The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
EARTH, D0TI0nLEss III
DURING THE MILLENNIUM
SATAN BOUND IN THE EARrm
Miliennhal Reign of Saints VIII IA
Not Here. But In Heaven, Declares
Mofrett, Disagrcetng With Pastor
Russell.

The millennium is inaugurated
with the second coming OF Christ.
The saints are taken UP by Him into
heaven; the wicked are destroyed,
and Satan, by this chain of circum-
stances. is bound here on earth Tor
thousand years" The keynote Of
Evangelist Moffett's sermon last night
may be thus expressed. A record
breaking crowd was in attendance at
the tent to hear the able discourse
on the millennium. and the special
music by Mr.. Harold Jenkins, OF
Washington, d. c. Evidently Mr..
Moffett Is not In harmony with the
teachings OF Pastor Russell. for he
said, in part:
while the word millennium does
not occur In the Scriptures, 1t 10 used
to designate the period of one thous-
and years spoken OF in the twentietn
chapter OF Revelation.
The millennial reign of Christ
brought to view here is not on earth.
but in heaven, for. when the right
eous dead are raised at His second
coming tat the last trump, they are
caught up to meet the Lord In the
air, and are taken to heaven. where
Christ is. John. while in holy vision
on Patmos, had view OF them there.
and heard their anthems of praise
live and reign with Christ in heaven
during the thousand years after the
first resurrection, or the resurrection
of the just. But 1t should be re-
membered that when Christ comes
the second time and gives life ia the
righteous, the brightness and glory o.
His presence consume the wicked. So
that the earth is depopulated and LEFT
desolate. This Is clearly shown from
a largo piYry bar errinftrraz
| when the living wicked are COM
sumed by the burning glory of tho
coming King. and the blessed and
holy are taken to heaven to reign
with Christ a thousand years. the
earth, left desolate and uninhabited.
is called the bottomless pit. intc
which Satan lis cast and shut up,
where he remains bound during that
period. The term 'bottomess pit II
from the Greek word 'abyssos.' which
| in the Septuagint is the word for
| deep In Genesis liz. The earth wan
thin without form and void: that III
| it was In a chaotic. empty, desolate
condition.: and this will be its cons
dition during the millennium. Hero
Satan IL confined during that period.
and having no one to tempt or de-
Iceive. he is bound and shut UP In this
PRISON. house by these circumstances.
which not only limit his operations.
| but absolutely take away his oppor-
tunities to deceive and destroy souls.
| But when the wicked dead are raised
lat the end of the thousand years
Satan is said to be 1oosed out Of hin
prison. and shall go out to decisive
the nations which are in the four
quarters OF the earth.
| After Satan and all his rebel host
meet their fate in the lake Of ire
which envelopes the earth, new
earth appears. with the New Jersusa-
lem az its capital city. This will fu1-
all the Bible predictions that the
| earth shall be burned up. but thes
ashes will be used by the Lord "
make new heaven and new earth
| In commenting upon the results oxs
1.-THE various teachings about the mil
Ilennium as found In the world, ME-.
MofYett said further: M
The popular view OF this teaching
Is that the gospel of Jesus Christ VIII
so far control the minds and hearts
of men that the whole world will
| finally be converted and become holy
| by it's influence. that wars Will cease
and that this happy state will CON
tinue one thousand years, and that
during this time Christ will reign with
His people spiritually.
From the very nature of the case.
1 T9ae conversion Of tire world fr nm asssvsi
possibility. God Is the same during
II all time He deals with men and MAJ
| tons impartiaiiy. Satan Is the same
excepting that the experience OF nh
thousand years has made him more
artfui in seducing men and women
Into sin. The fallen race Is the sanies
only that each succeeding generafiou
ldegenerates physically. mentally and
morally; hence sinners are more
easily held by him in their reheiIion@
against God. and in their sins This
state of things win increase TIL fhes
doom. IA Il