The Washington times., 1914-12-28


Messiah. whose Rule OF Righteousness for
human uplift has been prophetically pic
tured for centuries.
The Picture In Retrospect.
After 1000 years OF the reign OF Sin
aud Death, God foretold in an obscure
manner the blessing which He purDosed
to bring subsequently 10 the race.
To Abraham He said 'In thy Seed shall
all the families of the earth be blessed"
That Message, followed in Israel by the
giving OF the Law Covenant, has been
the light of the world. For eighteen CEN
turtles 1t was the only light of hope, OF
prospect. Then, in partial fulfillment Of
that Promise, came Jesus, the first pTac-
teal Expression of Divine Love for our
race. No longer would God content Him
self merely with promises. He would
now begin the work of human rescue.
But if any hoped that worldwide
blessings would Immediately spring up
as the result of Jesus work, he was
mistaken. On the contrary, Jesus Him.
self was combated by the Prince of
Darkness and his deluded subjects. For
nearly two thousand years the same
principle has obtaIned-Jesus' followers
have been obliged to take I'D their cross
and suffer for righteousness. for godli-
ness. in the midst OF a crooked and per-
verse people, amongst whom they nave
shone as lights and whom to some OK
tent they have assisted in enlightening,
civilizing. etc
Thus the Six Days of tho Week. so
Tar as light, truth. knowledge OF God.
Is concerned, have all been dark. The
lights which God provided in His peo-
pie have been as candles. They have in
deed reproved the darkness, but they
nave been powerless to scatter it. Nor
DID God so design. His declaration
through the Prophet is. Darkness COW
ers the earth. gross darkness the peo-
ple: but THE Sun of Righteousness
, shall arise with healing in His beams. -
, Isaiah CO.,: Malachi ~
This promised sun of righteousness
winch Is TO scatter earth's darkness
consists, We are distinctly told, of
Jesus and those who have walked in
HIS footsteps throughout tho Gospel
I age These, approved by the Father
will be glorified beyond the Veil by a
resurrection TO glory, honor. and i'm
mortality. Then speedily will these
shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdom
OF their Father This will mean the
ushering in of the great Seventh Day
Messiah's Day.
' Six Days Of the Week have yet passed.
The glorious Seventh Day, in which the
great Mediator between God and man
! VIII assume His Kingdom powers. is
! Just at hand. Instead OF thinking that
God is forgetting TO fulfill the Mes
sianic promises. We should with the
eyes OF faith, realize that He IS work
4 ing all things according 70 the coun-
| sci Of His own will. God has exer-
cised great patience with humanity in
not blotting out the race. and this fact
] assures us that die Interchangeable One
would prefer that none OF His creatures
/ should perish in death, but rather that
! All might turn unto Him and live
4 Ezekiel 33:i1.
! The great opportunity for the masses
- a nit to - H. =
attain life everlasting will be after the
darkness shall have passed. when the
sun OF Righteousness shall be shining
forth: after the Highway of Holiness
shall have taken the place Of the Broad
Road to Destruction; after Messiah.
/ the great King. shall have dethroned
| Satan. the Prince Of Darkness. from
| the control of the world: after the
Prince of Peace shall have established
lasting peace upon a proper basis.
Waiting For the Mother.
Our race was generated by Father
Adam. as well as condemned to death
through his disobedience. What the
| race needs is another father or life
| giver. and this is exactly what the
| word Saviour signifies-Life-Givcr At
! the cost Of His own life the Redeemer
| became the Purchaser OF Adam and his
| race, with a. view TO their resurrection
IlOlli Hlll ana ttitlN- Is NOT one OF inc
Redeemer's titles THE Everlasting
| Father'-the Father who gives ever
! lasting life? isaiah 500 UnquestiOn-
| ably He has not yet fulfilled this Elor-
ious office OF Life-Giver 10 Adam s
! race. He viii fulfill it. however-''in
| His Day
Speaking 20 HIS faithful disciples
Jesus promised them, I'm the Tegenera.
ton ye shall sit upon twelve thrones.
IMatthew 1928 That regeneration
period corresponds exactly to 81
| Peters Times OF Restitution" or years
| Of restoration acts g: l9-2D: and both
| of thesa statements agree to the gen
! cral teachings of Scripture respectin:
| a resurrection 81 the last Day'-Mcs
siah's Day-the thousand years OF re.
generation. restitution, which Will AT
sord Adam and his race fullest oDpor
| tunity for attaining perfection Of hu
man nature ia an EdenIc Worldwide
| Paradise.
But why the delay. do YOU ask? An
! VIC answer. God did not permit Adam
| to begin the establishment OF his rae,
! until first He gave him Eve as his bride
/ his EClpmate. The world needed no
| merely lre-Giver. but mother. ;
: Care-taker. Similarly. in the Divine ar.
! Iangcment God has provided that III,
Restitution Time. the world : upliftlns
geriod, the regeneration Epoch for man.
kind. shall not begin until first Tn,
'HTae Church. the Bride Of Christ. shal
! have been completed and united 10 III,
HeaVenlg Bride groom beyond the Vel
made partakcr with Him of glory
honor. and inmortality-the Divine ma
tuTe
Thus the great Divine Plan Of tn.
Ages, timed by Infinite Wisdom. ha.
delayed long enough to permit all ri
Gods spiTit-begotjen children to make
their calling and election sure 10
share with our Redeemer in His gloIl
Gus work. How glad We are that TIL
| Heavenly Father and the KinCly Re
deemer are reckoning us 10 share IN,
things which "c,s hath not seen no.
ear heard, neither have entered into IN,
heart Of man. but which are reserve,
for all who love God sinc"rely- snor,
than they love houses or lands. par
ents. or children. or self.
VALUABLE COUPON.