Evening journal., 1921-10-31


that the return OF the Jews to Pal
estine would be an additional evil
dence Of this great time OF the
worlds end. This fact is also now
accomplished.
Additionally, He stated that dur !
ing the period OF the end OF the
world there would be upon the earth !
distress Of nations. with perplexity,
mems hearts failing them for fear
OF what they see coming upon the
earth. This is now In progress.
"As a further evidence. He stated
that His followers. loyal and faithful
| Christians. would be hated OF va
rious nations for his names sake,
and would be prosecuted This was
also fulfilled during the World War,
and many Christians in Austria, Ger
many, Great Britain. Canada and
the United States. and other places,
were severely persecutd. The greater
portion Of this persecution was be-
cause OF the publication Of The Fin
ished Mystery. which explains the
Book of Revelations. written by st.
John while he was serving term in
prison on a false charge OF sedition.
Hundreds Of thousands OF copies Of
The Finished Mystery are now In
the hands Of the people.
Another important date God has
made clear through the prophets.
When the children OF Israel entered
the land of Palestine in the year
1875 b. c., God required them TO
+ count the time from that date for
ward, and to keep every fiftieth year
J as a jubilee; and commanded that
these jubilees should be kept for
seventy periods. which would be
equivalent TO a total Of $500 years.
: st. Paul shows that these things
were types OF shadows. The jubilee
periods typifed the thousand-year
reign OF Christ. which would begin
2 at the time OF his second presence
and at the end OF the world, during
which the obedient OF mankind must
> be restored. A period OF $500 years
beginning in 1875 3. C.. OF necessity
! will end with 1925 A ID. II is there
, fore confidently expected from the
/ Scriptures that 1925 will mark the
end OF wars. famine. pestilence, rev.
olutions. anarchy and general dis
5 turbances. and that the restoration
: OF man will progress from that time
b. forward.
e Millions OF people now living on
/. earth reasonably expect, in the ordi-
e nary course OF events. to live ten or
3 fifteen years. Those living in 1925
o and thereafter. coming to a knowl-
$ edge of the truth and being obedient
Z to this message OF truth, will be
e gradually restored TO perfection OF
= body and mind and will live on the
$ earth forever in a state OF happi-
= ness. The earth will gradually be
% improved. the deserts made produc-
!. tive, the waste places inhabited. and
n the whole world become fit inhab-
d itation sufficient 20 support the en-
Z tire human race with abundance
e (Isaiah xxxv; Ezekiel xxxvi. s4-s5)
/. 'erhe seed OF Abraham. according
8 to the promise, consists OF Christ
r Jesus the head. and the church hiI
body Galatians 81. 1s, 81. 2s); Co.
/, iossians 1, 1S). These are the Oncl
d who have been selected from
: amongst men from Pentecost until
J. Christ's second coming. These ar'
: the onos who are properly designat
n cd as Christians. and whose eterna
J. dweiiing-place shall be in heaven
o and through this class the blessing
= shall be extended. according to God'
Is promise. to all the families OF tn
Il earth.
d Jesus declared that this nes--g
IN OF the kingdom shall. at the end o
a the world, be preached unto all ma
d tione for a Witness and then the en-
Ie OF the world will be complete. Thi
le Is a message OF comfort. because
g announces the end OF the presen
"a unrighteous order, the incomin
n kingdom OF peace, Justice and right
eousness. and the time for the Civ
r ing Of life everlasting to the obedieH
u ones Of earth"