The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-16

growing mentally and physically
weaker.
But while tho Gospel of Christ has
n az yet saved the world. 1t has
proven a wonderful blessing to those
who have become sincere followers oG
Jesus-a sanity few. TO these the
Gospel has not only brought peace and
JOY. but has been to them "Ehe power
OF God unto salvation" Il has saved
them from many Of their weaknesses
and fears. More than this, Il Is pre-
pairing them for q completeness OF sal
walton. to be brought unto them aE the
Second Coming Of Jesus, when they.
according to His promise, shall expert
ence a complete change Of nature
from earthly condition to Heavenly.
weakness 30 power, from humili-
alton 10 glory. from animal, ow hunaan,
conditions TO spirit conditions.
The RigsA In Mr.. 5eeohs<'s Theory.
But Mr.. Beecher's view, also, con.
ta1ns Bible Truth. Although the king
doms Of this world have not yet be-
come the Kingdom of our Lord, al
though as yet every knee does not bow
and every tongue confess to the glory
OF God, nevertheless. according to the
Bible, the final outcome of the Divine
Pla will include all these things.
Amongst other things p%rophesied, the
knowledge OF the glory OF God has not
yet flied the whole earth. Not yet are
all the blinded eyes OF ignorance and
superstition opened. nor are all the
deaf ears unstopped.
The Bible explanation Of the situa.
ton fs that God from the very begin.
ming purposed the permission Of sin.
In order TO give valuable instruction
to angels and to men respecting the
sinfuineSs Of sin and its dire conse-
quences. Gods Law declares, ''Tho
soul that sinneth, it shall die" ''The
wages OF sin is DEATH" We were con-
fused by the errors which crept into
Church creeds during the Dark Ages,
when the Bible was practically non-ex-
istsnt, when the bishops were sup
posed TO be the successors Of the Apos-
ties. and when their decisions were
considered infallible.
Their teaching that the dead ara
alive misled Us. turned us away from
the Bible teaching that the dead are
dead. Their teachings respecting a
derry He'll and q PurgatoTy led Us away
from the Bible teaching on the subject
OF future punishment. Now we and
that the Bible Hell Is the tomb, the
death state: and that God In His great
Plan has arranged to abolish our sem
tence OF death by the universal awak-
enlng OF the dead. All in the graves
shall hear the voice Of the Son Of Man
and come forth.-John 5:2S %. r. V.
The Bible teaches that God has an
orderly Plan for His entire work; and
that not until man has passed through
SIX great Days from his creation, each
a thousand years long, will his Week
Of labor, toll and strife against sick.
ness, pain, sorrow and death be at an
end. Then Messiah's l~ongpromdsed
Kingdom viii be established. CHRIST
shall come, a spirit being, and shall de-
throne Satan, who through human sH
perstitton and ignorance has become
the master OF men. Satan shall be
bound for a thousand years; and Mes
stah shall be the great King Of earth,
though his Kingdom will be invisible
to men as Satan's kingdom is invisible
-because composed of spirit beings
The Glorious View of che Bible.
The grand work of the Kingdom Of
God Jesus and His gIori6ed Church
operating through human agencieS)
will be q work of Restitution (Acts
3I9-21) As Adam fell from the moral
image Of his Creator, he 1s to have the
opportunity Of rising again 10 this i'm
age, because redeemed by MeSgtah's
sacrifice.
The ChuFch's salvation, IN progress
since Pentecost Is a salvation to a
Heavenly existence, by a change OF
nature. But the worlds salvation will
consist Of q restoration 10 perfect hu-
nature, which will find It's perfec-
ton Of enjoyment In an earthly Eden.
gradually becoming wOrad-wide. AS
Adams death sentence was accompa-
by sickness, sorrow and pain, 30
when The Redeemer shall apply to
mankind at His Second Coming the
general forgiveness and amnesty prom
ised In the Bible, the result will be the
gradual elimination Of sickness, sOr-
row and pain. BY the close of Mes
siah's thouSand-year Reign, there shall
be no moSe sin or death. The curse
wfll thus gradually disappear, giving
place 10 Divine blessing and fellow
ship.-Revela&ion 215; 223.
Many Bible students believe that the
wonderful increases Of knowledge and
blessings I'm the world witnessed during
the past ffty years are evidences fore
told by the Bible, indicating that we
are already in the dawn Of that New
Day Of Messiah's Kingdom. The run-
ming to and fro and increase Of knowf-
edge. the wise Of Gods people under
standing, and the imminence Of q great
Time OF Trouble Daniel 1914, 8, 10;
Matthew 24:21). point out that we are
in the time Of the ending Of the old
order Of things, and the dawning Oe
the new.
Approach eg the Great Tfsas OF Trouble.
This great Time Of Trouble we see
approaching. According to the Scrip |
lures, 1t win be, ali-emhractng. 1t viii
include all religious systsms, all hui
man governments, nations and condi-
lions Of men, and will culminate In
anarchy. Although for a time hunaant-