The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-04

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blcS. tllornS and tlliStleS had heen
gathered and burned. These DnrDingS
are little Gellenna fires. or fires of'de.
struction, by which all things injurious
will be destroyed. In business! the
closing year Is marked By taking stock.
reckoning profit and loss. declaring
dividends. advancing faithful servants
and dischargiug the unsatisfactory.
The Pastor ikened these matters to
the closing of one Age and the open
ing OF another. 1t is bis opinion that
VIZ live In the tapping of the Gospel
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern inventions are fOregleanS
Of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Day Of Reckoning.
Cod is bringing Christendom to 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
name (Acts Xv. 14l. Incidentally, a
great mass Of professors have associat'
ed themselves with the saints Of God.
bnt have never been begOtten of the
Holy Spirit. In the end Of the Age. a
separation must take place. and th"
effect will be Il general time of trouble.
The Harvest Of the Jewish Age pic
tuved the closing OF this Gospel Age,
0taEt n1 FrAIN
''chaG." In the Harvest Of this Age,
"wheat" will be separated from "tMcS.'
The wheat OF the Jewish Age. or
'lsraelites indeed" were gathered to
the garner Of Divine favor, by the be-
getting OF the Holy Spirit. The wheat
Of this Gospel Age will he gathered
into the Heavenly garner by the First
Resurrection. The chaff of the Jewish
Age was burned as respects hopes and
prospects Similarly. all tares, or imi'
tation Christians. will be destroyed In
the sense Of, llhving their hopes ana
prospects MS the Elect wiped ont.
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by uSllerinS III the
New Dispensation and enforcing right
cousneSs by Divine Power. For II long
time Bible students were confused on
this subject. They thought that God
not content with seeing suffering and
distress III the present life. had pre-
pared an eternity Of torture at the
hands OF tireproof demons for all the
nOn-elect.
Now, the eyes of our understanding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now
we see that Satan, tile prince OF this
world" the god of this world" Is
binding all except Gods Elect-blind
ing them in respect to Gods real char
acter and purposes. al Corinthians W.
a. He has taken advantage Of human
weakness, and appearing las III angel
Of light" has deceived us, sometimes
using ministers of Christ and college
presidents as his unwilling tools.
Satan has interviewer with our theol.
ogy what ST. PACT styles doctrines of
demons" Il Timothy ". IT, Many
serve him ignoranty. 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 he finished"
81. Make All Things New"
The first thing that Messiah will
make new will be the "TIeNvens"-the
Church in glory. The next thing made
new will be the ''elTth"-SoCiety recon-
structed along the lines Of righteous
ness. Evidently the Lord does not mean
that there will be new Heavens Of
Divine abode or anew physical earth.
st. Peter declares that the present
earth" will he consumed by fire. :
III Peter Ill, 1O.l The heat Of angry
passions. already engendered between
the elements Of society. will before
long break forth in fire" to destroy
the present order Of things. This strife
will extend to the ecclesiastical strtIc'
ture, so that the present heavens, be-
Ing on fire." shall pass away. Then
the Prince of Glory will establish the
New Heavens and Earth"-the new so
ciai order based 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 rs pro
tessed 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 Me. cannot recos-
nize you. in My nnme ye prophesied
tpreachedl. east out devils and did mar.
velous works. But We were servants
Of Satan and accomplished Ubiquitous
work. even though ye called it Mine
Matt. vii. 2l.22; Luke vi, 40; Kill. 1928
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