The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04

weaknesses and frailtics of the py,s,it
time to perfection 81 life, although they
will not live again In this perfect seusA
until the thousand years shall be nm
ished. After that Reign Of Righteous
ness shall have accomplished it, work
of delivering the grooming creation from
the bondage OF corruption. sin and death
Messiah will abdlcate the Throne. A. i
is written, He viii deliver up the King
dom To God. even the Father. that Ne
may he all in ALL Corinthians too
I2s.
What a glorious condition Viii then
obtain when th,re shall bc no more
CRYING no more dying. for all the former
things ct sin and death shall have
passed away Glad arc We that our
/ great Messiah .s about to overthrow
sin ana evil, about to establish right
eousness Oh permanent and CNtriLst-
ing foundation which Viii insure that
to all eternity Gods VIII shall bc don"
az perfectly in this earth az o. IL now
done In Heaven.
ask YOU to consider candidly--you
need not reply--ls there "A kingdom M
the world today that In your judgment
represents Divine government among
men? Is there perfect government
where Gods Will IL done az 1t is done
In Heaven? You are cOnversant with
history. You know the bloody record
which marks it, pages. You know that
so-called Christian Europe has been
, drenchcd with blood more than any
other part Of the world. You know
that the cause ~ wrong has triumph-d
oftener than the cause Of right You
know that today these Kingdoms N
Europe. styled Kingdoms of God ar,
destroying one another You know thai
great guns. great hattleships and mon
ster torpedoes have been prepared by
I these various nations FOR use against
one another, while they all claim to he
Christ's kingdoms Is this logical? Ts
| this rational? Most assuredly not!
We must 20 to the Bible for true in
! formation on this subject. II tells us
that these Kingdoms are rot the king
doms Of God. but Kingdoms OF this
world" 1t tells us that Satan Is the
Prince Of this word tJchn 1890; Ephe-
SLAMS 2:2b: hat he Is THE god of this
world" that now wOrkcth in the hearts
| Of the children Of discoedlence'--so
much more numerous than the children
Of oh diencc that he through them holds
| the worlds control. But with equa'
clearness the Bible declares that he and
his reign of Sin and Death are per
mitted OF God for "a limited time and 4
| special purpgS So: and that when tht duo
! time comes Messiah will take His great
power and reign then satan shall h.
bound and all the forces Of sin and
darkness be restrained.
"The Election Hath obtained IT,"
Come with ME and take a cursorv
| view of Gods great work thus TAR ac-
| complishcd. For more than two thou
sand years God gave no clear iutmatlon
| + His purposes toward the fallen race.
| Then He made statement to Abraham
| 80 explicit that s.. Paul declares IL 3
statement Of the Gospel in advance
God said To Abraham. | shall bless the
world. This cou.1 only mean. ! shall
relieve them OF the curse Of death which
came upon them through Adams sin
God added. This bl ssng ! will bring
TO all mankind through your posterty-
I'm thy Seed shall all the families ~
the earth be blessed X Ger esis 1873.
Gods due time for bringing this bless
ing was not until Messiah should come
Meantime God gave Abraham's natural
seed the Law Covenant, which offered
them eternal life and an inheritance in
the Kingdom If they could keep the
Law. or course, they could not DO 50,
for tho Law was the measure OF ! per
feet mans ability. and like the remain
der OF mankind the Israeltes were sin
ners. Nevertheless their attempt N
keep the Law brought them great uplift
OF heart, so that when Jesus came
/ considerable number OF them were ready
to receive Him. They became sons o,
God, through the begetting of the Holy
These were the Spiritual Seed OF Ahra-
ham. Jesus being the Head. or first.
Israel had hoped for share In Mes-
slabs Kingdom. ST. Paul explains
Israel hath not obtained that which
he seeketh, but tho Election hath ob.
tanned II, and the rest were blinded" The
blinded Israelites are stiil cast aside. but
| not forever. The Divine blessing shall
come TO Natural Israel Just as soon ~
| Spiritual Israel shall he completed Soc
Romans 1l:25-34.
The Kingdom Sunereth violence.
What did the ELECTION" obtain? We
| answer, They became Identified Wit
Messiah's Kingdom. and heirs OF the
Abrahamic Promise. Note that not a
sufficient number Of Jews were found
worthy to complete the Kingdom class
| God had foreseen this, and through the
| Prophet had promised that some would
| be gathered from the Gentiles TO com
/ plete this class. The entire work Of The
| Gospel Age has been the calling Of th'a
! "elect" company. II we have rightly
Viewed the matter, the foreordn!u,i
number will soon have been found and
Messiah's Reign begin.
Throughout tho Gospel sge the XII
| dom class have been suffering w'N
| Christ. Jesus explained this: thcy or.
indeed Of the Royal Family, heCauso ''
| gotten u the Holy Spirit, but they h'N"
not yet entered into their glory. Tl,v
! VIII do so only by the power Of the Ere
| Resurrection. Thus 1t Is written, I'VE
must all be changed" because "ncsu ar'
! blood cannot inherit the Kingdom .'
| Cod Corinthians 1880. 81.
Partly for their testing. their dcvo'o.
/ mept takes place in a time when Sa'..
| Il the Prince OF this world, when '-
| power permitted 10 be eNcrc sed agJ'-s'
! them as il was against our Lord. TT
| message 70 these is, The Kingdom sufi.r.
! eth violence and the violent take IL
| force" Matthew HEED As our LorH
| suffered violence from the Prince OF {.
world. so VIII Hts followers, for 't'-
| disciple IL not above his Lord" y
| promise to His followers Is. "Bo t.'.
| faithful unto death and ! will givC t..,
a crown OF life Revelation 2.it.