Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-02

ana are ouly uow re'lyns, IA the form
OF Xonism,
The parable OF The Wheat and the
Tares (Matthew l3:248Ol, pictures the
Lords work during the Gospel Age
Jesus aud the Apostles sOwed only
good seed, the pure Message Of the
Messanc Kingdom which a sanity
few would attain aud which ultimately
would bless all the families 9f the
earth. But Satan, through his Nrious
agencies (many Of whom wore the liy-
cry Of Christi oyersowed the wheat
field with tare seed-false doctrines,
doctrines Of demons"
From this unauthorized sowing OF
the Adyersary-as result OF these
false doctrines which he caused 10 be
promulgated IN Chrlstendom- many
nomnally came into the Church OF
Christ. These never really professed
10 be wheat, never had the begetting
of the Holy Spirit, never were disci-
pies In the only sense that Christ ac-
knowledges any to be His followers.
As tares resemble wheat. SO these de-
ceiyed people. the progeny OF false doe
trines, think themselves Christians
and greatly outnumber the true Chris
tians, Just as the chat Of the Jewish
nation outnumbered the "lsraeltes in.
deed" AS God then gathered the
wheat, the "Israeitcs indeed, into the
spiritual House Of Sons by the beget
ting Of the Holy Spirit. so now He will
gather the faithful ones Of this Age into
the Heavenly garner by the resurrec-
tlon change As the prospects and the
hopes Of the nominal Israelites, or
chaff class, were consumed In the
great time OF trouble which closed that
Age, so the hopes and prospects Of the
tare class will perish in the great fire.
or time of trouble, with which this
Gospel Age will close.
The change near at hand will be
much greater than that OF eighteen cen
turtles ago There Jesus merely sent
forth the Message for the calling out
OF His Church, But here the Church,
being completed, is to be glorIhed; and
Messiah's Kingdom Is to completely
overthrow the kingdom Of Satan The
Scriptures, in illustrating the radical
change to take place in the near future,
refer to the De)uge, which completely
overthrow the systems Of wickedness
and unrighteousness then prevailing
The Apostle Peter tells us that in the
end Of this Age, the overthrow of pres
ent institutions will be as complete AS
In the days Of the Deluge.
st. Peter declares that the present
earthly elements Of Capital and Labor.
aristocracy and common people, plutoc-
racy and socialists. will be in terrible
strife, which can be properly symbol
lied only by Il consuming fire. Thus
the present evil world is represented as
being consumed by the strife of It's ele-
ments,-2 Peter Blob
More than this St Peter declares
that the heavens also will take fire
eccesasticism will become involved
in the strife and will pass away with Il
great commotiOn But let US remember
that ii is neither the physical earth
nor the Heaven of Gods habitation
that will burn up. 1t wifi be merely
the social and religious institutions,
which under the supervision of the
Prince of this world are styled, "the
present evll world" or imperfect ar
rangement
As st Peter points out, the present
order will be superseded by a new
order st. Peter calls that new order
new heavens and a new EARTH where
in dwelIeth righteousness" The new
heavens will be the Church in glory, in
Kingdom power The new earth will
be the new social arrangements insti-
tuted, guided, directed by the new
-Messiah's Kingdom
The New Kingdom will enforce its
laws as with a rod Of iron-inneXi-
bly, No longer will it be true that
whosoever will live godly will suffer
persecution, and have all manner of
evil said against him falsely, as a re.
ward for faithfuness to Christ and
the Truth On the contrary, in the
Day of Messiah's Kingdom, the right
eous shall flourish, and all wilful evil
doers shall be cut off in the Second
Death. Psalm 72:7; $40.
The Lord through the Prophet calls
attention to this new condition, say.
Ing, Behold. create new heavens
and a new earth; and the former
shall not be remembered, nor come into
mind" QsaIah 65:l7) Our context
tells us of this same new heavens and
new earth" condition as taking the
place of the present order of things
1t then describes the Church under the
symbolism Of tlt New Jerusalem,
the capital Of Meesiah's Kingdom, and
center from which authority will go
forth for mankmd's assistance out Of
the fallen conditions Of sin and death
We also read that through those
blessed provisions. God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes. and
there sha! be no more death, Meth.
er sorrow, nor crying; neither shall
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