The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-22

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 onstrated conclu- slyely from the Scriptures that God has great love for all the world that He has permitted sin and death to continue for six thousand years in or der to teach all His intelligent crea tureA a most important lesson; that the establishment of the long-promised Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, for which we pray. Thy Kingdom come: i: and that under Messiah's beneficent rule every human being who has ever lived shall have fullest opportunity to return to God and to the ways of righteousness the exception being those who have already had that op- portunity under the Gospel Call; and that if, after this manifestation of Di- vine Love. any still prefer the ways of sin. they shall be destroyed from amongst the people,"
 "God So Loved the World.s
 It is q wonderful thought that our great Creator. infinite In power and majesty, before whom the mightiest cherubim and seraphim bow in humble adoration, should condescend to pay any attention to creatures so small as we, sinners by nature and encompassed with inirmities and imperfections, the Pastor began. But our Lord Jesus Himself assures us that God so loved the world that He gave His Only Be gotten Son. that whosoever beieveth in Him might not perish. but have Asvnrio cf Iifo v (1Ahta fex certain that Gods love for fallen men Is not love for their character, but love of pity, compassion. benevo- lence; for there Is little in their condi tion of rebellion and alienation from their Maker that is worthy of love. But God has pity for mankind in their fallen condition, and has provided for their recovery from the fall. through the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Divine arrangement for mans recovery provided not only that Gods Son should die for humanity but that | He should become the great King to deliver and uplift the world from their 1 helpless. degraded condition. and bring them back to the perfection in which Adam was created. This will be done under the Messianic Kingdom. which will soon be established on earth Mes siah is to take His great power and reign for a thousand years. to accom- plish this purpose.
 Blessings of the "lron Rod"
 Messiah's Government will be rule of the iron rod-infiexible, unbending. making no compromise with sin. All will be compelled to obey. This form of government will be absolutely necessary until rebellious man shall have learned the desirabeness of condition men have had too much lib erty. Might and oppression have crushed the weak aLd helpless Mans inhumanity to man has made count less millions mourn" = Psalm 20; Revelation 2.27; 1915.
 But while ruling with an Iron rod. the great King will also be the worlds merciful High Priest. Ali necessary allowance will be made for inherited and cultivated weaknesses. Knowledge. enlightenment and assistance up the Highway of Holiness Qsaiah 35:S. O will be given to all. As fin the Jewish type the priests brought the people blessings through the Atonement Day sacrifices. so the great High Priest. Christ Jesus, and the under priests. the Church. will bless the world. as the result of the sacrifices offered for the world during this antitypicaI Atonement Day-the Gospel Age.
 This Royal Priesthood will be the future healers of the world They will heal the diseases-mental. moral and physical-of every one who will accept the gracious terms and provisions then offered. Jesus death as the Ransom price for Adam and all who died in him was necessary in order to lift the death penalty resting upon the race Thus far the merit of Jesus death has been available only for His Church.
 For two reasons this Purchase-price has not yet been applied for the world: f1) In His infinite Wisdom. God pur- posed to give an object lesson through the permission of sorrow. pain and death for six thousand years as the re- suit of mans fall in order that all His Intelligent creatures might learn thor 0ughly the nature and the effects of sin in all its hideousness. t2) God pur- posed first to impute Christ's merit to the Church, called to be our Lords as- sociates in the work of the worlds up lift As soon as the Church shall have been glorified with their Lord. the merit of Christ's death will be applied for all mankind: and the Restitution work will begin.--Jeremiah 3l 31-34; Acts 3:19-23: Revelation 21:1-S