The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-26

synopsis Of the lecture delivered
in Hammond. Crown Point ana a num-
Der Of other cities in the Calumet re-
gion YESTERDAY
4 good attendance is reported in
most places
The regeneration Of tho human race
has been the hope OF Christians for
centuries. which hope IS based upon
Gods promises. TO Abraham he said:
In thy seed shall all the families OF
OF the earth be blessed" Genesis Il:
3, 221s). This promised blessing is
ufe observation-disclosures 6:23.
The opening chapters OF the Bible
tell OF the creation of perfect man in
the image and likeness of God. and
his habitaton in a perfect home. Eden;
Of his violation Of the divine law and
his sentence to death BY Inheritance
ali Of his offspring have been born I'M
perfect, therefore sinners. and in
diving condition. (Romana 5.l2)- God
made promise TO redeem man from
death (Hosea 1910, this redemption
10 be accomplished only by the VIII
inE sacrifice of q perfect man zoo
sent his Son Jesus into the world Tor
that purpose (John $3.50 He came
70 ransom man from the power of the
grave Matthew :G:28), that the people
riTht have life (John 10:l0). he
died for the benefit OF all mon Gle
brevs 2:s), which testimony must be
given 70 all men IN Gods due time
Il Timothy rs. 81. AT tnat due time
every man shall hear the truth taught
BY Jesus, who promised: If a man
keep my saying he shall never see
death" (John S:51). There must be
due time for ell men to hear these
truths before they can De kept
The first six verses of Revelation Fl
tell of d time coming when there Will
be no more death. and which time is
stated to be during the reign Of Christ
He Christi must reign till he hath
Put all enemies under his feet The
last enemy that shall be destroyed is
death. II Corinthians 1875. IS
It Is evident from the foregoing
Scrtpt,ral proof that there must come
a tine when the people will have an
opportunity for life. peace and hap
nfness The question is, When? St
Peter answers this question. saying:
Times of rereshing shall come from
the presence OF the Lord; and lie
(God) shall send Jesus Christ, who be-
fore vas preached unto you. whom the
heaven must retain until the times OF
restoration OF all things. which COD
hath spoken by the month of all his
holy prophets since the world began. :.
yea. and all the prophets from Samuei
snd those that follow after, as many
a. have spoken. have likewise 1oretoia
~ these days" (Acts S:19-21. "a. nus
abatement conclusively proves that a
the second coming Of Christ ana ouf
ing his reign the obedient ones OF the
human race will be restored TO ~AaceiS
what Adam lost, viz, perfect luait-
hood and a perfect home
-rwentv-four OF the holy prophets OF
rshoxab foretold the coming time OF
such restoration OF man. These Pro-
nh.ts smoke with divine authority. Inc
dtsc,nies Of Jesus, knowing OF the tes-
tt,nonv of these holy prophets ana Of
.he coming time of restoration pro-
Rounded TO Jesus this question; Mas
ter ,eI rs how may we know or the
time of thy presence and of the end
OF the world (Matthew 24;so. Inc
answer 70 Jesus to this question was
clear and conclusive. understandable by
men when the events mentioned by him
should be fulfilled. The answer shows
in connection with other Scriptures
that the end OF the world and the set
ting UP of Messiah's kingdom will
mark the beginning OF the restoration
Of man and from that time forward
millions of people living on earth will
never die.
The first important question, rAen, Is.
What Is meant by the end Of the world
and when does IL occur? world means
social and political order enduring for
time certain. The lease of gentle
dominion began. according TO Bible
chronology and history. sos B. c., was
70 continue for 2.59o years. and neces-
sarily ended in 1914. which marks the
end OF the present order, at which time
its disintegration should be expected.
Jesus stated that when that time ar
rived there would be a world war. fam
Inc. pestilence and revolutions in var
ious parts of the earth, marking the
beginning of the worlds ending. All
these things have been fulfilled since
1914, and the famine and revolu 1ons
arc still in progress.
He further stated and this is cor
roborated by many Of the prophets
that the return of the Jews to Palestine
would be an additional evidence of this
great time Of the worlds end. This fact
IS also now accomplished.
Additionally he said that during the
Period OF the end of the world there
would be upon earth distress Of ma
tons. with perplexity. mems hearts
falling them for fear Of what they
see coming upon the earth. This now