Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-19

I ilthAAph hNfiNto
this subject OF the destiny of human
it's. aud greatly assists the public TO
understand the Scriptural usage OF the
words Sheol aud llades. so long mis-
understood ana mlsrepresented. The
Pastor said:
Closing Scenes Of This Age.
God has stated times and seasons for
every feature of His sreat Plan for the
Salvation OF Mankind from sin and
death conditions. In the end Of each
Of these seasons there has been a fin.
ishing up Of It's work and Il clearing
or of the rubbish. preparatory to the
beginning of the work Of the incoming
Age. Thus in the cud Of the Jewish
Age there was Harvested separa.
ton of the wheat class from the chaf
aud complete rejection Of the latter
class from Gods favor. With the few
Judged worthy IN the end Of that Age
4 new arrangement began-the Gospel
Age-and now we find ourselves
amidst the closing scenes Of this Age
the HarveSt-d during which the wheat
class and the tare class are being sep.
arated. With the wheat class, Of
which our Lord Jesus Christ is the
Head, n new Age. the Millennium. is
about to he inaugurated. At the close
Of the Milleunial Age there will be
still another Harvest, In which the
sheep class will be separated from the
goat class. and ushered into the glory
of the ages TO follow.
In the past many OF Gods people
have read their Bibles very carelessIy.
Our minds have been sluggish to splr-
hGl things For instance, the Para
ole Of the sheep and the Goats was ut
one time applied TO the Church. We
failed altogether TO notice that it does
not say even one word respecting the
Church. but is applied to the world, the
nations the heathen For many cen
turies the Jews had been accustomed
P to think Of themselves as Gods nation,
Gods people; all others they styled
heather, Gentiles, the nations, the peo-
pie; and In the Old Testament prophe-
cies God has treated the subject from
. that standpoint.
. In line with this usage, when Spirit.
< ual Israel was received into Divine IA
< vor us the Royal Priesthood, the holy
. nation. the peculiar people, all the re-
! mainder OF mankind were properly
!, enough to be thought Of as the nations
the Gentiles. Following this thought
: our Lord tells us In the Parable Of the
n Sheep and the Goats what will beful
4 the nations after His Kingdom shall
n have been set up--after the selection Of
the true Church class to be the Bride
the lambs Wife.
d The Parable Descriptive of the New
Age,
That this parable refers TO the worl
OF the incoming Age Is clearly indicat
ed in the opening verse. There tn
N Master distinctly says, "When the Sol
OF Man shall come In His glory, an,
all the holy angels with Him, the
shall lie sit upon the Throne Of Iii
glory" The scene Of this parable ey
IDENTIFY is laid after the Time OF Tror
BILE. when the nations shall have bee
subdued, Satan bound, and the author
ty OF Christ's Kingdom establshe,
Before that time shall have come, tn
overcoming Church will have bee
seated with her Lord rs His Bride 1
His Throne. As the Apostle write
"Know ye not that the saints sha
n Judge the worldy"--i Corinthians Co.
Then follows description OF ii
work OF the MesSianic Age; "Befol
Him shall be gathered all nations
All the people in the world, exec
Gods holy nation, His peculiar peopl
the Church OF Christ. will be gathert
before the great white Throne Of L
vine Justice. Mercy aud Love. Fir
viii come the living nations; and thC
in their appointed time the dead OF .
nations win be called to appear befo
the Judgment Sent OF Christ. there
a receive a fair. impartial trial rs In,
viduals under the most favorable G
eumstances. the outcome OF which W
be a final sentence OF worlhiness
unworthlness Of life everlasting.
six thousand years ago. In EIDE
Adam and his entire race were on tri
for life. But Adam failed. and W
sentenced to death, His posterity. s.
ming In him. were sentenced In hi