Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-01-02


We nve III the tapping Of che Gospe.
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern inventions are foregleams
of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Day Of Reckoning.
God Is bringing Christendom 10 a
great day of reckoning. The Gospel
Of the Kingdom was preached for the
purpose Of gathering an Elect people
to BE- the Bride Of Christ and bear His
Aams. tActs Nv. I1,. Incidentally, q
great mass Of professors have associat-
ed themselves with the saints 81 God.
bot have never been bsgOtten OF the
6ely Spirit. In the end Of the Age, q
separation must take place. and the
eject will DO q general tiuAs Of trsuble.
Tho Harvest Of the Jewish Age pic
enrSd the elesiag % thts Gospel Age.
1Aers wheat" was psoAreaed from
"eAs0." In the ESEvsst Of this ARa,
wheat wall be separated from .tesss. !"
The wheat Of the Jewish Arc, o.
"Israelites indeed" were gathered to
ehe garner of Divine favor. by the be-
getting Of the holy Spirit. The wheat
81 this Gospel Age will be gathered
into the Heavenly garner by the First
Resurrection. The chaff of the Jewish
Age was burned rs respects hopes and
prospects. Similarly. all tares, or imi-
tation Christians. will be destroyed in
the sense of having their hopes and
20 hA
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by ushering in the
New Dispensation and enforcing right.
eousness by Divine Power. For 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 ut the
hands of tireproof demons for all the
non-elect.
Now. the eyes of our understan ding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now,
we see that Satan. 1.-The prince of this
world" the god of this world" is
binding all except Gods Elect-blind-
ing them In respect to Gods real char
0cter and purposes. I'll Corinthians ".
A. He has taken advantage OF human
weakness, and appearing 'ss an angel
Of light" has deceived us, sometimes
using ministers Of Christ and college
presidents a. his unwilling tools.
Satan has interviewer with our theol-
egy what st. Paul styles doctrines of
demons" Il Timothy ". l., Many
serve him ixnorsntiy. 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
~ Mako All Thinss New"
The first thing that Messiah will
| make new will be the "Heavens"-the
Church in glory. The next thing made
new will be the "earth"-aociety recon
structed along the lines Of righteous
ness. Evidently the Lord does not mean
that there will be q new Heavens of
Divine abode. or a new physical earth.
st. Peter declares that the present
"earth" will be consumed by fire
Oh Peter iii. 1O.I The heat Of angry
passions. already engendered between
the elements Of society. will before
long break forth In Are" to destroy
the present order of things. This strife
will extend to the ecclesiastical struc
ture. so that the present heavens, be.
ing on fre." shall pass away. Then
the Prince of Glory will establish 1.-The
New Heavens and Earth"-the new so
cial order baeed on Justice and Love.
Let US 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-borns. Some with joy will hear
well done. good and faithful servant
Enter thou into the joys of thy Lord
Others will hear the Masters voice say
ing. Depart from Ne. cannot recog
htze you. In Ny name ye prophesied
(pFeached). cast out devils and did mar
velous works Bat ye were servants
Of Satan and accomplished iaiQuitous
work, even Though ys caIisa Il Mina-
Matt. VII 21-3s; LAksS Vi. 20; XII. 25-2s.