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FALSE THEORIES
OF DIVINE PLAN
Ail Creeds In Error as to tha
World's Ending.
THE BIBLE MISUNDERSTOOD.
Paetor Ruaaell 8aye tha Supposition
that tho Earth Will Ba Burnad la
Umorlptural What la Maant la tha
Daatruotion of Sin and tha Over
throw of Evil Following tha 8ym
bolio Firo Will Coma a Blading to
Mankind Cod'a Sohama of Salvation
Explained and Mada Claar.
Oct 15.-"Lon-don
Tabernacle,"
Lancaster Gate,
W., waa crowded
today to hear
Pastor Russell.
He spoke of mis
taken notions re
tbe end of the
world. He assur
ed bis audience
thnt "tbe eartb
abideth forever,"
and claimed er
rors were built
upon misinterpretations of Scriptures.
Wu report Mm on Revelation s, 0,
7 ns follows:
Our text, wltb other Scriptural state
ments respecting the end of the world
(for Instance, St. Peter's statement,
"The henvens being on Ore sball be
dissolved"), have led Christians In
Ki'iktuI to accept the theory that
God hns decreed that shortly, or at
some time, our earth Is to be burned.
The early Church expected and prayed
for tbe second coming of Messiah, to
establish the Kingdom of righteous
ness, to overthrow sin and to release
mankind from Its bondage and weakness-
and from the power of death, and
thus to bless the whole eartb, restoring
all things to tbe glorious condition
represented In miniature In Eden: man
lu perfection, with a Paradise borne.
Acts 111, 10-21. '
nut os centuries passed without tbe
manifestation of Messiah's Kingdom,
those expectations yielded to another
aiiKirestlon, namely, that Jesus had not
meant wtiut had been understood, but
mount that the Church should convert
the world, under Ills supervision, dur
ing n period of a thousand years, and
thnt then lie would come and give
their work Ills stamp of approval and
wind things up by taking all the
an lolly to heaven, setting Are to the
earth to entirely consimie It.
Catholica and Proteatanta Much Con
futed. Hotn Catholics and Protestants have
been operating lu harmony with this
erroneous thought. Catholics claim
thut the Kingdom of Messiah was set
up long ago and that tho popes and
cardinals are representatives of Jesus
and the Church. They claim that tbe
Pope Is Christ's Vlce-gerentthat Is to
say. He reigns Instead uf Christ, as
His representative. They claim that
"the thousand years" Is already In the
past, since 171)1), and that we are now
in the "little season" mentioned In
Revelation xx,3, In which Satan was
to be loosed, at the close of the
tlioiHuml years.
Many of tliein understand that Prot
estaulKin l:i general, and, particularly.
Socialism and Free Masonry, are
organizations of Satan, which will
aoon he destroyed In the Imrnlug up
of the world.
Protestants are also much confused
on the subject. They claim that we
are lu the reign of Messiah, but they
are not sure when It began or when It
will end. Ilefore Luther's day tbe
Catholic view prevailed, but accord
ing to Luther" a preaching the Papal
claims were false, and later the Papal
system was branded as Antichrist.
Since then Protestants are lu con
fusion. Some recognise the Church of
Knghiud and its klugly head as God's
Kingdom lu the earth, but they admit
that it has not yet conquered the
earth, nor Is God's will done as In
heaven, even In the Rrltlsh Isles. The
Church of Itusslu makes a similar
claim to being the Kingdom of God,
nnd honors the Pope as the reigning
representative of Messiah. Emperor
William of Germany also has on his
coins the legend thnt bo Is reigning
"by the grace of God" that bis king
dom Is a part of Messiah's Kingdom.
Hut all these theories Catholics and
Protestants are now Ignoring. In the
1 Ik lit of our day none dare preach such
theories. With present-day enlighten
ment It seems foolish to declare that
the various kingdoms of Europe are
Messiah's Kingdom, nnd thnt they are
establishing a reign of righteousness.
The costly preparations for wr made
by these very nations discredit entire
ly the claim thnt they are parts of
Messiah's groat Kingdom of righteous
ness ami peace.
All ('enoinlnntlons engaged In mis
sionary work are professing the
thought thnt soon the world will be
convened: that the second coming of
Christ will then take place, and then
will rmr.e the consummation, mid the
Imrnlug of the world. How strange,
how liloul al! Tho heathen, according
to reliable government statistics, are
twice as numerous today ns they were
I century nan. Six hundred millions
there were then: then lire twelve hun
dred millions now. How long would
It require, nt this rate, to convert the
world? And If the heathen were con
verted to the same condition of civ
Indians Fntcrtiiliiod Him.
cnitkd raiai IIABSD tltl.1
Sheridan, Wyo.. Oct. 20.-VIsl1lnR
with Indian braves In full war paint
who waited upon him with elaborate
ceremony, formed a novel feature of
the (iar'a happenings with President
Taft and his party on their home
k. fl
L il
Q'ASTQg. gUSSFLLj
ilization enjoyed la turope and Amer
ica, could xe claim then that God's
will was done on earth as It la don
In heaven? Assuredly not.
Thank God, the second coming of
Messiah will not delay until the world
Is converted and God's will fully done
and the plan of salvation ended.
Quite to tbe contrary. Ills coming Is
for tbe very purpose of bringing all
things Into subjection to tbe Father's
will. He comes that He may reign as
King of kings and Lord of lords, In
association wltb His Cburcb. He will
not reign through a representative or
vlce-gerent. but personally, and "unto
him every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess" to the- glory of God.
In Ills day tbe righteous sball Sour
ish, and the evil-doers shall be cut off.
Tbe faithful Cburcb, sharing In her
Lord's resurrection, the First Resur
rection, to glory, honor and immortali
ty, will be Ills associate kings and
priests, to reign for a thousand years.
(Revelation zx. 0.)
Fir Symbolical of Destruction.
Let us examine some texts which
aeem to teach that our earth will be
destroyed by fire, and note that they
are symbolical. "Fire" Is frequently
used in tbe Scriptures as a symbol of
destruction. Thus tbe Church Is ex
horted to mortify or kllU tbe fleshly
nature, and Is told that tbe fiery
trials of life will assist them In this
work. Tbe opposition of enemies Is
to be destroyed by works of mercy
and kindness, which, figuratively, will
be "coals of Ore upon their heads."
St Peter mentions special trials and
tribulations coming upon tbe Cburcb,
designed to purify her purge out and
destroy the dross. He says: "Think
it not strange concerning the fiery
trial which Is to try you, as though
some strange thing happened unto
you."-l Peter lv, 12.
St. Taul refers to special trials upon
tbe Church In the end of the Gospel
Age, which will consume false doc
trines, human traditions, etc., and all
Ialse faith, but which will leave un
scathed the true Fulth and true char
acters. Ho says: "If any man build
upon this foundation gold, silver, pre
cious stones, wood, hay, stubble, ev
ery man's work sball be made mani
fest, for tho day shall declare It, be
cause It shall be revealed by Are; and
tbe Ore shull try every man's work of
what sort It Ls. If any man's work
abide which he hath built thereupon,
be shall receive a reward. If any
man's work shall be burned, he shall
suffer loss; but he himself shall be
saved, yet so as by fire." I Corin
thians 111. 12-15.
These various Scriptures do not
prove that the world could not be de
stroyed by Are In a literal way, but
they do prove that "Are" Is very fre
quently mentioned In the lilble In a
figurative or symbolical manner. We
might multiply the Instances: "Our
God Is a consuming Ore" as regards
everything contrary to righteousness;
the symbolical "lake of tire," In the
book of Revelation, is explained to sig
nify the Second Death, utter destruc
tion, without hope of recovery.
World Burning Unaoriptural,
The supposition that tbe earth will
be destroyed by Are, either soon or
ever, would be contrary to the state
ment that "the earth abideth forever,"
and tbe declaration that God formed It
not in vain, but formed It to be in
habited. (Isaiah xlv, 18.) One of the
very strong passages which seems to
teach that the eartb will be devoured
by Are Is found lu Zephnulah III, 8:
"Walt ye upon Me, salth the Lord, un
til that Day that I rise up to the prey,
for My determination Is to gather the
nations, that I may assemble tbe king
doms, to pour upou them Mine Indig
nation, even all My Aerce anger; for
the whole earth shull be devoured with
the Are of My jealousy"-auger.
That the Are of God's anger which
will come upou tbe world will not de
stroy the physical earth, with all Its
inhabitants, but will destroy the evil
of present Institutions, is shown by tbe
succeeding sentence, which declares:
'Then will I turn to the people a pure
Message, that they may all call upon
the name of the Lord to serve Him
with one consent." If the Are of this
text were literal, the earth nnd Its peo
ple would be no more, but as symbol
ical Are it Is perceived that It Is a burn
lug against unrighteousness. Iniquity,
sin, the overthrow of all lastltutlons of
evil, nnd the awnkcnlpg of mankind
and preparing them to bear the Voice
of God, the luugiiage of the Truth,
the Divine Message.
What we have seen prepares us for
tho somewhat more dllticult statement
of St. Peter: "The Pay of the Lord
will come as a thief lu the night, lu
the which the heavens shall pass away
with a great noise, and the elements
shnll melt wltb fervent heat; the earth
also, and the works that are therein,
shall be burned up. The heavens,
being on lire, shall be dissolved, and
tho elements shall melt with fervent
heat Nevertheless we, according to
Ills promise, look for a New Heavens
and n New Earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness." (II Peter 111. 10-13.)
To harmonize these words of St. Peter
with other Wide statements, we must
consider the "tire" here mentioned to
be symbolical. Not only the earth Is
to be consumed, but the heavens ulso.
The "heavens" will take tire first and
be dissolved.
What heavens shall we suppose are
hero referred to? not the literal, starry
heavens, nor even our atmospheric
heavens, nor yet tho heaveu of Divine
Presence and glory. The church sys
tems, the ecclesiastical powers, are
tyniliolloally referred to ns the 'heav
ens," nt the present time, supervising
and over-ruling the teuiioral nnd so
elnl arrangements which are repre
sented by the "earth." Tho "earth"
represents organized society, ns lu con
ward Journey today.
The President's throat Is much bet
ter today. He will visit the towns of
Sheridan. Gillette Bnd Newcastle to
day. 0
Steamer IteHuatetl.
Varcouver, r, r.. Oct. 10.
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trast with tbe "sea," wmcn symbolical
ly represents disorganized society, the
uncivilized and all who are rebellious
gainst governments. When tbe "heav
ens" Leccleslastlcal powers of the
present time shall be "dissolved," It
will be with a great noise, wltb great
confnslon, commotion. Ecclesiastical
Institutions of tbe present time are In
a very troubled condition, though they
are In no danger of Immediate col
lapse. The principal outcry is that
few attend church services, and that
tbe collections are small.
St Peter's words Indicate a crisis in
ecclesiastical affairs still future. Tbe
Scriptures show us that a great Fed
eration Is seemingly bringing Ecclesi
astics m into greater power than It
has exercised In years. Other Intima
tions of Scripture lead us to expect
that that federative organization will
attempt a rigid control of the world
through affiliation with political and
civil power, and that a considerable
measure of success will lead to Intoxi
cation on the subject and an attempt
to take away the liberties of tbe peo
ple entirely, the result of which will
be a great explosion, or a great "earth
quake," In tbe symbolical language of
Scripture. It will be then that the
heavens will take Are and be consum
ed with a great noise, commotion, dis
aster, etc. And tbe commotion will
Include tbe social order. The elements
will melt with tbe Intensity of tbe
heat, the strife, which will then be
engendered. The elements of society
are those mutual advantages and as
sistances of good people, upon which
the stability of government rests.
The Bible clearly intimates that the
condition of affairs symbolized by the
melting of society and the disintegrat
ing of Its element.1) in the great beat
of strife at thut time will be the re
sult of superstition and fear. The end
will be anarchy, or as the Bible, de
clares, "Every man's hund will be
against bis neighbor." Selfishness will
be tho predominating, ruling principle.
Tha Symbolio Firs Uaeful.
Tho question arises, Why should
God permit the full of our Christian
systems, which certainly have done
much that Is morully asslstful to the
world? And why should He permit
tbe overthrow of the present order of
things, which certulnly is much more
advantageous thun anarchy nnd dis
order? The Bible answer Is that God
Is not forcing this Issue, but Is merely
allowing mankind to work out these
results. The trouble and disaster will
come as the natural result of Ignoring
the principles of Divine Law. Ecclesl
astlctsm Is unauthorized to claim that
It Is God's Kingdom. Invested with
Divine power and authority to rule the
world. This fallacious claim and tbe
attempt to enforce It will bring upou
it tho "fire" which will consume.
Tbe world, neglectful of the Golden
Rule, nnd obeying tbe false standard
thnt "might makes right," will over
throw society by precipitating a con
flict between the two great parties
tbe capitalists, trusts, kings and princes
on the one band, and labor unlous nnd
tbe mnssos on the other hand. Each
will feel thnt a death struggle has
arrived nnd that the battle 'must be
fought Each will foul unwurrantedly
self-confident of victory. According to
tho Bible, the result will be the com
plete wreck of our present society,
symbolically pictured as "lire."
But tho Lord through the Prophet
Zephanluh points out that, following
this time of "fire" uud trouble, will
come a blessing to the earth. So ulso
He declares through St. Peter, that
following the symbolic Are. will come
"a New Heaven" nnd a new enrthly
condition,, the basic principle of whlcii
will be righteousness; nnd the Prophet
Zcphanlab says that then God's Mes
sage, in Its purity, shall reach the
people. Both statements are true.
On the ruins of our present civiliza
tion, when mankind will be sick nt
heart with the failure of what they
had considered to be the Brain Age,
they will look to, the Lord, to whom
they should have looked sooner. They
will perceive the coming reign pf right
eousness and will say, "Lo this Is our
God, we have waited for Him and He
will deliver us." (Isaiah xxv. U.) Then
the Prophet declares, "The desire of
all nations shall come." (Haggal II, 7.)
All nations are desiring blessing,
prosperity, nnd God desires that all
shall have these very favors, nnd they
will be obtainable through Messiah's
Kingdom. Then the blessing of mun
klnd will begin. The Messianic King
dom, Invisible but Ail-Powerful, will
be thoroughly manifest In Its dealings
and Its righteous Judgments will have
control. The blessing will come
through Israel, extending to nnd In
cluding "all the families of the earth."
How grand the thought that the i
New Heavens will be tbe new ecclesi
astical powers the glorified Clnm-h-
Chrlst and His ltrltle In glory' and
power. The Now Earth mentioned Wy
the Apostle will be. the new organiza
tion of human society, along t lie lines
of righteousness the Golden I!u e.
We have not forgotten our text.
What we have said Is In line with It.
It requires the addition of one word
to make Its meaning clear. The Mys
tery of Cod. which has been kept se
cret from the foundation Of the world,
shall be finished, completed, no longer
a mystery. "And the angel aware
that the time should be no
longer delayed." (Revelation x.
8, 7.) This has no reference to the
end of time. Tine can never end.
Other Scriptures show thnt we are liv
ing very near the finish, the comple
tion of t'-p ChuMi, which Is the "Mys
tery." Kpheslnns III, 3d-, r, 32.)
With the completion of the Church
the "Mystery"! will begin the fulfil
oient of nil the glorious promises of
tho Bible respecting the lifting of the
rurse from the earth, and the Divine
blessing upon all earthly thlnss
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