The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
Pastor RuSSell's Sermon


ID Satan thought that he saw his op-
portunity to establish separate en-
! pire in the earth He thought that IL
he could become master OF the first
| pair. all OF their children would be his
subjects. Knowing Of his own undying
nature, and that man was created for
everlasting existence, he counted not
on death as the Divine penalty for sin.
! When Satan perceived his human
subjects growing gradually weaker I'M
| der the curse, a new plan was formu-
lated. To the angels who were given
| permission TO help and TO instruct hui
manity, temptation was presented.
| They possessed the power of mate
REALIZATION. and could appear as human,
| 10 help and instruct humanity. The
| Satanic suggestion was that they could
help humanity best by begetting new
| race, using the human females as moth.
! ers for that race. to which they would
impart their own virility. Although
| this was recognized as being contrary
TO Divine Law. it was perceived that
| Satan had not been punished for his re-
bellion. The inference was that God
was unable to punish Satan for this re-
bellion. Thus by refraining from pun
ishing Satan. God left open the door
by which all the holy angels were ex-
posed to temptations to disobedience
and disloyalty.
Thus we may know that all the an
gels OF Heaven in harmony with God
are loyal TO the core. because they
withstood tempta tion-permitted for
the very purpose of their testing. That
this testing continued for centuries we
! know from the context, because the
children Of the Illicit union were not
babes, but men-giants-aud renowned
at a time when manhood was rarely
reached earlier than one century. The
simple record of Genesis Is. THE sons
of God saw the daughters Of men that
they were fair: and they took them
wives OF all which they chose. -
When the sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare chill
dren unto them. the same became
mighty men which were Of old. men Of
repown. Genesis Cd.
1t was these bestial giants who filed
the earth with violence, depressing and
ens!aving Adams posterity. As for
them, they never had a right to exist
ence, since they were born contrary tn
the Divine will, or Law. Nor can we
suppose that in any sense of the word
they would be included 10 the redemp-
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Adam and his posterity. las all in
Adam die, even so all in Christ shall he
made alive. every man in his own or
der'-the Church in the First Resur-
rection.--1 Corinthians 1922.
Hope For the Antediluvians.
There Is the same hope for the ante
diuvians as for all the remainder OF
the human famiiy-the hope Of the res
direction Of the dead. This means not
merely hope of being awakened from
the sleep of death, but resurrec ton
hope, hope Of Restitution. hope of
return. II they will, to the full measure
of human perfection, the image of God
In the flesh. This hope as we have
seen on previous occasions, rests first
Of all on Gods gracious promise that
all the families Of the earth shall he
blessed in Abraham's Seed. Secondly.
it rests in the Bible assurance that Je-
sus is the Head. and the Church the
members OF that Spiritual Seed Of
Abraham, which soon, as the Elect Of
God, will be completed and glorified.
in the Messianic Kingdom this great
Seed" will accomplish the blessings
foreordained. St Paul emphasized
this. saying. IF We be Christs, then are
We Abraham's Seed, and heirs accord
Ing to the promise" made to Abraham,
"In thy Seed shall all the nations of
the earth be bIessed."-Genesis 22:1S;
Galatians 800, 16.
The Fallen Angels Punished.
On next Lords day we will inquire
Of Gods wonderful Book, the Bible,
Just what penalty Divine Justice has
imposed upon Satan and his associated
angelic rebels. I will reach all who
desire through the hundreds Of news
papers which publish my sermons
weekly. If you arc not in touch with
any of these, drop me postcard to
Washington Temple or Brooklyn Tab
ernacle. remind you now, however,
that the Bible assures us that Noah
and his family were of pure Adamic
stock, in the words, "Noah was just
man and perfect in his generations"
Divine Patience Manifested.
Az wo ropiow tho sitt1atiop We arc
amazed at the exhibition given us of
Divine patience. We are reminded of
st. Peters words that God is not will
ing that any should perish. How easily
He could have blotted out of existence
our first parents and have created an
other pair! How easily He could have
hindered Satan from presenting the
temptation! How easily He could
have warned the angels against a
course Of disobedience. and, if neces.
sary, have shown them His Power at
any time!
These incidents illustrate to us gen
Tal principle Of Divine Character and
dealings. God wishes not to have the
heavens and the earth populated with
evil beings. Creating angels and men
in His own image and likeness. on diff
ferent planes, He desires them to main
tain their own station. and in loving |
loyalty to learn to trust His Wisdom.
Justice. Love and Power. Moreover.
He does not wish to have any children
or servants in all His domain obedient
merely because OF fear merely be-