The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-07

condition. Bot they have looked for
Divine victory IN the wrong dlrec-
ton, because they have accepted the
medieval theory that God wished the
| Church 10 establish the Millennium
by converting the world from sin TO
righteousnsss. In the endsavor 10
follow that theory, tnquisitions and
psrsecutions were invoksd 20 force
people into church membership. How
successful IL was 10 witnessed By
conditions IN Europe today.
Great Britain claims o. per cent
Christians. Germany the same. Rus
sia about the same, while Italy
claims that ali her people are Chris
tiann They have been attempting
20 convert the world by calling peo-
pie Christians who were not chris
tihns at all, and By Including their
methods they have counted up a
total Of 400. 900. 900 Christians. ~
against total Of 1900. 900 900 ~
earth's population. Thus the world
ia not yet half Christian. even Of the
nominal sort. ana instead OF the
hsathen coming rapidly over 20
lchristianity. we find that they dou-
bied during the last century.
Let "a glance Mt the character Of
those forcibly brought under the
name Christian as Infants While
we believe that In every nation and
denomination there are some mem
beers Of the Church Of God. neverthe
less. taken az whole. can we not
see that what Jesus said Of SONS in
His day must be applicable in what
today II styled cbriatsndom. We
are OF your father the Devil. for his
| works 80 do"f
We ask ourselves. Are the people
of Europe doing the works OF God
or OF the Dcvii7 The Apostle tells
US that ~ any man have not the
Spirit Of Christ. he IL none OF HIS:
49, awNs
meeknesr. Eenueness. patience.
lbrotheriy kindness. love. that anger.
malice. hatred. strife. are works OF
the flesh and OF the Devil. by their
fruits ye shall know them" said the
Master. Surely some huge mistake
has been made when the people Of
Europe have been styled Chri.tendom
l-christs Kingdom.
How sad was the mistake which
occurred when the doctrines OF de-
mons" were brought in, Now we
see that the Bible tells a very differ
cnt story. IL tells that Gods tim.
for saving the world from sin and
death Will be during Messiah's NIL
have every good opportunity that
Divine Wisdom. Love and Justice
Will arrange on their behalf
The dead are not in Heaven nor in
the Catholic Purgatory nor In the
lstill worse Protestant eternal tor
ture. But for Jesus and Ills work
they would be dead in the same
sense that a brute Is dead. Because
resurrection from the dead: and
therefore. throughout Scripture the
dead are spoken OF as asleep IN
conscious. waiting for the glorious
Resurrection Morning Of Mexsishs
Th- seventh Tr.mp~s-she Last
with our minds filled with the
fears Of the Dark Ages we once
thought OF the trump of God a.
though II ippiied horrible disaster
TO the human family. But now that
We discern more clearly the Bible
itsachingr. we find that the seventh
trumpet II symboiical. like the pre-
ccfing six. that II stands related to
Ncesishs Kingdom and to the
worlds release from the bondage OF
sin and Death. Thank God for the
seventh trumpet the last trump. the
In the past this was pictured a.
tho Jubilee Under the Jewish Law
arrangement God pfogided that
every flfiieth year should he a
Jubilee. Ia which all debts should be
eancciied and ali bondages terSnin-
lated. This was not o}e.y q beneficial
arrangement for the Jews. but u
type OF the future. II pictured thu
fun release OF humanity from all
bondage 10 SIN and Death. dewitt
Gus 1S.s-I7.D The great Seventh
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typical Jubilee Year. began tn 1875.
according Go Scripturai chronolngy.
u ~ the proper time for all members
OF the antitypicRi Priesthood to blow
the silver trumpet OF Truth aud to
Inform mankind that II is Gods viii
that they 20 free from the bondage
OF corruption.
Such procinmations have been
going forth from Bible students the
world over during the past forty
years. But as among the Tsraeiltes
there was a nominal priesthood who
opposed the Message OF Jesus and
the Apostles. 60 there is today a
nominal priesthood who oppose the
Message Of the Truth. the Message
that Messiah is about 20 begin His
Reign.
Meantime. humanity has been in
lcreasingly anxious concerning It's
bondage. and has restIessly been
seeking liberty-sometimes wisely,
somefimcs unwiseiy. some employ
ers and teachers. realizing the i'm
pending change. have governed and
taught accordingly. while Others
have Invoked stiil further the pow
ers OF ignorance and superstition
with view 60 continuing the Pres
ent Order OF things. which God has
declared shall pass away. Christ is
now taking TO Himself His great
power. and is about 70 begin His
Reign; and In our text He tells us
that BY that Reign lie win make all
!
Happy would II be for all classes
IL they would recognize that the
great Clock In the Divine Plan has
tolled out q change OF dispensation.
that the New order Is due TO come
In and the Old TO go out. But be-
cause scifishness has hardened their
hearts, the world Is not ready for
the Restitution blessings; and hence
God. foreknowing this has foretold
the Time of Trouble which even
now is at our door,
According TO the Divine Word the
present great European war Is but
the prelude. TO Armageddon. as
| Arnageddou viii be the prelude to
Messiah's Kingdom. According TO
the Bible tho present war will pre- 4.
pare the world for the most wonder
ful revolution ever known, SYM
quake" (Rcvelation 1s:1so Fol-
lowing thN revolution will come
the symboiical fire" of the Bible.
not literal fire that will literally
burn the earth, but the fire of an
archy which VIII consume our pres
emit civilization; and except those
days DO shortened. no flesh would
survive. Matthew 2&:e2D But our
Lord assured us that those DAYS will
he shortened---that the Elect will
take the Kingdom and establish
righteousness and peace on the firm
| foundA ton OF Justice.
VALUABLE COUPON
Trusting that you have been |
| profited by the reading of the !
above sermon, we mention Pastor
III Russells widely read book, 1.-THE /
DIVINE PLAN" also known AS
"MlLl.ENN1Al4 DAWN" publish
ed In IL languages. with n circu- /
lation exceeding $500. GOO Its
comprehensive chart of the Ages