The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07

that His Kingdom u not OF this Age
II belongs 20 the Age 20 come III,
ruler OF this world has been Satan. "a,
Master declared The dominion Of
earth was given TO man. But Satan. de
ceiying our race. putting darkness fo'
light. has become the real ruler, using
humanity merely as his tcols Scrip
turaliy be Is styled "the god OF Thu
world" and the Prince OF this world.
I or Age.
Perplexed and confused. many may
ask. What. then. Is the hope Of the ful
I tilment of our texti We answer thai
our Master, VINO declared that lie was
not the Prince OF this Age. declared
also that His Kingdom will be intro.
duced with power and great glory: and
that, although It's initial manifestation
VIII be with clouds. darkness. and a
Time OF Trouble such MS never before
has been. nevertheless His Reign win
be glorious. triumphant and eternal
HE shall reign until He hath put all
enemies unuer Ills rect
lmmanuels victory means the over
throw OF sin-the crushing of the Ser.
pent's head. Al the very beginning of
the glorious Reign OF Messiah Satan
shall be bound. and following its close
he shall be destroyed In the Second
Death. together with all those who love
unrighteousness. after they shall have
had full opportunity TO: recovery from
the snares of Sin and Death. Then. In
deed. the whole world will proclaim the
glory OF God
The Great Res.orer OF All.
The Great King, who died. the Just
for the unjust. eighteen centuries ago,
that He might, jndicially, bring man.
kind back into harmony with God, Is to
be the Great Restorer of all that was
lost in Adam; and He will make all
things new Revelation 21:5.
Everything appertaining to this great
Plan of Salvation outlined in the Word
Of God is reasonable. The crucial test
ing of the elect Church is necessary In
order that, as faithful and merciful
priests of God and of Christ, associated
with Him In His kingly glory, they
may be Gods instrumentality In sue.
coring mankind from the fallen condi-
tons which have resulted from six
thousand years Of sin and from the ma
lignant influence of the Prince of Dark.
ness. The thousand years which the
Bible stipulates as the period of Mes
siah's Reign is period neither too
long nor too short in which to accom-
plish the worlds salvation.
Some one may say, If 1t has required
eighteen centuries for the development
of the Church. how much more time
viii be necessary for the uplifting of
the world? But, we answer, 1t is not
the Divine Purpose to uplift the world
to spirit nature and glory. but rather
to Restitution blessings and conditions.
1t is because of the high exaltation Of
fered to the Church that such crucial
testings of sacrificial obedience even
unto death is required. With the Prince
of Darkness bound and with the Sun
of Righteousness rising with healing
in its beams, the darkness of sin. crime
and sorrow will soon flee away.
One century OF such blessed innu-
ence upon the world will surely work
bringing in also inventions.
blessings and comforts as yet un
dreamed Next will come the gradual |
awakening of all who have fallen |
asleep in death. They will come forth
from the prison-house of death. as the
scriptures declare; they will come forth
that they may be made acquainted |
With the true God. with His glorious
Son. our Redeemer. and with the prin.
,ipes of righteousness in contrast with
he principles of sin.
We cannot suppose that 1t will re-
Iuire the majority Of men, under these
conditions. TO sit long counting the
'alue Of the blessings of everlasting
life and Restitution proffered them
The upward move. resurrection. up
fling, regeneration, will 90 rapidly on
while. meantime. generation after gen
ration will come forth from the tomb
nd enjoy similar experiences. Finally
II will have come forth: for the Love
( God made this provision through the
cath of our Redeemer, who delighted
0 do the Fathers will and who has
lready been rewarded gloriously with
Ugh exaltation to the Divine plane Of
lory. honor and immortality.
Good viii Amongst Men,"
The attainment of the condition OF
God will amongst men will mean the
ttainment of human perfection. God
Love: and when our first parents
ere created an earthly image of God.
we must have been the predominant
uality Of their characters. What we
,e OF seltishness is largely matter
I heredity; and all Of lifes customs
re In line with it. and continually In
'easing its hold upon us. But with
he new King and the new Reign OF
righteousness will come the glorious
plifting and transformation. Gradu-
ly. during the thousand years of 1
essiah's domination OF the world. the |
yils Of sel6shness will be made ap-
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