Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-19

frno,v convinced that they knew the
d,v ard hour of the second advent of
christ and at a certain time sold all
their worldly possessions, attired
themselves in white robes, made thell
way to the top of high hill and
awaited the sound of the archangel's
clarion. A remarkable meteoric
shower shortly before that time fur
Their convinced these deluded people
that they had struck the long fore
told time. Some of the descendants
of the Millerites but bearing other
names are still among US, few III
Alexandria. At the extreme western
end Of Franklin street they erected
over eighty years ago a small house
of worship. This building, we believe:
is still standing.
After all, what is meant by the end
of the world? 1t is, of course, gen
orally known that the New Icsta =
ment was written in what is known as
Alexandria Greek. Our version Is
translation, made By order OF Jame&
the First of England. There are 1on-
different words in the Greek Ne"
Testament which are translated world
in the English version. These words
are kosmos, oikumene, gre and aion.
The first means order of things, peo-
ple of the world, ETC., and stands II
opposition to chaos, confusion. 1t Is
generally used to denote the eXlstln:
order of things, sometimes the Jewish
dispensation. The second (oikumencJ
implies the habitabe world, or th2
Roman Empire. &c is the terra firma.
the planet upon which we live, the
earth. Aion means an age, era o.
dispensation. This is the word gen
orally used by Christ in speaking Of
the end of the world especially in the
18Th chapter of Matthew, where Chris:
speaks in seven parallels, closing with
the words, "And so shall it be in the
end Ct the world" (aion-age). Ir
the 24th chapter of Matthew when the
disciples asked Him concerning the
great windup of terrestrial affairs
their words, literally translated, were
''thc contamination or end of the
age" This is significant, and shows
what they had in their minds at the
time. The declaration "and so shall
it be in the end of the world" should.
it is believed, be "end of the age"
There had been an antcdiluvian age.
4 patriarchal age, Il Mosaic age, anG
the aspirations of the early christians
were conferred upon the coming age:
referred to in about one hundred anC
fifty places in the scriptures, when.
as Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar, the
God of Heaven will set up kingdom
which shall never be moved.
These four words are used will
great precision by the New Testament
writer's. When the order went forth
that all the world should be taxed II
the first part Of Luke the word olku'
meme is used, very suitably, as it was
the Roman Empire which was to BIZ
taxed. Christ told PLATE MY King.
dom is not CT this world" (kosmos) o!
present order of things. No one has
ever understood why these four word:
should have been translated by on'
NORTHUMBERLAND this has obscurcd
the sense.
It would take too much space t.
quote a number CT other places II
which confusion exists by this trans
lation. Any orc can take a concor
dance and see for himself. In some
places the word aion is TRANSLATED
age. Paul uses it in speaking @
"the ages 10 come, where it is pro
pcrly rendered by our translators
We arc told to pray "Thy King
dom come and will be done on earth
as it is in heaven" This was undoubt,
cdIv the end Of the world Tor agc) th'
early Christians were anticipating.
Most Bible readers. however, be
licvc that prophecies similar to those
referred to above are to be taken Il
a spiritual or fgurativc sense, ana
that those anticipating literal full
Gllrents arc suffering from delu-
sions.
We give the contentious of botf
sides, and the reader must be the
Judge.
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