Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-08

yN-ekktszsilA kSAs will be based upon
lRASlQR .RlSS6ll texts cut in the
stone front Of our
handsome Union stntiOu. The first OF
these served him today Thou hast
put all things under Him" psalm o.6)
The speaker said
our text is prophecy respecting the
Divine intention that eventually Mes
siahs Kingdom shall be established In
majesty aud power Victoriously 1t
shall overthrow the Prince Of Darkness
and his reign of sin and death. Grad
ualy It will emancipate humanity,
healing their sin-sickness, opening their
blinded eyes Of understanding, and un-
stopping their deaf ears TO the Message
OF Divine grace and peace. Eventually
every knee shall bow and every tongue
confess to the glory Of God In the Ian
guage OF our text, Divine Power will be
exercised through Messiah and His
Kingdom to the full subsection OF every
earthly thing to Him.
FROM day to day we repeat the Lords
prayer, Thy Kingdom come; Thy will
be done on earth, IA II Is done In Heav-
en-" Its ful6lment would be impossi.
Bile aside from the associated promise
OF the Bible that the present Dispense
tiOn OF preaching the Gospel Is event
ually to give way to the Messianic
Kingdom aud It's reign OF force. Many
Christian people entirely overlook thls
feature OF the Divine Program-that
the New Dispensation Ia 10 be ushered
in by n Time OF Trouble which will
wreck everything not fully IN accord
with the Divine standards.
A Kingdom Of Power and Glory.
remind you Of the Divine decree re-
spectlng Messiahs Kingdom recorded
in the Second Psalm: II will give Thee
the heathen for Thine Inheritance, and
the uttermost parts Of the earth for
Thy possession Thou shalt break them
with a rod Of iron; Thou shalt dash
them IN pieces like potter's vessel ~
This prophecy Is referred to by our
Lord who declared that It's fulalment
would be after the completion Of His
Church. to participate with Him In the
work Of bringing the world into proper
subjection to the rules Of righteous
ness. justice and love. He says. ITO
him that overcometh will ! grant to
sit with Me I'm My Throne" ITO him
that overcometh will | give
power over the nations; and be shall
rule them with a rod OF iron: as the
vessels OF a potter shall they be broken
into shlvers. even as ! received OF Ny
Father Revelation 3:2l; 2:26 81
A failure to apply the Scripture por
traying the transfer OF the government
OF earth from the Prince of Darkness
to the Prince OF Light has confused the
minds Of many and led them TO expect
things contrary TO the Divine Word
The very Scripture so frequently quot
ed In support Of gradual conversion
OF the world declares that this transfer
will not he by the conversion OF the
world-that II will be by Messiah's tax
! ing possession OF ma nj Inheritance pur
chased by Him for humanity az Cal
vary The nations win become Christs
by the conquering power Of the terrible
trouble In which the nations Will be
angry and Gods wrath will come
Revelation ll.l51S
The Psndulun's Swing.
In the long ago past our forefathers
studied these Scriptures. but misun.
derstood and misappiied them. They
assumed that God had given to the
Church authority to establish His
Kingdom. The espoused virgin Church
became united or married 10 the world
to civil power-and ceased 10 wish
for and to pray for the Heavenly
Bridegroom TO whom she was espous
ed through the Gospel. Under the de
lusious that she had been authorized to
establish Mcssiahs Kingdom and that
her share IN earthly dominion brought
about by union with civil power con
stituted Il the Kingdom Of Messiah
the ChGrch endeavored TO apply and to
fulfil these prophecies.
An attempt was made 10 rule the
world with rod Of iron through the
civil governments. and TO put under
the Church's feet everything antagonis
tic to her supposed rights and interests
As result OF this mistaken interpre
tation OF the Lords Word. the worlo
was drenched with blood. and atroci
ties were committed by professed fol
lowers OF CNrlst who. however sincere
thes were In many respects. served
the cause OF Satan and misrepreeented
the Cause OF God
imperfect human reasoning is apt tt
20 from one extreme to the opposite
Hence. revolving from the thought of
the Church's conQuering the world By
sword and dame, By thumb screw and