The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-04

that this world VIII ever see will
such an one as IL Is now cnjoyins
I while the various 20 called kingdom
ef God are butcherIng each othcl
Each Is trying To justify It's own We
tish course, and all unite III saying tina
the civilized nations Of today m
/ Christendom Christ's Kingdom
\ This theory began in the year 500
with Pope Leo Ill, since which lin
I Catholics claim that the Church Is gior
flied. reigning with Christ, aud tn,
Pope serving as the worlds king vice
gerent, or instead Of Messiah. English
German and other reformers coming
out Of Catholicism brought with then
the same theory, which has been false
ly added 10 the Lords Prayer in III,
words, Thine Is the Kingdom and tn,
power and the glory forever" whicl
words do not appear In the oldest MSS
nor In the Revised Version. Protes
tants generally. refusing the Pope as
the vicegerent of Christ. are much con
fused when they attempt TO explain
the Kingdom for which they pray
THY Kingdom come" and the refer.
ence In Revelation TO its lasting a thou.
sand years. Protestant preachers are
becoming Higher Critics, Evolutionists,
etc, and take little account of the BIZ
bic testimony. What a pity that such
do not instead resign their pulpits and
enter business life, where higher stand
ards Of honesty prevail
What Troubles Honest Preachers.
There are honest preachers who be
lieve the Bible. yet find it difficult TO
believe respecting Messiahs Kingdom.
Properly enough these argue that II
Jesus has been glorified for eighteen
centuries as a Spirit Being, at the right
hand OF the Father, and has been pre-
pairing the Church for the Heavenly
Courts, 1t would seem to be retro
gression for Him to return to earth
and establish an earthly kingdom with
soldiers, servants, courtiers, etc. Prop
erly they reason that for the Lord Je-
sus to leave the Throne Of Heavenly
Glory, and return to sit upon throne
Of gold and ivory, would seemingly be
taking backward step.
The difficulty is that these ministers
have slipped few cogs in the great
Divine Plan of the Ages. What they
need yet to note in the Bible is that
Christ and His Church, His Bride
class, the Royal Priesthood, the House
hold Of Faith, are the only ones Of the
human family promised share in the
Heavenly rewards and blessings-that
the Divine arrangement for the re-
mainder of mankind Is an earthly
Eden, or Paradise. and human perfec-
ton in the Divine likeness. They fail
to see that the sanity Church. now be-
ing gathered from the world for eight
cen centuries, will compose Spiritual
Kingdom which, backed by Infinite
Wisdom and Power, will be better
able to serve the worlds interests than
could any earthly kingdom; and that,
the Divine Plan provides
that the Ancient Worthless from Abel
lown to John the Baptist. are to be |
-esurrected perfect human beings, who
will be honored by being made "princes |
n all the earth Representatives. |
agents. of the invisible Spiritual King
lon then in control.
The Kingdom Now In Embryo.
Our Lords many parallels refer to
lis Church as Kingdom class, a
Royal Priesthood. This does not sig
lify that He intended them to occupy
Dlaces of honor and distinction now.
The Master Himself was neither
King nor a Priest on earth. His is the
Ielchi.edek Priesthood Of the Mes
ianic Age. Then He will also be the
reat King over all the earth. Well
id He declare TO PLATE, my King
ON is not of this Age John 1886.
IS His sanity followers are TO share
4 His Kingdom, they also must wait
Or its establishment While waiting
hey pray, THY Kingdom come; Thy
ill be done on earth, ms it is done in
ieaven.
OF this Royal Priesthood the Apps
@ John declares, THE world knowetb
5 not. We are kings and priests
My from the Di"ine standpoint which
one are able to recognize except "the
rethren." Only in embryo are Gods
hints spoken Of as the Kingdom class.
hey are now on probation. Jesus /,
lys that the overcomers will be grant ,
| TO sit with Him In His Throne. as
,tual members Of the Royal Priest :
,od. to reign with Him thousand !
,ars. Revelation 3:21; 20.6
"He Must Reign Until" g
After telling about the resurrection
the dead. st. Paul explains that the s.
surrection Of the Church TO glory. e
)nor and immortality viii be first on y
e program. Subsequently all will I
me forth. every man In his own or d
r." and Christ shall reign until He Il
all have put down al lnsubordina- II
IN other Scriptures clearly inform d
that the length OF His Reign VIII b
n thousand years. "
From the H.ble viewpoint the Thou
nd-year Day Of Christ Is ample for n
@ great work to which II has been a
by the all-wise Creator o