The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-07
MANkATo FREE PRESS
Pastor RuSSell'S Sermon

II declares. '''ihnS shall il he, in the
presence Fd,"RSial W the Son OF
Man In other woIils. the Scriptures
clearly react, that Tie S.-0nd Coming
OF Jesus " IL! h. ~, i>ilne Ia ii,, wurIu.
and visible. ~N";i to HIS l,eoIht only
by the eye ~ :aita
During Ills td,"nSia Il Sitting ~ test
ing. Of His rUiiSe,rate,i Church " in
proceed. and vii! result IL, the gather
ing OF ali he Elect into the Heavenly
il in.tiuin br the ,'lHiige uI The First
Resurrection This viii be the fuil End
Of the Gospel Are. and the fuIl tegin.
niag OF the. New Age. II is 10 this time
Jesus referred saving. Watch We.
Therefore. and pray always. that We may
be accounted worthy Ia es,7,ie All these
things that shall come tu pass. and to
stand before the Sou of Man.
IS soon a. the Church shalt all have
passed beyond the veil into the condi-
tiOu Of Heavenly glory 1.-The Kingdom
condit ion The great time OF trouble
will fully enyelop the earth "a time Of
trouble. such as never WAS since there
was II nation. - Dan lc:l: Matt. 24:2i
IL will he tlat time OF trouble which
will he MesSiah'N revelation OF Him
self to the world In il. they will seek
the covering, or protection. Of the great
rocks OF society tsecret ordersi and OF
the great mountains Of earth tearthiy
@OrernmentSb nteyelatiun i:iI.IG., Rut
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them from the fiery tronble distress,
Of that Day. which will consume every
Institution out of accord with right
eOusness. truth. justice He shall be
yereaied in daming fire. taking
vengeance"
The vengeance will not he so much
against deluded and ensnared human.
ity. as against evil principles and the
unjust arrangements Of the present
time. When we say unjust arrange
ments, we do not wish to bp under
stood that the world is necessarily
more unjust than in the past: hnt rath-
er that. with our Increased light and
knowledge. more is expected OF the
present generation than Of their fore
fathers
FROM all accounts. we infer that the
time OF trouble will be sharp and short.
else would no flesh be saved" Mes
siahs spiritual Kingdom. invisible TO
men. will come to the rescue 1t will
have its earthly representatives and
order Will soon come out of chaos HUI
ms. nil h,y.nIlnl tx,t In, Fol AZ
institutions. will he ready to accept
MeSsiah'S Kingdom We read. there
fore. that it will he 1.-The desire OF all
natiOnS''
1t is for us. my beloved hearers. to
continue to abide I'm Christ to seek
His will in every matter. to wait pa
ticntiy for His appointed time for onr
and according To our cove
nant. lay down our lives in the serv-
ice OF the brethren. We remind you
OF st. Paul's words. The Day of the
Lord so cometh as Il thief in he night
When they 1.-THE worldly shall saw.
Peace aud safety. then sudden destruc-
ton cometh upon them. as travail upon
a woman with child: and they shall not
escape. But We. brethreu. are not in
darkness. hat that Day should over
take you as thief We are all the
Of light. and the children of
the Day. Thessalonians 5:l-5
The light now shining Is and should
be very helpful to us. If we realize
that we are living in the days of the
Son of Man"-that the inspection OF
the Church is now in progress. and
that soon the Elect will be complete
this faith will make us the more zeal
Gus to make our calling and election
sure. Therefore.
Let us watch and pray.
And labor till the work is done.
Gradually mankind will come to nm
derstand. Gradually their eyes OF up-
Outstanding will open. and they will
see that 1t is the wrath of the Lamb" !
that causes the thine of trouble such
as never was since there was ma ,
ton" They will learn the intended |
lesson.
Some. in reading Jesus words. LAS 1t :
was in the days Of Noah" have infer
red a time Of dreadful wickedness in
The end of this Age. corresponding to !
he wickedness Of Noah's day. There |!
may or there may not be q parallel in
his respect. We merely call attention
20 the fact that the Master did not so
say. He said that as in Noah's day
were eating. drinking. marry
ng ana building. without realizing
hat great change In dispensati0n
vas impending. so it will be with man
Kind in the days of the Son OF Man
In the time of Christ's Second Pres
,nee. men will know it not. hut will
proceed about the ordinary affairs OF
drinking. planting. build.
ng-and knoio not. until the great and
sudden catastrophe of anarchy is upon
hem. As literal water swept away lit
raj things existing before the Flood so
ymbOlic tire-trouble. destruction-will
sweep away the institutions Of today.
md prepare the way for the new In
titudons, which the Scriptures de-
Icribe as the new heavens and the new
,arth. isaiah GO 90; . Peter 3:l3, The
lew heavens will be the new ecclesias-
ical poweS-the Church. the Elect in
;lory with Christ The new earth will
,e the reorganized social arrangement
Wholly different from the present.
Whoever expects that the Kingdom
will bring an instantaneous Paradise is
mistaken. Whoever expects that Gods
will shall be done on earth as com
lletelY as in Heaven the moment Mes