Graham guardian., 1915-06-11

Sla2l0NS n02ollLU tnlngS neW. (ReV-
elation 21:5) To
morrow will be l. B. S. A. Day at the
Exposition, and tie Pastor will be one
Of the speakers.
referring to the mar7els of the Ex-
position. the speaker declared that he
as seen the various Expositions from
the Centennial on, and has Coticed the
great progress marked by aacL, al Of
which have corroborated what ne wish
es to point out from the BiDle-that we
are living In q most wonderful time,
Bible chronology shows us that IN 1875
the world entered upon great Sab
bath of n thousand years, which was
preceded by six great Days Of thou,
sand years each. This great Week of
seven thousand years will witness the
completion of mans creation. By the
end of that time the earth will be q
worldwide Paradise, tho human race
brought 10 perfection will have filed
the earth, and propagation will have
-Gsed.-Genesis I:28: L}uks 20:34-26.
The Turning Point Divine Mercy.
Inc Pastor then gav, he Bible eI.
~,Nnation of humanity mental, moral
tad physical decrepitude. Father Adam
was originally perfect and pleaslg2 tS
God; but his disobedience In Ed To-
suited in his rejection by GOD al ! II1
objection to death and all its cCgcoln-
:lants Of sorrow, pain and weakness.
ft'r1 Hs.et 10
pose for mans recovery from sin and
death was the birth Of Jesus, to be our
ltcdeemer from sin and death.
After Jesus death as our Redeemer
eXaltation to the Divine nature, the
rcEt step In the Divine Program was
Tie selection and development Of the
Church TO be the Body of Christ. This
has beer the work Of the entire Gospel
Age. Many Bible students agree that
the Church is almost completed, ar.
Wil sOo2 be made like her Lord--spir-
L. beings Of the highest order-in the
First Mesurrection.--Rom ST.; etc.
I chen viii come the third step Of the
HE Messianic Kingdom. with Christ arL
Ills Church Bride associated with Hin
~ p9WCr and greet glcry for the bless
ing Of al mankind. The speaker then
CuCtCd many Scriptures to establish
his views. and demonstrated colclu-
sIycly that the past six thousand years
have Witnessed TIE Divine preparations
for blessing the yorld. He emphasized
the point that the Millennial blessings
urG not the result of an evolutjcIe~y
Process, but are tie operation Of u
vine providence. Our great inventions
have sprung iCtC existence during
9. hundred and fifteen years dating
from 100. a period Scripturai.y styled
tue Day of Gods Preparation.
he Pastor attributes humanity.
6, IS Ignorance Of the true mea,'ilS ,
e. Scripture to no causes: - @Lu
!Cmon doctrines 1oistaI upon cur Icre-
i-.Aers during Il. Dark Ages; e. t.
ulscTiptural !h.c'y that Cod 6Epectoi
the Church to c lTert the world an5.
g.. 'ablisu the Mi 1lntum. As a res
4. these misu@d standings < the Il
Wac Plan. laquisitlons and persecu-
tons were employed to forca people
lAto church membership. How sue
ccssful this m5thod has been is Wit
nasSed by the &C tditions In Europe to-
day. The majority OF The belligerent
nations claim that G5 per cent Of their
population are Christians: Italy claims
LOG per cent They have attempted to |.
convert the world by calling people |.
Christians and including their names
on church records. The truth is that T.
heathendom has actually doubled dur.
Ing the last century.
Tho Seventh Trumpet-The Last.
The remainder OF the discourse WAS |.
devoted to the discussion of the Last |
Trump and the events to occur during |
its sounding. The speaker showed that |
while once we thought of the Trump |
Of God as though It were the DcyiNJ !
Trumpet, Bible students now clearly |
discern that this Trumpet, like the Pc
ceding six, is symbolical and stands -
lated 10 Messiah Kingdom ana TO l.I /
worlds release from the bondage Of .
Sin and Death
The Pastor then showed that IsrG.'s .
Jubilee arrangement was ty~lcal a,
the Millennium. and pictured human.
tvs full release from sin. supGrstl lon |
and death. The antitypical Jubilee VIII .
be thousand years long; anu accord. .
ing to Scrlptur- +: began - 1916. y
is now time fo' n mamDars OF - .
antitypical priesthood % blow the sil. .
YER trumpet of ruth. and announce .
the Message Of the hour-that the pres
emf great European war is the prelude I
TO Armageddon. as Armagcddon viii .
be the prelude to Messiah's Kingdom
ne