The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-06-26
and doctrines.

permit these poor creatures TO sui
Ter so much sorrow and misery a
the hands Of men and then permi
the Devil TO burn them in a fire an
Drimstone He'll to be tortured for
ever? Thank God this is not true
am glad we have message o
comfort for the hearts of the peo
pie in this hour of peril, | am glat
to point out that Gods word hold
lorth message of hope and tha
the hour has come for ii to be un
dcrstood, and soon this great flooC
OF truth that is rising shall fill the
whole earth until all shall know OF
the Just and loving God. What will
the Lord do with these creatures il
only few can go to Heaven? What
IS the Office of the church that is
taken to Heaven? The Lord ans
wers through his prophet. ISAIAH. AZ:
6-T. u the Lord God hath called
thee and will give thee for COW
enant for the people. for light
of the nation, to open the blinded
eyes, to bring out the prisoners from
the prison, and them that sit in
darkness out of the prison house"
Again Jesus says, "All in their
Graves shall hear his voice and
come forth the Good to "A resurrec-
ton of life, the Evil to resurrec-
tion by Judgment" When the Lord
brings these forth the first thing
they must have is knowledge of
the fact that Christ has died for
them and redeemed them from
death, and now the opportunity has
come for them TO live. ST. Paul has
beautifully declared in these words
that God hath appointed day in
which he will judge the world in
righteousness by that man, Christ.
whom he hath ordained, and of this
he has given assurance unto all men
in that he raised up Christ Jesus
from the dead, Act. II: 81. This
day that he has appointed is the
Millennial day, the one thousand
year day of Christ's reign in which
all shall come TO a knowledge of
the truth.
And what shall be the reward of
those who obey the truth? The A.
poStle Peter answers: Repent We,
therefore, and be converted that
your sins may be blotted or when
the times of refreshing sh.,l come
from the presence of the Lord, and
he shall send Jesus Christ, which
before was preached unto you;
whom the Heavens must receive
until the times of restitution of all
things which God hath spoken by
The mouth of all his holy prophets
since the world began, Act. 3: 10.
2O-21. In the language of the Apos-
lie this will be the times of refresh
ng, blessing for the people, for .he
'easCn it is the time of restitution.
restitution means the bringing back |
o a former condition the things |
hat were lost What a wonderful |
nope is held out to humanity! Adam |
was perfect man with the right !
o live upon the earth forever in a
perfect home with abundance, peace
md happiness. Because of sin all
If these he lost, and for more than
TX thousand years his progeny has
passed through the vail of tears.
esus is to set up his Kingdom and
lis one thousand year reign is for
he express purpose of restoring to
all that was lost in Father
Adam. Jesus is able to do this be-
ause he bought all these rights that
nan had lost. To use his own words
The Son of Man came to seek and
o save that which was lost" Luke
Q: 10.
The Lord Jesus through John the
sevelator, gives a wonderful pic
lre Of the Kingdom of Messiah.
! city is used as a symbol of a
and Holy City means
lcssiah'S government. In symbolic
anguage he describes this beauti-
Il government and says: 81 heard
great voice out of Heaven saying,
Behold the Tabernacle dwelling
lace) of God is with men, and he
hall dwell with them and they
hall be his people and God himself
'ill be their God, and God shall
yipc away all tears from their
yes and there shall be no more
cath neither sorrow nor crying,
either shall there be any more pain
1r the former things are passed
way" The nations of the earth,
,c restored people shall walk in
,e light. in the purity of this King
om." Rev. 81: Is; 24-26.
We can see a reason why the dead
re unconscious while dead, we see I
lat life is the most wonderful {
ling that one could possess, when S
is possessed in perfection. We {
,e that God through Christ Jesus t
rs provided redemption. resurrec- /
on and restitution for all who love t
ghteousDess and hate iniquity; {
tsus bought the rights long ago, t
nd in his righteous reign he shall i
,Sinra all thp Ohpdient ones Of l.