Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
World Wide Peace Certain
Its Causes and Results

/, This is the only world peace that
we are warranted in hoping for. 1t
is the time when sin and sinners are
forever banished, and wars are made
Ito cease unto the end Of the earth"
This, in fact, is the one great and all
absorbing hope held out to mankind
in the gospel plan. The reign Of sin
and strife will end when 1.-THE wicked
are cut off," and "the righteous shall
inherit the land, and dwell therein
forever" Verses "a, 20. This is the
reward so beautifully described as fol-
lows in lisa. 65: II, 10, 21-25.
For, behold, / create new heavens
and a new earth: and the former shall
not be remembered, nor come into
mind. The voice of weeping
shall be no more heard in her, nor
the voice of crying. And
they shall build houses, and inhab;.
them; and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them. They shall
not build, and another inhabit; they
shall not plant, and another eat; for
as the days of tree are the days of
My people, and Mine elect shall long
enjoy the work Of their hands. They
shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth
for trouble; for they are the seed Of
the blessed of the Lord, and their off
spring with them. And it shall come
to pass, that before they call, will
answer; and while they are yet speak
ing, | will hear. The wolf and the
lamb shall feed together, and the lion
shall eat straw like the bullock; and
dust shall be the serpent's meat. They
shall not hurt nor destroy in all My
holy mountain, saith the Lord"
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perpetual peace. Not only mankind,
but all nature will be at peace. Even
the most vicious animals will have
lost all disposition to hurt and de-
stroy, and they are represented as
dwelling peacefully with those which
now they would cruelty devour. This
time of righteousness and peace is
further described in lisa. IL: 40 as
follows:
"But with righteousness shall He
Judge the poor, and reprove with
equity for the meek of the earth: and
He shall smite the earth with the rod
of His mouth, and with the breath of
His lips shall He slay the wicked.
And righteousness shall be the girdle
of his loins, and faithlessness the Cir
die of His reins. The wolf also shall
dwell with the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid; and the
calf and the young lion and the fat
ling together; and little child shall
lead them. And the cow and the
bear shall feed; their young ones shall
lie down together; and the lion shall
eat straw like the OK. And the suck
ing child shall play in the hole of the
asp, and the weaned child put his
hand on the cockatrice's den. They
shall not hurt nor destroy in all My
holy mountain: for the earth shall be
full Of the knowledge of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea-"
This is the new earth which the
Lord revealed to John as described in
Revelation 81. 1t is the time when
God Himself shall be with His re-
deemed subjects, and Ee "shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away" We long to
see sorrow and pain pass away. They
bring distress to all the world, and
are a thousandfold multiplied as the
nations plunge into war. 1t is not
are made to look upon lead men to
seek lOT IeIheuy anu Teilel, Dut IL
is strange that so few acquaint them
selves with the divine plan concern
ing the world. 1t is vain to seek or
hope for lasting peace among the ma
tons. 1t is delusive and defeating to
cherish =-sin hope This old world
is " pass away. All is to be new
iiew heavens and new earth, new
man with a new heart. 81 create al.
things new" is the promise concern
ing the home of the redeemed. Then
will be the age of peace that God has
promised, and not that which men are
vainly seeking to bring about by the
present worldwide movement. That
glad time, when Edenic conditions will
be restored, is soon to come. Ac-
quaint now myself with Him, and be
at peace: hereby good shall come unto
thee" Job %: 21.