The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-08-26

fict with our observation rs well
A. contradictory 10 the Bible, which
declares ihat the wages ~ sin Is
seath. that "lhe soul that sinneth
shall die. aud that Christ died for
mans sin in order 10 recover him out
n this penalty II death and 70 make
possible As lelieing bis resurrection
from the dca ilopsus 9 81 Ezekiel
1874; . Corinthians ls2i-a
Another Gay a. Judgment.
Having seen t0a; Gol's Judgment,
Dr. sentence against SIN went into ef.
lect Fix Thousand years ago end IS still
+ eject TINT tie Whole world il dy-
ne We AK properly, When wiIl the
new Judgmeu, lay begin The oppor-
unity for Adam and h!s race 70 have
another trial for life secured by Gods
mercy through lhe death Of lesusi
ST PAU answers our query, saying.
God hath appointed a Day, in which
He will Judge the world in righteous
ness, by that Man whom He hath or
ialned. whereof He hath given assur-
ance unto all men. IN that He hath
raised Him from the dead. : tActs
lT3i.) 81. Paul does not say that this
Judgment Day had begun IN his time;
hut that Il was future, according TO
Gods appointment, and ms a result of
shrist's death. He clearly intimates
also that Jesus Is 10 be the great Judge.
In this view Of matters, the appoint
"a Judgment Day is not TO be a time
II punishment for Adams sin; for
mankind already have been punished
In the diving processes Of the race for
tx thousand years. Nor Is the com
ng Judgment TO punish Adams race
because II their inherited weaknesses:
FOR an those weaknesses were included
IN the rcdemptiye work which the
Savior accomplished when "Iie by the
grace ofGUd tasted death for every man.
Tie coming Judgment Day simply
signifies fresh trial for Adam and
his race. In the first trial in Eden,
Father Adam failed; and he and his
race all lost the perfect life with which
be had been originally endowed, as A
Eon Of God. The new Judgment Day Is
designed by the Creator for the benefit
of Adam aud his race. In other words,
III win be a second great trial Of the
race. the difference being that the trial
will be individual, and the rewards or
.pulshments individual, not racial
During the four thousand years from
the time of Adams sin and his coming
under the death sentence down TO the
time Of Christ. God merely left the
world under its penalty and without
any suggestion that well-doing or i'll
doing would have any bearing upon
their future destiny. The only eXcep-
ton to this rule was the little nation
Of Israel. Abraham's family. To Abra-
ham. man OF faith and loyalty to
God. came the first declaration Of
Gods purpose TO bless the world. ga
latians 3:S lG. % Neither Abraham
nor his children were delivered from
the curse. He was merely Informed
that God had purposed another Judg-
ment Day, in which all the families
OF the earth would be blessed and in
which Ahraham's Offspring would be
the great Judge, through whom all the
willing and obedlcut night be brought
back to everlasting life and perfection.
God might have continued to deal
with humanity exactly rs He had done
during the FIRST two thousand years
might have left them in ignorance Of
His purpose to roll away the curse
and to roll on a blessing But another
feature of the Divine Plan made it
expedient to reveal certain features of
the Divine purpose He desired to
select two classes from amongst man
kind before He would begin the gen
era work of giving a fresh Judgment,
or trial. for everlasting life to Adam
and HIS race. In harmony with His
Plan God revealed certain things to
Abraham and his natural posterity, the
Jews. up to the time Of Christ. In
His dealings with them He tested
them and found certain noble, loyal,
faithful characters, suitable to His
future purposes. They are sometimes
STYLED the Ancient Worthless, and are
referred TO by st. Paul In Hebrews II.
In the closing verses Of that chapter,
however. the Apostle refers TO the
Church Of the Gospel Age as consti-
tuting a different class of Gods serv-
ants, as designed to receive at His
hands still higher honors than the
others. Note the Apostles words Of
contrast. After speaking very highly
Of the faith of the Ancient Worthless,
ST. Paul explains that they died with
out having received the fulflment Of
the promises made 10 them, all Of
which were earthly; and that they
could not receive the fulfilment Of their
earthly promises until after the Church
would have received and entered into
Der spiritual promises by the First Res
nrrection.-H Hebrews II 80, 40.
Selecting Judges For the World.
The Church, according 10 the Bible,
Is distinctly different from the world,
and is 10 have different kind Of sal
yation from that provided for man
kind In general Gods provision for
l,,,antt,r from, tho haDiuuinfy WAS a