The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-02

ton Of all things which, God has Bpo$
ken by the Prophets. This is the rasss
ing up, the resurrection, Of the dead
world. Adam fell from his perfecdon
In the image OF God. His restoration,
his making new again, will include not
only the awakening from the tomb, hl1E
the raising out of all the weaknesses
and imperfections which accompanied
his dying, back to what he was at the
beginning, a perfect man In Gods Inn
nge~"very good!
Door Open TO All of Adams Seed.
Had Adam remained perfect, his chill
dren would have been born perfect
ALI III imperfections, then, are part
OF the curse which has come upon us
through heredity. To speak Of the
wIping away Of. the curse Is merely an
other way OF telling Of restitution, re-
newing, resurrection. This work will
begin with the establishment of Mes
siah's Kingdom. and will give each
member Of Adams race the fullest OPP
portunity of resurrection, restitution,
renewing.
The basis for this favor was the
Ransom-price which Jesus paid for
Adam and his race when He died, "the
Just for the unjust" to bring us back
to God. The penalty which Jesus paid
for us was not eternal torment, but the
death penalty-and likewise the recov-
cry, or salvation, or saving, will not
be from a hell Of torture, but from
the tomb-the Bible hell. Without
Gods interference on our behalf Adam
and all his race would ultimately have
persisted. as do brute beasts. Gods
Remedy has been Christ's sacrifice,
to make satisfaction for our sins. TO
be followed by Christ's K~ingdom-the
Kingdoms uplifting influences to save
the willing and obedient from sin and
death.
New Heavens and New Earth.
In the symbolic language OF the BIZ
Bile the heavens are sometimes used to
represent the spiritual powers-the
church; and the earth to represent
civil and social organization. The BIZ
bic represents that the present heavens
and earth are out Of accord with the
Divine purposes, aud are to pass away
with a great commOtion.
We understand this to mean that In
the end Of this Age the nominal church
systems and all the ecclesiastical pow
ers of the world will fall into confu-
sion, disruption, and pass away. Speed
lily will follow similar conditions in the
social and political earth. 1t also will
pass away with great commoti0n. con
fusion. This destruction is symbolical~
ly called fire. But the Lord has prom
ised a new heavens and n new earth
established along better lines and prin-
ciples-in full accord with the Divine
will. In this. we read, righteousness
will dwell.-2 Peter 81. IL, IS.
The new heavens will not be the
church nominal. II will consist OF
Christ and the elect Church, gathered
out Of all the nations and denomina-
tions-saints. 1t will be the very ideal
of righteousness. the Divine ideal, and
will be given the control Of mankind
for a thousand years. Gradually dur
ing those thousand years q new earth
will develop-society will be organized
under new conditions-in harmony with
the regulations of Messiah'S Kingdom.
This is another picture Of how u Re-
deemer as the glorious King will make
all things new.
The Grandeur of the New.
God through the Prophet declares,
"Be ye glad and rejoice in that which
l create" For. behold, l create new
heavens and a new earth; and the for
mer shall not be remembered, nor come
into mind" isaiah 65:17, 49, SO far
superior in every way will be the New
Dispensation that none will even think
of making a comparison or calling To
mind the things Of the present time
except by way Of remembering the les"
sons, experiences, etc. learned undef
the present sad conditions Of the groan<
ing creation.
The new creation will be gradual,
not sudden. The entire thousand years
Of Messiah's Kingdom will be neces~
sary for the perfecting of the fallen
race, the establishment Of Gods will
on earth on the same absolute plan
that now dominates in Heaven. AS
there Is neither crying. signing, nor
dying in Heaven. because there Is nei.
Their sin nor death penalty there, so ID
will be on earth. There will be no
crying. signing or dying and no sin
here, because sin, with all its dire eff
fects, will be thoroughly purged away
by the Messianic Kingdom. in its up
lifting work Of a thousand years. All
the wilfully wicked will be destroyed.
Psalm 145 20; 2 Peter PIP.
The glories of the perfect conditions
are beautifully represented to us in tha
words Of our Savior, when He tells US
that after all Of the human family
shall have been brought out Of sin, inn
perfection, ignorance and superstition
back to full perfection. and all the
disobedient destroyed in the Second
Death, then every creature in Heaven
and in earth shall be heard saying.
"Praise and honor and dominion and
might be unto Him that sltteth upon
the Throne and unto the Lamb foRs
ever