The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-08


inislts of This C0sp,
them to appreciate the rewards
OF rfEhteousness - they progress
IN the holy way. To assist Jesus
n enlightening and restoring the
human race the hundred and forty
four thousand has been selected
during this Gospel Age.
MANKIND TO LIVE RIGHT HERE
ON THE RARTH.
Another thing We must see clear
y and that 10 that the reward TO:
Righteousness during these two
ages Is not the same. The reward
Tor Righteousness during the Cos
pei Age is life eternal on the keay-
emily plane. The Church being
gathered out during the Gospel AKA
are to have spirit bodies and live
everlastinEly in Heaven with their
Lord. So Paul says in Cor. Is:
-:
sAs We have horne the image
OF tho earthly, We shall also
boar the image Of the heaven.
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But the reward for all those vino
become righteous and holy in the
Millennial Age when the whole
world u on trial for life everlast-
ing will be different. Their re-
ward will be life everlasting right
here upon the earth. The world of
mankind are to be restored back
to what they lost and not some-
thing else. They lost perfection.
They lost the right to live upon the
earth. Therefore, as many as will
be obedient to that prophet will be
restored to perfection and life ev-
erlasting on perfected earth. Now
this will fulfill some passages Of
scripture that have never yet been
fulfilled. For instance Ps. 1873
says:
SFof evil doors shall Do cut
on; but those that Wait upon
the Lord they shall inherit the
earth" Verso IL, Sbut tho
: meek shall inherit the earth;
and shall delight themselves in
the abundance Of peaoo."
Verso =: xFor such - b
blessed of him SHALL IN.
HERTZ THE EARTH and they
that be cursed Of Him shall Be
cut OIL" Verse -: sThe right.
e0us shall inherit the land, and
DWELL THEREIN FOREVER.
MORE"
Have those passages ever been
fulfilled? Has there ever been a
time when the righteous inherited
the earth and dwelt therein for
ever? Has it not been true the
past six thousand years that the
righteous were cut of in death Just
the same as the wicked and some
times the wicked lived longer than
the righteous and possessed more of
this earth? But you see there is
coming change. In the new dis
pensation when Christ is ruling the
earth for the purpose Of bringing
about restitution of all things
then those who are obedient to that
prophet will be granted life ever
more right here upon the earth
They will be taught how to live SC
that they will come back into men
tai. moral and physical perfection
and can then enjoy life to the full.
MILLEENIAL AGE TO BE USH.
Erred IN BY TINE OF
| TROUBLE.
We will now pass to the third
proposition and that is this, tina,
the first few years Of the Millennial
Age will be consumed by the new
King in overthrowing, destroying
and dissolving the old order Of
things. This will occasion q tire.
mendous time Of trouble. The pres.
ent governments and commercial
systems, social systems, and relig'
ious systems are all very imperfec,
and saturated with selfshness op'
Grating more for the benefit Of q
class than they are for the benefit
OF the masses. These imperfec
systems would not at all be adapt
ed for the great work Of the Mil
lenial Age. So our Lord when HI
takes charge Of earth's affairs viii
set in motion such agencies tha
will bring about the dissolution o.
this entire order Of things which
has existed during the Gospel Age
This will occasion q time OF trouble
which Peter says, 2 Pet. 3:1O-1:
shall dissolve and burn up the pres
ent heavens and earth. Now mott
how the Scriptures point out THU
time Of trouble after our Lord be
| comes King. Daniel 1871 says:
at that time Michael shall
stand up, the great Prince that
standeth for the children Of thy
people land what will be tho
evidence Of His Standing up or
| assuming control Of eartks af.
fairs and there shall be . tine
.! Of trouble such n there never
WAS since there was . nation"
! Here Daniel points out that tn
beginning OF the time Of trouble
would be evidence that our Lor'
had stood up or become King. Thi
time Of trouble that is to usher il
the New Age is spoken of il
Psalms 1888 where Jehovah speak
ing to Jesus in prophecy says:
i ~Ask Of mo and / will give
l thee The heather for thine in
herftance and the utternost
! parts Of ihe earth for thy pos
session, and. thou shalt break
them with . rod Of iron and
dash them in pieces Is . pot
ter's vessel"
From this passage We see tina
when our Lord becomes King H
and ~