non-elect-all Of whom, as
Adams children, were redeemed by
the precious blood Of Christ.
Only the Elect have been dealt. with
thus far. The great mass of mankind,
blinded and deafened, through the be-
wildering influence Of error, have been
led captive by Satan at his will. Only
the comparatively few have escaped
the condemnation which is upon the
world, by accepting Christ and be-
coming members OF the New Creation
through Him.
Messiah's Campaign Beginning.
When we get the right focus ON the
subject, we perceive that Messiah's
great campaign against the reign Of
Sin and Death is only beginning. The
Bible informs us what His procedure
will be. First the Redeemer will
take unto Himself His great power
and begin His reign. Second, the first
work Of His Reign will be the binding
of Satan for a thousand years. Then
will follow the scattering Of igno-
rance and superstition fostered by the
Prince OF Darkness. The great Prince
Of Glory, as the great. Sun Of Right
~eousness, will shine forth to chase the
darkness away.
The Redeemer himself tells US that
that Sun Of Righteousness, that glorA-
GUS. Kingdom of God so long promised
| and prayed for: 'Thy Kingdom cone;
Thy will be done on earth, as iS Is
done in Heaven" '4Then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun In the
Kingdom Of their Father. Matthew
13:43.
Satan Is an enemy Of God ana Of
| righteousness, and his destruction Is
foretold. But, from the Bible stand
point, man is not to be so considered.
In an official, or legal way all sinners
are enemies toward God and toward
righteousness, In that they have done
wicked works. But in reality, as the
Bible points out and as our experiences
confirm, mankind are not enemies OF
righteousness and Of God, but simply
blinded, confused captiveS and slaves
Of Satan, Sin and Death. It is in
recognition Of this that God provided
a redemption for Adam and his race.
In recognition Of this also God has
provided for the thousand years OF
Messiah's glorious Reign. During this
period Adam and all mankind will
have an opportunity Of coming to life
everlasting and to the earthly, human
/ perfection, lost by disobedience, and
redeemed by the precious blood Of
Jesus. -
Do we not see, then, that as thisi
Gospel Age has been the time for ser
Letting the elect class, so the Mes&
sianic Age, which is to follow this, viii
be the period in which the Elect with
Jesus as their Head will bless all the
non-elect?-as God declared to Abra-
ham, saying, I'm thee and in thy Seed
shall all the families Of the earth be
blessed" Galatians 3:9, 16, 29.) Gods
blessing through Messiah's Kingdom
will not mean to the sDorld joint-heir-
ship with Christ. or the Divine nature,
or q seat In the Throne. But 1t will
mean a full opportunity for thorough
enlightenment and for full assistance
out OF all the bondage Of sin and death
into the glorious liberty Of the sons of
God-everlasting life. '.,&
The Battle and the 4attlers.
Jesus, the Captain Of our salvation,
was the first great Victor in conflict
with Sin, Satan. Death. He was
crowned because of His loyalty to
God and His faithfulness even unto
death. His victory was won by dying
q martyr. Similarly, all of His fol-
lowers Of this Gospel Age must prove
their loyalty unto death. IL they would
be His associates in the Messianic
! Kingdom.
For nineteen centuries Satan, SIN
and Death have seemed to triumph,
while In reality, from the Divine standrQ
point, Christ and His Church were tri.
umphing. Their triumph will be man
ifested in the First Resurrection, when
will occur the General Assembly OF
the Church Of the F1rst-borns, written
In Heaven" Then the battle will take
on a new phase. No longer will the
v1ctors die. but the foes will perish.
During the thousand years Of Christ's
Reign, He will put down sin and death,
proportionately lifting up mankind
from under their weights and burdens
back to human perfection. In His Day,
the righteous shall flourish, and the
evil-doer shall be. cut OF in the Second
Death.
How grand the program! What honor
and glory 1t reflects upon the Creator,
who formed the Plan: upon the great
Redeemer who Is the Executor of that
Plan; and upon the Church OF the
First-borns, who are to be associates
with the Redeemer in the execution OF
that Plan! Finally the glorious con-
summation will be reached. All igno-
rance will have vanished. Sin and
death will be no more. Wilful evil
doors will all be destroyed. Then ev.
cry knee will bow. and every tongue
will confess, to the glory OF God.
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