The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-15

lRASIC)R7RUSSElE)I Photo : Drama of
$3.50 Creation depicts
the subject of human destiny, and
greatly assists in the understanding of
the Biblical usage of the words Sheol
and Hades, long misunderstood.
The discourse began with the state
ment that Gods great Plan for mans
salvation has set times and seasons for
every feature. Each season ends with
a finishing up of the work and a clear
ing away of rubbish. preparatory to
the work of the incoming Age. The
Jewish Age ended with a Harvest-a
separation of wheat" from "chaff."
and a complete rejection of the chaff-
class from Divine favor. With the few
judged worthy u new arrangement be-
gan-the Gospel Age-and now we find
ourselves in its closing scenes-the
Harvest-during which wheat" is be
ing separated from "tares." With the
wheat-class. with our Lord as Head.
new Age-the Millennium-is about to
begin. At its close will also be a Har-
vest, in which sheep and goats"
will be separated, the sheep-class ush-
cred into endless glory, and the goats"
| destroyed in the Second Death.
At one time the Parable of the Sheep
and the Goats was applied to the
Church. We read our Bibles so care
| lessly as not to notice that nothing
whatever is said in the parable re-
| specting the Church, but that it Is ap
| piled to the world, the nations, the
| heather. The Jews were accustomed
| to think Of themselves as Gods people
and to style all others heather, Gen
tiles. the nations, the people; and in
! the prophecies God treated the subject
from this standpoint. In line with this
thought our Lord in this parable tells
what will befall the nations after the
selection of the Church to be the
Bride. the Lambs Wife.
Parable Descriptive of the Millennium.
The Pastor then pointed out from
the first verse of the parable what
many fail to notice-that the scene is
laid after the Time of Trouble, when
Satan shall have been bound, Christ's
Kingdom established, and the over
coming Church seated in the Throne
with her Lord. The following verses
| describe the work of the Millennial
Age, when all mankind will be gath
cred before the great white Throne of
Divine Justice, Mercy and Love. First
the living nations, and then the dead
of every nation, will appear before
Christ's Judgment Seat, there to re-
ceive fair trial as individuals under
the most favorable conditions. The
outcome of this trial will be a final
sentence of worthiness or unworthi-
ness of life everlasting.
Six thousand years ago in Eden
Adam and his race were on trial for
everlasting life. Adam failed, and was
sentenced to death. His posterity shar-
ed his penalty. In due time God sent
His Son into the world to die for
Adams sin. so that las by a man
came death [of the entire racel, by
man [Jesusl also will come the resur-
rection of the dead trace of Adaml.
For as all in Adam die, even so all in
Christ shall be made alive-every man
in his own order"
The gathering of the world before
the Throne will be the result of knowl-
edge The Time of Trouble will lead
to great enlightenment, and the knowl-
edge of Gods glory will cover the earth
ocean deep. Some will refuse to accept
Christ as their Mediator, and will not
enter into this judgment: After one
hundred years of resistance, these will
be cut off in the Second Death.
Since God is no reSpecter of persons,
He will forgive the world when they
turn from sin and accept Christ as
their Redepmer This does not mean
that justice will be ignored. however,
AS in the Church the sins of youth
often leave their sting to the end of
life. 81 We may reasonably expect that
stripes. pnnis.ments, will follow the
world From these weaknesses and
frailtieS humanity will gradually be
raised up during Christs Millennial
Reign. Two classes will be developed;
one will come heartily into accord with
the Divine will, but the other will
merely assume an outward appearance
of harmony in order to secure the de-
sired blessings.
Meantime each individual will be
making character. Ultimately the
Great Judge, who will read the heart,
will manifest to all the real heart DIFF
ference between the two classes, all Of
whom will have been on trial for a
thousand years. Then the sheep-class
will receive the earthly dominion for
feited by Adam; but the goats will
be cut off from life.