River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-03-04

that this world will ever see will be
such an one as it is now enjoying,
While the various so called kingdoms
of God are butchering each other.
Each is trying to justify its own sell
fish course, and all unite in saying that
the civilized nations of today are
Observation-Disclosures Kingdom.
This theory began in the year 800,
with Pope Leo Ill, since which time
Catholics claim that the Church is glor-
fled. reigning with Christ, and the
Pope serving as the worlds king-vice-
gerent. or instead of Messiah English.
German and other refOrmers coming
out Of Catholicism brought with them
the same theory, which has been false
~ added to the Lords Prayer in the
words, Thine is the Kingdom and the
power and the glory forever" which
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 it's lasting a thou
sand years. Protestant preachers are
becoming Higher Critics, Evolutionists,
etc., and take little account of the BIZ
bic testimony. What pity that such
do not instead resign their pulpits and
enter business life, where higher stand
ards of honesty prevail.
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There are honest preachers who be-
lieve the Bible, yet find it difficult to
believe respecting Messiah's Kingdom.
Properly enough these argue that if
Jesus has been glorifed 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. it would seem to be a 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 a backward step.
have slipped a 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 a 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 a 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,
Furthermore, the Divine Plan provides
that the Ancient Worthless. from Abel
down to John the Baptist, are to be
resurrected perfect human beings, who
will be honOred by being made princes
in all the earth Representative
agents, Of the invisible Spiritual King
dom then in control.
The Kingdom Now In Embryo.
Our Lords many parallels refer to
His Church as a Kingdom class,
Royal Priesthood. This does not sig
Nifty that He intended them to occupy
places Of honor and distinction now.
The Master Himself was neither a
ic is fhn
Melchizedek Priesthood Of the Mes
sianic Age. Then He will also be the
great King over all the earth Well
did He declare to PLATE, my King
dom is not of this Age" (John 1886.
AS His sanity followers are to share
in His Kingdom. they also must wait
for it's establishment. While waiting
they pray, ''Thy Kingdom come; Thy
will be done on earth, as it is done in
Heaven"
Of this Royal Priesthood the Apos-
tie John declares, "The world knoweth
us not" We are kings and priests
only from the Divine standpoint, which
none are able to recognize except "the
brethren Only in embryo are Gods
saints spoken of as the Kingdom class.
They are now on probation. Jesus
saws that the overcomers will be grant
ed to sit with Him in His Throne. as
actual members of the Royal Priest
hood. to reign with Him a thousand
years.-Revelation 3: 81; 20:6
ale Must Reign Until"
After telling about the resurrection
of the dead, st. Paul explains that the
resurrection Of the Church to glory,
honor and Immortality will be first on
the program. Subsequently all will
come forth, every man in his own or
der" and Christ shall reign until He
shall have put down all insubordina-
ton. Other Scriptures clearly inform
us that the length Of His Reign will
be q thousand years.
From the Bible viewpoint the Thou
sand-year Day of Christ is ample for
the great work to which it has been
cOnsecrated by the all-wise Creator