The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-01

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Iy'H" teachings
do not come UP
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breaches consld-
erably as I DO on this subject said
the Pastor, yet still comes far short
or my conception Of the Bible teach
ing. Mr.. Sundays presentation rec
oEnizes that the Lord Jesus at His
Second Coming Will establish a
world Wide Empire which Will bless
the entire world with fullest oppor-
'unlty 20 Walk in the ways Of right
couHnenH. To this We agree.
But We disagree with Mr. Sundays
theory that the Thousands % millions
who died during the past siK thou
SAND years in ignorance OF Christ are
10 suffer fortunes 10 All eternity b..
cause 81 the Ignorance Amongst
these billions be includes ali who
ihhf WfNfA NNhNN OF Jesus name IN
the tfu. sense Ia heather lands. ana
at home whore. he explains 10 as
some were Tod straight down 20 hell
by the churches These billions &C
cording 20 Mr.. sunday were very un-
fairly treated--wcre very unlucixy.
We disagree with this and present
the Bible thought that the dead are
~ neither fiery purgatory nor a
fiery Hell. but In the Bible He'll
the tomb. We insist that the Bible
teaches that "ail that are In their
graves shall hear the voice OF the
Son of God AMI come forth" The
sanity wlii come forth to glory with
christ 90 His kingdom. Others viii
com" forth 60 resurrection--a rails
iuE up out 81 sin and death--by
Judgment See Revised Version.
John s:.s 3D.
These billions who have not intel
iigentiy heard or Jesus and His sal
walton are not on trial now. Their
death IN the penalty 81 Adams sin
and not OF their personal rejection
Of Jesus. whom they never knew 1t
IL 80 CIV" these the opportunity %
Judgment. or trial. during the thou
sand years OF Christa Reign. that
they will be called forth from the
tomb. As all died through one mans
disobedieuce. all are to be awakened
aud brought forth 10 an opportunity
Of everlasting life through the obe-
dicncc OF tho other msn--Chrtst
Tho resurrection OF tho dead. both
vet ana unjust Is their hope. acts
zssi5b Aside from a resurrection.
there II no hope. H.nc. the whole
world. good and bad. are said TO
sleep with their fathers"
"orthodo.- View IL Sun Worse.
Those who style themselves or
thodoN" arc sim further ar,ray from
7 . ~.
IN" latter proposes MiilenniRi bless
iugs for the fortunates living at the
Second Advent. Orthodoxy" declares
that there will he no Millennium
that there will be no hope for any
body except the Elect few: that In
stead 81 establishing HIS Kingdom
at Ills second Advent. Jesus will de-
stroy the earth and its Inhabitants
with fire. They overlook the teach
inEa Of the Lords Prayer-that His
people should pray. Thy Kingdom
come" and expect 81; and that they
should believe that ultimately Gods
viii shall be done on earth as fully
as u ia now done in Heaven. They
neglect the Scriptures which tell
that Paradise ir to be restored
world widc--that the earth ia Gods
footstool." and that He will make
tho place Of His feet glorious -
Isaiah eel. 60:t3.
=
that the earth abidcth forever e.
and that God created Il not In vain
but formed u TO be inhabited ="
tEcclcsiAstcs 4. Isaiah ah:lSD They
neglect ST Peters declaration that
the Restitution Times mentioned by
all tho holy Prophets are TO be real
lied a. the Second Coming OF Jesus
tActE 3:i9-2i1 Instead. they hold
and express it In ali their creeds-
Catholic and ProtestRnt-that at
Christ's Second Coming the earth
and its inhabitants are TO be con
sumcd with literal fire. They are
led thus TO give a literal intcrpre-
tation to ST. Peters symbolic state
mcnta portrayinE the fire OF anarchy
which VIII destroy present institu-
tious and make way for the New
Heavens and the New Earth Of Mes
siah's Kingdom
They fan into this error because
OF another formed during the Dark
Ages. namely, that the only king
dom 81 God that this world will ever
see viii be such an one as IL IN now
enjoying. while the various so-called
Kingdoms OF God are butchering
each other. Each IS trying to Jus
tify It's own selfish course, and all
unite in saying that the civilized
nations OF today are Christendom-
Christ's Kingdom.
This theory began in the year 500
with Pope Leo III. since which time
Catholics claim that the Church is
glorificd. reiEning with Christ. and
the Pope serving as the worlds king
-viCeregcnt or Instead OF Messiah.
English. German and other reform
erS coming out OF Catholicism
brought with them the same theory
which has been falsely added to the
Lords prayer in the words. Thine
IL the Kingdom and the power and
the glory forever" which words are
not found in the oldest Greek man
uscripts and properly omitted In the
Revised Version.
Protcstants generally. refusing the
pope as the viceregent Of Christ are
much confused when they attempt
to explain the Kingdom for which
they pray. Thy Kingdom come"
and the reference in Revelation TO
it's lasting a thousand years. Prot
estant preachers are becoming
and take little account OF the Bible
testimony. what pity that such
do not resign their pulpits and enter
business lifc. whore higher stand
ards OF honesty prevail.
There are honest preachers who
believe the Bible. yet are skcptical
lrcspcctinE Mcsslah's Kingdom. Prov
erly enough. these argue that IL
Jesus had been glorified for eighteen
centuries as Spirit Being. at the
Fathers right hand. and has been
preparing tho Church for the Heav-
emily Courts. II would be a retrogres-
sion for Him To return to earth and
establish an earthly Kingdom with
soldiers. servants, CourSiers, etc
Properly they reason that for the
Lord Jesus TO leave the Throne of
Heavenly Glory. and return TO sit
upon throne OF gold and ivory,