The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-03

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| (lYaSlOk- kUoStllJj ing Of the year II
Illustrated the pass
Ing OF the Ages. Labor with sweat Of
face had eliminated in harvests. Bran
bles. thorns and thistles had beer
gathered and burned. These burning.
are little Cehenna fires. or fires of de
structioD. by which all things injuriou.
Will be destroyed. In business, the
closing year is marked by taking stock
reckoning profit and loss. declaring
dividends. advancing faithful servants
and discharging the unsatisfactory.
The Pastor likened these matters e
the closing of one Age and the open
Ing of another. 1t is his opinion tina,
we live in the tapping of the Gospel
Age and the Millennium. He believes
that modern inventions are foregeams
Of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Day Of Reckoning.
God Is bringing ChristendOm to Q
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. tActs XIV, a.. incidentally. a
great mass of professors have assOciat
. ed themselves with the saints of God
but have never been begotten Of the
Holy Spirit. In the end of the Age. a
separation must take place. and the
effect will be a general time of trouble
The Harvest Of the Jewish Age pic
tured the closing of this Gospel Age
There wheat" was separated from
'chaT." In the Harvest Of this Age
wheat" will be separated from "tares. =
The wheat Of the Jewish Age. OF
"Israelites indeed" were gathered t.
the garner of Divine favor. by the be.
getting of the Holy Spirit. The wheat
Of this Gospel Age will be gathered
into the Heavenly garner by the FRS,
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 having their hopes and
prospects as the Elect wiped out.
The Pastor said that Messiah will
make all things new by ushering in the
New Dispensation and enforcing right
eOusness by Divine Power. For a long
time Bible students were confused or
this subject. They thought that God
not content with seeing suffering and
distress In the present life. had pre-
pared an eternity of torture at tn,
hanHs Of oil n.
nOn-elect.
Now. the eyes Of our understanding
are opening to see Gods Love. Now
we see that Satan. 1.-THE prince of this
world" 1.-The god Of this world" T.
binding all except Gods Elect-blind
ing them In respect to Gods real char
acter and purposes. I'll Corinthians iv.
A. He has taken advantage Of human
weakness. and appearing "as an 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. Paul styles doctrines OF
demons" Il Timothy iy. ~ Many
serve him ignorantly. 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 be FINISHED"
~ Make All Things New"
The first thing that Messiah will
make new will be the "Heavens"--the
Church in glory. The next thing made
new will he the 'earth"-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 new physical earth.
st. Peter declares that the present
"earth" will be consumed by fire
Ill Peter Ill. 10l 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 struc-
ture. so that the present heavens. be
Ing on fire." shall pass away. Then
the Prince Of Glory will establish 1.-THE
New Heavens and Earth-the new so
cial order based on Justice and Love.
Let us remember, however. that all
processing the, name OF Christ now
stand before His judgment seat. to
give account OF our conduct as pro-
fessed members OF the Church Of the
First-borns. Some with JOY win hear.
swell 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 recog-
nize you. In My name We prophesied
(preached. cast out devils and did mar
velous works But'ye were servants
Of Satan and accomplished ubiquitous
work. even though yes called II Mine
Matt. VII. 2i-23: Luke vi. ~: KILL 25-2S