The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-07

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Messianic Kingdom. Similarities are
found on every hand between the close
of the year and the close of the Age
The sowing and reaping of the year
with their associated hopes and fears
and labors with sweat of face. have
been accomplished. The harvests have
been gathered; and ON well ordered
| farms the brush and brambles. thorns
and thistles. have been destroyed by
| gehenna fires. In general. it is a time
| of preparation for a fresh start.
In the business world the closing of
the year is the time for taking stock
| and for taking account Of the profits
and losses of the year. In other words,
1t is a time Of Judgment, or decision.
1t is a time for dropping the unsatis-
factory and for putting the business
or a proper footing for the next year.
1t is a time for issuing dividends, or
rewards, to those wlo have made wise
investments. 1t is a time for the meet
ing of directors and for the electing
| of officers and servants for the new
| year. So at the close of this Age, its
affairs are being wound up. The Lord
is judging His people and is about to
reward the faithful in glory. And the
worlds condition must be set in order
| for the new arrangement of things
| about to he ~inaugurated.
"He That Sat Upon the Throne"
Earth is the one province of creation
! which is in rebellion against the Crea-
tor and at variance with His laws.
| Man, the king of earth, was created in
| the image of God. with the Divine Law
written in his heart, and only "a little
lower than the angels" But this earth
ly king. Adam. rebelled against his
Overload, Jehovah. disobeyed His
laws and brought himself under a sen
tence Of death. Dying, thou shalt die
The laws of heredity have so op-
Grated that today the children of
Adam find the average of life only
thirty-fve years, and but few individ-
uals pass the century mark. But Adam
in his perfection, less favorably circum-
stanced, was nine hundred and thirty
years in dying. The dying experiences
Of the C are manifested in mental
and moral degradation, as well as in
physical. With all our knowledge and
medical skill the race continues to
weaken, and the ratio of the insane ~
increase.
Once. Bible students would have stat
ed that God is upon the throne and de-
lights in the present order. which the
Bible declares to be a reign of sin and
death. Once Bible students would
have declared that, not satisfied with
the present awful conditions, the Crea-
tor has arranged that at death all hui
mainly except the Elect Church shall
be turned over fully to the control of
demons. These by Divine foreordina-
ton will be empowered to everlasting
ly torture the poor u%nfortunates of
Adams family beyond the power of
human tongue to tell.
These same Bible students would
have resented the suggestions that God
is not ~reigning Over the earth-that in
stead. the world is under the DONNA
ton of Satan, the Prince Of this
world" (Agel-John 1870.
But with facilities for Bible study
far superior to anything enjoyed by
u forefathers, Bible students find
that Christian people have overlooked
many features of the Divine record. AZ
the eyes of their understanding grad
ually open more widely. they are see
ing lengths and breadths and heights
and depths of Gods Wisdom, Love
Justice and Power. of which they new
er dreamed before.
We are finding that our horrible
teachings of the past. which shave so
generally caused a spiritual nausea
came not from the Bible. but were
doctrines of demons" promulgated
during the Dark Ages. Nov the Spir-
1t speaketh expressly. that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith,
giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils."-1 Timothy Al.
"The God of This World"
st. Paul tells us that the present
blindness and ignorance, which hinder
mankind from seeing and approaching
Gods real character and Plan. are de-
ceptions by Satan. He says. ''The god
of this world lAge hath blinded the
minds of them which believe not. lest
the light of the glorious Gospel of
Christ " should snlne unto them"
"a Corinthians "A.
NnW Dr0narlv onouOh oonoe &i,o
query, If Satan is ruling amongst man
kind as a god, oil prince, of this world,
where did he get his authority and
power? Did God turn over the control
of mankind to demons?
The Bible answers all our queries.
God did not give the dominion of earth
to Satan. but to a In proportion as
mar lost his perfection and became
weak In mind and body. he became the
slave of sin and Satan. Satan and the
fallen angels have exercised-especially
for the last forty centuries-all their
ment and degradation Of man. Their
influence would have been all-powerful
Tor mans overthrow, had not the AL
mighty provided humanity with will
power and to a large extent forced the
evil spirits to respect it.
AS a result we see that human de-
pravity has made much less rapid
progress than 1t might have done.
Man still possesses to some extent
traces of the image Of God in which
he was created. Many still pos
sess a natural appreciation of truth
and righteousness, and considerable
will power, which under Gods ar
rangement the fallen angels are not
able to overcome. If mankind realized
the true situation. undoubtedly the
human will would be more persistent
ly than " exercised In opposition to
the wiles of the Devil. As it is, these
evil spirits hide their identity, and
through spirit mediums personate the
dead, who. according to the Bible.
know not anything" being asleep In
death until the resurrection morning.
al Make All Things New"
The Redeemer of men, by the Fa-
theirs appointment, is to be the great
King Of Glory. who will reign for a
thousand years. and make all things
new" Repeatedly He tells US that the
first work of the New Dispensation
will be the binding of Satan. Not only
is this referred to in Revelation 20:2.
but also in our Lords parallels.
Jesus declared that when the time
should core His Second Advent would
take place. He ikened it to the COM
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