The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-28

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BILE upon the Church Is very near. or
just what character 1t will be we need
not try to prophesy. We are to re-
member, however, that the majority Of
the storms upon the Church have come
from protested people of God, rather
than from the world. 1t was the
Scribes and Pharisees and Doctors OF
the Law that really crucified Jesus.
1t was they who excited the mob to
cry out, Cruelty Him! Release unto
us Barabbas!" They, and not plate,
were responsible for Jesus death;
they, and not the Roman soldiers, real
ly cruciied Him; as st. Peter declares,
"Ye denied the Holy One and the Just.
and desired a murderer to be granted
unto you; and killed the Prince OF
Lfe."-Acts 3:14, 15.
Our expectation would be that sim
ilarly the Body of Christ, the Church.
in the end Of this Age will have its
most trying experiences, not from the
world, but from protested brethren.
Do we not indeed see a preparation
along these very lines at the present
time? The formation of Church Fed
Grafton has indeed a sincere and limo
cent look, but is not this really a dis
guise?
Is not the purpose and object Of the
Federation rather to fortify and de-
fend sectarianism and to hinder any
n outside their ownspale of influence
from letting shine any light of Truth
upon Gods Word? Should we not ex-
pect really that when the Federation
shall gain the measure of political In
fuence and power that the symbolic
book OF Revelation indicates will be
the case, then those holding a simple
faith in God and In His Word, and
striving to walk In the narrow way
and to uphold the banner OF Gods
Love, will be evilly spoken of, misrep-
resented, traduced, slandered, roast
ed" and eventually hindered from any
part In the Masters service?
Our consolation is In the thought
that when this shall have been accom-
plished, the chiseling and polishing
and ~gloriication of the Church, the
Body of Christ, His betrothed Bride,
will have been completed. blessed
and holy are all those who have part
In the First Resurrection. On such the
Second Death hath no power, but they
shall be priests unto God and Messiah,
and shall reign with Him a thousand
reconsideration 20:6.
Next, the Worlds TribuIation.
The Lord seems to indicate that His
special Royal Priesthood will be per-
feeted on the Heavenly plane before
the worlds tribulation shall break
upon 1t in fullest fury. We read.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always,
that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all those things coming on the
world, and to stand before the Son of
Man." True, the escaping of the
worlds trouble may be in the sense of
being enabled to live above it on a
higher plane, as not affected by Ii, but
we think not. We believe that the
Church will have passed into glory be-
fore the elimination Of the worlds
Day of Wrath, just as at the First
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ties indeed, we believe, were called out
into the new ~Dispensation before the
wrath of God came upon their House
from the social and political quarter.
But no matter! The Lords will be
done, whether His people will be with
the world in the midst OF the worlds
trouble, and yet be protected from that
trouble by virtue of their ease Of mind,
or whether they shall be first deliv-
cred, before the trouble comes,
Other Scriptures seem to indicate
that the Church will have something
to do with the authorizing Of the trou-
bic Of the Day OF Wrath. saying. ttThis
honor have all His saints, to execute
the judgments written, to bind their
kings with chains and their mobiles
with letters of from In any event.
the Lords people will be quite con
tent knowing that all things are work
ing together fo~ their good, ana ulti-
rnately for the glory of our Heavenly
Father and of Him who redeemed MS
through His own precious blood.
Soon the time will come for the Lord
~ aIAsG Iuu SOY W lHs raglHB ere
Hents. peace; be stilly' Then will
follow q great calm. the great rest
from the Evil One for a thousand
years, during which he shall be bound.
that he may deceive the nations No
more until the thousand years are full
filed" Then win come the eternal
rest Of heart to all who are now In the
ship with the Lord, and who will then
have the blessed opportunity to be CO.
laborers with Him Ia the great and
glorious work Of blessing the world.
'sHe leave us not when the storm is high,
Ant we have safety, for He is nigh.
Can that be trouble. which He dot:
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Oh. rest III peace. Cor the Lord doth
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