The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-06

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Of Jesus. He pointed out, that while
various severe experiences. trials and
tests may come from the world, vet
the very finest polishing is produced
by contact with the brethren. There
fore whoever learns to love the breth-
zen and to endure all their various
weaknesses and 1mperfections, and is
rightly exercised by these experiences,
will receive a fine polish-that which
our Lord through His Word describes
as the fruitage OF the Holy Spirit,
THE fruits Of the Spirit are manifest.
which are these: meekness, gentleness,
patience, long.sufrering. brotherly-
kindness, love-" Ii these things be in
us in abundance, we shall be neither
barren nor unfruitful In the knowledge
Of the Lord. And so it is that an en-.
trance shall be ministered unto us
abundantly into the everlasting King.
dom Of u Lord and Savior.
Construction of AntftypieaI Temple.
Next the construction Of the anti
typical Temple was discussed. Eight.
cen hundred years ago the foundation
was laid-in Heaven-the Top Stone,
as the Apostle says. All the. other
stones must DO fitted up into Him, ac-
cording to st. Paul. In describing the
antitypicaI Temple the Apostle here
uses the figure Of the pyramid, the top
stone of which is a miniature pyramid,
all remaining stones being fitted to
come into line with 1t. 80 the Scrip.
lures declare that Jesus Is the Chief
Corner Stone, the Top Stone, into
whom the Church, Is living stones,
are being built up. instead OF being
shaped to a foundation below them.
The speaker showed that this will be
accomplished in the First Resurrection.
when the Church. changed into spirit
beings like the Lord, will be built I'D
and completed with Him on the Heav-
emily plane, far above angels, principal.
tiles and powers, and every name that
Is named. -,
To b Pastors understanding Of the
Scriptures, the building Of the antitypi-
cal Temple will be done at the close
Of this Gospel Age. Just as in the
construction Of Solomon's Temple, all
the materials were first prepared, and
then the building began, so 1t will be
with the a~ntitypical Temple. Our great
Master Workman has been getting
ready the living stones" supervising
their preparation under strict rules al
to shape, size, quality, etc. This work
has been going on throughout this Cos
pei Age, and not until the full number
Of stones shall have been made ready
will the construction OF that glorious
Temple begin. This construction viii
be the Resurrection change-'Changed
in a moment, in the tw1nkling Of an
eye; for flesh and blood cannot in.
herit the Kingdom Of God"
Pastor Russell then showed. that
stnce we are nov living in the close
OF this Age, the stones for the antityp.
ical Temple must practically all be I'm.
ished. Therefore. he inclines to the
thought that the work OF construction
Of the Temple has already begun.
This does not imply, however, that the
final polish has been given to all of
the stones. Those long since prepared
could be put in place while the last
stones were receiving the finishing
touches. He declared that the Scrip
lures so intimate when they say that
the dead In Christ shall rise FIRST
beforehand-and that then we who
are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them In the clouds,
to meet the Lord" The fact that SONS
are not yet caught up TO meet the
Lord" but are still in the place Of pol
ishing and preparation. indicates that
the Temple is not yet completed.
After every living stone has been
placed in the great a%ntitypical Temple,
the glori6cation Of the Temple Will
follow. In the type, King Solomon,
type Of u Lord Jesus. offered the
sacrifice, and God accepted it; then the
glory OF the Lord filed the Temple.
30 in the a%ntitype. the Church in glory
Will not be the Temple of God until
The Heavenly Father Himself shall
have recognized 1t. 1t Is the work OF
our Lord Jesus Christ. the great Mas,
ter Workman, to shape and polish
these living stones. to remove them to
glorious conditions by the resurrection
change. and to build the Temple. Then,
when all is finished, not a stone lack.
Ing. He Will await the Fathers accepts.
The glory of the Lord God viii
I'll this living Temple.
"A House of Prayer For All N~ationa,D
The Pastor then showed the purpose
for which this glorious Temple of God
Is being constructed. Back in the Law
the required information
was pictorially set forth in types and
shadows. The Prophet Isaiah had
foretold that Gods House was to be
called a House Of Prayer for all ma
ton This was what the Temple at
jerusalem was in particular. 1t was
arranged in different sections. repre-
various classes, as it were,
FIRST In Importance was the Most
holy, then came the Holy, then the
Court into which Jews might come.
aext the Women's Court, last the Court
the Gentiles. Thus was depicted the
Mnlennial Age-after the g%lorifcation
the antitypicaI Temple.
God viii be in that Temple-the en-
dre Church of Christ glori6ed. The
Power will operate through il.
all nations will begin to draw near
% God. But In order to do so. they
must draw near to this Temple; for the
glory of God Will be therein displayed
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