The Washington times., 1915-02-15

## For six great
ia days of q thousand
years each the
lE.sl world has expert.
INSIl1Q 0IISSE10l enced a reign OF
z!SzsSSszzxESSy Sin and Death.
and physical: have
been unable to effect a cure; God ,sh,nS alone
is able to roll away the curse wnich
He himself imposed and to give man.
kind His blessing instead.
In the past we have been 50 intent on
following our own seStsr,an, ss an,scted sfnses mes
proper study Of the Bible. Indeed. not
until our day has such study been posi-
BILE for the masses. Only now DO they
God in every family; and only nov Is
education SO general as to permit all to
read. ali to study. all to know the
good things of the Divine promises. -,
indeed din into our ears the message
of the curse Yea. they. distorted 1t
and made It q message Of eternal tor
ture. whereas the Scriptures declare
eternal torment. In our darkness we
mistranslated and misinterpreted Gods
Word to our own confusion. swallowing
also some interpretations without proper
nauseated by those creeds! No wonder
that the intelligent portion of humanity
were all In danger of being driven into
infidelity-away from God and from His
Book which we both misunderstood and
Bible students are now arousing from
their sleep and finding that they have
long suffered from nocturnal hallucina-
is spreading. and with It goes increase
Of faith. together with Joy. peace and
Godliness.
FOregleams of a New Day.
We have all noted the fact that ours
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history. As we contrast the blessings
which surrond us with those enjoyed by
our fathers, our eyes open wide We
are amazed at what we see Of progress
in the invention Of labor-saving ma
chinery. Of educational advantages. Of
horticulture, etc. We reflect further that
! with the progress Of invention the neces-
sity of arduous labor and sweat Of face
end and that the necessary leisure and
comforts which will enable every man
to be a nobleman will soon be available
to all.
have they come suddenly upon US in
| one generation? Yea. and give no In
dication Of Stacking. but rather Of
progressing to still greater wonders?
What is the explanation OF this? -
these queries 1t explains the meaning
OF the reign Of Sin and Death which
we and our forefathers have shared. It
tells us that our sorrows. aches. pains and
weaknesses-mental. moral and physi-
cal-are all the results Of sin-the sin
of Father Adam. entailed upon US by
the laws Of heredity for the six great
Days Of a thousand years, already past.
Then. to our astonishment. the Bible
opens the door Of the future and bids
us look abroad and see the better Day
which God promises. 1t explains that
He has been giving us lessons RESPECTING,
the exceeding sinfulness of sin. but that
all the while He has sympathized with
and loved His creatures. It tells us
that as a beginning of the Divine pur-
pose to roll away the curse and to give
Divine blessings instead. Jesus came
his race. the Just for the unjust" to
cancel their judicial obligations-the
death penalty upon them-and thus to
give them an opportunity In Gods due
the perfection which was his when he
was in the image Of God and to all that
was his in his glorious estate-Paradise.
That Day Has Come.
Chronologically we are already forty
years into the great Seventh Day.
earth's Thousand-year Sabbath. This
explains the blessings which are ours
and which arc coming to us increas-
ingly. This progress will continue
throughout the great Thousand-year
Sabbath Of Messiah's Kingdom. The
Bible promises that 1t shall bring bless
ings to every T a creature-not IRE. not, only 3ht the
in the graves shall hear the voice Of
the Son of God and shall come forth"
John 6:25. Is, 80 All must be given
full opportunity to come into harmony
fection and life everlasting. Only by
personal. wilful. Intelligent sin can any
ones blessings be turned into the sec
ond curse OF God. the Second Death
from which there will be no redemption
incidentally let us note that the COM
ing of those blessings is, In one sense.
premature. in that thev have come to us
before the establishment OF the Mes,
Of being happier because Of these IA
vors. the world Is more unhappy. more
discontened than ever. The SCRIPTURES
show that this discohtent will culminate
archy, from which the world will be
rescued by the establishment or Mes
The permission of the light and the
, Messiah's Rule. the Creator designs
shall teach humanity great lesson re,
spectine their own fallen condition ano
their need of the very help which he
is providing In Christ. None shall have
the opportunity Of enormously suppos
ing that Gods blessings coming to un
regenerate hearts will make then
] thankful and happy. The new heart II
necessary to real happiness.
} We also incidentally see that il Goo
, had sent or permitted the light of ou
! day, with It's blessings. thousant
wears sooner. the discomfort of human
ity would have eliminated in anarch!
q thousand years sooner-and before tn
time Divinely arranged for the establish
I ment Of Messiah and His Bride. tn
church. in Heavenly glory. for the rul
, ing. blessing and unlifting Of mankind.
e Truth Discerned Aids Faith.
As We gradually come to realize tina
= we are living in the dawnng of the tim