The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-09-25


goats refers to the
world in general. not TO the Church. the
Pastor declared During Messiahs
Reign. all nations shall he gathered be-
fore the Judgment Throne; and Mes
siah shall separate them. as shepherd
divides sheep from goats. For thor.
sand years the. worlds Judgment will
progress. and will demonstrate who de-
sire to come into harmony with God
and who prefer to be wayward. goat
like. This separation is Individual. In
the parable the sheep class are pictured
as gradually gathered to the right hand
Of the great Judge-the place of favor
and the goat class to the place Of dis
favor. Not until the conclusion of their
trial will these classes find out just
where they stand.-verses 81 and 3S.
Throughout the Millennium The Mes
slab will deal with all mankind. the
majority of whom are now In the great
prison-house of death Speaking of
the resurrection. st. Paul says that
they will come forth every man in his
own order q Corinthians 15:21-23)
The Church will come forth first. then
the Great Company-two classes on
the spirit plane. Next will come forth
the Ancient Worthless. to be earthly
representatives of the spiritual. invisi-
lie Heavenly Kingdom Our Lord told
> some in His day. Eye shall see Abra-
ham. Isaac. Jacob and ali the Prophets
In the Kingdom of God" But He said
nothing about their seeing Himself or
His disciples. On the contrary He
said. "A little while. and the world
seeth Me no morc."-Luke 1923: John
14:l9; John 81.
"Every Man In His Own Order"
Pastor Russell then explained the
manner Of the resurrection of man.
kind. and gave Scriptures TO corrob-
crate his conclusions During the Mil
lennium our Lord viii have power to
raise the dead. John 5:2S 29.l As
He prayed for the restoration of Laza-
rus because he was the brother of Mar
tina and Mary. SO It is very probable
that nearly all will come forth In an
swer TO the prayers of their relatives
and friends. When Restitution work
shall have progressed so far that the
world Is I'm good shape and more is
being produced than Is needed. then
Messiah will inform mankind that
they may have the privilege of co OPP
Grating with Him in this work.
The sheep class of that Age will con-
sist Of those who have the Lords dis
position. As it will be His purpose to
bring humanity back from death and
to prepare the willing and obedient for
life everlasting. all the sheep will
gladly cooperate. Their prayers will
go up for those who are in the prison
house of death. AS these come forth.
the sheep class will lovingly help them
feed and clothe them. etc. This work
will continue through the Millennial
Age. and thus mankind will come into
harmony with God.
There will be another class. the
speaker showed. that will have no in
terest In this work. but will manifest
selfish disposition. God does not pur-
pose. however that those who are sell
hsh shall have everlasting life. Sell
fishness is a result of sin. Mankind
were born selfish. But as they begin
to see Gods way. those in true heart
sympathy with the Lord will cultivate
the spirit Of love.
The Punishment of the Selfish.
After the sheep class have provided
for those first recovered from death.
they will pray for the restoration of life
to others. Thus they viii take pleas
ure I'm cooperating with God and
Christ. and will be developing noble.
Christlike characters. At the end of
the Millennium this class will be given
the kingdom Of earth. prepared for
mankind from the foundation of the
world-a worldwide Paradise. The
Church. on the contrary. is to share
with her Lord Heavenly Kingdom.
prepared from before the foundation
of the world.-Genesis 1868: Cor.
inthians 1924: Ephesians 1:4-l2.
The goat class will go away into
everlasting punishment" The Greek
word here rendered punishment is kola-
sin. meaning to restrain by cutting OF
The goat class will be finally cut OF
from life. but not until they have had
all the blessings of the Millennial Age
They will not have violated the Divine
Law outwardly. which merely requires
that they shall not injure another But
not having acquired the spirit of love.
they will not be ut for life everlasting
They will be destroyed with Satan and
all who manifest his selfish spirit. The
IRE Of Divine anger will destroy them.