Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05

lifted up and restored to perfection
Of health. OF body, of mind, of heart
until he is indeed a perfect creature
Notwithstanding he has been a wick
ed man il he comes to a knowledge
of the Truth and thus obeys 1t, he
shall be blessed. Jesus said: Verify
say unto you. If a man keep M,
saying he shall never see death" Nc
man could keep the saying Of Jesus
until he heard 1t and all must hear
it in due time, because the Apostle
says 1t is '.the will of God that all
men shall be brought to an accurate
knowledge Of the truth" The time
for bringing mankind to an accurate
knowledge of the truth is under the
Messiah's reign, when Righteousness
shall prevail and when unrighteous-
ness shall be restrained, which will
be the case under the new order OF
things. Again Jesus added: Who
soever liveth and befieveth in Me
shall never die" This beautiful say
ing must have a fulfilment because
it was spoken by one with authority.
The time of the fulfilment is under
His righteous reign. The time for
His righteous reign is at the door
1t follows. then, that this knowledge
Ginning to the people and the people
rendering themselves in obedience to
it, the promise must be fulfilled to
them and millions now living will
not die, but have the opportunity
! to live.
Even the wicked shall have a
chance to turn from their wickedness
and do right and live. Thus did the
Lord speak through the Prophet Eze-
kiel, saying: when the wicked man
turnest away from his wickedness
/; that he hath committed. and doeth
that which is lawful and right he
shall surely live; he shall not de-
Ezekiel 1927, %.
The Lord, through the prophet Job,
pictures the human race suffering
under the baneful effects of sin and
going into death. Then He pictures
man hearing the message of truth
during the reign of the Messiah and
being obedient to 1T, that the lord
will be gracious unto him and deliver
him and bless him with life, saying:
'.Then He (the Lord) is gracious unto
him and saith, Deliver him from go
ing down to the grave. (And the
man responds): have found ran
som. His flesh shall be fresher than
a child's and he shall return to the
days of his youth"
Death to Cease
st. Paul in describing the recon-
So, 1n Nr ,.i ~
beautifully says: He must reign I'M
til he hath put all enemies under His
feet. The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is DEATH" St. John, in his
vision upon Patmos, saw the out
workings of Messiah's kingdom and
it's blessings. and he wrote: Il heard
great voice out of heaven. say
ing, Behold the tabernacle dwelling
place. of God is with men; and He
will dwell with them, and they shall
be His people, and God Himself shall
be with them, and be their God.
And God 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
the throne said, Behold make all
things new. And he said unto me,
Write, for these words are true and
faithful"
Good News to the World ''.
This message is good news to the
suffering creation and there has not
been a time in the worlds history
thus far that man has been in such
an attitude to receive it and rejoice
as now. Discussing the end Of the
world in answer to the question pro-
pounded to Him, and particularly
with reference to the good news of
the time coming when men should
live, Jesus said, "This gospel (good
news) of the kingdom shall be
preached unto all the world Chris
tendom) for a witness unto all ma
tons, and then the end shall. come"
And now this message of good news
is being heralded throughout the
earth; not for the purpose Of con-
verting the world, but announcing
the fact that the kingdom of heaven
is at hand, calling upon the people
to wipe away their tears, lift up.
their feeble hands and look up with
joy. because the time for the deliv-
GRANGE Of man from the great enemy
of sin and death is at the door.
Reasons for Rejoicing
Among the many reasons for re-
joicing because of the incoming new
order, want to name few and ask
you to take them home with you and
ponder theme while you study the
divine plan.
Q) With the establishment of the
new order, under the Messiah, wars
and revolutions shall cease, because
He has promised in His Word that
they shall beat their swords into
plowshares and their spears into