Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-20

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GHa9lQkkQ22LlD is declared to be
the re-estab lish-
ment of faith in the Bible. Manifcstly
1T Is well adapted to this end. Few can
witness 1t without deeper reverence for
God and great personal benefit.
Pastor RusselI's text today was,
"When Christ ' . shall appear, then
shall We also appear with Him In
glory."-Coiossians Sd.
The Pastor began by showing how
foolish and unscriptural were many of
the suggestions handed down from the
Dark Ages respecting the object and
the of Christ's Second Advent.
The Bible declaration that our Re
deemer would come again and receive
Ills faithful people to Himself was
c surmised to imply that all the re-
inainder Of mankind would experience
eternal torture. But now, In the bless
ed enlightenment Of our day, we see
that the gathering Of the Church in the
FIRST Resurrection Is merely the com
pleting Of the Seed OF Abraham Gala
tians BIG. 29, whose work thenceforth
VIII BIO the blessing Of all the families
OF the earth. according to the Divine
Promise and Oath.
The declaration that at our Lords
Second Coming He will Judge the
world In Righteousness, we once mis-
understood to mean that the Redeemer
would merely confirm a Judgment. or
decree, OF eternal torment against man
kind, the speaker asserted. He then
briefly outlined the Divine Plan for hui.
me salvation from the sin and death
conditions brought upon the a c
through Adams disobedience and ex.
tended as a judgment to all his pos
aerfty. He showed that since Jesus
Christ, by the grace Of God, tasted
death for every man." Adam and Gil
his race would have another trial for
iMe-indivtdual!y, however. This new
trial has been delayed until the Church
class is tried and qualified to be the
worlds judges during its trial-during
q 1000 years of Messiah's Kingdom.
The Pastor explained that in this
trial right and wrong. truth and err
ror, will be set before mankind with
the full explanation that whoever
chooses sin will choose the Second
Death. but that whoever chooses right
eousness will choose life everlasting.
He then contrasted this Scriptural
view OF the Judgment Day with that
handed down from the Dark Ages
"A twenty four-hour day for damning
aafresh the poo race already suffering
from the original condemnation.
How Christ viii Come.
Next was pointed a the unreason-
ableness Of the unscriptural theories
respecting Christ's Coming received
9 a darker time. According to
these. the Redeemer would come again
In the flesh. the only glory of which
would be a shining skin. The speaker
then quoted Scripture after Scripture
70 prove That our Lord was u To
death In the flesh, but yvaa raised from
q dead q spirit being. Our Lords
desh was given for the life OF the
world; and all Els human rights viii
in due time be given to humanity.
u WAS also shown that since the
Scriptures declare that stfiesh and blood
cannot inherit tho Kingdom OF Cod
@ Church must be- changed BY the
power Of the First Ressirrection-rnade
spirit beings Ike giorsaed Re
tecraer. whom they shall see MS He is.
misconceptions respecting our Lords
condition have blinded our minds re.
g1Fitng the manner OF His Second
Coming. the Pastor declared. THINK.
Ing OF Him as a feshiy being. we were
unable 10 comprehend the Scriptures
telling Of His parousia (presence, in
the end OF this Gospel Age and of the
fwofoid work then to be accomplished
Gfst. q separating work In His Church.
unseen and unknown by the world: see.
end, q manifestation to mankind, not
~ tiesh, bnt lin flaming IRE.
P~aronsia and Epiphania.
The speaker then discussed at length
tEo words used In the Greek MSS. ii
Teference to our Lordss Second Com
asg He said that our English trans.
iation beclouds their Mgrifcance.
Nshrist's Parousia, presence, was shown
gfo refer to q period when, sas d thief
"a 5he night unknown To the world,
he VIII Judge His Church, giving n
ward 10 the faithful. This Includes
aate resurrection OF the dead saints
aan The change Of. the living onas.
After the Church has been kiorifed.
eaae aAapiphania. or shining forth of HE
~ ere AZ glory, will take place. This