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things, know that it is near, even at of the glory that excelleth For if Sabbath would, under that law, escape fairly considered; when the condi­
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tion of the heathen in all ages is taken
that which is done away was glorious, death?
door.”
C hristian essenger the Again:
If
the
Son
make
us
free,
we
shall
be
into view; when we consider what
“When these things begin much more that which reiuaineth is
free
indeed.
Such
freedom
we
have
1
the
most enlightened heathen nations
to come to pass look up, and lift* up glorious. Seeing then that we have i
T. F. CAMPBELL, E ditor .
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
—
free
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have
been and still are; what even the
your head ; for your redemption draw - such hope, we use great plainness of
M iss MARŸ"STUMP,
dom
from
the
law
of
sin
and
death.
heathen
sages and philosophers have
speech ; and not as Moses, which put
eth nigh.’
OFFICE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
been
;
in
short, when we look at the
If an apostle, in his day, could say ; a vail over his face, that the children
world
in
every age, and behold its
“Now is our salvation nearer “than oT Jsrael ceuld not steadfastly look to Return to Primitive Christianity.
FRIDAY, JAN. 21. 1881
spiritual
darkness,
and its deplorable
when we believed. The night is far the end of that which is abolished.
DISCUSSION OF ULY DI NG PRINCIPAIS.
moral
condition,
we
can only wonder
2 Cor. 4-13, -
Will Subscribers please notice the spent, the day is at hand.”
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why
more
revelation
has not been
Paul is the minister not of the letter
And againT “ Our conversation is
date following their names on the
EVIDENCES
OF
THE
(M)SPEL.
given than has been. Six hundred
In heaven ; from whence also we look (or law>, but of the'apirit (or gospel).
paper ? It tells the time when your for the Savior, the Lord J«e»us Christ; The former killeth, the latter givetli
REVELATION POSSIBLE AND PirCBYBI.E.
millions of our race are still in dark­
subecripti<>n expires ; thus, if the date surely we may, with greater con­ life The “ ministration of death
It appears to me that there is more ness of heathenism, still bowing down
reads 1’82, your subscription will ex­ fidence, anticipate his coming in our vritten and graven in xtone«“ fixes of ait than of philosophy, more of me­ to stocks and stones, still practicing
beyond controversy what law was thod than of necessity in any one at- their bloody and abominable rites,
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meant. We know that there fell Jit ' tempting to argue gravely and form­ I and revelation unnecessary ' We can­
Wè
then
who
are
looking
and
long
­
your name is a time past, you are in
ing for his coming should be prepared the time it was given thiee thousand ally either the absolute necessity or not believe that any man in his sober
arrears. Pl.easF remit a little before
men in Isiael. He speaks of it “as i the obvious possibility of revelation. senses can, on due consideration, be­
! fot his appearing.
your time is out, if possible
It will be a joyful day to all those that which is aone away,” contrasted I The true and .unadorned, history of lieve this. We W.ill not therefore in­
every ancient and of every modern sist upon it further.
The^ M essenger and ir<w/ián'.< “ who love his appearing,’’ for he will with the gospel which r^maineth.
Revelation then is necessary, and,
.. The children of Israel, he says, pagan tribe,. nation or people—the
bring
with
him
crowns
of
righteous
­
IFocfe for S3.10.
as,
a consequence, it would not be a
ness which he will give to them ;” for “ could not steadfastly look to the end follies, the vanities, and crimes -the
gratuitous
and unnecessary act in the
the Lord himself shall descend from of that which i* abolished." “O’” i pusillanimity, the mental imbecillity
The Second Coming of Christ.
Deitv
to
reveal
himself to mankind.
heaven with a shout, with the voice' says one of these Judaizers, “that of man without the knowledge of
Nay,
the
probability
is altogether in
We < ¡.si. arc >ll the' deihonWiation and
. When Jesus ascended from Mount of the archangel, and with thé trump means the ceremonial law
favor
of
the^idea
that
he would do
Olivet visibly in the presence of his of, God ; and the dead in Christ shall reply, that the ceremonial law was i proof requisite to the establishment of
this;
for
a
benevolent
being,
such as
disciples, and as they looked stead­ rise first. Then we who are alive and never graven on stones so far as the the necessity qf some certain super­
we
have
reason
to
suppese
the
Deity
fastly toward heaven a cloud re­ remain shall be caught up together record shows; and no man has any human and supernatural communica­
to
be,
would
natuially
do
that
for
his
ceived him out pf their sight, “ two With them in the clouds, to meet the warrant in Scripture or common sense' tion on .man’s Yelatioris to the uni­
creatures,
which
their
cases
might
men stood by them in white apparel, Lord in the air ; and so shall we ever in making such a distinction. This verse. The simple reading of the first
whole Sabbath question is a terrible chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Ro­ need, so far as his wisdom would per­
who also said,.Ye men of Galilee, why be with the Lord.” *
-stand ye gazing up into heaven ? this
It is time we had our lamps ready effort, not to put a nek patch on an mans, regarding it in no other light mit, And thus we come to the con­
same Jesus, who is taken up from and oil in our vessels : for the shout old garment, but to stick on the old than a fair and impartial view of the clusion, a priori, that he has actually
you into heaven, shall so come In like may ring out aF any tlme : “ Behold patch of the Law on the new garment nations without the Bible, L enough made such a revelation.
But if a revelation has been made,
mannei as ye have seen him go into the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to of the Gospel.
for those who have the powers of per­
which
of the avowed revelations is the
' *If the lesson taught on the mount ception. sound, healthy,,on* the subject
heaven.”
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. meet him
genuine
one ? There have been vari­
That the two men in white apparel
Then will transpire a more-sublime of transfiguration means any thing it of the necessity of an authoritative
ous
religious
Systems in different ages
~were celestial messengers commission- I scene than was witnessed even at Mt. shows, Moses, the law-giver, and communication from heaven.
of
the
world,
that have claimed a di­
ed of God’to-make this important an­ : Sinai ; for Peter, replying, to the in­ Elias, the prophet, laying-down their ---- <->n e a rgument ui i'_ tlie simple possi
vine
origin
;
which
circumstance is of
nouncement, is generally conceded. quiry of the scoffer, saying, Where is authority at the feet of Jesus. This bility of. such a message front our
itself
and
argument
in favor of the
That Jejus will come to earth again, the promise of his coming ? says, "The solemn and significent act was per Creator, has to me always appeared
idea
that
a
revelation
has been made,
and that all the tribes of the earth dajz-of the Lord will come as a thief farmed in a convention of two worlds; enough. It. is a very old-fashioned
just
as
counterfeit
money
is evidence
“ shall see the Son of man coining in in.the night, in which the heavens the seen represented by* Peter, James one, and consists of no more than a
of
the
true.
Which,
’
then,
of the va-
the clouds ef hoaven with power and shall pass away with a great noise, .and John, the unseen, by Moses and single clause affixed te one of King-
rious
religious
systems
that,
have at
great glory, ’ was definitely announced and .the elements shall melt with fer-, Elias. As they talked with him about David's demonstrations that God
different
periods
been
presented
to
by Jesus himself.
vent heat, the earth also and the his death, that is, the fulfilling of the- ceuld see, and bear, and know man.
mankind,
is
entitled
to
acceptance
by
The Apostle Paul is specific on this works*that are therein shall "be burn­ prophecies and the taking away the The divine logician teasons thus; “He
subject. To the Thessalonians he ed up."
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* law, ■" Blotting out the handwriting that planteth the ear, shall he not divine revelation.
And in the outset it may be safely
speaks ot' thfi .Lord Jçsu>_whp shall
TheexortatiQD of the Apostle, also. of ordinAnoes that was against us hear ?.. He that formed the eye, shall
remarked,
that none of the religious
he revealed from heaven with his is appropriate now and to us : " See­ which was contrary to us, and took it he not see?* JTe that teacheth loan
systems
of
the heathen, ancient or
mighty angels.” “ Ye turned,” he ing then that all these things shall be ouL.of the way, nailing it to his cross ’’ , knowledge, shall he not know ?” To
modern,
can
for a moment compare
says in another place, “ to God from dissolved, * what manner of persons And as they thus surrendered their which I only add, He that taught
with
Christianity
in thia respect, eith­
idols to serve the living and true ought yA to be in all holy conversa­ authority in view of the immediate man speech, can he not speak to him?
er
on
account
of
extrinsic
exsellence
< iod ; and to wait for his Son from tion and godliness, Looking for and consummation of all they hid'Qone and Revelation is therefore possible.
or
weight
of
evidence.
Surely,
the
heaven whom he raised from the dead, hasting unto the coming of the day of said, God said to that representative
Is it probable? Preparatory to
gross
idolatry,
the
bloody
rites,
and
even JesusTo T^tus he says. “ The God. wherein the heavens being on assembly, " This is my Son, hear one argument on this tubject, I 'hall
giace of God that bringeth salvation fire shall be dissolved, and the, ele­ him.” Thus Jesus was formally in­ lay before our readers, the concessions the filthy abominations even of the
hath appeared to all men, teaching us ments shall melt with fervent heat ? vested with all authority in heaven of some of the brightest names on the most enlightened heathen —of Greece
that, denying ungodliness and worldly Nevertheless we, according to his and on earth ; for the representatives lists of the Sceptics of the French and and Rome, of China and Hindostan—
are not worthy to be named in the
lusts, we should live solierlv, right-' promise,^ook for new heavens and of both worlds were commanded to English schools.
same day with the doctrines and pre­
eously, and godly, in this present a new earth, wherein dwelleth right- AeurAi<n.
—
Blount says, " It is not safe to trust I
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of Christianity. And if we con­
world; looking for that blessed hope, eousneis. Wherefore, beloved, seeing
Now let these teachers who want Deism alone without Christianity
sider the earth-born sensuality and
and the glorious appearing of the that ve look for such things, be dili­ to get back-under the law show where joined to it”
Shaftsbu ry says,
great God and our Savior Jesus gent that ye may be found of him in Jesus ever commanded any man to " Christianity ought to be more high­ the groveling theology of Mahometan­
t ¡hrist."
peace, without spot, and blameless. keep the Jewish Sabbath and we will ly prized.’’ Rousseau says, “ Philoso­ ism, we shall find it little better in
James says, “ Behold.- the Jtidge •) Peter iii. 11-14.
“hear Him,” but we can no longer phy can do nothing good, which reli­ many respects than heathenism itself
Besides, Mahometanism were a revel­
standeth at-the door.”
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recognize Moses as authority.
gion does not do still better; and re­
ation, this very circumstance would
Paul and Peter agree that “ the
Letter of Bro. I: M. Johns.
To hear or read after these teachers , ligion docs many good things which
establish the claims of Christianity to
coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”
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philosophy cannot do at all. Modern
We insert this communication, not one would conclude they were the I
a divine original, inasmuch as it ac­
The venerable John opens his
only people in the land who have I philosophers are indebted to Chris­
Apocalyptic visions with this remark-, because it brings to light any new any respect for the. word of God, or tianity for their best ideas. The sol- knowledges the Messiahship of Christ.
able declaration “ Unto him that I truth, or seta forth any teaching not who observe a day of lest; when the I (id authority of modern governments, If it were worth the while, a compar­
I fully discussed in our pages years
ison could be easily instituted between
loved us, and washed us from our sins
fact 1s, we as a people insist as and the less frequent revelation aie
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ago
;
but
because
we
perceive
that
the
two religions, most marvelously to
in his own blood, an>L4mth made us
earnestly on a day of sacred rest—a incontestably due to Christianity. It
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Bro'.
Johns
has
fallen
into
the
hands
the
advantage
of that of Christ.
kings and priests unto God and his
Sabbath to the Lord as they do, only has rendered governments themselves
Lof
Judaizing
teachers,
and
because
it
“
Mohammed
established his reli­
Father; to him be glory and dominion
with this difference, that we honor less sanguinary; this is proved by gion,” says Pascal, " by killing others;
j
gives
us
an
opportunity
of
saying
forever and ever : A men. Behold, he
God by hearing his son Jesus, while facts, on comparing them with an­ Jesus Christ, by making his followers
cometh with clouds : and every eye again what we have shown at length they dishonor < 'hrist by following the i cient governments.
Religion better
shall see him.” And he closes the in former volumes: That Judaizing servant Moses. The law of the spirit understood, excluding fanaticism, has lay down their own lives; Moham­
record with this significent }>aragraph : teaching is, in our day, working no of life in Christ Jesus has made us given inore mildness to < 'hristian man­ med, by forbidding his law to be
read; Jesus Christ, by commanding
’ He which testifieth these things ’ fess mischief than it was in the days free from the law of sin and death.
ners. This change is not the work of us to read. In a word, the two were
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of
the
Apostle
Paul.
Hear
what
he
-aith, Surely I come quickly : Amen.
Yet we are. not without law ; for letters; for wherever they have flour­ so opposite, that if Mohammed took
! says about that Law “ written and
Kven so, come, Lord Jeans.”
Jesus
.appointed legislators who by ished, humanity has not been more
That Jesus will Come to earth again engraven in stones. ’ “ And such trust precept and example taught us to respected on their account; of which the way, in all human probability, to
is the subject alikf of prophecy and have we through Christ to God-ward : , come together on the first day of the ' the cruelties of the Athenians, of the succeed, Jesus Christ took the way,
not that we are’sufficient of ourselves
humanly speaking, to be disappointed
promise.
week, not .by a commandment the Egyptians, of the Roman Emperors, And hence, instead of concluding that
to
think
any
thing
as
of
ourselves;
The New Testament is full of this
breach of which involve!! death, but and of the Chinese, are so many
idea in positive expressions which can but our sufficiency is of God; who by the law of love under which every proofs.’’ Byron aays, “ Indisputably, because Mohammed succeeded, Jesus
not be misunderstood.
It was the also hath’ made us able ministers of Christian should observe the Chris­ the fir« believers in the gospel have a might in-like manner have succeeded,
center of the apostles’ hope, and a • ' the new testament; not of the letter, tian Sabbath with as much nfbre great advantage over all others for we ought U> infer, that since} Moham­
but of the spirit for the letter killeth,
med has succeeded, Christianity must
prime factor in^their teaching
strictness and devotion than a Jew this simple reason, that if true, they have inevitably perished, if it has not
but
the
spirit
giveth
life.
But
if
the
All biblical scholars of note, from
did his Sabbath as < hrist is above will have their reward hereafter; and
Luther to the present time, have ministration of death, 'written and Moses or Christianity is lietter than if there be no hereafter, they can but been supported by • power altogether
agreed that the second coming of the engraven in stones, was glorious, so Judaism But if they take the Jew-1 t with the infidel in his eternal sleep, divine.”
“Go,” says Bishop Sherlock, "to
Christ would be in the close of the <that the children of Israel could not ish Sabbath the}’ must take the Jew-, having had the assistance of an exalt­
yfiur natural religion; lay before her
'TeaLlfastly
behold
the
face
of
Moses
second millennium after his ascension.
iah law for its .observance. The ed hope through life, without subse­ Mahomet and hie disciples, arrayed in
The prophecies point ^o this period ; for the glory of hi* countenance, severity of this law is seen in the case quent disappointment, since (at' the
armor and blood, riding in triumph
and their rapid fulfillment in our day which glory was to be done away: which Moseweferred directly to God worst for them) out of nothing, noth­
over the spoils of thousands who fell
how
shall
nut
the
ministration
*>i
the
seems to justify the expectation of
lest h<> should go too far in stoning a ing can arise, not even sorrow.”
t>y his victorious sword. Show her
spirit
be
rather
glorious
?
For
if
the
many that the time is near at hand.
After
the
presentation
of
such
tes
­
man
to
death
for
gathering
a
bundle
Jesus said in the parable of the ministration of condemnation be glory, I of sticks on the Sabbath, to bake his timony as the foregoing, it is unnec­ the cities which lie set in Hames, the
fig tree: “ When its^/hsanch is yet j much more doth the -ministration of manna . God ordered the law to be essary to say another word in proof countries which he ravaged and de­
stroyed, and the miserable distress of
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye ¡ righteousness exceed in glory. For executed and the man died. How of the point, that revelation is neces­
all the inhabitants of the earth.
knowthatrsum^ ialaig^»"nk7 eTen
'rhichv
in this respect, by reason many »' these sticklers for the Jewish sary. Indeed when the subject is When he has viewed him in this
wise ye, when ye shall see all thesr;^*^ no glory
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